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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Lundquist is the 376th most popular swimmer (up from 401st in 2019), the 17,699th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,902nd in 2019) and the 129th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Steve Lundquist ranks 376 out of 709Before him are Peter Mankoč, Amaury Leveaux, Brendan Hansen, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Otylia Jędrzejczak, and Thomas Lurz. After him are Maarten van der Weijden, Bruno Fratus, Ian Crocker, Lotte Friis, Yannick Agnel, and Jessica Hardy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Steve Lundquist ranks 841Before him are Will Self, Blair Horn, Mohnish Bahl, Fatima Whitbread, Keith Sweat, and Cathy Cavadini. After him are Daniel O'Donnell, Reginald Hudlin, Lance Deal, Chanda Kochhar, Peter Vidmar, and Nicholas Lyndhurst.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Lundquist ranks 17,707 out of 20,380Before 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), Richard Hieb (1955), Lawrence J. DeLucas (1950), and Brady Ellison (1988).

Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Steve Lundquist ranks 129Before him are Aaron Peirsol (1983), Carrie Steinseifer (1968), David Berkoff (1966), Maya DiRado (1993), Rowdy Gaines (1959), and Brendan Hansen (1981). After him are Ian Crocker (1982), Jessica Hardy (1987), Jeff Rouse (1970), Amy Van Dyken (1973), Theresa Andrews (1962), and Kelsi Dahlia (1994).