Preston Steiger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePreston MacPherson•Steiger
Used namePreston•Steiger
Born6 September 1898 in San Francisco, California (USA)
Died13 November 1931 in San Francisco, California (USA)
AffiliationsOlympic Club, San Francisco (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Preston Steiger played for the United States in water polo at the 1920 Antwerpen Olympics. Steiger represented the Olympic Club of San Francisco. He became an apprentice seaman in 1917 and served in the US Navy during World War I. Steiger worked in civilian life as a salesman, but died very young, at age 33, from tuberculosis.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1920 Summer Olympics Water Polo (Aquatics) USA Preston Steiger
Water Polo, Men (Olympic) United States 4