Andrew Steele
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Great Britain
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 4x400m relay |
| European U23 Championships | ||
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2005 Erfurt | 4x400m relay |
Andrew Steele (born 19 September 1984 in Didsbury, Manchester) is a British 400 metres and 4x400 m relay runner.
He 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]
In 2008, Steele competed in his first Olympic Games – Beijing 2008. 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 4x400m 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.[2]
Steele spends a few months each spring training at the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra.
He is head of product for DNAFit, a DNA testing startup.[3]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Time (sec) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | European U23 Championships | Erfurt, Germany | 2nd | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:04.83 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 4th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.01 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 30th (heats) | 400 m | 45.54 |
| 6th | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:02.94 | |||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 22nd (semis) | 400 m | 45.59 |
| 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay | 2:58.81 |
References
[edit]
- ^ This Morning - Andrew Steele. ITV. Retrieved on 2010-06-08. Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IOC sanctions four athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008 and London 2012". 25 January 2017.
- ^ Millington, Alison (19 June 2017). "A company used a sample of my DNA to tell me how I should eat and work out — here's the verdict". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Andrew Steele at Team GB
- Andrew Steele at Olympics.com
- Andrew Steele at Olympedia
- Andrew Steele at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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