Steve Agar
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1968 Loubiere, Saint George, Dominica |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m |
Stephen Kirwan "Steve" Agar (born 6 June 1968 in Saint George) is a retired track and field athlete who competed for Dominica and later Canada. At the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the men's 1500 metres he finished eighth in his heat, failing to advance. In 1998 he got Canadian nationality.[1] He is the brother of swimmer Francilla Agar.
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Dominica
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| 1985 | CARIFTA Games (U20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:42.94 |
| 1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 17th (h) | 3000 m | 7:56.44 |
| 1994 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Bondoufle, France | 25th (h) | 1500 m | 3:54.171 |
| – | 5000 m | DNF | |||
| Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 5th (h) | 1500 m | 3:48.21 | |
| 1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 10th | 5000 m | 14:08.54 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 37th (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.02 |
| 1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 18th (h) | 1500 m | 3:45.33 |
Representing  Canada
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| 1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 8th | 1500 m | 3:57.362 |
| Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 25th (h) | 800 m | 1:51.07 | |
| 7th | 1500 m | 3:44.17 | |||
1Did not finish in the final
2Representing the Americas
Personal bests
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:51.07 (Kuala Lumpur 1998)
- 1500 metres – 3:36.36 (Stuttgart 1998)
- One mile – 3:57.77 (Eugene 1997)
- 2000 metres – 5:03.57 (Prague 1997)
- 3000 metres – 7:48.33 (Rovereto 1998)
- 5000 metres – 13:35.86 (Walnut 1998)
- 10,000 metres – 31:53.3 (St George's 1989)
- 10 kilometres – 29:36 (Ottawa 1995)
Indoor
- 1500 metres – 3:42.34 (Sindelfingen 1997)
- One mile – 4:04.31 (Montreal 1997)
- 3000 metres – 7:56.44 (Toronto 1993)
References
[edit]- ^ Sports-Reference Profile
- ^ "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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