Michael Vincent Wenden, AM,MBE (born 17 November 1949) is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1968 he won four medals: gold in both the 100- and 200-metre freestyle (setting world records in each) and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays.[1]
Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969[3] and made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor".[4]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
michael, wenden, michael, vincent, wenden, born, november, 1949, champion, swimmer, represented, australia, 1968, summer, olympics, 1972, summer, olympics, 1968, four, medals, gold, both, metre, freestyle, setting, world, records, each, silver, bronze, freesty. Michael Vincent Wenden AM MBE born 17 November 1949 is a champion swimmer who represented Australia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics In 1968 he won four medals gold in both the 100 and 200 metre freestyle setting world records in each and a silver and a bronze in freestyle relays 1 Michael WendenAM MBEPersonal informationFull nameMichael Vincent WendenNickname s Mick Mike National teamAustraliaBorn 1949 11 17 17 November 1949 age 74 Sydney New South WalesHeight1 84 m 6 ft 0 in Weight76 kg 168 lb SportSportSwimmingStrokesFreestyleMedal record Men s swimmingRepresenting AustraliaOlympic Games1968 Mexico City 100 m freestyle1968 Mexico City 200 m freestyle1968 Mexico City 4 200 m freestyle1968 Mexico City 4 100 m freestyleWorld Championships LC 1973 Belgrade 4 200 m freestyle1973 Belgrade 100 m freestyleCommonwealth Games1966 Kingston 110 yd freestyle1966 Kingston 4 110 yd freestyle1966 Kingston 4 220 yd freestyle1970 Edinburgh 100 m freestyle1970 Edinburgh 200 m freestyle1970 Edinburgh 4 100 m freestyle1970 Edinburgh 4 200 m freestyle1974 Christchurch 100 m freestyle1974 Christchurch 4 200 m freestyle1970 Edinburgh 4 100 m medley1974 Christchurch 4 100 m freestyle1974 Christchurch 4 100 m medley1974 Christchurch 200 m freestyleWenden was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1979 2 He was one of the eight bearers of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Wenden was appointed an MBE in 1969 3 and made a Member of the Order of Australia AM in the 2006 Australia Day Honours for service to the Olympic movement as an administrator and competitor 4 Wenden holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales His daughter Karen Baildon nee Wenden competed in swimming at the Queensland state level and won the 1989 Miss Universe Miss Photogenic title 5 She is married to Olympic swimmer Andrew Baildon See also editList of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming men List of Olympic medalists in swimming men World record progression 100 metres freestyle World record progression 4 200 metres freestyle relayReferences edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Mike Wenden Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Michael Wenden AUS ISHOF org International Swimming Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 16 August 2019 Retrieved 6 April 2015 Wenden Michael Vincent honours pmc gov au Retrieved 19 June 2018 WENDEN Michael Vincent honours pmc gov au Retrieved 19 June 2018 Miss Universe 1989 usurped pageantopolis comExternal links editMichael Wenden at World Aquatics nbsp Michael Wenden at the International Swimming Hall of Fame nbsp Michael Wenden at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame nbsp Michael Wenden at the Australian Olympic Committee nbsp Michael Wenden at Olympedia nbsp Michael Wenden at Olympics com nbsp RecordsPreceded byKen Walsh Men s 100 metre freestyle world record holder long course 19 October 1968 23 August 1970 Succeeded byMark Spitz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Wenden amp oldid 1189865373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
