Steve Furniss
Personal information | |
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Full name | Steven Charles Furniss |
Nickname(s) | "Steve" |
National team | United States |
Born | Madison, Wisconsin | December 21, 1952
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Individual medley |
Club | Long Beach Swim Club |
College team | University of Southern California |
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Medal record |
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.
Furniss studied business at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena.[1] As of 2009, 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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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- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
- Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1975 Pan American Games
- USC Trojans men's swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
- American swimming Olympic medalist stubs