Jake Packard

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Jake Packard
Personal information
National teamFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 28)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
Coach Chris Mooney
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Kazan 4×100 m medley
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m mixed medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m medley
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 4×100 m medley

Jake Packard (born 20 June 1994) is an Australian swimmer. [1] [2]

He competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, where he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m medley relay. [1] He won a bronze medal in 4 × 100 m medley at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jake Packard". les-sports.info. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Jake Packard". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 July 2021.