Mack Horton

Mack Horton
OAM
Personal information
Full nameMackenzie James Horton
NicknameMack the Knife[1]
National team Australia
Born (1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 28)[2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Weight88 kg (194 lb)[3]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubGriffith University
CoachMichael Bohl
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 1
World Championships (LC) 1 3 2
World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
Pan Pacific Championships 0 2 2
Commonwealth Games 4 2 2
Total 6 8 7
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2017 Budapest 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kazan 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Gold Coast 800 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tokyo 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham 400 m freestyle
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Honolulu 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2012 Honolulu 400 m freestyle

Mackenzie James Horton OAM (born 25 April 1996) is an Australian retired[4] freestyle swimmer. He is an Olympic gold medallist, World Championships gold medallist, and 4-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he took the gold in the 400m freestyle, and became the first male swimmer from the state of Victoria to win an Olympic swimming gold in the Games' history.[5][6]

  1. ^ Kitson, Robert (7 August 2016). "Mack Horton speaks out after golden swim as unrest poisons Rio pool". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Profile of Mack Horton". Glasgow 2014. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Mack Horton". Swimming Australia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Mack Horton, Olympic gold medalist from Australia, retires from swimming". Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Mack Horton wins gold in 400m freestyle". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Mack Horton the first Victorian swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal". News.com.au. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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