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Stephanie Rice

Personal information
Full nameStephanie Louise Rice
NicknamesRicey, Steph
NationalityAustralia
StrokesMedley, Freestyle, Butterfly
ClubSt Peters Western Swimming Club
Birth date17 June 1988(age 22)
Birth placeGold Coast, Queensland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9.2 in)
Weight67 kg (147.7 lb ; 10.6 st)

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Stephanie Louise Rice OAM (born 17 June 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 400 m women's individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Rice is trained by Michael Bohl from the St Peters Western Swimming Club in Brisbane. She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.

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Ian Roberts slams Stephanie Rice's anti-gay Twitter comment - Herald Sun Tweet this news
Herald Sun--RUGBY great Ian Roberts has slammed Olympic swimmer -Stephanie Rice- as a "complete idiot" after the sporting pin-up girl posted an anti-gay comment on her ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:59:30 GMT+00:00
Olympic Swimming Champion Rice Opts for Shoulder Surgery Over Delhi Games - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg--Three-time Olympic swimming champion -Stephanie Rice- needs shoulder surgery that will force her to miss ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:49:16 GMT+00:00
Shouldering a burden ... Stephanie Rice. Photo: Steve Christo - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--TRIPLE Olympic gold medallist -Stephanie Rice- has revealed a shoulder injury she first felt the day before the Beijing Games could require surgery - yet is ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:57:45 GMT+00:00
Olympic star Rice pulls out of Commonwealth Games - ABC Online Tweet this news
ABC Online---Stephanie Rice- has been struggling with an injured shoulder and says she will need surgery soon. BRENDAN TREMBATH: Australia's three time Olympic gold ... - Date : Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:08:42 GMT+00:00
Blossoming romance with Stephanie Rice to keep Quade Cooper in rugby union - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images Source: Getty Images LOVE game: A blossoming relationship with swimmer -Stephanie Rice- swayed Cooper's decision. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:04:12 GMT+00:00
Rice to test shoulder at PanPacs - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--Australian swim star -Stephanie Rice's- troublesome shoulder will be the centre of attention when she races at the Pan Pacific Championships on Wednesday. ... - Date : Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:20:16 GMT+00:00
Stephanie Rice and Quade Cooper 'an item' - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--Wallaby and potential NRL convert Quade Cooper and swimming star -Stephanie Rice- have been spotted together around Brisbane. Source: The Daily Telegraph POOL ... - Date : Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:12:00 GMT+00:00
Truth leads to consequences in health budget - The Columbian Tweet this news
The Columbian--When Clark County Commissioners Marc Boldt and Tom Mielke were in the state Legislature a decade ago, they supported the repeal of the ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:02:58 GMT+00:00
'Anti-Islamic' bus ads appear in major cities - Christian Science Monitor Tweet this news
Christian Science Monitor--The growing debate over Islam's place in America, which is escalating in light of plans to build a mosque ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:14:43 GMT+00:00
Stephanie Rice set for career-defining Commonwealth Games program - Courier Mail Tweet this news
Courier Mail--RETURN: -Stephanie Rice- back training at Chandler after injury. Picture: Mark Cranitch Source: The Courier-Mail SWIMMING'S glamour girl -Stephanie Rice- is ... - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:22:38 GMT+00:00

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Preceded by
CN Wu Yanyan		Women's 200 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
25 March 2008 - 26 July 2009		Succeeded by
US Ariana Kukors
Preceded by
US Katie Hoff		Women's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
22 March 2008 - 29 June 2008		Succeeded by
US Katie Hoff
Preceded by
US Katie Hoff		Women's 400 metre individual medley
world record holder (long course)
10 August 2008 - present		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by
FR Laure Manaudou		World Swimmer of the Year
2008		Succeeded by
IT Federica Pellegrini
Preceded by
AU Libby Trickett		Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year
2008		Succeeded by
AU Jessicah Schipper
Preceded by
AU Libby Trickett		Australian Swimmer of the Year
2008		Succeeded by
AU Jessicah Schipper

Medal Record
Women's swimming
Competitor for Australia
Olympic Games
Gold2008 Beijing200 m medley
Gold2008 Beijing400 m medley
Gold2008 Beijing4x200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Silver2009 Rome200 m medley
Silver2009 Rome4x100 m medley
Bronze2007 Melbourne {{deadlinkdate=September 2010}}
Bronze2007 Melbourne400 m medley
Bronze2009 Rome400 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold2006 Melbourne 200 m medley
Gold2006 Melbourne400 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze2006 Victoria200 m medley
Bronze2006 Victoria400 m medley

2007 World Championships :
2007 World Championships Events
Final medal count: 2 (0 gold, 0 silver, 2 bronze)
Event Time Place
200m IM 2:11.42 Bronze AR
400m IM 4:41.19 Bronze AR
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:56.42 4th

2008 Summer Olympics :
2008 Summer Olympics Events
Final medal count: 3 (3 gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)
Event Time Place
200m IM 2:08.45 Gold WR
400m IM 4:29.45 Gold WR
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:44.31 Gold WR

2009 World Championships :
2009 World Championships Events
Final medal count: 3 (0 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
Event Time Place
200m IM 2:07.03 Silver AR
400m IM 4:32.29 Bronze
200m Freestyle 1:58.33 16th
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 7:46.85 5th
4 x 100m Medley Relay (heats) 3:58.36 Silver


Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1968: Claudia Kolb * 1972: Shane Gould * 1984: Tracy Caulkins * 1988: Daniela Hunger * 1992: Lin Li * 1996: Michelle Smith * 2000: Yana Klochkova * 2004: Yana Klochkova * 2008: Stephanie Rice

Olympic Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1964: Donna de Varona * 1968: Claudia Kolb * 1972: Gail Neall * 1976: Ulrike Tauber * 1980: Petra Schneider * 1984: Tracy Caulkins * 1988: Janet Evans * 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi * 1996: Michelle Smith * 2000: Yana Klochkova * 2004: Yana Klochkova * 2008: Stephanie Rice

Olympic Champions in Women's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

1996: USA (Jackson, Teuscher, Taormina, Thompson) * 2000: USA (Arsenault, Munz, Benko, Thompson) * 2004: USA (Coughlin, Piper, Vollmer, Sandeno) * 2008: AUS (Rice, Barratt, Palmer, Mackenzie)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 200 m Individual Medley

1970: Denise Langford (AUS) * 1974: Leslie Cliff (CAN) * 1978: Sharron Davies (ENG) * 1982: Lisa Curry-Kenny (AUS) * 1986: Suzie Landells (AUS) * 1990: Nancy Sweetnam (CAN) * 1994: Elli Overton (AUS) * 1998: Marianne Limpert (CAN) * 2002: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) * 2006: Stephanie Rice (AUS)

Commonwealth Champions in Women's 400 m Individual Medley

1962: Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) * 1966: Elaine Tanner (CAN) * 1970: Denise Langford (AUS) * 1974: Leslie Cliff (CAN) * 1978: Sharron Davies (ENG) * 1982: Lisa Curry-Kenny (AUS) * 1986: Suzie Landells (AUS) * 1990: Hayley Lewis (AUS) * 1994: Elli Overton (AUS) * 1998: Joanne Malar (CAN) * 2002: Jennifer Reilly (AUS) * 2006: Stephanie Rice (AUS)



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