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Lead Coach: Peter Coe

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SEBASTIAN COE was coached by his father, Peter, and his big breakthrough came in the winter of 1977, when he won the European Indoor Championship in San Sebastian, with a time of 1:46.54, which was to be his only indoor championships. At the 1978 European Championships in Prague, it was predicted that the battle for the gold medal would be between Coe and his great rival Steve Ovett and Coe led the final through 400m in a searing pace but he was not able to drop his rivals. Ovett passed Coe on the final bend but both of the British athletes were denied the top honour by the tall East German, Olaf Beyer, who outsprinted the two British athletes with Ovett talso taking Coe’s 800m record. Coe soon reclaimed this in London when he broke the 1:44 barrier for the first time, with a 1:43.97 PB. At Oslo on July 5, 1979, Coe smashed the 800m world record, clocking 1:42.33 and 12 days later, he returned to the Norwegian capital to post another world record. This time, the one-mile mark was beaten with 3:48.95 and then one month later at the Weltklasse in Zurich, Coe firmly established himself as the world’s supreme middle distance runner with a 1500m itime of 3:32.03, another world record. His CV was made all the more impressive with a 46.87 400m PB to finish second at the AAA Championships as well as a 45.5 relay leg at the European Cup. Coe was ranked first at both distances by Track & Field News and remains the only athlete in history to hold top position at both events. Coe was also voted as the unprecedented Athlete of the Year by Athletics Weekly and Track & Field News. Back in Norway for the Bislett Games in Oslo on July 1, Coe smashed the 1000m world record (2:13.40), to put him in high spirits for an 800m/1500m double at the Olympic Games in Moscow. Coe was expected to win the 800m with ease but Coe ran what he described as “the worst tactical race of my life”, and that mistake allowed Ovett to get the better of Coe for the second successive championships. After silver in the 800m, redemption came in the 1500m, when Coe took the title with a 52.2 last lap, relegating Ovett to third and only 13 days after those Games, Coe attempted to break his world 1500m record in Zurich, but was an agonising 0.16 shy of his world record. Coe’s 1500m was broken just two weeks later by Ovett, who ran 3:31.36 in Koblenz. Coe’s 1981 season was by far his most successful in terms of records. At RAF Cosford, Coe set a world indoor best of 1:46.0 for 800m, but this was just a prelude to his outdoor successes and arguably his most memorable performance of his career was that marvellous 800m world record in Florence on June 10, where he became the first athlete to crack the 1:42-barrier with a world record of 1:41.73. Coe is still one of only three athletes to have cracked the 1:42 barrier (the other s are Wilson Kipketer and Joaquim Cruz). Also that year, Coe improved the 1000m record to 2:12.18 at the Bislett Games, and those figures stood until Kenya’s future Olympic champion Noah Ngeny improved the mark to 2:11.96 in 1999 but this still remains a British and European record. One month later, Coe set two further mile records. In Zurich, August 19, Coe clocked 3:48.53 at the Weltklasse Meeting, before taking more than a second off that mark nine-days later at the Ivo Van Damme Memorial with a 3:47.33 record. His only failed bid was a 1500m race in Stockholm in July, when his chances were ruined with a 1:49 opening 800m, which resulted in a 3:31.95 clocking. Despite being beaten by Peter Elliot at the AAA Championships in 1984, Coe was selected for both the 800m and the 1500m for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles and for the second successive Olympics, Coe was forced into silver in his specialist event by Cruz, before returning to defend his 1500m title, defeating the world champion Steve Cram, to become the only male athlete in history to defend his 1500m crown.

Best known performances

Event PB 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Event 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 1990 1989 1988 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Event 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 400 46.87 400 400 46.87 500 62.4 500 500 62.4 600 1:15.0 600 1:18.33i 1:15.0 600 1:15.4 1:16.2 800 1:41.73 800 1:47.24 1:43.38 1:43.93 1:44.10 1:43.07 1:43.64 1:43.80 1:44.48 1:41.73 800 1:44.7 1:42.33 1:43.97 1:44.95 1:47.7 1000 2:12.18 1000 2:21.0 2:14.90 2:18.58i 2:12.18 1000 2:13.40 1200 2:48.10 1200 2:48.10 1200 1500 3:29.77 1500 3:34.05 3:35.72 3:29.77 3:32.13 3:32.39 3:35.17 3:31.95 1500 3:32.19 3:32.03 3:45.2 Mile 3:47.33 Mile 3:49.22 3:52.93 3:47.33 Mile 3:48.95 2000 4:58.84 2000 4:58.84 2000 Event PB 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Event 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 1990 1989 1988 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Event 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 3000 7:54.32i 3000 7:54.32i 3000 1M 6:00 6:09 6:00 1M 1M

