Steve Genter
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Full name | Robert Steven Genter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | "Steve," "Curly" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Artesia, California | January 4, 1951||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | University of California, Los Angeles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Steven Genter (born January 4, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. He was freestyle specialist who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also won silver medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events.
In high school, Genter was an All-American in both swimming and water polo. At the 1972 Olympics, he had a collapsed lung several days before the 200-meter freestyle event. Doctors advised him to withdraw; he refused, competed, and won a silver medal. Genter would shave his head before swim meets, for which he was given the nickname "Curly".[1]
See also[]
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
- List of University of California, Los Angeles people
- World record progression 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
References[]
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- ^ Steve Genter. Sports-Reference.com
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- American male freestyle swimmers
- 1951 births
- Living people
- World record setters in swimming
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in swimming
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California
- Swimmers at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- UCLA Bruins men's swimmers
- People from Artesia, California
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in swimming
- Universiade medalists in swimming
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 1970 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- American swimming Olympic medalist stubs