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John Naber's Birth Card: The 7 of Diamonds
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A birth card is a calendar coordinate for the month and day. It is not fortune-telling and does not predict an Olympic medal.
In the record
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events. The birth-card coordinate for January 20 is the 7 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of John Naber's 5 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming.
Summer Olympic gold record
Wikidata records 5 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming for United States across 1976. Only Summer Games gold medals count here. Winter-only careers and single-gold athletes are out of this pack. The medal list is a public award record for John Naber (Q436198), not a reading of character. 1976 1976 Summer Olympics: gold in 1976 Summer Olympics in Q212434. 1976: gold in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke in competitive swimming. 1976: gold in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre backstroke in competitive swimming. 1976: gold in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay in competitive swimming. 1976: gold in swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay in competitive swimming.
- 1976 1976 Summer Olympics — 1976 Summer Olympics (Q212434)
- 1976 swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 100 metre backstroke (competitive swimming)
- 1976 swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 200 metre backstroke (competitive swimming)
- 1976 swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay (competitive swimming)
- 1976 swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay (competitive swimming)
The 7 of Diamonds coordinate
John Naber was born January 20 (1956-01-20). Month 1 and day 20 give solar value 33, which is the 7 of Diamonds (The Skeptical Investor). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1956 is unused. The 7 of Diamonds does not predict Olympic results and is not a verdict on John Naber for United States. Quoted system copy for the 7 of Diamonds, not a biography of John Naber: You look at worth without reducing it to the account balance. You question everything about money—where it comes from, where it goes, whether it's worth it. You're analytical about resources. You think deeply about material choices.
John Naber in the public record
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Naber studied in England and Italy where his father worked as a management consultant. He graduated from Woodside High School in Northern California, then completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1977 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. While at USC, he led the Trojans to four consecutive NCAA titles (1974–1977). At age twenty, Naber won four gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec. Each of these victories was swum in world-record time; he swept the two backstroke events and was a member of two winning relay teams. He also won a silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle, part of a U.S. sweep for that event. One of Naber's gold medals was for the first 200-meter backstroke completed in under two minutes; his world record time of 1:59.19 stood for seven years. His world record of 55.49 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke also stood for seven years.
Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article John Naber (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.
Where the record meets the 9 of Hearts
A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about John Naber, and not a forecast of a gold medal.
Cards in John Naber's fixed path
Birth card and karma
Life Spread (Mercury → Result / Cosmic Reward)
- 5♠ — Life Spread — Mercury
- J♥ — Life Spread — Venus
- 9♣ — Life Spread — Mars
- 9♠ — Life Spread — Jupiter
- K♥ — Life Spread — Uranus
- K♦ — Life Spread — Neptune
- 6♥ — Life Spread — Pluto
- 4♣ — Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward
Planetary ruling card, karma and Life Spread
- 2♥ — Planetary Ruling Card: The Loving Partner
- A♣ — PRC Karma — Environment: The Creative Pioneer
- 2♦ — PRC Life Spread — Saturn: The Financial Partner
- J♠ — PRC Life Spread — Uranus: The Messenger of Truth
- 8♣ — PRC Life Spread — Neptune: The Ambitious Builder
- 6♦ — PRC Life Spread — Pluto: The Generous Provider
- 4♠ — PRC Life Spread — Result / Cosmic Reward: The Rigid Truth
Birth card from the month and day. Karma cards are fixed to the birth card. The planetary ruling card comes from the sun sign's ruling planet — the signs with two rulers carry two. The Life Spread is the birth card's fixed row of nine in the Life Spread — the cards that colour each 52-day period for life. Planetary period and long-range cards move year by year and are not shown on a static page.
You stay kind without picking up what is not yours. You're wired for a love that extends beyond the personal—compassion for people, causes, and the world. You feel others' pain as your own and are moved to ease it. At your best, you carry deep wisdom about what to hold and what to release.
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Paired on shared wording: holder, world.
Also on the record
- For these accomplishments in Montreal and elsewhere, Naber won the 1977 James E.
- Sullivan Award, which is presented to the top American amateur athlete of the year.
- He was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an "Honor Swimmer" in 1982.
- Naber joined The Walt Disney Company in 1977 as a marketing representative, then became a full-time "roving ambassador" for the swimwear maker Speedo.
Other multi-gold Summer Olympians with this card
- Dawn Fraser — 7 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Pat McCormick — 4 Summer Olympic gold medals in diving, competitive swimming
- Aladár Gerevich — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing
- Garrett Weber-Gale — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming
- Harald Natvig — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports
- Oreste Puliti — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing
- Ralf Schumann — 3 Summer Olympic gold medals in shooting sports, 25 metre rapid fire pistol
- Annemarie Zimmermann — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in canoeing and kayaking
- Carl Schuhmann — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in weightlifting, athletics, artistic gymnastics
- Carlo Pavesi — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing
- Csaba Fenyvesi — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in fencing
- Gottfried Döhn — 2 Summer Olympic gold medals in rowing
- 4 more Olympians in this set share this card.
FAQ
- What is John Naber's birth card?
- The 7 of Diamonds. January 20 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. John Naber's year of birth is not used.
- Does a birth card predict Olympic medals?
- No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast races, medals, character, or fate.
- Where do John Naber's dates and medals come from?
- Birth date 1956-01-20 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for John Naber, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Medal count (5 Summer Olympic gold medals in competitive swimming) comes from Wikidata P1344 event claims with P166 Olympic gold, limited to Summer Games. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Sources: Wikidata CC0 (Q436198; P1344 / P166 Olympic gold; P569) + Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 (John Naber; infobox match). Birth date 1956-01-20 is the Wikipedia infobox day, verified against Wikidata P569.