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    Coe's voice from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 13 December 2009 Problems playing this file? See media help. Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe...
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  • Newbold "Peter" Coe (27 September 1919 – 9 August 2008) was a British athletics coach, author, translator and coach of his son Sebastian Coe. Coe was born Percy...
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    he raced against Sebastian Coe for the first time in their senior careers, beginning a rivalry that was widely covered. He led Coe in the 800m and appeared...
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  • father of Sebastian Coe Peter Coe (director) (1929–1987), English theatre director Richard Coe (1914–1995), American theatre critic Robert Coe (colonist)...
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    writer Sebastian Coe (born 1956), British politician and former track and field athlete Sebastian Colloredo (born 1987), Italian ski-jumper Sebastian Croft...
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  • the World Athletics Championships. The organisation's president is Sebastian Coe of the United Kingdom, who was elected to the four-year position in...
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  • The tenth IOC President will be elected at this session. Sebastian Coe Lord Sebastian Coe who has served as the President of World Athletics since 2015...
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    British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance...
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    in many [US] states" and "a dangerous clown show, not real sport." Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, said, "No one within athletics takes...
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    2008 Succeeded by Michael Phelps Awards and achievements Preceded by Sebastian Coe Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 1982–1984 Succeeded by Saïd...
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    since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.87 seconds by Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, the first man to successfully defend an Olympic 1500...
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  • the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then-London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the...
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    for questioning concerning Kiptum's death. World Athletics President Sebastian Coe remarked: "On behalf of all World Athletics, we send our deepest condolences...
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  • finisher Carlo Grippo of Italy. Ovett and his countryman Sebastian Coe were the favorites; Coe held the world record, though Ovett had beaten him at the...
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    Edith Bosch, whom he happened to be sitting next to. LOCOG Chairman Sebastian Coe later stated: "I'm not suggesting vigilantism but it was actually poetic...
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  •  13. "'Nice air' Coe's only explanation for record mile". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. July 18, 1979. p. 24. "Coe loses world mile...
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    co-favorites anyway. The world record was shared by Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe, with Coe having a slightly faster time before the rounding required by the...
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    he took on Abubaker Kaki at the Bislett Games in June. He defeated Sebastian Coe's 31-year-old meet record with a run of 1:42.04, giving him another place...
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    medals in the event in 1980 (repeating her 1976 win) and, soon after, Sebastian Coe became the first man to do so in 1980 and 1984. Historically, athletes...
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  • Joaquim Cruz of Brazil, the nation's first medal in the men's 800 metres. Sebastian Coe of Great Britain repeated his silver-medal performance from 1980, the...
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    2024 Nairobi 19 1:41.72 Arop #2 22 August 2024 Lausanne 8 20 1:41.73 Sebastian Coe  Great Britain 10 June 1981 Florence 21 1:41.73 Kipketer #3 7 July 1997...
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  • the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981. Hence, Sebastian Coe's record at 1:42.4 was rendered as 1:42.33 from that year. The first...
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    of athletes becoming household names, like Carl Lewis, Sergey Bubka, Sebastian Coe, Zola Budd and Florence Griffith Joyner. Many world records were broken...
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    Moscow details Sebastian Coe  Great Britain Jürgen Straub  East Germany Steve Ovett  Great Britain 1984 Los Angeles details Sebastian Coe  Great Britain...
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  • times equal or superior to 2:14.51: Noah Ngeny also ran 2:12.66 (1999). Sebastian Coe also ran 2:13.40 (1980). Abubaker Kaki Khamis also ran 2:13.93 (2008)...
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    their medals by IOC President Thomas Bach and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. The national anthem of the Netherlands was played for Dutch gold medalist...
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  • Athletics president Sebastian Coe acknowledging the decision was controversial and would affect the rights of transgender women. Nevertheless, Coe stood by the...
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    Abrahams never attempted the Run. Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram attempted the feat in a charity race on 29 October 1988. Coe's time was reported by Norris McWhirter...
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    1:42.67. On 7 July he tied Sebastian Coe's world record (1:41.73) for the 800 metres at a meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. Coe's record had stood for sixteen...
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    in the medley. Paul McCartney was to be the ceremony's closing act. Sebastian Coe was instrumental in asking the Queen to take part, responding positively...
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