Steve Hegg

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Steve Hegg
Personal information
Full nameStephen Edward Hegg
Born (1963-12-03) December 3, 1963 (age 60)
Dana Point, California, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
Discipline
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
1988Sunkyong–SKC
1990–1991 Subaru–Montgomery
1992–1996Chevrolet–L.A. Sheriff
1997 Saturn
1998Shaklee
1999–2000 Ikon–Lexus
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team pursuit

Stephen Edward "Steve" Hegg (born December 3, 1963) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from the United States, who was a professional rider from 1988 to 2000. He represented the US at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the gold medal in the 4000m individual pursuit and silver in the 4000m team pursuit. [1]

Contents

In road bicycle racing, Hegg became the first three-time winner of the United States national individual time trial championship, winning the elite men's race in 1990, 1995 and 1996. In 1994, Hegg captured the United States national road race championship.

Major results

1984
Olympic Games
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Individual pursuit
1st Silver medal olympic.svg Team pursuit
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
1987
1st Gold medal blank.svg Team time trial (with Kent Bostick, John Frey & Andrew Paulin), Pan American Games
1989
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Individual pursuit, National Track Championships
1990
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1992
1st Stage 11 Tour DuPont
1993
1st Stage 5 Cascade Cycling Classic
1st Prologue (ITT) Redlands Bicycle Classic
10th Overall Tour DuPont
1994
1st Stage 3 Redlands Bicycle Classic
1995
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of China
1st Prologue
4th Overall West Virginia Classic
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
1996
1st MaillotUSA.PNG Time trial, National Road Championships
1998
2nd Manhattan Beach Grand Prix
1999
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2000
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Steve Hegg". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.