Andrew Steele

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Andrew Steele
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's athletics
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Erfurt 4x400m relay

Andrew Steele (born 19 September 1984 in Didsbury, Manchester) is a British 400 metres and 4x400 m relay runner.

He was educated at St. Bede's College, Manchester. He is the son of Dr. Chris Steele, the resident health expert on ITV's This Morning.[1]

In 2008, Steele competed in his first Olympic GamesBeijing 2008. He ran a personal best time of 44.94 seconds in reaching the semi-final in the individual 400 m event and as part of the Great Britain team, finished fourth in the final of the 4x400m relay - 0.6 seconds away from a medal.

Steele spends a few months each spring training at the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra.

Personal bests

Event Time (sec) Venue Date
200 metres 21.11 Birmingham, England 7 July 2007
400 metres 44.94 Beijing, China 18 August 2008
400 metres (indoor) 47.61 Budapest, Hungary 27 January 2006
  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 2nd 4 x 400 m relay 3:04.83
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 4th 4 x 400 m relay 3:02.01
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 30th (heats) 400 m 45.54
6th 4 x 400 m relay 3:02.94
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 22nd (semis) 400 m 45.59
4th 4 x 400 m relay 2:58.81

References

  1. This Morning - Andrew Steele. ITV. Retrieved on 2010-06-08.


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