Steve Furniss

Steven Charles Furniss (born December 21, 1952) is an American former swimmer, Olympic medalist and former world record-holder.[1] At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, he won the bronze medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley. He attended Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. His brother Bruce Furniss also competed as an Olympic swimmer.

Steven Furniss
Steve Furniss in 1976
Personal information
Full nameSteven Charles Furniss
Nickname(s)"Steve"
National teamUnited States
Born (1952-12-21) December 21, 1952
Madison, Wisconsin
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
ClubLong Beach Swim Club
College teamUniversity of Southern California
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich 200 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cali 200 m medley
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City 400 m medley
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow 200 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1973 Moscow 4×200 m freestyle

Furniss studied business at University of Southern California, but then worked in public relations for the swimwear company Arena.[1] As of 2009, he is the executive vice president of the swimsuit company TYR, which Furniss co-founded.[2]

See also

References
  1. Furniss' entry from www.sports-reference.com.
  2. About Us: TYR Sport Archived 2009-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, TYR website (www.tyr.com); retrieved 2009-06-23.



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