Tito Steiner (1 May 1952 – 2 May 2024) was a Paraguayan-Argentine decathlete who represented Argentina in the 1970s and 1980s. He is the current Argentine record holder in the event.
Career Steiner set a national record in 1981, collecting 8,279 points at a meet in Baton Rouge, United States (1981-06-03). He bested this with a score of 8,291 points, set on 23 June 1983, which is still the national record. Steiner won the silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Steiner finished fourth at the 1975 Pan American Games and 22nd at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1977, while competing for Brigham Young University he earned All-American honors and the NCAA 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 Texas Relays in 1979, defeating the meet record by C.K. Yang. 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 fully automatic timing.
Death Steiner died from pneumonia on 2 May 2024, at the age of 72.Murió Tito Steiner, el atleta más completo de la historia del deporte argentino
International competitions Representing 1974South American ChampionshipsSantiago, Chile2ndDecathlon6964 pts1975South American ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro, Brazil5th110 m hurdles15.1 s1stDecathlon7615 ptsPan American Games Mexico City, Mexico8th (h)110 m hurdles14.64 s9thShot put15.18 m4thDecathlon7572 pts1976Olympic Games Montreal, Canada22ndDecathlon7052 pts1977South American ChampionshipsMontevideo, Uruguay6th (h)110 m hurdles16.0 s2ndPole vault4.30 m1stDecathlon7411 pts1979Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico2ndDecathlon7638 ptsSouth American ChampionshipsBucaramanga, Colombia2ndPole vault4.60 m1981South American ChampionshipsLa Paz, Bolivia –DecathlonDNF1982Southern Cross GamesSanta Fe, Argentina2ndShot put15.29 m4thDiscus throw46.10 m1983Pan American Games Caracas, Venezuela –DecathlonDNFSouth American ChampionshipsSanta Fe, Argentina4thDecathlon6617 pts
References
External links 1981 Year List
Olympics Profile