Steve Poulter
Personal information
Born (1961-02-18) 18 February 1961
Whalley, Lancashire, England[1]
Sport
ClubWigan Wasps
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 400m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh 400m medley

Stephen J. "Steve" Poulter (born 18 February 1961, in Whalley, Lancashire) is a retired British swimmer.

Swimming career

Poulter competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.[2]

He represented England and won a silver medal in the 400 metres individual medley, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] Four years later he represented England and won a bronze medal in the 400 metres individual medley, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4][5] He also won the 1981 and 1982 ASA National British Championships title in the 400 metres medley[6][7] and the 1981 200 metres butterfly title.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Steve Poulter". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Steve Poulter Biography". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 8 Aug. 1981, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  7. ↑ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 21 Aug. 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archive.
  8. ↑ "Still, Athole. "Swimming." Times, 7 Aug. 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archive.


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