Steve Brace

Stephen "Steve" Brace (born 7 July 1961, in Bridgend) is a former long-distance runner from Wales, who represented Great Britain in the men's marathon at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. He finished in 27th (2:17:49) and in 60th (2:23.28) place respectively.

Brace triumphed at the Paris Marathon in 1989 and 1990 and at the Berlin Marathon in 1991. His personal best is 2:10:35 (second place at the Houston Marathon 1996).

Brace is currently the Director of Welsh Athletics

International competitions
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 9th Marathon 2:16:16
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 27th Marathon 2:17:49
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 52nd Marathon 2:24:21
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 60th Marathon 2:23:28

Road races
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1987 Barcelona Marathon Barcelona, Spain 2nd Marathon 2:14:33
Chester Half Marathon Chester 1st Half Marathon 1:05:04
1988 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 12th Marathon 2:12:58
20 km of Brussels Brussels, Belgium 1st 20 km 59:17
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 6th Marathon 2:11:50
1989 Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:13:03
Bristol Half Marathon Bristol, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:08:36
1990 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:03:32[1]
Paris Marathon Paris, France 1st Marathon 2:13:10
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 3rd Marathon 2:13:32
1991 Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:04:28[1]
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 7th Marathon 2:11:45
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 1st Marathon 2:10:57
1992 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 18th Marathon 2:14:11
Reading Half Marathon Reading, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon
(shortened course)		 1:02:20[1]
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 10th Marathon 2:14:10
1993 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 10th Marathon 2:14:00
1994 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 3rd Marathon 2:14:43
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 13th Marathon 2:12:23
Lake Vyrnwy Half Marathon Lake Vyrnwy, United Kingdom 1st Half marathon 1:05:39
1996 Houston Marathon Houston, United States 2nd Marathon 2:10:35
Belgrade Marathon Belgrade, Serbia 8th Marathon 2:15:47
1998 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 24th Marathon 2:16:35
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References
  1. Stan Eldon. "Reading Half Marathon". Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved 17 December 2012.



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