Steve Brace

Stephen 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