Steve Christiansen (rower)
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1956 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Steve Christiansen (born November 10, 1956) is an American rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Although he trained with the same team to be part of the 1980 Summer Olympics, a boycott thereof prevented their entry into the competition.[2] During training sessions he was sometimes the brunt of jokes and was jokingly referred to by the nickname Chiclets.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Christiansen started rowing while at Rutgers.[4] He later enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania where he was the captain of the heavyweight rowing team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Reichenberger, Joel (August 8, 2010). "30 years after Olympic letdown, teammates bike Ride 4 Yellow". www.steamboatpilot.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ Stahl, Janit. "1980 Olympians move on - and on and on". row2k.com. row2k.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ^ "Rutgers in the Olympics". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "Heavyweight Captains". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. April 4, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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