Roger Steen

Roger Steen

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Shot put: 22.08 (Tucson, 2023)
Medal record Men's track and field Representing  United States NACAC Championships 2022 Freeport Shot put

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]