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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.
- 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
- 183 lb (83 kg)
- United States
- Southern Methodist University
24 January 2021, 06:30pm. With Tokyo Games Uncertain, Steve Lundquist Recalls His 1980 Experience. Early one morning in 1980, Southern Methodist University freshman swimmer Steve Lundquist...
For about five years in the early 80s, Lundquist was the world’s greatest breaststroker, mainly over 100 metres. Between 1982-84 he set five world records in the 100 breaststroke, with his last coming in his gold medal swim at the 1984 Olympics, which stood until 1989.
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Oct 20, 2020 · 1984 Olympic gold medalist Steve Lundquist has joined the International Swimming Hall of Fame’s ‘One in a Thousand’ campaign, which is designed to help the Hall of Fame thrive during the...
For about five years in the early 80s, Lundquist was the world’s greatest breaststroker, mainly over 100 metres. Between 1982-84 he set five world records in the 100 breaststroke, with his last coming in his gold medal swim at the 1984 Olympics, which stood until 1989.
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Steve Lundquist -- in swim speak, “Lunk the Hunk” -- also lost out on competing with his USA Team in Moscow in 1980. But in .84 at the LA Olympic Games, Steve emerged as the best American breaststroker in the history of international swimming. There he earned two Gold Medals while setting two World Records in the 100m breast and 100m medley ...
Steve was the first man in the world to break two minutes for the 200 yard breaststroke. “Lundquist can swim and win anything he wants to train for,” said Hall of Fame Honor Coach Walt Schlueter. He was almost as brilliant in the freestyle sprints and butterfly as he was in his breaststroke specialty.
