Stephan Steding (born 29 January 1982) is a German

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athlete competing in the

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. He competed in the

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, where he missed the final round after finishing 17th in his qualification group with 70.05 m. Steding has a personal best of 83.50 m.

Competition record

Seasonal bests by year

*2002 - 78.50 *2003 - 81.96 *2004 - 82.13 *2006 - 74.64 *2007 - 82.46 *2008 - 83.50 *2009 - 81.28

References

1982 births Living people German male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Sportspeople from Rinteln Athletes from Lower Saxony 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-javelin-bio-stub