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Coe, Sebastian Newbold

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Coe, Sebastian Newbold (1956- )

English middle-distance runner, the Olympic 1,500-metre champion in 1980 and 1984. He became the UK's most prolific world-record breaker with eight outdoor world records and three indoor world records 1979-81. In 2005 he led the successful Great Britain bid to bring the Olympic Games to London in 2012.

Career highlights

Olympic Games

gold 1,500 metres 1980, 1984; silver 800 metres 1980, 1984

European Championships

gold 800 metres 1986

World records

800 metres: 1979, 1981; 1,000 metres: 1980, 1981; one mile: 1979, 1981 (twice); 1,500 metres: 1979; 4 × 800-metre relay: 1982



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