Steve Spence

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Steve Spence (born May 9, 1962, in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania) is a United States long-distance runner and coach. One of his many accomplishments was winning a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics. He graduated from Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, where he ran track. He then attended Shippensburg University, where he won numerous NCAA Division Two national titles in the 5000m run. Spence is now the head cross country coach and assistant track coach at Shippensburg University.

Achievements

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1991 \|World Championships \|Tokyo, Japan \|bgcolor="cc9966" \| 3rd \|Marathon \|2:15:36
1992 \|Olympic Games \|Barcelona, Spain \|12th \|Marathon \|2:15:21

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1991

|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd

|Marathon

1992

|12th

|Marathon

[http://archives.milesplit.com/penntrackxc/features-062802-spence.htm In-depth article from MileSplit]
[http://www.shipraiders.com/coaches.aspx?rc=378&path=mxc Steve Spence's Accomplishments and Coaching Achievements]
[http://www.shipraiders.com/index.aspx?tab=crosscountry&path=wxc Shippensburg University Women's Cross Country Program]
[http://www.shipraiders.com/index.aspx?tab=_crosscountry&path=mxc Shippensburg University Men's Cross Country Program]