Stephen John Lysak (August 7, 1912 – July 30, 2002) was an American

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who competed in the late 1940s. At the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

in London, he won two medals with Stephen Macknowski. This included a gold in the C-2 10000 m and a silver in the C-2 1000 m events."1948 Summer Olympics – London, United Kingdom – Canoeing"
– ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 27, 2008) Born in Newark, New Jersey, Lysak designed and built the canoe he and Macknowski used for the 1948 Games. After the Olympics, Lysak resided in Yonkers, New York where he died in 2002.

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* 1912 births 2002 deaths American male canoeists Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in canoeing Sportspeople from Newark, New Jersey People from Yonkers, New York Olympic medalists in canoeing Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics {{US-canoe-bio-stub