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Full name	Brooke Marie Bennett
National team	United States
Born	(1980-05-06) May 6, 1980 Tampa, Florida
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	Brandon Blue Wave
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Women's swimming |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the United States |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1996 Atlanta || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Sydney || 400 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 2000 Sydney || 800 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1998 Perth || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1998 Perth || 400 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1998 Perth || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1994 Rome || 800 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (SC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Athens || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 2000 Athens || 4×200 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan Pacific Championships |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Atlanta || 400 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Atlanta || 1500 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 1500 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 400 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1999 Sydney || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1995 Atlanta || 800 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 400 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan American Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Mar del Plata || 400 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1995 Mar del Plata || 800 m freestyle #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Brooke Marie Bennett (born May 6, 1980) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion. Swimming career 1996 Summer Olympics See also: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics Bennett’s first gold medal came in the 800 meter freestyle race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. This accomplishment, coming days after her grandfather died, was overshadowed by the fact that this was the last Olympic race in the career of swimming legend Janet Evans. 1998 World Aquatics Championships 2000 Summer Olympics See also: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics At the 2000 Summer Olympics, she would win two more gold medals in the 400 and 800 meter freestyle races, with the latter coming in Olympic-record time. Post 2000 Olympics Her attempt for a third straight Olympic appearance fell short in 2004, following operations on both of her shoulders in 2001. She finished third in the 800 m freestyle (with only the top two finishers qualify for the Olympic Team). The Tampa Tribune reported in December 2005 that Bennett was planning an Olympic comeback in 2008, but her bid for a 3rd Olympics came up short. See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women) References External links Brooke Bennett – Official biography at PMGSports.com Brooke Bennett – Olympic profile at Sports-Reference.com Brooke Bennett (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame Awards Preceded by Jenny Thompson Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year 2000 Succeeded by Natalie Coughlin Cateogry:International Swimming Hall of Fame inductees