Steffen Driesen (born November 30, 1981, in Düsseldorf) is a backstroke swimmer from Germany, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, he won the silver medal in the 4x100 Medley Relay, alongside Lars Conrad, Jens Kruppa, and Thomas Rupprath.

Steffen Driesen
Personal information
Nationality Germany
Born (1981-11-30) November 30, 1981 (age 42)
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, West Germany
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubSG Bayer Wuppertal
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4x100 m medley relay
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4x100 m medley relay
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dublin 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 100 m backstroke

See also

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  • Steffen Driesen at Swimrankings.net
  • Profile on FINA-website
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steffen Driesen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.