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 John Steffensen 

John Steffensen
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John will compete in the M 4x400m Relay at the 2011 IAAF world championships in Daegu (KOR).

John was a member of the bronze medal winning relay team at the 12th instalment of the championships in 2009.
Date of Birth:
30.08.1982
Discipline:
Sprints
Occupation:
Athlete
Height:
N/A
Weight:
N/A
State:
NSW
Coach:
John Smith, Russ Steffensen
Previous Coaches:
Bobby Kersee, Michael Khmel, Lyn Foreman, Anne Masters
Scholarship:
N/A
Club:
Bankstown Sports Club
Place of Birth/Residence:
Perth, WA / Sydney, NSW and California, USA
Marital Status
Single
Flame Team Number
31
Joined Flame Team On
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Twitter Account
@JohnSteffensen
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Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
400m: 2002 – heat, 2003 – 5th, 2004 – 3rd, 2005
– 2nd, 2006 – 1st, 2008 – 2nd, 2009 – 2nd, 2010 –
2nd, 2011 – 3rd (46.41)

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Championships: 2003 [Paris, FRA] –
4x400m 3rd HT (split 46.8), 2005 [Helsinki, FIN]
– 400m 8th (45.46), 2007 [Osaka, JPN] – 400m
4th semi-final (44.95), 4x400m DNC (inj.), 2009
[Berlin, GER] – 400m 5th semi-final (45.50),
4x400m 3rd (3:00.90)
Olympic Games: 2004 [Athens, GRE] – 4x400m
2nd (3:00.60, split 46.12), 2008 [Beijing, CHN] –
4x400m 6th (3:00.02, split 45.26)
Commonwealth Games: 2006 [Melbourne, AUS]
– 400m 1st (44.73), 4x400m 1st (3:00.93, split 45.1)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
200 metres: 20.79 – Melbourne, 2/03/07
400 metres: 44.73 – Melbourne, 22/03/06


Honours

Olympic silver 4x400m (2004)
World Championship bronze 4x400m (2009)
Commonwealth Games gold (2006)
Commonwealth Games 4x400m gold (2006),
National champion (2006)


Interesting Facts

John's parents enrolled him in Little Athletics when he was seven to get rid of his excess energy. He also enjoyed success as a boxer in his teens.