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Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, [3] [4] is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984.
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Though in 1980 Ovett had tied Coe's 1500 m world record of 3:32.1, new timing rules came into effect in 1981, which would recognise records over 400 m to the hundredth of a second. This would have the effect of giving Coe sole possession of the record, as Coe ran 3:32.03 to Ovett's 3:32.09.
Seb Coe won the award a year before claiming Olympic gold [BBC] 1980s. 1980 Robin Cousins. 1981 Lord Botham. 1982 Daley Thompson. 1983 Steve Cram. 1984 Torvill and Dean. 1985 Barry McGuigan.
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.
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 ...
Coe won a total of four Olympic medals during his career, representing Great Britain in athletics during the 1980 and 1984 Games – winning two golds in the 1,500m and two silvers in the 800m.
Filbert Bayi Sanka (born June 23, 1953) is a Tanzanian former middle-distance runner [2] who competed throughout the 1970s. He set the world records for 1500 metres in 1974 and the mile in 1975.