Stephanie Rice

Stephanie Rice
OAM
Facial close-up of Stephanie Rice, brunette woman in her mid-20s.
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Louise Rice
Nickname"Steph"
National team Australia
Born (1988-06-17) 17 June 1988 (age 36)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesMedley, freestyle, butterfly
ClubSt Peters Western
CoachMichael Bohl
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Australia
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 3 0 0
World Championships (LC) 0 2 5
Pan Pacific Championships 0 0 2
Commonwealth Games 2 0 0
Total 5 2 7
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Rome 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Victoria 400 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 400 m medley

Stephanie Louise Rice, OAM (born 17 June 1988) is an Australian former competitive swimmer. She won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.[1][2]

On 9 April 2014, she confirmed her retirement.[3]

  1. ^ "RICE, Stephanie Louise". It's An Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Australia Day honours". The Age. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  3. ^ AAP (9 April 2014). "Stephanie Rice confirms retirement from swimming". Retrieved 23 October 2021.