Andrew Steele
British sprinter (born 1984)
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Andrew Steele (born 19 September 1984) is a British 400 metres and 4 × 400 m relay runner. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 September 1984 Didsbury, Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trafford AC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Steele was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester. He is the son of Dr Chris Steele, the resident health expert on ITV's This Morning.[1]
Steele became the British 400 metres champion after winning the 2007 British Athletics Championships.[2][3]
In 2008, Steele competed in the Olympic Games held in Beijing. He ran a personal best time of 44.94 seconds in reaching the semi-final in the individual 400 m event. As part of the Great Britain team, he finished fourth in the final of the 4 × 400 m relay - 0.6 seconds away from a medal. However, in September 2016 it was confirmed that the Russian team, who had beaten Great Britain to bronze in this race, had been disqualified due to the retesting of Denis Alexeev's urine sample, which tested positive. Consequently, the British team was promoted to the bronze medal position.[4]
Steele spent a few months each spring training at the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra.[citation needed]
He is head of product for DNAFit, a DNA testing startup.[5]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
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| 200 metres | 21.11 | Birmingham, England | 7 July 2007 |
| 400 metres | 44.94 | Beijing, China | 18 August 2008 |
| 400 metres (indoor) | 47.61 | Budapest, Hungary | 27 January 2006 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.83 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.01 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 30th (heats) | 400 m | 45.54 |
| 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:02.94 | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd (semis) | 400 m | 45.59 |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 2:58.81 |