Jeff Rouse

Jeff Rouse
Personal information
Full nameJeffrey Norman Rouse
Nickname(s)"Jeff"
National team United States
Born (1970-02-06) February 6, 1970 (age 53)
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
College teamStanford University
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 100 m backstroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Perth 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1994 Rome 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1994 Rome 100 m backstroke
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1989 Tokyo 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1991 Edmonton 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kobe 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kobe 4x100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1995 Atlanta 4x100 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1995 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley

Jeffrey Norman Rouse (born February 6, 1970) is an American former competition swimmer, three-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three events.

Rouse represented the United States in two consecutive Olympic Games in 1992 and 1996. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he won a gold medal swimming for the winning U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. Individually, he also received a silver medal for his second-place performance in the men's 100-meter backstroke.

Four years later at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he earned a gold medal as a member of the first-place U.S. team in the men's 4×100-meter medley relay. In individual competition, he won another gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke.

Rouse is a member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

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