Steve Heard
English middle-distance runner
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1962-04-29) 29 April 1962 (age 62) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK[1] |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 800 metres |
| Club | Wolverhampton & Bilston Athletics Club |
| Coached by | Trevor Rodwell[2] |
Steven Philip "Steve" Heard (born 29 April 1962 in Tunbridge Wells) is a retired English middle-distance runner who competed primarily in the 800 metres.[3] He represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics as well as 1991 World Championships reaching the semifinals on both occasions. In addition, he won a gold medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Great Britain | |||||
| 1986 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 6th (sf) | 400 m | 47.81 |
| 1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.84 |
| World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:50.75 | |
| 1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.91 |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 9th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.19 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 400 metres – 45.74 (Antrim 1985)
- 600 metres – 1:14.95 (London 1991)
- 800 metres – 1:44.65 (Koblenz 1992)
Indoor
- 400 metres – 46.83 (Budapest 1987)
- 600 metres – 1:17.62 (Cosford 1987)
- 800 metres – 1:48.84 (Den Haag 1989)
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Steve Heard at World Athletics
- All-Athletics profile
External links
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European Athletics Indoor Champions in men's 800 metres
- 1966:
Noel Carroll (IRL) - 1966: Noel Carroll (IRL)
- 1968: Noel Carroll (IRL)
- 1969:
Dieter Fromm (GDR) - 1970:
Yevhen Arzhanov (URS) - 1971: Yevhen Arzhanov (URS)
- 1972:
Jozef Plachý (TCH) - 1973:
Francis Gonzalez (FRA) - 1974:
Luciano Sušanj (YUG) - 1975: Gerhard Stolle (GDR)
- 1976:
Ivo Van Damme (BEL) - 1977:
Sebastian Coe (GBR) - 1978:
Markku Taskinen (FIN) - 1979:
Antonio Páez (ESP) - 1980: Roger Milhau (FRA)
- 1981:
Herbert Wursthorn (FRG) - 1982: Antonio Páez (ESP)
- 1983: Colomán Trabado (ESP)
- 1984:
Donato Sabia (ITA) - 1985: Rob Harrison (GBR)
- 1986: Peter Braun (FRG)
- 1987:
Rob Druppers (NED) - 1988: David Sharpe (GBR)
- 1989: Steve Heard (GBR)
- 1990: Tom McKean (GBR)
- 1992: Luis Javier González (ESP)
- 1994:
Andrey Loginov (RUS) - 1996: Roberto Parra (ESP)
- 1998: Nils Schumann (GER)
- 2000: Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
- 2002:
Paweł Czapiewski (POL) - 2005: Dmitry Bogdanov (RUS)
- 2007: Arnoud Okken (NED)
- 2009: Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
- 2011: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2013: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2015: Marcin Lewandowski (POL)
- 2017: Adam Kszczot (POL)
- 2019:
Álvaro de Arriba (POR) - 2021: Patryk Dobek (POL)
- 2023: Adrián Ben (ESP)
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