Club: Annan Gender: Male Age Group: V65 County: Sussex Region: Scotland Nation: England

Lead Coach: Unknown Previous Lead: Harry Wilson 1973-1989

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Revered as an all time great of global middle distance running Ovett set six world records and was nigh on unbeatable between 1977 and 1981. His great rivalry with Sebastian Coe-- not that they raced each other much at all-- elevated athletics to a level of popularity that at times rivalled Football(!). During the first half of his career Ovett was renowned for his unrivalled burst of acceleration with 200m to go during which he could win a race in a matter of strides, this was his preferred method of victory as he rarely attempted to lead from the front and go for fast times. As such the 1980 Olympic 800m final was very much run to suit him-- whilst the 1500m later in the week was not. He had a thirteen year span between winning European junior and Commonwealth titles and his range of excellence from 200m to half marathon was unmatched by any athlete. In 2014 he lost his last British record, being succeeded as two mile record holder by Mo Farah after thirty six years.

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 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1984 1983 1982 Event 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1970 200 21.7 200 200 21.7 400 47.5 400 400 48.7 47.5 48.4 51.6 600 1:16.0 600 600 1:16.0 1:18.5 1:19.5 800 1:44.09 800 1:48.16 1:44.81 1:45.25 800 1:45.50 1:44.91 1:44.09 1:45.44 1:46.09 1:45.77 1:47.34 1:52.5 2:00.0 1000 2:15.91 1000 1000 2:15.91 2:19.16 2:20.1 2:20.0 2:29.2 1500 3:30.77 1500 3:45.33 3:37.40 3:36.90 3:33.78 3:34.50 3:30.77 1500 3:31.57 3:31.36 3:32.11 3:35.59 3:34.45 3:37.89 3:39.5 3:44.8 Mile 3:48.40 Mile 3:59.66 3:52.99 3:50.49 Mile 3:48.40 3:48.8 3:49.57 3:52.8 3:54.69 3:57.00 3:59.4 4:00.0 2000 4:57.71 2000 5:01.47 4:57.71 2000 4:57.82 3000 7:41.3 3000 8:07.28 7:59.6i 7:53.49 7:44.83 7:43.87 3000 7:43.4 7:41.3 Event PB 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Event 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1984 1983 1982 Event 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1970 2Miles 8:13.51 2Miles 8:24.05 2Miles 8:25.52 8:13.51 5000 13:20.06 5000 13:23.19 13:20.06 5000 13:27.87 13:27.87 13:25.0 8K 22:24 8K 22:24 8K 10K 28:16 10K 28:16 10K HM 65:38 HM HM 65:38

Performances	Submit
1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
Default Date (Latest first) Date (Earliest first) Event Position Age Graded Points

