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Steve Lundquist

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Stephen K. Lundquist (born February 20, 1961) is an American former competition swimmer who is an Olympic gold medalist and former world record-holder. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he won gold medals in the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400-meter medley relay. Lundquist was the first swimmer to break two minutes in the 200-yard breaststroke, and won every 100-yard breaststroke event he entered from 1980 to 1983. At age 17 he broke his first world record and in his career he set new world and American records on 15 occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Steve Lundquist is the 405th most popular swimmer (down from 403rd in 2024), the 18,207th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,898th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Steve Lundquist ranks 405 out of 709. Before him are Brendan Hansen, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Crissy Ahmann-Leighton, Chris Jacobs, Otylia Jędrzejczak, and Thomas Lurz. After him are Maarten van der Weijden, Bruno Fratus, Ian Crocker, Veniamin Tayanovich, Lotte Friis, and Yannick Agnel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Steve Lundquist ranks 1,034. Before him are Elizabeth Kolbert, Blair Horn, Mohnish Bahl, Fatima Whitbread, Keith Sweat, and Cathy Cavadini. After him are Daniel O'Donnell, John Okafor, John Putch, Terry Cummings, Reginald Hudlin, and Lance Deal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Lundquist ranks 18,215 out of 20,380. Before him are Adepero Oduye (1978), David Wright (1982), James Murphy (1970), Haley Webb (1985), Austin Aries (1978), and Bobby Dixon (1983). After him are Joe-Max Moore (1971), Gerald Wallace (1982), Cody Kasch (1987), Mariam Ghani (1978), Kevin Punter (1993), and Richard Hieb (1955).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Steve Lundquist ranks 132. Before him are David Berkoff (1966), Maya DiRado (1993), Rowdy Gaines (1959), Brendan Hansen (1981), Crissy Ahmann-Leighton (1970), and Chris Jacobs (1964). After him are Ian Crocker (1982), Jessica Hardy (1987), Jeff Rouse (1970), Amy Van Dyken (1973), Theresa Andrews (1962), and Kelsi Dahlia (1994).

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