Mike Bruner

Michael Lee Bruner (born July 23, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. At the 1976 Olympics he won gold medals in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay and in the 200-meter butterfly, setting a world record.[2] Two years later he won the 1978 World Championships in the 200 m butterfly. During his career Bruner set two world records: in the 200-meter butterfly (1:59.23) and in relay.

Mike Bruner

Bruner at the 1976 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Michael Lee Bruner
Nickname(s)	"Mike" “Coach”
National team	United States
Born	July 23, 1956 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Weight	161 lb (73 kg)[1]
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly, freestyle
Club	DeAnza Swim Club[1]
College team	Stanford University
Medal record Representing the United States Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 200 m butterfly 1976 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle World Aquatics Championships 1978 Berlin 200 m butterfly

Swimming World Magazine named Bruner its American swimmer of the year in 1980. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1988.[3]

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
• List of Stanford University people
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
• World record progression 200 metres butterfly
• World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay

References

1. Mike Bruner at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
2. "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
3. International Swimming Hall of Fame, Honorees, Mike Bruner (USA). Retrieved April 13, 2015.

External list

• Media related to Mike Bruner at Wikimedia Commons
• Mike Bruner at the International Olympic Committee