Performances	Submit
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 2017 2018
Default Date (Latest first) Date (Earliest first) Event Position Age Graded Points

2018 V60 Unattached
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1M	6:09	c			6	O			London	Vitality Westminster Mile	27 May 18
6.8KXC	33:05				334	Open			Seville, ESP	Cross Internacional de Itálica	21 Jan 18
2017 V60 Unattached
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1M	6:00			6:04	7	OlympianM		1	London	Vitality Westminster Mile	28 May 17
3KL	NT								Monaco, FRA	Herculis Relay	12 Mar 17
1990 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:47.24				6				Auckland, NZL	Commonwealth Games	1 Feb 90
800	1:47.66				1	1			Sydney, AUS	-	14 Jan 90
800	1:47.67				4	s1			Auckland, NZL	Commonwealth Games	29 Jan 90
800	1:49.83				2	h1			Auckland, NZL	Commonwealth Games	29 Jan 90
1000	2:21.0				1				Hobart, AUS	-	4 Jan 90
1989 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:43.38				1				Berne, SUI	Arena	29 Aug 89
800	1:45.13				4				Cologne, GER	-	20 Aug 89
800	1:45.70				1				Crystal Palace	McVit/SFBf	15 Sep 89
800	1:45.97				1				Rovereto, ITA	-	21 Jul 89
800	1:46.04				1				Viareggio, ITA	-	2 Aug 89
800	1:46.60				1				Belgrade, YUG	-	4 Jun 89
800	1:46.83				1				Birmingham	vFRG,URS,USA inc. AAA Relays	24 Jun 89
800	1:47.2				1				Enfield	-	20 May 89
1500	3:34.05				2				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	16 Aug 89
1500	3:35.79				2				Barcelona, ESP	WP	9 Sep 89
1500	3:41.38				1				Birmingham	AAA & WAAA Championships	13 Aug 89
1988 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:43.93				2				Koblenz, GER	R-W	28 Aug 88
1500	3:35.72				3				Rieti, ITA	Invitational	31 Aug 88
1986 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.10				1				Crystal Palace	PTG/GP	11 Jul 86
800	1:44.17				2				Stockholm, SWE	Dagens Nyheter Galan	1 Jul 86
800	1:44.28				1				Crystal Palace	McVit	12 Sep 86
800	1:44.50				1				Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	28 Aug 86
800	1:47.10				3	s2			Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	27 Aug 86
800	1:47.64				1	h4			Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	26 Aug 86
800	1:47.9				1				Enfield	Middlesex County Championships	17 May 86
800	1:48.07				3	s2			Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	28 Jul 86
800	1:51	e			1	h1			Enfield	Middlesex County Championships	17 May 86
800	1:53.13				1	h2			Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	28 Jul 86
800	DNS				-				Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	31 Jul 86
1000	2:14.90				1				Haringey	Beverley Baxter Trophy	16 Jul 86
1200	2:48.10	+			m				Rieti, ITA	Invitational	7 Sep 86
1500	3:29.77				1				Rieti, ITA	Invitational	7 Sep 86
1500	3:34.32				1				Hengelo, NED	-	27 Jun 86
1500	3:39.03				2	h1			Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	29 Aug 86
1500	3:41.67				2				Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	31 Aug 86
3000	7:54.32	i			1				Cosford	EvUSA	8 Mar 86
1985 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:43.07				2				Cologne, GER	ASV	25 Aug 85
800	1:44.0				1				Enfield	Middlesex Championships	18 May 85
800	1:44.34				1				Crystal Palace	PTG/GP	19 Jul 85
1500	3:32.13				2				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	21 Aug 85
Mile	3:49.22				3				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	27 Jul 85
1984 SEN Haringey
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:43.64				2				Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	6 Aug 84
800	1:43.84				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	28 Jun 84
800	1:45.51				1	s2			Los Angeles, USA	Olympic Games	5 Aug 84
800	1:45.71				1	h1			Los Angeles, USA	Olympic Games	3 Aug 84
800	1:46.75				3	q2			Los Angeles, USA	Olympic Games	4 Aug 84
1500	3:32.39				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	22 Aug 84
1500	3:32.53				1				Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	11 Aug 84
1500	3:35.81				3	s1			Los Angeles, USA	Olympic Games	10 Aug 84
1500	3:45.30				2	h2			Los Angeles, USA	Olympic Games	9 Aug 84
