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Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British politician, sports administrator and former 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.
Jul 16, 2024 · Sebastian Coe (born September 29, 1956, London, England) is a British athlete, who won four Olympic medals and set eight world records in middle-distance running. His great rivalry with fellow Briton Steve Ovett dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s.
Sebastian Coe: 'It's Not About Being Popular, it's About Doing the Right Thing' - News18
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Sebastian Coe is Chancellor of Loughborough University, Executive Chairman of CSM Sport and Entertainment and a member of the IOC Tokyo 2020 Coordination Committee and council member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations.
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.
Oct 28, 2019 · In breaking Filbert Bayi’s five-year-old world 1500m record, Sebastian Coe had not only surpassed the exploits of the great Tanzanian but erased Alberto Juantorena’s 800m and John Walker’s ...
Aug 25, 2020 · Sebastian Coe dominates the 800m at the 1977 European Indoor Championships. For more on European Athletics 50th Anniversary, visit https://www.european-athl...
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 ...
Meet Lord Sebastian COE - IOC member since 2020. Member profile includes sports career, education and IOC history.
In all, Seb Coe set nine world records outdoors and three indoors, and this alone would have been more than enough to ensure his place as one of the legends in the sport. But in addition to his phenomenal talents as a record breaker, Coe was also a superlative performer in major championship events.
Sebastian Coe, who turns 51 on the 29th of September, is the man who delivers. At a very young age, he already preferred running to riding his bike, and his father, convinced of his eldest son’s talents, became his coach.