Steffen Brand (born 10 March 1965, in

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) is a retired German runner who specialized in the

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. His personal best time is 8:14.37 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in

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. This result places him seventh on the German all-time performers list, behind

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He competed for the sports clubs TV Wattenscheid 01 (1985–1993) and LG Bayer Leverkusen (1994-) during his active career.

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* 1965 births Living people German male middle-distance runners German male steeplechase runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Recklinghausen Athletes from Münster (region) 20th-century German sportsmen 21st-century German people West German Athletics Championships winners {{Germany-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub