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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 30 September 1962 Huddersfield, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle-distance |
| Club | Longwood Harriers |
Martin Douglas Steele (born 30 September 1962) is a male English former middle-distance runner.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Great Britain and  England | |||||
| 1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 5th (sf) | 800 m | 1:48.77 |
| 1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.23 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 15th (h) | 800 m | 1:50.71 |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 21st (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.70 | |
| 1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.65 |
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, British Columbia | 7th | 800 m | 1:48.04 | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Steele partners McKean". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 1 March 1993. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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