Nancy Hogshead-Makar

Nancy Hogshead
Hogshead-Makar in 2017
Personal information
Birth nameNancy Lynn Hogshead
Full nameNancy Lynn Hogshead-Makar
National teamUnited States
Born (1962-04-17) April 17, 1962 (age 62)
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, freestyle, individual medley
College teamDuke University
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 1 0
World Championships (LC) 0 1 0
Total 3 2 0
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1978 Berlin 200 m butterfly

Nancy Lynn Hogshead-Makar (née Hogshead, born April 17, 1962) is an American swimmer who represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal. She is currently the CEO of Champion Women, an organization leading targeted efforts to advocate for equality and accountability in sports. Her areas of focus include establishing nationwide equal play, such as traditional Title IX compliance in athletic departments, protecting athletes from sexual harassment, abuse and assault, as well as combatting employment, pregnancy, and LGBT discrimination. In 2012, she began working on legislative changes to ensure that club and Olympic sports athletes were protected from sexual abuse. In 2018, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017, which she co-wrote, was enacted.