Lester Steers

Education

Steers attended Palo Alto High School and San Mateo Junior College before attending the University of Oregon in 1941, competing for the "Ducks" in the year of his greatest triumphs.

Career

In 1941 he broke the world record for the high-jump three times. His last record stood for 12 years. Steers was a great all-round athlete who competed at the javelin, shot put and high-hurdles for his college athletics team as well as the high jump giving him the aspiration of competing as a decathlete.

As a jumper, Steers used the "Belly Roll", a variation of the "Western Roll".

Steers remained in Oregon reportedly working as a salesman. He died in 2003, a resident of Richland Washington.

2.10 m (6" 10 3/4") in Seattle on 26 April 1941;

2.105 m (6" 10 7/8") in Los Angeles on 24 May 1941;

2.11 m (6" 11") in Los Angeles on 17 June 1941.

Achievements

• lieutenant was, however, as a high-jumper that he achieved his greatest success. He was National Collegiate Athletic Association (United States collegiate) champion (1941)), 3 times Amateur Athletic Union (United States national) champion (1939-1941), and a gold medalist at the World University Games in 1939 (where he also won silver in the javelin and bronze in the pentathlon). Steers achieved the following world records during his athletics career:.