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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.
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| Full name | Steven Charles Furniss | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | "Steve" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Individual medley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Long Beach Swim Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Southern California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Furniss studied business at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena.[1] As of 2009[update], he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.[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 Archived 2009-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, TYR website (www.tyr.com); retrieved 2009-06-23.
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На других языках
- [en] Steve Furniss
[fr] Steve Furniss
Steve Furniss, né le 21 décembre 1952 à Madison (Wisconsin), est un nageur américain.[it] Steve Furniss
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