1983 SEN Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
600	1:18.33	i+"			m				Cosford	EvUSA	12 Mar 83
800	1:43.80				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	28 Jun 83
800	1:44.91	i			1				Cosford	EvUSA	12 Mar 83
800	1:44.99				1				Loughborough	LCvAAA	12 Jun 83
1000	2:18.58	i			1				Oslo, NOR	EvNOR	19 Mar 83
1500	3:35.17				2				Paris, FRA	BNP	24 Jun 83
1500	3:42.60	i			1				Cosford	vFRA	12 Feb 83
Mile	3:52.93				2				London	-	23 Jul 83
1982 SEN Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.48				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	18 Aug 82
800	1:46.68				2				Athens, GRE	European Championships	8 Sep 82
800	1:47.98				1	s2			Athens, GRE	European Championships	7 Sep 82
800	1:48.66				1	h1			Athens, GRE	European Championships	6 Sep 82
2000	4:58.84				1				Bordeaux, FRA	Bordeaux Invitational	5 Jun 82
1981 SEN Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
600	1:15.0	+			m				Florence, ITA	CdF	10 Jun 81
800	1:41.73				1				Florence, ITA	CdF	10 Jun 81
800	1:44.06				1				Crystal Palace	EvBEL,ETH,USA	3 Jun 81
800	1:46.0	i			1				Cosford	vGDR	11 Feb 81
1000	2:12.18				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	11 Jul 81
1500	3:31.95				1				Stockholm, SWE	Dagens Nyheter Galan	7 Jul 81
1500	3:32.94	+			m				Brussels, BEL	VD-1M	28 Aug 81
Mile	3:47.33				1				Brussels, BEL	VD/IAAFG	28 Aug 81
Mile	3:48.53				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	19 Aug 81
1980 SEN Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.7				1				Hull	Northern Counties	7 Jun 80
800	1:45.85				2				Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	26 Jul 80
800	1:45.9				1				Crystal Palace	IAC	8 Aug 80
800	1:46.61				1	s3			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	25 Jul 80
800	1:48.44				1	h4			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	24 Jul 80
1000	2:13.40				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	1 Jul 80
1500	3:32.19				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	13 Aug 80
1500	3:38.40				1				Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	1 Aug 80
1500	3:39.34				1	sf			Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	31 Jul 80
1500	3:40.05				2	h			Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	30 Jul 80
1979 SEN Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	46.87				2				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	14 Jul 79
600	1:15.4	+			m				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	5 Jul 79
800	1:42.33				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	5 Jul 79
1500	3:32.03				1				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	15 Aug 79
1500	3:32.8	+			m				Oslo, NOR	Oslo Games	17 Jul 79
Mile	3:48.95				1				Oslo, NOR	Oslo Games	17 Jul 79
1978 U23 Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
500	62.4	+			m				Prague, CZE	European Championships	31 Aug 78
600	1:16.2	+			m				Prague, CZE	European Championships	31 Aug 78
800	1:43.97				1				Crystal Palace	IAC	15 Sep 78
800	1:44.25				1				Brussels, BEL	VD	18 Aug 78
800	1:44.76				3				Prague, CZE	European Championships	31 Aug 78
800	1:46.82				1	h4			Prague, CZE	European Championships	29 Aug 78
800	1:47.44				1	s1			Prague, CZE	European Championships	30 Aug 78
1977 U23 Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.95				2				Crystal Palace	IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting	9 Sep 77
800	1:46.54	i			1				San Sebastian, ESP	European Indoor Championships	13 Mar 77
800	1:48.2	i			1	h4			San Sebastian, ESP	European Indoor Championships	12 Mar 77
800	1:50.5	i			1	s2			San Sebastian, ESP	European Indoor Championships	12 Mar 77
1976 U23 Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:47.7				1				Stretford	BMC	8 Aug 76
1975 U20 Hallamshire
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:45.2	a			3				Athens (NF), GRE	European Junior Championships	23 Aug 75
1500	3:48.8	a			4	h1			Athens (NF), GRE	European Junior Championships	22 Aug 75

Total Performances: 106

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