Mike Bruner

Medal record
Men's swimming
Competitor for the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold	1976 Montreal	200 m butterfly
Gold	1976 Montreal	4×200 m freestyle relay
World Aquatics Championships
Gold	1978 Berlin	200 m butterfly

Mike Bruner (born July 23, 1956) is an American swimmer, world champion and olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where he received a gold medal in 200 m butterfly (also world record), and a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[1] He received a gold medal at the 1978 World Aquatics Championships in Berlin.

World records

Bruner set two world records during his career. One was the world record in 200 m butterfly, long course (1:59.23, 18 July 1976), and one relay record.

Awards

• 1980: American swimmer of the year.
• 1988: inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ "1976 Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Swimming" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
2. ^ "ISHOF 1988 Honorees" – International Swimming Hall of Fame (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)
3. ^ Bruner's bio from the International Swimming Hall of Fame; (Retrieved on May 2, 2008)

Records
Preceded by Roger Pyttel	Men's 200 metre butterfly world record holder (long course) July 18, 1976 – July 30, 1980	Succeeded by Craig Beardsley

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Name	Bruner, Mike
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Date of birth	July 23, 1956
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