| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | Decathlon | |
David Lee Steen (born November 14, 1959 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian decathlete, a three-time member of the Canadian Summer Olympic Games team and the first Canadian to score more than 8,000 points in the decathlon. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in These are the official results of the men's decathlon competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The decathlon is an Athletic event consisting of ten Track and field events
He was named after his uncle, David Lorne Steen, a Canadian shot putter and gold medallist at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966 His father, Don Steen, was Canadian decathlon champion in 1956.
Steen won the decathlon gold medal at the 1977 Canada Games, and followed that with by winning gold at the 1979 Pan American Games. The Canada Games is a high-level Multi-sport event with a National Artists Program held every two years in Canada, alternating between the Canada Winter Games and The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. Steen was named to the 1980 Canadian Olympic team, but did not compete due to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott of the Moscow Olympics was a part of a package of actions to protest the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He won a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 1983 Pan American Games. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 The 9th Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. After a disappointing eighth place finish at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Steen won silver at the 1986 Commonwealth Games and won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in
In 1990, Steen was made a Member of the Order of Canada. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin He has been inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame (1991) and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1992). Canada's Sports Hall of Fame is a Hall of fame located in Toronto and established in 1955 to "preserve the record of Canadian sports achievements
He now resides in Tecumseh, Ontario and works as a firefighter. Tecumseh (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) also Tecumtha or Tekamthi, was a famous Native American leader of the Shawnee Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec
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