Full name Steven Charles Furniss Name Steve Furniss Strokes Medley swimming Club Long Beach Swim Club Weight 80 kg | National team United States Height 1.93 m Nickname(s) "Steve" Role Swimmer | |
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Born December 21, 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-12-21 ) Madison, Wisconsin College team University of Southern California Education University of Southern California Olympic medals Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre individual medley | ||
Organizations founded Tyr Sport, Inc. | ||
Steve furniss of tyr sports and us olympic swim team with steven munatones on open water swimming
Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder. 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.
Furniss studied dentistry at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena. As of 2009, he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.
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