Sebastian Coe - Wikipedia
Sebastian Coe (#254) was the silver medallist in men's 800m at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Coe first caught the public's attention on 14 March 1977 when he competed in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships in San Sebastián, front-running the entire race and winning in 1:46.54, just short of the world indoor record.
Sebastian Coe | Biography, Runner, Olympics, Steve Ovett, & Facts ...
Dec 20, 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.
Seb Coe on the training that led to his 1979 world record spree
Oct 28, 2019 · By August 15 in 1979 the most remarkable 41 days in the history of middle-distance running were complete. In breaking Filbert Bayi’s five-year-old world 1500m record, Sebastian Coe had not...
Sebastian Coe - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A middle distance runner, Coe won the 1500 m gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records. He is widely considered to be amongst the greatest middle distance runners of all time.
Spotlight on Seb Coe’s immortal 800m record - AW
Jun 9, 2021 · In a 4-way match between England, USA, Belgium and Ethiopia, Coe looked supreme when front running an 800m victory in 1:44.06 (12.3 last 100m), kicking 15m clear of compatriot Garry Cook at the...
Coe's monumental 800 metres | News | Heritage - World Athletics
Jun 10, 2021 · Coe's athletic immortality was sealed in 1980 when he triumphed in the Olympic 1500m in Moscow to make up for his 'disastrous' run in the 800m (a mere silver medal behind Steve Ovett) after adding to his portfolio of world records by covering 1000m in 2:13.40 in his first ever race at the distance.
Sebastian COE - Olympics.com
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.
BBC - South Yorkshire Sense of Place - Sebastian Coe
Described in some quarters as ‘Britain’s greatest ever athlete’, Coe helped catapult athletics into the nation’s consciousness with a series of awesome performances on the running track. Winner...
Sebastian Coe - Wikiwand
Sebastian Coe (#254) was the silver medallist in men's 800m at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Coe first caught the public's attention on 14 March 1977 when he competed in the 800m at the European Indoor Championships in San Sebastián, front-running the entire race and winning in 1:46.54, just short of the world indoor record.
Lord Sebastian Coe open to moving summer sports to winter …
Dec 19, 2024 · Coe faces competition from Spaniard Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr, France's David Lappartient, Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, Japan's Morinari Watanabe, Swede Johan Eliasch and Prince Feisal al Hussein ...