1991 V35 Annan
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	8:07.28				1				Cardiff	Twin Cities Match	18 May 91
1990 SEN Annan
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:45.33				3	h1			Birmingham	AAA & WAAA Championships	3 Aug 90
3000	7:59.6	i			2				Cosford	-	12 Dec 90
1989 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:48.16				4				New Delhi, IND	-	20 Sep 89
1500	3:37.40				4				La Coruna, ESP	-	25 Jul 89
1500	3:38.44				1				Kvarnsveden, SWE	-	27 Jun 89
1500	3:39.8				1				Palermo, ITA	-	1 Jul 89
1500	3:40.05				12				Seville, ESP	-	20 Jun 89
1500	3:40.99				3				New Delhi, IND	-	19 Sep 89
Mile	3:59.66				10				Crystal Palace	McVit/SFBf	15 Sep 89
3000	7:53.49				1				Västerås, SWE	-	29 Jun 89
1988 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:36.90				7				Hengelo, NED	Adrien Paulen Memorial	14 Aug 88
1987 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
3000	7:44.83				1				Belfast	-	20 Jul 87
2Miles	8:24.05				3				London	-	14 Aug 87
5000	13:23.19				2				La Coruna, ESP	-	5 Aug 87
5000	13:28.68				6	h2			Rome, ITA	IAAF World Championships	4 Sep 87
5000	13:33.49				10				Rome, ITA	IAAF World Championships	6 Sep 87
1986 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:33.78				1				Koblenz, FRG	-	6 Aug 86
1500	3:34.50				1				Paris, FRA	-	22 Jul 86
Mile	3:52.99				1				Cork, IRL	-	8 Jul 86
2000	5:01.47				1				Seville, ESP	Invitational	24 May 86
5000	13:20.06				1				Belfast	UlsG	30 Jun 86
5000	13:24.11				1				Edinburgh	Commonwealth Games	31 Jul 86
5000	13:31.24				6	h1			Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	28 Aug 86
5000	DNF				-				Stuttgart, GER	European Championships	31 Aug 86
8K	22:24				1				Oxford	Gaymers	11 May 86
1984 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.81				4	s1			Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	5 Aug 84
800	1:45.72				2	q3			Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	4 Aug 84
800	1:46.66				2	h5			Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	3 Aug 84
800	1:52.28				8				Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	6 Aug 84
1500	3:34.50				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	28 Jun 84
1500	3:36.55				4	s2			Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	10 Aug 84
1500	3:49.23				1	h3			Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	9 Aug 84
1500	DNF				DNF				Los Angeles CA, USA	Olympic Games	11 Aug 84
1983 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:45.25				2				Brussels, BEL	Ivo Van Damme Memorial	26 Aug 83
1500	3:30.77				1				Rieti, ITA	Invitational	4 Sep 83
1500	3:32.95				1				Koblenz, GER	R-W	31 Aug 83
1500	3:33.81				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	28 Jun 83
1500	3:36.26				2	s2			Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	13 Aug 83
1500	3:39.00				2	h3			Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	12 Aug 83
1500	3:42.34				4				Helsinki, FIN	IAAF World Championships	14 Aug 83
Mile	3:50.49				1				Oslo, NOR	NorG	23 Aug 83
Mile	3:52.71				2				Crystal Palace	IAC	9 Sep 83
10K	28:16				4				Battersea Park	Rank	4 Dec 83
1982 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
2000	4:57.71				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	7 Jul 82
3000	7:43.87				2				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	26 Jun 82
1981 SEN Brighton Phoenix
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:31.57				1				Budapest, HUN	BCGP	29 Jul 81
1500	3:31.95				1				Milan, ITA	Milan Invitational	8 Jul 81
1500	3:32.9	+			m				Koblenz, GER	R-W-1M	26 Aug 81
1500	3:34.63				1				Bergen, NOR	-	3 Aug 81
1500	3:34.95				1				Rome, ITA	World Cup	5 Sep 81
Mile	3:48.40				1				Koblenz, GER	R-W	26 Aug 81
Mile	3:49.25				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	11 Jul 81
Mile	3:49.66				1				Lausanne, SUI	Athl	14 Jul 81
Mile	3:50.23				2				Rieti, ITA	Invitational	9 Sep 81
2Miles	8:25.52				1				London	-	11 Sep 81
1980 SEN Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:45.50				1				Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	26 Jul 80
800	1:46.55				1	s1			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	25 Jul 80
800	1:48.39				1	h1			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	24 Jul 80
1500	3:31.36				1				Koblenz, GER	R-W	27 Aug 80
1500	3:32.09				1				Oslo, NOR	Oslo Games	15 Jul 80
1500	3:32.7	+			m				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	1 Jul 80
1500	3:35.23				1				Crystal Palace	Rotary Watches	26 Jun 80
1500	3:36.80				1	h4			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	30 Jul 80
1500	3:38.99				3				Moscow, RUS	Olympic Games	1 Aug 80
1500	3:43.09				1	s1			Moscow, URS	Olympic Games	31 Jul 80
Mile	3:48.8				1				Oslo, NOR	Bislett Games	1 Jul 80
