page_title: Steve Genter
hierarchical_section_title: Steve Genter
caption_attribution_description: The two US swimmers Mark Spitz and Steve Genter, and the German Werner Lampe pose for the official photos after having received the medals of the 200 metres freestyle final race. On the close-up, from the left, Steve Genter with the silver medal, Mark Spitz with the gold medal and Werner Lampe with the bronze medal.This is the third of the seven final races of Spitz at the Olympic games. He won them all by setting a world record. Munich, August 29, 1972.
context_page_description: Robert Steven Genter is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist. He was freestyle specialist who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He also won silver medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events.
  In high school, Genter was an All-American in both swimming and water polo. At the 1972 Olympics, he had a collapsed lung several days before the 200-meter freestyle event. Doctors advised him to withdraw; he refused, competed, and won a silver medal. Genter would shave his head before swim meets, for which he was given the nickname "Curly".
context_section_description: Robert Steven Genter (born January 4, 1951) is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist.  He was freestyle specialist who earned a gold medal as a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.  He also won silver medals in the 200-meter and 400-meter freestyle events.
  In high school, Genter was an All-American in both swimming and water polo.  At the 1972 Olympics, he had a collapsed lung several days before the 200-meter freestyle event.  Doctors advised him to withdraw; he refused, competed, and won a silver medal.  Genter would shave his head before swim meets, for which he was given the nickname "Curly".
caption: Genter, Mark Spitz and Werner Lampe
  at 1972 Olympics
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