John Steffensen

John Steffensen ( born August 30, 1982 in Perth ) is an Australian sprinter who specializes in the 400 -meter run.

He began his athletic career as a long jumper originally, but changed in 2002 in the sprints. He failed to qualify for the Australian 4 x 400 - meter relay team, which participated in the World Athletics Championships in Paris in 2003, but missed the final.

At the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 he ran again in the relay. As first runner in the final, he won jointly with Mark Ormrod, Patrick Dwyer and Clinton Hill in 3:00,60 min surprising silver medal behind the U.S. season.

At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he finished in the 400 - meter race in eighth place in 45.46 s 2006, he was over 400 m first Australian national champion. At the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, he won over the same distance in a personal best of 44.73 s the gold medal and was also victorious in the relay.

At the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka, he retired despite a time of 44.95 s in the semi-final round of the 400-meter run. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he won the Australian 4 x 400 - meter relay team to sixth place in 3:00,02 min.

In 2009, he won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 -meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. As first runner he reached jointly Ben Offer One, Tristan Thomas and Sean Wroe min, a time of 3:00,90. Steffensen occurred in Berlin in the 400 -meter run, but bowed out of.

In the 2010 season Steffensen had initially sidelined through injury and called the Australian Association of Athletics Federations a launch site warranty for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in the fall. This was refused. Steffensen then made ​​a scandal when he was in the public sharply criticized the association and participation boycotted after he had still qualified regularly. Because of its classified as offensive statements, the Association locked him in December retroactive to November 17, 2010 for three months.

John Steffensen has a competition weight of 71 kg at a height of 1.80 m. He starts for the Bankstown Sports Club and is coached by Bobby Kersee.

Bests

  • 200 m: 20.79 s, 2 March 2007 Melbourne
  • 400 m: 44.73 s, March 22, 2006, Melbourne
  • Long jump: 7,18 m, 2nd February 2002 Perth
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