Sebastian Coe
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Sebastian Coe is a British former track and field athlete and current politician who was born in 1956. He is notable for his achievements in running during his athletic career and his subsequent involvement in politics.
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- 1956-01-01
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- 15
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- Grit, Rigour and Humour
- How the Sport of Running Came to Rule the World
- Road to 2012
- Running Year
- Olympians
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Acting · Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired 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. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world…
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- Daley: Olympic Superstar2024
- Paris 2024, l'histoire secrète de la victoire2024
- Icarus — Self (archive footage)2017
- One Night In 20122016
- Bannister: Everest on the Track — Self2016
- Solskensolympiaden — Self (Archive footage)2012
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from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 13 December 2009
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired 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. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world records over the course of 41 days – and the world record he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained unbroken until 1997. Coe's rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s.
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1956 birthsAlumni of Loughborough UniversityAthletes from SheffieldAthletes from the London Borough of Hammersmith and FulhamAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth GamesBBC Sports Personality Lifetime Achievement Award recipientsBBC Sports Personality of the Year winners