Great Olympians

Biographies - COE


Daniel "Dan" Coe

B. 1941-09-08, București, Romania; D. 1982-10-19
Football
1964 HP
Men's Team fifth 500
500


Harry Coe

Olympic Competitor nr 3431


Sebastian Newbold "Seb" Coe, Baron of Ranmore

B. 1956-09-29, London, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field (2 gold, 2 silver)
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.


Thomas "Tom" Coe

B. 1873-11-03, Manchester, England, Great Britain; D. 1972-10-26
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 gold)
1900 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

Olympic Competitor nr 1305


(William) Wesley Coe, Jr.

B. 1878-05-08, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1926-12-24
Athletics & Tug-of-War (1 silver)
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


Guillaume Coeckelberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3897


Léon Coeckelberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3445


Aëcio Morrot Coelho

B. 1925-05-03, represented Brazil; D. 1984-03-14
Equestrianism - Eventing & Modern Pentathlon
1948 HP
Three−Day Event, Individual 7th 500
Three−Day Event, Team dnf 4
Men's Modern Pentathlon 30th 0.015
504.015


Alberto Mendes Coelho

B. 1961-08-07, represented Angola
Boxing
1980 HP
Men's Lightweight (-60 kg) R1 1.253
1.253


Ilídio Sirgado Coelho Sirgado

B. 1960-07-23, Luanda, Angola
Athletics - Track & Field
1980 HP
Men's 100 metres R1:61st -8.64
0.0000000064


Philippe Coenjaerts

B. 1903-04-18, from Brussel, represented Belgium
Athletics - Track & Field
1928 HP
Men's 800 m R1:5th 0.00095
Men's 4x400 m Relay R1:5th 8.2
8.20095


Carl Coerse

B. 1892-11-15, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1953-12-13
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1920 1924 HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) QF R3 506.18
506.18


Written 2000-11-28 - last modified 2023-05-15

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