Amanda Beard

Amanda Beard
Beard at the 2009 Heart Truth fashion show
Sports career
Birth nameAmanda Ray Beard
National team United States
Born (1981-10-29) October 29, 1981 (age 43)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Spouse
Sacha Brown
(m. 2009)
WebsiteAmandaBeard.net
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke, individual medley
ClubIrvine Novaquatics
College teamUniversity of Arizona
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 200 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 200 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1995 Atlanta 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Atlanta 200 m breaststroke
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1999 Majorca 100 m breaststroke
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Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981), also known by her married name Amanda Brown, is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist (two gold, four silver, one bronze). She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke (long course).[citation needed]

Beard's success has earned her the American Swimmer of the Year Award twice. She has won a total of twenty-one medals in major international competition, five gold, thirteen silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World Championships, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Summer Universiade.