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Native name | Pavel Steiner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Slovak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary | 29 March 1908|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 June 1969 Martin, Žilina, Czechoslovakia | (aged 61)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | cardiology surgeon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | Martin University Hospital | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Water polo, swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | PTE Bratislava[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ľudovít Stahl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pavol Steiner, also Pavel Steiner and Paul Steiner (29 March 1908 in Pozsony (now Bratislava) – 4 June 1969 in Martin, Žilina) was a Slovak Olympic water polo player and swimmer representing Czechoslovakia.[1] He was also a cardiology surgeon. Steiner competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in water polo, won a bronze medal at the 1931 European Aquatics Championships in swimming, and won five swimming gold medals and one water polo gold medal combined at the 1932 Maccabiah Games and 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.