Martin Douglas Steele (born 30 September 1962) is a male English former middle-distance runner.

Biography

Steele was a member of Longwood Harriers and was ranked No.1 in the world at the time of the

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in Stuttgart. He had won the 800m race at the

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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

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title at the 1993 AAA Championships and winning the

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at Crystal Palace the same year. He represented

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in the 800 metres event, at the

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, Canada.

Competition record

References

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1993 Year Rankings
1962 births Living people English male middle-distance runners British male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for England {{England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub