Steve Clark
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Stephen Edward "Steve"•Clark |
| Used name | Steve•Clark |
| Born | 17 June 1943 in Oakland, California (USA) |
| Measurements | 180 cm / 67 kg |
| Affiliations | Santa Clara SC, Santa Clara (USA) / Yale Bulldogs, New Haven (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 3 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
In 1960, while still attending Los Altos High School, Steve Clark made the Olympic team and swam in the heats of both relay events. He then attended Yale, and while there won five NCAA titles and took six individual and five AAU relay championships for the Santa Clara SC. A short-course specialist noted for his split-second turns, Clark set nine world records, but was deprived of many more because short-course marks could not be accepted for world records. Clark was suffering from shoulder tendinitis at the 1964 U.S. Trials and only made the Tokyo team as a member of the relays, but did quite well in those, helping win three golds and set three world records. After Yale, Clark attended Harvard Law School and wrote a bestselling book on competitive swimming.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Steve Clark | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | ||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Steve Clark | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–0 1963 São Paulo SWI gold: 100 m freestyle)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m freestyle – 18 August 1961 - 20 September 1961 and 14 October 1964 - 27 July 1967: 54.4 (18 August 1961; Los Angeles, USA), 52.9 tied (14 October 1964; Tokyo, JPN); 4×100 m freestyle relay – 4 July 1963 - 28 August 1967: 3:39.9 (4 July 1963; Los Altos, USA), 3:36.1 (18 August 1963; Tokyo, JPN), 3:33.2 (14 October 1964; Tokyo, JPN); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 10 August 1963 - 19 August 1963 and 18 October 1964 - 24 July 1970: 8:07.6 (10 August 1963; Chicago, USA), 7:52.1 (18 October 1964; Tokyo, JPN); 4×100 m medley relay – 27 August 1960 - 1 September 1960 and 24 August 1963 - 31 August 1967: 4:08.2 (27 August 1960; Roma, ITA), 4:00.1 (24 August 1963; Osaka, JPN), 3:58.4 (16 October 1964; Tokyo, JPN))