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Sebastian Coe (#254) was the silver medallist in men's 800m at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Coe first caught the public's attention on 14 March 1977 when he competed in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships in San Sebastián, front-running the entire race and winning in 1:46.54, just short of the world indoor record.
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has said he would “consider” running to become the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) next year.. His comments come after ...
Coe is the president of track’s World Athletics. All seven met a deadline of Sunday to send a letter of intent to Bach, who must leave the post next year after reaching the maximum 12 years in ...
FILE - World Athletics President Sebastian Coe holds a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters in Rome, Nov. 30, 2022.
Coventry and Sebastian Coe are two-time gold medalists in swimming and running, respectively. Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan is also on the IOC board. Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain is one of the four IOC vice presidents, an investment banker whose father was president for 21 years until 2001.
The central element of the series was the Golden Mile – a men's mile run contest that launched the series in 1978 and was held annually until 1981. The rivalry of British runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe in this event saw each take two wins and Coe set two mile world records in the process.
From the start Omar Khalifa went to the lead, shadowed by Joseph Chesire with Sebastian Coe marking their lead in third. The first lap was 58.85. 500 metres into the race, Steve Scott ran around the leaders to take the point, Coe and José Manuel Abascal stringing out the field.
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. [1] [2] The final was held on 31 August 1978.[3]The two favourites for the race were Steve Ovett [4] and Sebastian Coe [5] Ovett had won silver at 800 m at the previous European Championships in 1974 in Rome, [6] and had won the 1500m, in spectacular fashion, at the IAAF ...