Stev Theloke (born 18 January 1978, in

Karl-Marx-Stadt Chemnitz (; from 1953 to 1990: Karl-Marx-Stadt , ) is the third-largest city in the German state of Saxony after Leipzig and Dresden. It is the 28th largest city of Germany as well as the fourth largest city in the area of former East Germany ...

) is a professional swimmer from

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, who won two bronze medals at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

. He did so in the 4×100 metres medley relay and in the 100 metres

backstroke Backstroke or back crawl is one of the four swimming styles used in competitive events regulated by FINA, and the only one of these styles swum on the back. This swimming style has the advantage of easy breathing, but the disadvantage of swimme ...

. Theloke missed the 2004 Summer Olympics due to injury, and he was expelled from the German team for the

2005 World Aquatics Championships The 2005 World Aquatics Championships (french: Championnats du monde de natation 2005) or the XI FINA World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from July 16 to July 31, 2005. They took place in Parc Jean-Drapeau on Saint Helen's ...

after he criticised his own swimming federation in an interview.

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* * 1978 births Living people German male backstroke swimmers Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers for Germany Sportspeople from Chemnitz Swimmers from Saxony Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Goodwill Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games {{Germany-swimming-Olympic-medalist-stub