Steve Anderson (athlete)

Stephen Anderson (Stephen Eugene "Steve" Anderson, born April 10, 1906 in Portsmouth, Ohio; † August 2, 1988 in Seattle ) was an American hurdler, who specializes in the 110-meter distance.

In 1928 he qualified as a U.S. champion for the Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where he in 14.8 s the silver medal behind the contemporaneous South Africans Sydney Atkinson and ahead of his compatriot John Collier ( 14.9 s ) won.

1929 and 1930 he was again U.S. champion over 120 yards hurdles and placed at his second title with a 14.4 s the world record over this distance. 1929 also brought the national title over 220 yards hurdles. For the University of Washington, he was starting in 1929 NCAA champion in the 220 ​​yards hurdles and 1930 over 120 yards hurdles.