Andrew Steele

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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.

NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 41)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
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Andrew Steele
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 41)
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
400 m
ClubTrafford AC
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing4 × 400 m relay
European U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Erfurt4 × 400 m relay
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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

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Event Time (sec) Venue Date
200 metres21.11Birmingham, England7 July 2007
400 metres44.94Beijing, China18 August 2008
400 metres (indoor)47.61Budapest, Hungary27 January 2006
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  • All information taken from IAAF profile.

Competition record

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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
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