Steve Slattery (born August 14, 1980) is an American
track and field
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athlete who is a
steeplechase
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
specialist. He has a personal record 8:15.69 minutes for the event and was the 2003 American outdoor champion. He has represented the United States at the
World Championships in Athletics
The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...
on two occasions (2003, 2005) and has also competed at the
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was held in Moscow from March 10 to March 12, 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport arena.
The announcement by the IA ...
and the
2006 IAAF World Cup
The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athe ...
.
Running career
High school
Raised in the
Flanders
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section of
Mount Olive Township, New Jersey
Mount Olive Township is a township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 28,117,Mount Olive High School and established himself as a distance runner while there, receiving four high school
All-America
The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed upon an amateur sports person from the United States who is considered to be one of the best amateurs in their sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an All-Am ...
honors before graduating in 1998. He made his international debut that year at the
1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 21/22, 1998. The races were held at the Menara district in Marrakech, Morocco. Reports of the event were given in ''The New York Times'',
in the Herald,
and for the IAAF.
...
, finishing 40th in the junior race.
Collegiate
He went on to attend the
University of Colorado
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from 1998 to 2002. During that time he was the 2001
Big 12 Conference
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champion in the steeplechase and came tenth at the 2001 World Student Games. He was the runner-up at the
NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship
The NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship refers to one of three annual collegiate outdoor track and field competitions for men organised by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for athletes from institutions that make up ...
as well as the
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Olym ...
in 2002. While at the University of Colorado he met his future wife, Sara Gorton, another distance runner.Steve Slattery USATF. Retrieved on 2012-05-28.
Professional
After college he signed a contract with
Nike
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* Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory
* Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment
Nike may also refer to:
People
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2003 World Championships in Athletics
The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Men's results
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and ran a personal record time of 8:22.32 minutes in the heats.Slattery Steve
IAAF
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. Retrieved on 2012-05-28. He failed to build on this success the following year and missed a spot on the Olympic team after finishing fifth at the
United States Olympic Trials The United States Olympic Trials are competitions held in certain sports to select the United States' participants in those sports at the Olympic Games. These events include:
* United States Olympic Trials (curling)
* United States Olympic Trials (d ...
. In 2005 he set a personal record time of 8:17.87 minutes at the
FBK Games
The FBK Games is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 1981. Its name honours Fanny Blankers-Koen, who won four gold meda ...
, the fastest by an American that year. A third-place finish at the USA Outdoors brought him his second world championship appearance, although he was again eliminated in the heats at the 2005 World Championships. In 2006 he represented the United States in the
3000 meters
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
2006 IAAF World Cup
The 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athe ...
. He was the runner-up at the usatf national championships that year and his season's best time of 8:22.70 minutes was second in the American rankings.
Slattery set a new best of 8:15.69 minutes at the 2007
Memorial Van Damme
The Memorial Van Damme is an annual athletics event at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium, that takes place in late August or early September. Previously one of the IAAF Golden League events, it is now the final event of the Diamond L ...
meeting (second fastest American that year) and was third in the steeplechase at the
Prefontaine Classic
The Prefontaine Classic, an Oregon Track Club event, is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States, held in Eugene, Oregon. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at Hayward Field on the campus of the University o ...
. Despite this form, he failed to finish at the USA Outdoor Championships. As one of the fastest performers on the circuit, he was invited to the
2007 IAAF World Athletics Final
The 5th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on September 22 and September 23, 2007.
Results
Men
Women
See also
*2007 in athletics (track and field)
References
;Results2007 IAAF World ...
in
Stuttgart
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, where he finished eighth. He came second at the 2008
Reebok Grand Prix
The USATF New York Grand Prix is an annual athletics meeting held at Icahn Stadium in New York City, United States. First started in 2005 as the Reebok Grand Prix and then Adidas Grand Prix, it was previously one of the IAAF Grand Prix events. ...
in
New York City
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with a run of 8:28.21 minutes, but failed to finish at the Olympic Trials final. After a low-key 2009, he returned to form on the
2010 IAAF Diamond League
The 2010 Diamond League season was the first season of the Diamond League, an annual series of fourteen one-day track and field meetings. The series began on 14 May in Doha, Qatar and ended on 27 August in Brussels, Belgium.
Superseding the Europe ...
circuit and came third at the 2010 USA Outdoor Nationals. In 2011 he ran a season's best of 8:28.52 minutes at the
Shanghai Golden Grand Prix
The Diamond League Shanghai is an annual athletics event at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China as part of the Diamond League. The meeting was founded as the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in 2005. The meet assumed its current name in 2010.
From ...
, but pulled out of the steeplechase heats at the national championships.