1964 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Team | fifth | 500 |
500 |
Olympic Competitor nr 3431
1980 | 1984 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|
Men's 800 m | silver | silver | 8000 |
Men's 1500 m | gold | gold | 12800 |
20800 |
In 1979, he set three world records (800, 1500 and mile) within 41 days.
By the Moskva Olympics, he had lost the 1500 m record to Steve Ovett, and
it was expected that they would share the honours in the middle distance.
When Ovett took the 800 crown however, Coe was determined to take revenge,
and he did.
At Los Angeles, Coe again had to let the 800 go, but again he took the 1500
to become the first man to retain that title.
In 1981, Coe had set a World record at 800 metres, which by 1996 had become
the longest standing in the record books, with even the Kenyans not nearing
it by less than half a second (only LA Olympic champion Joaquim Cruz coming
within 0.04 sec in 1984). The record was equalled by Wilson Kipketer in
1997.
In 1994, he entered the British Parliament.
In 2000, he was lifted to the Peerage.
In 2004, he took over as Chairman of the London bid for the 2012 Olympics and he
continued as Chairman of the Games.
In 2016 he became President of World Athletics, and in 2020 a member of the IOC.
1900 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Team | gold | 3200 |
3200 |
Olympic Competitor nr 1305
1904 | 1906 | 1908 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Shot Put | silver | fourth | 6300 | |
Men's Tug of War | fifth | 375 | ||
6675 |
He represented Yale University (the Yale Bulldogs) in the 1904 Club championship.
Olympic Competitor nr 2062
Olympic Competitor nr 3897
Olympic Competitor nr 3445
1948 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Three−Day Event, Individual | 7th | 500 |
Three−Day Event, Team | dnf | 4 |
Men's Modern Pentathlon | 30th | 0.015 |
504.015 |
1980 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) | R1 | 1.253 |
1.253 |
1984 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Middle-Heavyweight (-90 kg) | 13th | 38.4 |
38.4 |
1980 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's 100 metres | R1:61st | -8.64 |
0.0000000064 |
1984 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol | 54th | -6.24 |
0.00000024 |
1928 | HP | |
---|---|---|
Men's 800 m | R1:5th | 0.00095 |
Men's 4x400 m Relay | R1:5th | 8.2 |
8.20095 |
1920 | 1924 | HP | |
---|---|---|---|
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) | QF | R3 | 506.18 |
506.18 |
Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2024-08-23
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