Mark Henderson
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mark Andrew•Henderson |
| Used name | Mark•Henderson |
| Born | 14 November 1969 |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 79 kg |
| Affiliations | Curl-Bruke/University of California, Berkeley |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Mark Henderson was a butterfly and freestyle swimmer who had an extensive medal record internationally in the early 1990s. He won Olympic gold in the medley relay at Atlanta in 1996. At the World Championships he won medley relay golds in 1991 and 1994. In 1993 he won a gold (medley relay) and two silvers (100 fly, 4x100 free relay) at the short-course Worlds. Henderson competed four times at the Pan Pacific Championships, winning four gold medals and seven medals between 1989-95. He also won two golds (100 fly, medley relay) at the 1995 Pan American Games.
Henderson attended U Cal Berkeley. After retiring from swimming, he worked in the financial industry with JP Morgan, Citigroup, and Janney Montgomery Scott. He retired from Wall Street in 2016, to focus on his own endeavors helping young athletes. Henderson was also known for his work with various charities. He was married to US Olympic swim star and television personality Summer Sanders from 1997-2001, although they divorced.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Mark Henderson | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic) | =9 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Olympic family relations
- Husband (divorced) of Summer Sanders
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–0–0 1995 Mar del Plata SWI gold: 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m medley relay – 26 July 1996 - 23 September 2000: 3:34.84 (26 July 1996; Atlanta, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (4×100 m medley relay – 2 December 1993 - 23 December 1996: 3:32.57 (2 December 1993; Palma de Mallorca, ESP))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (4–1–2 1989 Tokyo bronze: 100 m butterfly; 1991 Edmonton gold: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 100 m butterfly; 1993 Kobe gold: 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay; 1995 Atlanta gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m butterfly)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (2–0–0 1991 Perth SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay; 1994 Roma SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–2–0 1993 Palma de Mallorca gold: 4×100 m medley relay, silver: 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m freestyle relay)