Klaus Steinbach (* 14. Dezember 1953 in Kleve) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Schwimmsportler und Sportfunktionär.
Personal facts | Dr. Klaus Steinbach |
born 14 December in Kleve, married 2 children | |
Professional career | Studied at the University of the Saarland |
Promotion with Prof. Dr. Wilfried Kindermann | |
Specialization in Orthopedia, Specialist for physical and rehabilitation medicine | |
1989 – 1991 | chief doctor of the Hohenurach Clinics in Bad Urach |
since 1992 | chief doctor and medical director in Weiskirchen/Saar |
sport/swimming | |
25 times: German champion | |
1972 | olympic silver |
1975 | world champion |
1976 | olympic bronce |
1974-1977 | five times: Europe champion |
1975-1978 | four times World Vice champion |
other activities | |
since 1981 | personal member of the NOK (National Olympic Comitee) |
since 1989 | member of “Gutachterausschuss of DSH” |
1996 | team doctor NOK Olympic Games Atlanta |
since 1997 | member of the board of the NOK |
1997 | founder and president of DOG Saarland |
2000 | chief of mission of the german team for Olympic Games Sydney |
since 3 November 2002 | president of the National Olympic Comitee for Germany |
Dr. Steinbach about is sports activities now:
Swimming has show events less than other sport disciplines. Otherwise I would make my swimming rounds more often for sure.
But seriously: Of course I do make sport, I do jogging three to five times a week or go riding mountainbike. After a career in top
sport this is a necessity as everybody knows. It is a good compensation for stress in the profession as a medical doctor and thus
gives good support to it.
Apart from that it means living a good example for the patients.
- Ewige Bestenliste Schwimmen Deutschlands
- Klaus Steinbach in der Datenbank von Olympedia.org (englisch)
- Porträt, Daten und Biografie von Klaus Steinbach in der Hall of Fame des deutschen Sports
Men’s 50 metre freestyle
world record holder (long course)
July 23, 1979 – February 2, 1980