Klaus Steinbach

Klaus Steinbach ( born December 14, 1953 in Kleve ) is a German swimmers and sports official.

Life

Steinbach studied medicine from 1976 to 1983 at the University Hospital of the Saarland and doctorate in 1986. His thesis is entitled Studies on the significance of the bicycle ergometer for performance diagnostics and training management in swimming. Since 1992, the specialist in orthopedics and physical and rehabilitative medicine for the Hochwald clinics in churches Weis as the head physician and since 1997 also as Medical Director works.

He is married, has two children and lives in Lebach. His daughter Laura ( born 1985 ) is current German handball national team.

Sporting successes

Klaus Steinbach was a successful swimmer, he won five European titles in various relay events, but had to be in single race over 200m freestyle 1974 ( European Championship in Vienna) defeated his rival Peter cam and be content behind his conqueror with space 2, with whom he then at the world Swimming Championships in 1975 in Cali world Champion with the 4x200 -meter freestyle relay was. At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972 he won the silver medal in the 4x200 -meter freestyle relay and bronze in 1976 in Montreal with the 4x100 -meter medley relay. Numerous German championship titles over 100m and 200m freestyle were among his successes.

When he in 1980 his active sports career ended, he was able to record 25 national titles and 64 German and nine European records for themselves.

Career as a sports official

Steinbach was since 1997, member of the Presidium of the National Olympic Committee (NOC ) for Germany and since November 3, 2002, its President. His term ended with the merger of NOK DSB and the German Olympic Sports Federation in May 2006, its first president Thomas Bach was.

At the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 Steinbach was Chef de Mission of the German team, in addition he is a member since 2003 of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC).