Name Klaus Steinbach | Role Olympic swimmer | |
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Olympic medals Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Similar People Walter Kusch, Jim Montgomery, Vladimir Bure, Mark Spitz, Clay Evans | ||
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Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953 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.
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