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American rower (born 1956)

Steve Christiansen
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1956-11-10) November 10, 1956 (age 68)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1979 San Juan Coxed four

Steve Christiansen (born November 10, 1956) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Although he trained with the same team to be part of the 1980 Summer Olympics, a boycott thereof prevented their entry into the competition. During training sessions he was sometimes the brunt of jokes and was jokingly referred to by the nickname Chiclets.

Early life and education

Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Christiansen started rowing while at Rutgers. He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he was the captain of the heavyweight rowing team.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Christiansen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. Reichenberger, Joel (August 8, 2010). "30 years after Olympic letdown, teammates bike Ride 4 Yellow". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. Stahl, Janit. "1980 Olympians move on - and on and on". row2k.com. row2k.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. "Rutgers in the Olympics". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. "Heavyweight Captains". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. April 4, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.


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