Danyon Loader
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Danyon Joseph•Loader |
| Used name | Danyon•Loader |
| Born | 21 April 1975 in Timaru, Canterbury (NZL) |
| Measurements | 189 cm |
| NOC |  New Zealand |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
International swimming success rarely comes New Zealand’s way, but Danyon Loader changed all that in his stellar career through the 90s that culminated in his gold medals in the 200 and 400 metres freestyle at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Loader had also won a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 and won a gold, three silver and two bronze at Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 1998. Four times New Zealand’s swimmer of the year, twice winner of the Lonsdale Cup for outstanding Olympic achievement, three times Sportsman of the Year and, in 1996, the winner of the Halberg Award as the outstanding athlete in New Zealand for the year. He was voted New Zealand’s “Athlete of the 90s”.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NZL |
Danyon Loader | |||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 8 | |||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | New Zealand | 11 | ||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | NZL |
Danyon Loader | |||
| 200 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | New Zealand | 9 | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | New Zealand | 9 | ||||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | 34 | |||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | 19 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | New Zealand | 14 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (400 m freestyle – 11 February 1995 - 25 September 1998: 3:40.46 (11 February 1995; Sheffield, GBR); 200 m butterfly – 6 February 1993 - 26 March 1994: 1:54.58 (6 February 1993; Paris, FRA), 1:54.50 (9 February 1993; Malmö, SWE), 1:54.21 (13 February 1993; Gelsenkirchen, GER))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (2–1–6 1993 Kobe gold: 200 m butterfly, bronze: 100 m butterfly and 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1995 Atlanta gold: 200 m freestyle, silver: 400 m freestyle, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay; 1997 Fukuoka bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–1–2 1994 Roma SWI silver: 200 m butterfly; 1994 Roma SWI bronze: 200 m freestyle and 400 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (1–3–2 1994 Victoria SWI gold: 200 m butterfly, silver: 400 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle, and 4×200 m freestyle, bronze: 200 m freestyle; 1998 Kuala Lumpur SWI bronze: 4×200 m freestyle)