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| Date of birth | October 29, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California), is an American Olympic-level swimmer and model. Beard participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, and 2008 Summer Olympics, capturing a total of seven medals, the most recent in the 2004 games. She held the world number one ranking of 200 meter breaststrokers in 2003. In U.S. competition, Beard won three 200 meter breaststroke, three 100 meter breaststroke, and two 200 meter individual medley US National titles.
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Career
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1996 Summer Olympic Games
See also: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games at the age of 14, while still a student at Irvine High School in Irvine, California.4 Her youth and shy manner captured the attention of the media, and she was often photographed clutching her teddy bear, even on the medal stand.
| 1996 Summer Olympics Events | |||
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| Final medal count: 3 (1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze) | |||
| Date | Event | Final Time | Place |
| July 23 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.75 | 2nd |
| July 24 | 4x100 m Medley Relay | 4:02.88 | 1st |
| July 26 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:08.09 | 2nd |
Beard became the second-youngest Olympic medalist in American swimming history.5
2000 Summer Olympic Games
See also: Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics
| 2000 Summer Olympics Events | |||
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| Final medal count: 1 (0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze) | |||
| Date | Event | Final Time | Place |
| September 20 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.35 | 3rd |
Beard attended the University of Arizona where she won an individual NCAA Division I championship in 2001. In 2003, she became the world champion and American record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke.
2004 Summer Olympic Games
See also: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Beard made a good showing at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials, qualifying to participate in four events at the Athens games.
| 2004 Summer Olympics Events | |||
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| Final medal count: 3 (1 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze) | |||
| Date | Event | Final Time | Place |
| August 16 | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.44 | 4th |
| August 17 | 200 m individual medley | 2:11.70 | 2nd |
| August 19 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:23.37 | 1st |
| August 21 | 4x100 m Medley Relay | 3:59.12 | 2nd |
2008 Summer Olympic Games
See also: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 US Olympic Swim Trials, Beard finished second in the 200 meter breaststroke event, and she qualified for her fourth consecutive Olympics. On 30 July 2008, at the US swimming team's final training in Singapore, Beard, together with Dara Torres and Natalie Coughlin, were elected co-captains of the US Olympic women’s swimming team.6
| 2008 Summer Olympics Events | |||
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| Final medal count: 0 (0 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze) | |||
| Date | Event | Final Time | Place |
| August 14 | 200 m breaststroke | 2:27.70 | DNA |
- DNA - Did not advance
In Beijing, Beard failed to reach the semifinals in the 200 meter breaststroke, placing 18th in the preliminaries.
Modeling and Advertising
Her modeling work has included appearances in FHM7, the 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and she posed nude for the July 2007 issue of Playboy magazine.8
She is a spokeswoman for Defenders of Wildlife, and enjoys interior decorating. Both of her sisters, Leah and Taryn, are swimmers. Amanda placed eighth in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity car race in 2006.
In November 2007, Beard made her first television commercial for GoDaddy entitled "Shock". It featured her "flashing" the seven Olympic medals she won from 1996-2004. Mark Spitz made a cameo appearance.9
In April 2008, she joined Fox Network's popular sports talk program, The Best Damn Sports Show Period as a correspondent, covering major sporting events.10
In 2008, Beard participated in an anti-fur campaign for the organization PETA. She was photographed nude in front of an American Flag. The flag in that photograph is hung incorrectly according the United States Flag Code with the blue field to the upper right.11
Personal life
Beard is a vegetarian.12 Beard is married to photographer Sacha Brown. On September 15, 2009, Beard gave birth to a boy, Blaise Ray Brown.1314
Personal bests
Beard's personal bests in long-course meters are:
- 100 m breaststroke: 1:07.42
- 200 m breaststroke: 2:22.44
- 200 m individual medley: 2:11.70
References
- ^ "2004 Olympic Games swimming results". http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
- ^ "ESPN Sydney Swimming". http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/index.html. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ "7th FINA World Championships - 25 m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). http://www.fina.org/events/SW/SWC(25 m)/Indianapolis_2004/results/pdf/Results_2004_World_Short_Course_25m_Indianapolis.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ Klein, Sarah A. "Conquering Heroine; Amanda Beard Welcomed Back After Olympic Trial Swim Wins", Los Angeles Times, March 15, 1996. Accessed January 15, 2008.
- ^ "Amanda Beard". http://swimming.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1891. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ^ "U.S. swim teams name captains for Beijing". http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics_blog/2008/07/us-swim-teams-n.html.
- ^ "FHM Modeling pictures". http://www.neathage.info/2008/08/olympic-neathage-amanda-beard/. Retrieved August 18 2008.
- ^ "ESPN article". http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2901083. Retrieved June 2 2008.
- ^ "Amanda Beard GoDaddy 'Shock' commercial". 2007-11-07. http://www.timedfinals.com/07112007/amanda-beard-worlds-sexiest-athlete-flashes-go-daddy-magic/. TimedFinals.com
- ^ "Amanda Beard on FSN's Best Damn Sports Show Period". http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7327498/The-scoop-on-Amanda-Beard. FoxSports.com
- ^ "Olympic Swimmer In Naked Controversy; PETA Sorry for Backwards Flag Flap". TV Guide. 2008-06-30. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Amanda-Beard-Naked/800044642. TVGuide.com
- ^ "Amanda Beard Talks About Being Naked". Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2008/08/amanda_beard_talks_about_being.html. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
- ^ "Amanda Beard Says Her Engagement 'Rocks!'". People Magazine. February 13, 2009. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20259278,00.html. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ "It’s a boy for Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard". The Associated Press. September 15, 2009. http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news;_ylt=AnRdkZDr1qICOsRPVGagkMjNycIF?slug=ap-amandabeard&prov=ap&type=lgns. Retrieved September 16, 2009.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amanda Beard |
- Official website
- Amanda Beard Official Bio
- Interview in May 2007 about her return to competitive swimming and her training for the upcoming Olympic Games.
- Photo gallery.
- PETA Anti-Fur Campaign.
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Qi Hui |
Women's 200m breaststroke World Record holder (equaled) July 25, 2003 – July 10, 2004 |
Succeeded by Leisel Jones |
| Preceded by Leisel Jones |
Women's 200m breaststroke World Record holder July 12, 2004 – July 29, 2005 |
Succeeded by Leisel Jones |
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| Preceded by Natalie Coughlin |
Swimming World American Swimmer of the Year 2003 – 2004 |
Succeeded by Katie Hoff |
| Preceded by Heather Mitts |
ESPN Hottest Female Athlete 2005 |
Succeeded by Tanith Belbin |
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