30 Facts About Stephanie Rice

Stephanie Rice won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.

Stephanie Rice placed third, earning her second bronze medal in the 400-metre individual medley final.

Stephanie Rice set a new personal best time in the 400m individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007.

Stephanie Rice went a 4:40.79, edging closer to the 4:40 barrier in the event.

At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Stephanie Rice beat her personal best time in the 400m.

In placing second to Zimbabwean champion Kirsty Coventry, Stephanie Rice set a new Australian and Commonwealth record of 4:37.18, a personal best by 3.61 sec.

At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Stephanie Rice broke the world record in the 400-metre individual medley.

Stephanie Rice stopped the clock at 4 minutes 31.46 seconds, 1.43 seconds under American Katie Hoff's mark of 4:32.89.

Stephanie Rice claimed her second world record of the meet, when she broke the 200-metre individual medley world record, clocking 2 minutes 8.92 seconds to slash almost a full second off the previous record held by China's Wu Yanyan.

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Stephanie Rice received her first-ever Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and its 400th summer Olympic medal, winning the 400-metre individual medley in a time of 4 minutes 29.45 seconds.

Stephanie Rice won bronze in the 200- and 400-metre individual medleys.

Stephanie Rice set a new personal best time of 4:40.79 in the 400-metre individual medley at an Italian meet in June 2007, edging closer to the 4:40 barrier in the event.

At the 2007 Japanese Open Championships, Stephanie Rice won silver behind Zimbabwean champion Kirsty Coventry in the 400-metre individual medley.

At the 2008 Australian Olympic trials, Stephanie Rice broke the world record in both the 400- and 200-metre individual medleys.

In winning the 400-metre individual medley, Stephanie Rice won her first Olympic medal, Australia's first gold medal of the games and their 400th Summer Olympic medal.

Stephanie Rice prevailed after being neck and neck with Coventry throughout the last 50 metres, who followed Stephanie Rice to beat the old world record.

Stephanie Rice led off the team and Australia was in second place at the end of her leg.

Stephanie Rice began the meet with a solid performance in the 200-metre individual medley.

Stephanie Rice retained her 400-metre individual medley record however finished with a bronze in the final.

Stephanie Rice was awarded a silver medal for her contributions in the medley relay heats.

Stephanie Rice competed in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley.

Stephanie Rice failed to win a medal in 200 m medley finishing 4th in 2:09:65.

Stephanie Rice competed in London after undergoing three shoulder surgeries between the two Olympics.

Stephanie Rice finished fourth in 200 m individual medley and a joint sixth in 400 m medley.

Stephanie Rice had a personal best of 2:07:03 in the 200 m individual medley achieved at the World Aquatic championships, Rome in 2009 and a personal best of 4:29:45 in the 400 m individual medley achieved during her gold winning effort at the Summer Olympics 2008.

On 17 June 1988, Stephanie Rice was born in Brisbane to Raelene Clark and Warren Stephanie Rice.

Stephanie Rice attended Clayfield College in her high school years in Brisbane, Queensland.

In September 2010, Stephanie Rice came under fire when she made a homophobic comment on Twitter, relating to a Rugby Union match in which the Australian Wallabies defeated the South African Springboks.

In 2013, Stephanie Rice won season 3 of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

On January 10,2025, Stephanie Rice married pastor Mark Lassey in Perth.