Steve Heard

{{Short description|English middle-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Steve Heard

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|04|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041759/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/steve-heard-1.html Sports-Reference profile]

| height = 1.89 m

| weight = 84 kg

| sport = Athletics

| event = 800 metres

| education =

| club = Wolverhampton & Bilston AC

| coach = Trevor Rodwell[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=695 Power of 10 profile]

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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.{{World Athletics}} 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

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colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}}
1986

|European Indoor Championships

|Madrid, Spain

|6th (sf)

|400 m

|47.81

rowspan=2|1989

|European Indoor Championships

|The Hague, Netherlands

|bgcolor=gold|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

Indoor

References

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  • [http://www.all-athletics.com/en-us/node/294570 All-Athletics profile]