Tito Steiner (born March 1, 1952 in

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) is a retired decathlete of German descent who represented

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in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the current Argentine record holder in the event. __TOC__

Career

He set a national record in 1981, collecting 8,279 points at a meet in Baton Rouge,

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(1981-06-03). He bested this with a score of 8,291 points, set on June 23, 1983, which is still the national record. Steiner won the silver medal at the

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. He finished fourth at the

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and 22nd at the Montreal

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. In 1977, while competing for

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he earned All-American honors and the

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title with a score of 7,659 points. He went on to win the honor three more times, a rare athlete to achieve All-American all four competitive years. He set the national record while winning the

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in 1979, defeating the meet record by

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. He later improved upon the record in 1983 at Provo, but the meet was hand timed, common for all but the top level decathlons of that era. Decades later, hand timed marks are not as respected as

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References

External links

1981 Year List
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1952 births Living people Argentine decathletes Brigham Young University alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Olympic athletes for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Paraguayan people of German descent Argentine people of German descent Place of birth missing (living people) Paraguayan emigrants to Argentina Naturalized citizens of Argentina South American Games silver medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games {{Argentina-athletics-bio-stub