Steve Hegg

Steve Hegg
Personal information
Full nameStephen Edward Hegg
Born (1963-12-03) December 3, 1963 (age 60)
Dana Point, California, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1988Sunkyong–SKC
1990–1991Subaru–Montgomery
1992–1996Chevrolet–L.A. Sheriff
1997Saturn
1998Shaklee
1999–2000Ikon–Lexus
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit

Stephen Edward "Steve" Hegg (born December 3, 1963) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from the United States, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 2000. He represented the US at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the gold medal in the 4000m individual pursuit and silver in the 4000m team pursuit.[1]

In road bicycle racing, Hegg became the first three-time winner of the United States national individual time trial championship, winning the elite men's race in 1990, 1995 and 1996. In 1994, Hegg captured the United States national road race championship.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Hegg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.