Steve Spence

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Steve Spence
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World Championships
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Steve Spence (born May 9, 1962, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania) is a United States long-distance runner and coach. One of his many accomplishments was winning a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. He graduated from Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, where he ran track. He then attended Shippensburg University, where he won numerous NCAA Division Two national titles in the 5000m run. Spence is now the head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Shippensburg University.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 3rdMarathon 2:15:36
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 12thMarathon 2:15:21

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