Martin Steele

For the United States Marine Corps general, see Martin R. Steele.

Martin Douglas Steele (born 30 September 1962) is an English former middle distance runner who was ranked No.1 in the world at the time of the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. He had won the 800m race at the Bislett Games in Oslo in 1:43.84 min. In Stuttgart, however, Steele went out before the final.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Great Britain and England
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	5th (sf)	800 m	1:48.77
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	4th	800 m	1:47.23
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	15th (h)	800 m	1:50.71
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	21st (sf)	800 m	1:46.70
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	10th (sf)	800 m	1:49.65
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	7th	800 m	1:48.04

References

Martin Steele profile at IAAF
1993 Year Rankings

UK National Championship winners in men's 800 metres

1977-1997	1977 David Warren 1978 Sebastian Coe 1979 Dane Joseph 1980 David Warren 1981 Rob Harrison 1982 Paul Forbes 1983-84 Peter Elliott 1985 Tom McKean 1986 Peter Elliott 1987 John Gladwin 1988 Paul Herbert 1989 Nick Smit 1990-91 David Sharpe 1992 Curtis Robb 1993 Martin Steele 1997 Andy Hart

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