Klaus Steinbach
German swimmer
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Representing  West Germany | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1972 Munich | 4×200 m freestyle |
 | 1976 Montreal | 4×100 m medley |
| World Championships (LC) | ||
 | 1975 Cali | 4×200 m freestyle |
| 1975 Cali | 4×100 m freestyle |
| 1975 Cali | 4×100 m medley |
| 1978 Berlin | 4×100 m freestyle |
| 1978 Berlin | 4×100 m medley |
| 1973 Belgrade | 4×200 m freestyle |
| 1978 Berlin | 100 m freestyle |
| European Championships (LC) | ||
| 1974 Vienna | 4×100 m freestyle |
| 1974 Vienna | 4×200 m freestyle |
| 1974 Vienna | 4×100 m medley |
| 1977 Jönköping | 4×100 m freestyle |
| 1977 Jönköping | 4×100 m medley |
| 1974 Vienna | 200 m freestyle |
| 1977 Jönköping | 4×200 m freestyle |
| 1974 Vienna | 100 m freestyle |
| 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]
References
- ^ a b Steinbach's bio[permanent dead link] from the European Olympic Committees website (www.eurolympic.org); retrieved 2010-04-15.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Klaus Steinbach". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
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| Preceded by Ron Manganiello | Men's 50 metre freestyle world record holder (long course) July 23, 1979 – February 2, 1980 | Succeeded by Chris Cavanaugh |
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World long-course champions in men's 4×200 m freestyle relay
- 1973:
Kurt Krumpholz, Robin Backhaus, Richard Klatt, Jim Montgomery (USA) - 1975:
Klaus Steinbach, Werner Lampe, Hans-Joachim Geisler, Peter Nocke (FRG) - 1978: Bruce Furniss, Bill Forrester, Bobby Hackett, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
- 1982: Richard Saeger, Jeff Float, Kyle Miller, Rowdy Gaines (USA)
- 1986:
Lars Hinneburg, Thomas Flemming, Dirk Richter, Sven Lodziewski (GDR) - 1991: Peter Sitt, Steffen Zesner, Stefan Pfeiffer, Michael Gross (GER)
- 1994:
Christer Wallin, Tommy Werner, Lars Frölander, Anders Holmertz (SWE) - 1998:
Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Daniel Kowalski (AUS) - 2001: Grant Hackett, Bill Kirby, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2003: Grant Hackett, Craig Stevens, Nicholas Sprenger, Ian Thorpe (AUS)
- 2005: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, Klete Keller (USA)
- 2007: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Klete Keller, Peter Vanderkaay (USA)
- 2009: Michael Phelps, Ricky Berens, David Walters, Ryan Lochte (USA)
- 2011: Michael Phelps, Peter Vanderkaay, Ricky Berens, Ryan Lochte (USA)
- 2013: Conor Dwyer, Ryan Lochte, Charlie Houchin, Ricky Berens (USA)
- 2015:
Dan Wallace, Robert Renwick, Calum Jarvis, James Guy (GBR) - 2017: Stephen Milne, Nicholas Grainger, Duncan Scott, James Guy (GBR)
- 2019: Clyde Lewis, Kyle Chalmers, Alexander Graham, Mack Horton (AUS)
- 2022: Drew Kibler, Carson Foster, Trenton Julian, Kieran Smith (USA)
- 2023: Duncan Scott, Matt Richards, Tom Dean, James Guy (GBR)
- 2024:
Ji Xinjie, Wang Haoyu, Pan Zhanle, Zhang Zhanshuo (CHN)
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