Amanda Beard
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Birth Name: Amanda Ray Beard
Birth Date: October 29, 1981
Birth Place: Irvine, California
Height: 5′ 9″
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Profession: Athletic, Swimmer, Model
Education: Retail and Consumer Sciences – University of Arizona: Tuscon, Arizona, USA
Husband/Wife: Sacha Brown (photographer; married on May 1, 2009 in Wakatobi Islands, SouthEastern Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Son: Blaise Ray Brown (born on September 15, 2009)
Claim to fame: The world number one ranking of 200 meter breaststrokers holder in 2003
Official website: http://www.amandabeard.net/
Amanda Beard Short Biography
Biography courtesy Amanda Beard at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Career
1996 Summer Olympic Games
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. 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. Beard became the second-youngest Olympic medalist in American swimming history when she won three medals in Atlanta. 1 gold and 2 silver.
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