Richard Swift Steane (26 September 1939 – 3 June 2007) was a British sprinter who competed in the

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Biography

Steane won the gold medal in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the

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, with

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and

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. Steane finished third behind Menzies Campbell in the 220 yards event at the

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and third behind Paul Nash at the

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. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he represented

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in the 200 metres competition.

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1939 births 2007 deaths English male sprinters British male sprinters Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from the Isle of Wight FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade Members of Thames Valley Harriers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub