John Phillips Naber is a former American

United States

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 swimmer

Swimming (sport)

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 who specialized in the backstroke

Backstroke

The backstroke, also sometimes called the back crawl, is one of the four swimming styles regulated by FINA, and the only regulated style swum on the back. This has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimmers not being able to see where they are going. It is also the only...

 and five-time Olympic

Olympic Games

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 medallist (four gold, one silver).

Career

Naber won four gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

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 in Montreal

Montreal

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, 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

James E. Sullivan Award

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, given to America's top amateur athlete, in 1977.

See also

• World record progression 100 metres backstroke
  World record progression 100 metres backstroke
  This is a history of the 100 m backstroke world record as swum in both long-course pools and short-course pools—the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.-Long course:-Short course:-Long course:-Short course:...
  
  
• World record progression 200 metres backstroke
  World record progression 200 metres backstroke
  This is a history of the 200 m backstroke world record as swum in both long course pools and short course pools – the two categories recognized/tracked by FINA.-Long course:-Short course:-Long course:...
  
  
• Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
  
  
• 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/.