Andrew Steele
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Medal record | ||
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European U23 Championships | ||
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 Games – Beijing 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 |
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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 |
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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
- Andrew Steele profile at IAAF
- ↑ This Morning - Andrew Steele. ITV. Retrieved on 2010-06-08.
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- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Manchester
- People from Withington
- British sprinters
- English sprinters
- Male sprinters
- British male athletes
- English sportsmen
- Olympic athletes of Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Great Britain
- People educated at St Bede's College, Manchester
- English athletics biography stubs