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File:John Naber.JPG Naber in 2012
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Full name	John Phillips Naber
National team	United States
Born	(1956-01-20) January 20, 1956 Evanston, Illinois
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Weight
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Ladera Oaks Swim Club
College team	University of Southern California
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" | Men'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|| 1976 Montreal|| 100 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1976 Montreal|| 200 m backstroke |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1976 Montreal|| 4×200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1976 Montreal|| 4×100 m medley |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Silver medal – second place|| 1976 Montreal|| 200 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | World Championships (LC) |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Bronze medal – third place|| 1973 Belgrade || 200 m backstroke #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events. Naber was born and raised in Evanston, Illinois. After high school, he attended the University of Southern California, where he completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1977. While he was at USC, Naber helped lead the USC Trojans swimming team to four consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships. Naber won four gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Each of these victories was swum in world-record time. One of Naber's gold medals was for the first 200 meter backstroke swam in under two minutes, and his winning time of one minute and 59.19 seconds set a world record that stood for seven years. His world record of 55.49 second in the 100 meter backstroke also stood for seven years. For these accomplishments in Montreal and elsewhere, Naber won the 1977 James E. Sullivan Award, which is presented to the top American amateur athlete of the year. He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1982. Following his swimming career, Naber worked as a sports broadcaster, motivational speaker, and professional writer. In May 2014, John Naber was inducted into Woodside High School's Community Hall of Fame. See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) List of University of Southern California people List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) World record progression 100 metres backstroke World record progression 200 metres backstroke World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay References External links Official website John Naber – Olympic athlete profile at Sports-Reference.com John Naber (USA) – Honor Swimmer profile at International Swimming Hall of Fame Records Preceded by Roland Matthes Men's 100-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) July 18, 1976 – August 6, 1983 Succeeded by Rick Carey Preceded by Roland Matthes Men's 200-meter backstroke world record-holder (long course) June 19, 1976 – August 3, 1983 Succeeded by Rick Carey Awards Preceded by Tim Shaw Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year 1976 Succeeded by Brian Goodell Preceded by Jeff Dankworth Randolph H. Dean Steve Furniss John Hencken Gerald G. Huesken NCAA Top Five Award Class of 1978 Michael J. Bourdeau Daniel R. Mackesey John Naber Gifford Nielsen Bryan L. Rodgers Succeeded by Willie Banks Robert W. Dugas Steve Fuller Dan Harrigan James J. Kovach Preceded by Alpha V. Alexander Archie Griffin Steve Largent Steve Raible Lee Roy Selmon Wally Walker Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA) Class of 2002 Richard C. Chapman Maurice "Bo" Ellis Herman Frazier Betsy King John Naber Rodney E. Slater Succeeded by Debbie Brown Ann Meyers Drysdale Dale Kramer Kenneth MacAfee Warren Moon Gifford Nielsen