Tito Steiner is a retired decathlete of German descent, who represented Argentina

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 in the 1970s and 1980s. He set the national record in 1981, collecting 8,279 points at a meet in Baton Rouge, United States

United States

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 (1981-06-03). He improved himself with a score of 8,291 points, set on June 23, 1983, which still is the national record. Steiner won the silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games

1979 Pan American Games

The 8th Pan American Games were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15, 1979. The capital of Puerto Rico played host to 3,700 athletes from 34 countries competing in 22 sports, making the VIII Pan American Games the largest to date. Security was a concern due to turmoil over the...

 in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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.

As student at BYU

BYU

-Education:* Brigham Young University, a university located in Provo, Utah, USA administered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.**BYU Salt Lake Center, a satellite center in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA...

 he participated in the 1975 Pan American Games

1975 Pan American Games

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, where he finished fourth; he also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal

Montreal

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, where he placed 12th. Six months later in 1977, Steiner won his first NCAA title as a Cougar—and All-America honors—with 7,659 points.