Stephen "Steve" 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
| Representing and | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 9th | Marathon | 2:16:16 | |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 27th | Marathon | |||
| 1994 | Helsinki, Finland | 52nd | Marathon | |||
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 60th | Marathon | |||
| 1987 | Barcelona Marathon | Barcelona, Spain | 2nd | Marathon | 2:14:33 | |
| Chester | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:05:04 | |||
| 1988 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 12th | Marathon | 2:12:58 | |
| Brussels, Belgium | 1st | 20 km | 59:17 | |||
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:11:50 | ||
| 1989 | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:03 | ||
| Bristol Half Marathon | Bristol, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 1:08:36 | ||
| 1990 | Reading, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 1:03:32[1] | ||
| Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:13:10 | |||
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 3rd | Marathon | 2:13:32 | ||
| 1991 | Reading, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon | 1:04:28 | ||
| 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, United Kingdom | 1st | Half marathon (shortened course) | 1:02:20 | |||
| 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, 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 |