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Coe is one of the finest middle distance runners the world has ever seen; the only man to have won 1500m Olympic gold twice. Intense rivalry Seb Coe reached his peak at the same time as two other world class British middle-distance runners: Steve Cram and Steve Ovett.
Jul 24, 2020 · Forty years on from a pair of middle-distance classics at the Moscow Olympics, Coe recalls complaining telegrams, Daley Thompson’s psychology and his opinion on the boycott.
On 15 August 1979, Sebastian Coe set a world record over 1500m at Zurich’s fabled Weltklasse meeting. It was hardly unexpected. The British athlete had set world records for 800m and the mile at separate meetings in Oslo a month earlier and it was known he was looking for a fast run in Zurich.
Sebastian Coe's talent first become obvious to an international audience when he won the 800m title at the 1977 European Athletics Indoor Championships. However, he became a true superstar of the sport in 1979 when he set three World records in 41 days, running 800m and Mile records at separate meetings in Oslo before going into new territory ...
Sports career. 800m European indoor champion (1977); United Kingdom 800m record (1978); 800m, 1,500m and mile world records (1979); Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980: gold medal 1,500m, silver medal 800m; Games of the XXIII Olympiad Los Angeles 1984: gold medal 1,500m, silver medal 800m.
Sebastian COE. Country. Great Britain & N.I. Born. 29 SEP 1956. Athlete Code. 14354392. Follow me. Follow me. Honours Summary. 2x Olympic champion. 2x Olympic Games Silver medallist. 1x European champion. 2x European Championships Silver medallist. More Honours. Loading... World Athletics Confidentiality. Contact Us;
Oct 14, 2022 · World Athletics President Sebastian Coe on upcoming changes to track and field. Speaking exclusively to Olympics.com, Coe addressed some of the pressing issues that his sport faces today: from new competition formats and cross-pollination with other codes to the impact of menstruation on female performance.
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