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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 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.
May 3, 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.
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Biography. 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.
Sebastian Coe (29 September 1956 – ) is a British Olympic track athlete, politician and President of the IAAF. Coe won Olympic gold at the blue-riband 1500 metres event in 1980 and 1984. During his career, he set eleven world records, including the world record for 800 metres, which stood from 1981 to 1997.
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.
Oct 28, 2019 · Seb Coe on the training that led to his 1979 world record spree. Posted by Matt Long | Oct 28, 2019 |. The two-time Olympic champion speaks to Matt Long about his training ahead of his three...
SEBASTIAN COE. 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.
