Steven Genter

Robert Steven "Steve" Genter (born January 4, 1951 in Artesia , California ) is a former American swimmer and Olympic champion.

Career

Genter studied at the University of California, Los Angeles . After swimming successfully in high school, he was part of the 1971 US team at the Pan American Games . There he won gold in both freestyle relays and silver in the 400 meter freestyle behind his compatriot James McConica .

At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, the shaved head from Ghent won the silver medal behind Mark Spitz in the 200 meter freestyle . Two days later, the American 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay with John Kinsella , Frederick Tyler , Steven Genter and Mark Spitz won the gold medal in a world record time with almost six seconds ahead of the German relay. One day later the American Rick DeMont won the 400 meter freestyle ahead of the Australian Brad Cooper and Steven Genter. Another three days later, DeMont was disqualified for taking an ephedrine-containing asthma drug and Genter moved up to second place.

Web links

Steven Genter in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )

Footnotes

↑ Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 , p. 317 and p. 415 (note 468).

personal data
SURNAME	Ghent, Steven
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Genter, Steve (short form); Genter, Robert Steven (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American swimmer
DATE OF BIRTH	4th January 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Artesia , California

[1] Volker Kluge : Olympic Summer Games. The Chronicle III. Mexico City 1968 - Los Angeles 1984. Sportverlag Berlin, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-328-00741-5 , p. 317 and p. 415 (note 468).