Klaus Steinbach
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Representing  West Germany |
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1976 Montreal | 4×100 m medley |
| World Championships (LC) | ||
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1975 Cali | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1975 Cali | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1975 Cali | 4×100 m medley |
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1978 Berlin | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1978 Berlin | 4×100 m medley |
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1973 Belgrade | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1978 Berlin | 100 m freestyle |
| European Championships (LC) | ||
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1974 Vienna | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1974 Vienna | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1974 Vienna | 4×100 m medley |
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1977 Jönköping | 4×100 m freestyle |
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1977 Jönköping | 4×100 m medley |
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1974 Vienna | 200 m freestyle |
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1977 Jönköping | 4×200 m freestyle |
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1974 Vienna | 100 m freestyle |
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1977 Jönköping | 100 m backstroke |
Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953[1] in Kleve, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a former World Record holding and Olympic freestyle swimmer from Germany. He swam for Germany at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.
At the '72 Games, he was a member of West Germany's silver medal winning 4×200 m freestyle relay. At the '76 Games, he was part of West Germany's bronze medal winning 4×100 m medley relay. He also has a one individual bronze medal and six relay medals from the World Aquatics Championships between 1973 and 1978.
Steinbach was the first man under 50 seconds on 100 m freestyle in a short course meters pool.
He also served as Germany's Chef de Mission for the 2004 and 2006 Olympics.[1]
See also
- (German) de:Klaus Steinbach--entry on German Wikipedia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steinbach's bio from the European Olympic Committees website (www.eurolympic.org); retrieved 2010-04-15.
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| Preceded by | Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) July 23, 1979 – February 2, 1980 |
Succeeded by Chris Cavanaugh |
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