Pavol Steiner

Pavol Steiner
Pavol Steiner in 1932
Personal information
Native namePavel Steiner
NationalitySlovak
Born(1908-03-29)29 March 1908
Pozsony, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died4 June 1969(1969-06-04) (aged 61)
Martin, Žilina, Czechoslovakia
Occupationcardiology surgeon
EmployerMartin University Hospital
Sport
Country Czechoslovakia
SportWater polo, swimming
ClubPTE Bratislava[1]
Coached byĽudovít Stahl
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Czechoslovakia
European Aquatics Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1931 Paris 100 m freestyle
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1932 Mandatory Palestine 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1932 Mandatory Palestine 3x100m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 1932 Mandatory Palestine 4x200m medley relay
Gold medal – first place 1935 Mandatory Palestine 100m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1935 Mandatory Palestine 4x200m freestyle relay
Gold medal – first place 1935 Mandatory Palestine Water Polo

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.

Water polo and swimming career

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Steiner was a Slovak Jewish, and was a member of Jewish sport clubs in interwar Czechoslovakia.[2] He competed at 19 years of age with the Czechoslovakia men's national water polo team in the 1927 European Water Polo Championship in Bologna, Italy, in which they came in 7th.[3]

Steiner competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, coming in 9th with the Czechoslovakia men's national water polo team in water polo at the Games.[4][5] He also competed in swimming, and won a bronze medal at the 1931 European Aquatics Championships in Paris in the 100 m freestyle with the Czechoslovakia men's national swimming team.[1][6]

Steiner competed in swimming at the 1932 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine, the first Maccabiah Games, and won three gold medals.[7][8] He won the 100m freestyle (breaking the record from Czechoslovakia), the 3x100m medley relay, and the 4x200m medley relay.[9][7][8]

He competed at the 1935 Maccabiah Games.[10] There, Steiner won two gold medals in swimming, in the 100m freestyle and in the 4x200m freestyle relay.[10] He also won a team gold medal in water polo, as Czechoslovakia came out ahead of Austria and Palestine.[11][12]

Honours

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Olympic Games

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European Championship

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  • 1927 — 7th place

European Aquatics Championships

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Cardiology surgeon

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Steiner was a cardiology surgeon at Martin University Hospital in Martin, and performed there the first open cardiac surgery in Slovakia.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Olympedia – Pavol Steiner". www.olympedia.org.
  2. ^ Sport a Židé at Hakoach sport club website
  3. ^ "Men Water Polo European Championship 1927 Bologna (ITA) - 31.08-05.09 Winner Hungary". www.todor66.com.
  4. ^ "Pavol STEINER," Olympics.com.
  5. ^ Olympijské hnutie na Slovensku; od Atén po Atlantu
  6. ^ "Ondrejkovics - Jules Gabriel Verne and Pauline princess Metternich Sandor -> Pauline Metternich-Sandor de -> In Search of Lost Time -> Ján Ličko and Júlia Ličko born Stiglitz". ondrejkovics-sandor.com.
  7. ^ a b "⁨1 התח רו יות השח יר !של המכביד .! בחיפה ⁩ — ⁨⁨דאר היום⁩ 4 אפריל 1932⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il.
  8. ^ a b "⁨המנצחים נמכרה הראשונה והישגיהם ⁩ — ⁨⁨דאר היום⁩ 2 אפריל 1935⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il.
  9. ^ "הארכיון העירוני". www.tel-aviv.gov.il.
  10. ^ a b "⁨טבלאות ושיאים של השגי 6 המכניות ושל ישראל ⁩ — ⁨⁨מעריב⁩ 22 אוגוסט 1965⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il.
  11. ^ "⁨ןן הישגי ה"מכביה" השניה ⁩ — ⁨⁨דאר היום⁩ 17 מאי 1935⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il.
  12. ^ "⁨חלוקת ה_^סיפ של _המכביה ⁩ — ⁨⁨דבר⁩ 12 אפריל 1935⁩ — הספרייה הלאומית של ישראל │ עיתונים". www.nli.org.il.
  13. ^ "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Realizátor prvej operácie srdca v SR Pavol Šteiner zomrel pred 45 rokmi". Turiec Online. 2 June 2014.
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