Martin Steele

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Martin Steele
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
Huddersfield, England
Sport
Sport Athletics
EventMiddle-distance
ClubLongwood Harriers

Martin Douglas Steele (born 30 September 1962) is a male English former middle-distance runner.

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Biography

Steele was a member of Longwood Harriers [1] and was ranked No.1 in the world at the time of the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. He had won the 800m race at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 1:43.84 min. In Stuttgart, however, Steele went out before the final.

Steele became a double British 800 metres champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1993 AAA Championships [2] [3] and winning the UK Athletics Championships at Crystal Palace the same year.

He represented England in the 800 metres event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. [4] [5] [6]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of England.svg  England
1991 World Indoor Championships Seville, Spain5th (sf)800 m 1:48.77
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy4th800 m 1:47.23
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada15th (h)800 m 1:50.71
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany21st (sf)800 m 1:46.70
1994 European Indoor Championships Paris, France10th (sf)800 m 1:49.65
Commonwealth Games Victoria, British Columbia 7th800 m 1:48.04

References

  1. ↑ "Steele partners McKean" . Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 1 March 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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