Stefan Pfeiffer (born 15 November 1965 in

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) is a former

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from

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. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle event. Four years later at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

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, Pfeiffer earned another medal, this time silver, in the same event.

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