Steve Heard

Steve Heard

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1962-04-29) 29 April 1962 (age 63) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England [1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Coached by	Trevor Rodwell [2]

Steven Philip Heard (born 29 April 1962) is an English retired middle-distance runner ^[3]

Biography

Heard competed primarily in the 800 metres and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympics Games. ^[4]

At the 1991 World Championships he reached the semifinals on both occasions. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.

Heard finished on the podium three times at the AAA Championships in 1988, 1991 and 1992. ^{[5] [6]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   Great Britain
1986	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	6th (sf)	400 m	47.81
1989	European Indoor Championships	The Hague, Netherlands	1st	800 m	1:48.84
	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	10th (sf)	800 m	1:50.75
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	15th (sf)	800 m	1:49.91
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	9th (sf)	800 m	1:46.19

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 400 metres – 45.74 (Antrim 1985)
• 600 metres – 1:14.95 (London 1991)
• 800 metres – 1:44.65 (Koblenz 1992)

Indoor

• 400 metres – 46.83 (Budapest 1987)
• 600 metres – 1:17.62 (Cosford 1987)
• 800 metres – 1:48.84 (Den Haag 1989)

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. Power of 10 profile
3. Steve Heard at World Athletics
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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