Steve Lundquist
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Stephen K. "Steve"•Lundquist |
| Used name | Steve•Lundquist |
| Nick/petnames | Lunk |
| Born | 20 February 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 83 kg |
| Affiliations | SMU Mustangs, Dallas (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Steve Lundquist attended Southern Methodist University, graduating in 1984. 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. He also set a world record in the 200 individual medley at the 1978 US Nationals. He won six gold medals at the Pan American Games, winning the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, and medley relay in both 1979 and 1983. In 1982 he won the 100 breaststroke and was on the winning medley relay at the World Championships.
Lundquist became an actor for a brief time, studying at the Beverly Hills Playhouse School of Acting under Milton Katselas and Jeff Goldblum, and studying voice with Ron Anderson. In the 1990s he returned to school and earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. He later settled near Atlanta, running his own company, Digipik, a digital media company. Lundquist was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1990.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Steve Lundquist | |||
| 100 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic) | 5 | |||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Bearer of the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (6–0–1 1979 San Juan SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4×100 m medley relay; 1983 Caracas SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke, 200 m breaststroke, and 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 200 m medley)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (100 m breaststroke – 19 July 1982 - 25 June 1984 and 29 July 1984 - 15 August 1989: 1:02.62 (19 July 1982; Mission Viejo, USA), 1:02.53 (21 August 1982; Indianapolis, USA), 1:02.34 (6 August 1983; Fresno, USA), 1:02.28 (17 August 1983; Caracas, VEN), 1:01.65 (29 July 1984; Los Angeles, USA); 200 m medley – 2 August 1978 - 24 August 1978: 2:04.39 (2 August 1978; The Woodlands, USA); 4×100 m medley relay – 7 August 1982 - 18 August 1985: 3:40.84 (7 August 1982; Guayaquil, ECU), 3:40.42 (22 August 1983; Caracas, VEN), 3:39.30 (4 August 1984; Los Angeles, USA))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (3–0–0 1978 West Berlin SWI gold: 4×100 m medley relay (swam in heats only); 1982 Guayaquil SWI gold: 100 m breaststroke and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Acted in Movies (Return of The Killer Tomatoes!)