Steve Brace

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Stephen Brace (born 7 July 1961, in Bridgend) is a former long-distance runner from Wales, who represented Great Britain in the men's marathon at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He finished in 27th (2:17:49) and in 60th (2:23.28) place respectively.

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Brace triumphed at the Paris Marathon in 1989 and 1990 and at the Berlin Marathon in 1991. His personal best is 2:10:35 (second place at the Houston Marathon 1996).

Brace is currently the Director of Welsh Athletics

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain and Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 9thMarathon 2:16:16
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 27thMarathon 2:17:49
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 52ndMarathon 2:24:21
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 60thMarathon 2:23:28

Road races

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
1987 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain 2ndMarathon2:14:33
Chester Half Marathon Chester 1stHalf Marathon1:05:04
1988 London Marathon London, United Kingdom12thMarathon2:12:58
20 km of Brussels Brussels, Belgium 1st20 km59:17
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 6thMarathon2:11:50
1989 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:13:03
Bristol Half Marathon Bristol, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:08:36
1990 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:03:32 [1]
Paris Marathon Paris, France 1stMarathon2:13:10
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rdMarathon2:13:32
1991 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:04:28 [1]
London Marathon London, United Kingdom7thMarathon2:11:45
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1stMarathon2:10:57
1992 London Marathon London, United Kingdom18thMarathon2:14:11
Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon
(shortened course)		1:02:20 [1]
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 10thMarathon2:14:10
1993 London Marathon London, United Kingdom10thMarathon2:14:00
1994 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 3rdMarathon2:14:43
London Marathon London, United Kingdom13thMarathon2:12:23
Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon Lake Vyrnwy, United Kingdom 1stHalf marathon1:05:39
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 2ndMarathon2:10:35
Belgrade Marathon Belgrade, Serbia 8thMarathon2:15:47
1998 London Marathon London, United Kingdom24thMarathon2:16:35

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stan Eldon. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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