| Roger Steen | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1992 |
| Pb: | Shot put: 22.08 (Tucson, 2023) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Roger Steen (born 17 May 1992) is an American shot putter.[1]
Steen grew up in Luck, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, he initially went to college to play American Football before being encouraged to join the track and field team.[2]
He gained his first international experience in 2022 when he won the gold medal in the shot put at the NACAC Championships in Freeport, Bahamas with a distance of 20.78 metres.[3] He won the Meeting Città di Padova with a 21.38m throw in September 2022.[4]
In May 2023, he threw a lifetime best of 22.08m in Tucson, Arizona.[5] Following that, he won the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern with 21.41m.[6] [7] He placed in fourth at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago in November 2023, with a distance of 20.51m, missing a medal by 2cm from compatriot Jordan Geist.[8]
He finished as runner-up at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in February 2024.[9] Subsequently, in March 2024 he competed for the a United States at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, finishing in thirteenth place with 19.97m.[10]
In May 2024, he finished in sixth place at the 2024 Diamond League event the 2024 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon.[11]
He works as an assistant coach at his alma mater in Wisconsin.[2]