John Naber

John Naber

Personal information
Full name	John Phillips Naber
Nationality	USA
Born	January 20, 1956 (1956-01-20) Evanston, Illinois
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	88 kilograms (190 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Stroke(s)	Backstroke
Club	Ladera Oaks Swim Club
College team	University of Southern California
Medal record Men's swimming Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 1976 Montreal 100 m backstroke Gold 1976 Montreal 200 m backstroke Gold 1976 Montreal 4x200 m freestyle Gold 1976 Montreal 4x100 m medley Silver 1976 Montreal 200 m freestyle World Championships (LC) Bronze 1973 Belgrad 200 m backstroke

John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke and five-time Olympic medallist (four gold, one silver).

Career

Naber won four gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, each in world-record time. One of his gold medals was for the first 200-meter backstroke under 2 minutes, with his 1 minute 59.19 second win setting a world record which stood for seven years. His gold medal winning 55.49 second world record in the 100 meter backstroke lasted seven years as well. He won the James E. Sullivan Award, given to America's top amateur athlete, in 1977.

See also

• World record progression 100 metres backstroke
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke
• Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games
• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

External links

• John Naber Biography
• John Naber biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.

Records
Preceded by Roland Matthes	Men's 100 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) July 18, 1976– August 6, 1983	Succeeded by Rick Carey
Preceded by Roland Matthes	Men's 200 metre backstroke world record holder (long course) June 19, 1976– August 3, 1983	Succeeded by Rick Carey
Awards
Preceded by Tim Shaw	World Swimmer of the Year 1976	Succeeded by Brian Goodell
Preceded by Jeff Dankworth Randolph H. Dean Steve Furniss John Hencken Gerald G. Huesken	NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1978 Michael J. Bourdeau Daniel R. Mackesey John Naber Gifford Nielsen Bryan L. Rodgers	Succeeded by Willie Banks Robert W. Dugas Steve Fuller Dan Harrigan James J. Kovach
Preceded by Alpha V. Alexander Archie Griffin Steve Largent Steve Raible Lee Roy Selmon Wally Walker	Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2002 Richard C. Chapman Maurice "Bo" Ellis Herman Frazier Betsy King John Naber Rodney E. Slater	Succeeded by Debbie Brown Ann Meyers Drysdale Dale Kramer Kenneth MacAfee Warren Moon Gifford Nielsen