Darrin Steele (born March 20, 1969) is an American

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsle ...

. He competed at the

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Nagano, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, with some events ...

and the

2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 (; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; ; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), were an international wi ...

. A native of Sherrard, Illinois, Steele graduated from

Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University (EIU) is a public university in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradual ...

with a degree in

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

. Steele was a member of the Eastern Illinois Panthers track and field team from 1989 to 1992.

Personal life

Darrin's twin brother Dan Steele is also a bobsledder who competed in the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.

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* 1969 births Living people American male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for the United States Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Moline, Illinois FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Eastern Illinois Panthers men's track and field athletes Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade American male decathletes 21st-century American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub