Steve Furniss
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| Full name | Steven Charles Furniss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Steve" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
December 21, 1952 Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stroke(s) | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Long Beach Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder.[1] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley. He attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. His brother Bruce Furniss also competed as an Olympic swimmer.
As of 2009, Steve is now the Executive Vice President of the swimsuit company TYR.[2]
See also
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of Southern California people
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- World record progression 200 metres individual medley
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References
- ↑ Furniss' entry from www.sports-reference.com.
- ↑ About Us: TYR Sport, TYR website (www.tyr.com); retrieved 2009-06-23.
External links
- Steve Furniss – Olympic Games results at databaseOlympics.com
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| Preceded by David Wilkie |
Men's 200-meter individual medley world record-holder September 1, 1974 – August 23, 1975 (tied Wilkie's record) |
Succeeded by Bruce Furniss |
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