Lester Steers (June 16, 1917 – January 23, 2003) was an American track and field high jumper.

[1] Steers attended Palo Alto High School, winning the CIF California State Meet three years in a row from 1935 to 1937[2] and San Mateo Junior College before attending the University of Oregon in 1941, competing for the 'Ducks' in the year of his greatest triumphs.

He was NCAA (United States collegiate) champion (1941))[5] , 3 times AAU (United States national) champion (1939–41)[6] , and a gold medalist at the World University Games in 1939 (where he also won silver in the javelin and bronze in the pentathlon).

[8] Steers achieved the following world records during his athletics career:[9] Note: only the third was ratified by the sports' governing body, the IAAF.

Steers is also reported to have cleared 7 feet 1/2 inch in an exhibition jump in Eugene on 27 February 1941.