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Bentz admitted fabricating a report at the [[2016 Olympic Games]] where he and three Olympic teammates, [[Ryan Lochte]], [[Jack Conger]] and [[Jimmy Feigen]], were robbed at gunpoint in [[Rio de Janiero]].<ref name="wapo160816">{{cite news|last1=Sheinin|first1=Dave|title=As Ryan Lochte’s story unravels, three teammates remain detained for questioning|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/brazil-stops-two-us-olympic-swimmers-from-leaving-country-over-robbery-case/2016/08/18/5bfdee66-6540-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory|accessdate=18 August 2016|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|date=18 August 2016}}</ref> He was removed from a flight as he attempted to leave the country, had his passport seized, and |
Bentz admitted fabricating a report at the [[2016 Olympic Games]] where he and three Olympic teammates, [[Ryan Lochte]], [[Jack Conger]] and [[Jimmy Feigen]], were robbed at gunpoint in [[Rio de Janiero]].<ref name="wapo160816">{{cite news|last1=Sheinin|first1=Dave|title=As Ryan Lochte’s story unravels, three teammates remain detained for questioning|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/brazil-stops-two-us-olympic-swimmers-from-leaving-country-over-robbery-case/2016/08/18/5bfdee66-6540-11e6-96c0-37533479f3f5_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_no-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory|accessdate=18 August 2016|publisher=[[Washington Post]]|date=18 August 2016}}</ref> He was removed from a flight as he attempted to leave the country, had his passport seized, and was briefly detained by authorities in Rio.<ref name="wapo160816"/> |
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| Nickname | Gunnar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 3, 1996 Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | individual medley, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dynamo Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Joseph "Gunnar" Bentz (born January 3, 1996) is an American competition swimmer. He is a four-time medalist (two gold, two bronze) at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships and a two-time medalist (one silver, one bronze) at the Pan American Games. Bentz competes for the University of Georgia with the Georgia Bulldogs swimming and diving team in American collegiate swimming. Bentz was the 2015 USA National Champion in the 400m Individual Medley. In June 2016 he qualified for the 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Bentz swam in the preliminaries of the 4 × 200 m Freestyle relay at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Replaced by the team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Conor Dwyer, and Townley Haas, Bentz was not in the final but received a medal.
Career best times
Long course (50-meter pool)
| Event | Time | Venue | Date |
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| 200 m freestyle | 1:47.33 | Omaha | June 28, 2016 |
| 200 m Butterfly | 1:56.46 | Omaha | June 29, 2016 |
| 200 m IM | 1:59.19 | Irvine | August 6, 2014 |
| 400 m IM | 4:13.67 | Omaha | June 26, 2016 |
Early life
Bentz graduated from St. Pius X Catholic High School in 2014.[1]
Fabricated robbery
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Bentz admitted fabricating a report at the 2016 Olympic Games where he and three Olympic teammates, Ryan Lochte, Jack Conger and Jimmy Feigen, were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janiero.[2] He was removed from a flight as he attempted to leave the country, had his passport seized, and was briefly detained by authorities in Rio.[2]
References
- ^ "St. Pius X alum on 2016 U.S. Olympic swim team". Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ a b Sheinin, Dave (18 August 2016). "As Ryan Lochte's story unravels, three teammates remain detained for questioning". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links
- Gunnar Bentz bio at USA Swimming website
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- Current events from August 2016
- 1996 births
- Living people
- American male freestyle swimmers
- American male medley swimmers
- Georgia Bulldogs men's swimmers
- Sportspeople from Atlanta, Georgia
- Pan American Games silver medalists
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- American swimming biography stubs