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5000 m. Stephen Michael James Ovett, OBE ( / oʊˈvɛt /; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and the mile run, and a world record at two miles.
- 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- British
- 154 lb (70 kg)
Jul 24, 2020 · Sebastian Coe: 'I was prepared to die with blood in my boots for the 1500m' | Sebastian Coe | The Guardian. Sebastian Coe wins the men’s 1500 metres final from Jürgen Straub and Steve Ovett at...
Steve Ovett (born October 9, 1955, Brighton, Sussex, England) is a British athlete, who, along with his great rival, Sebastian Coe, dominated middle-distance running in the early 1980s. The winner of gold and bronze medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Ovett set six world records.
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Nov 11, 1998 · Steve Ovett, the 1980 Olympic 800 metres champion and former world record-holder at 1,500 metres, mile and two miles, now lives on the Scottish borders with his wife, Rachel, and four children - Alexandra, aged eight, Georgie, six, Freddy, who's nearly five, and Lois, who is nearly two.
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Athletics. Olympic Medals. 1 G. 1 B. Games Participations 3. First Olympic Games Montreal 1976. Year of Birth 1955. Olympic Results. Biography. Middle distance runner Steve Ovett gained some Olympic experience in 1976 when he ran in the final of the 800m and placed fifth. Winning over the favourite.
Nov 2, 2020 · Steve Smythe charts the middle-distance runner’s early years through the 1970s in the first part of an Ovett race history special. Steve Ovett is uniquely the only athlete to win major...
