Steffen Zesner (born 28 September 1967) is a former
freestyle
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swimmer
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from
Germany
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, who won a total number of four medals as a relay member at the
Summer Olympics
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. His best result was a silver medal, on the 4×200 metres freestyle, alongside
Uwe Dassler
Uwe Daßler (born 11 February 1967), commonly spelled Uwe Dassler in English, is a former middle- and long-distance swimmer from Germany, who represented East Germany (GDR) in international competition.
He was European champion in the 400-metr ...
,
Thomas Flemming
Thomas Flemming (born 14 July 1967, in Bad Schlema) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
There he won the silver medal in the 4×200 m freestyle, alongside Uwe ...
, and
Sven Lodziewski
Sven Lodziewski (born 17 March 1965 in Leipzig, Saxony) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
There he won the silver medal in the 4×20 ...
in
Seoul, South Korea
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. He swam for
SC Dynamo Berlin
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and its successor SC Berlin.
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1967 births
Living people
German male swimmers
East German male swimmers
Olympic swimmers of East Germany
Olympic swimmers of Germany
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists for East Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
German male freestyle swimmers
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic silver medalists in swimming
People from Herzberg (Elster)
Sportspeople from Brandenburg
20th-century German people
21st-century German people
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