Mile	3:51.56				1				Brussels, BEL	Ivo Van Damme	22 Aug 80
Mile	3:52.84				1				London	-	25 Aug 80
5000	13:27.87				2				Crystal Palace	IAC	8 Aug 80
1979 SEN Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
600	1:16.0				1				Crystal Palace	Inv/SCAAA Open	15 Aug 79
800	1:44.91				2				Cologne, GER	-	19 Aug 79
1000	2:15.91				1				Koblenz, GER	R-W	6 Sep 79
1500	3:32.11				1				Brussels, BEL	VD	4 Sep 79
1500	3:34.0	+			m				Crystal Palace	Rotary Watches International Invitation	31 Aug 79
Mile	3:49.57				1				Crystal Palace	Rotary Watches International Invitation	31 Aug 79
Mile	3:55.3				1				Crystal Palace	IAC / Coca Cola Match	14 Sep 79
5000	13:27.87				2				Crystal Palace	LFB/BMC/IAC	8 Aug 79
5000	13:31.94				1				Budapest, HUN	-	11 Aug 79
1978 SEN Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:44.09				2				Prague, CZE	European Championships	31 Aug 78
800	1:45.38				1				Turku, FIN	Paavo Nurmi	27 Jul 78
800	1:46.51				1	s2			Prague, CZE	European Championships	30 Aug 78
800	1:47.80				1	h1			Prague, CZE	European Championships	29 Aug 78
1500	3:35.59				1				Prague, CZE	European Championships	3 Sep 78
1500	3:35.8				1				Oslo, NOR	Oslo Games	3 Aug 78
1500	3:42.94				1	h2			Prague, CZE	European Championships	1 Sep 78
Mile	3:52.8				1				Stovner, NOR	-	20 Sep 78
Mile	3:55.7				1				Dublin, IRL	-	12 Jul 78
2000	4:57.82				1				Crystal Palace	SCAAA Invitational	3 Jun 78
3000	7:43.4	+			m				Crystal Palace	IAC	15 Sep 78
2Miles	8:13.51				1				Crystal Palace	IAC	15 Sep 78
XC	37:49				1				Derby	Inter Counties	21 Jan 78
ZXC	42:24				4	SM			Roundhay Park, Leeds	English National Cross-Country Championships	4 Mar 78
1977 U23 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
1500	3:34.45				1				Dusseldorf, GER	WP	3 Sep 77
1500	3:37.5				1				Cwmbran	UK Championships	12 Jun 77
1500	3:44.94				1				Helsinki, FIN	European Cup	13 Aug 77
Mile	3:54.69				1				Crystal Palace	Debenhams International Games	26 Jun 77
Mile	3:56.6				1				Crystal Palace	IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting	9 Sep 77
3000	7:41.3				1				Wattenscheid, GER	Invitational	23 Sep 77
5000	13:25.0				2				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	30 Jul 77
5000	13:53.4				1				Middleton, IRL	-	7 Jul 77
HM	65:38				1				Dartford	Dartford Half Marathon	20 Aug 77
1976 U23 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
600	1:18.5				1				Crystal Palace	BMC	12 May 76
800	1:45.44				5				Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	25 Jul 76
800	1:45.50				5				Zurich, SUI	Weltklasse	18 Aug 76
800	1:46.14				3	s1			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	24 Jul 76
800	1:48.27				1	h3			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	23 Jul 76
800	1:48.27				1	h			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	23 Jul 76
1000	2:19.16				2				Nice, FRA	-	16 Aug 76
1500	3:37.89				1	h			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	29 Jul 76
1500	3:39.64				1				Crystal Palace	Olympic Trials	12 Jun 76
1500	3:40.34				6	s1			Montreal, CAN	Olympic Games	30 Jul 76
1975 U23 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
200	21.7				1	B			Barking	British Athletics League Division 4	26 Jul 75
400	48.7				1				Barking	British Athletics League Division 4	26 Jul 75
800	1:46.09				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	2 Aug 75
800	1:46.56				1				Nice	European Cup	17 Aug 75
1500	3:39.5				6	m			Stockholm,SWE	Dagens Nyheter Galan	30 Jun 75
Mile	3:57.00				8				Stockholm,SWE	Dagens Nyheter Galan	30 Jun 75
ZXC	32:06				1				Luton	English National Cross-Country Champs	1 Mar 75
1974 U20 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	47.5								Crystal Palace	Southern CAA Junior	15 Jun 74
800	1:45.77				2				Rome, ITA	European Championships	4 Sep 74
800	1:46.8				1				Warsaw, POL	Great Britain V Poland, Canada	30 Jun 74
800	1:46.84				1				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	13 Jul 74
800	1:47.0				2	h2			Rome, ITA	European Championships	2 Sep 74
800	1:47.1				1	s1			Rome, ITA	European Championships	3 Sep 74
1000	2:20.1				3				Gateshead	Gateshead Games	3 Aug 74
Mile	3:59.4				1				Haringey	BMC Brigg Mile	17 Jul 74
1973 U20 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
800	1:47.34				6				Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	14 Jul 73
800	1:47.44				2	h3			Crystal Palace	AAA Championships	13 Jul 73
800	1:47.53				1				Duisburg, GER	European Junior Championships	26 Aug 73
800	1:49.60				1	s2			Duisburg, GER	European Junior Championships	25 Aug 73
800	1:52.82				1	h2			Duisburg, GER	European Junior Championships	24 Aug 73
1000	2:20.0				1				Crystal Palace	LFB	17 Aug 73
1500	3:44.8	+			m				Motspur Park	BMC City Charity Mile	25 Jul 73
1500	3:51.6				1				Crystal Palace	Southern U20 & U17 Championships	16 Jun 73
Mile	4:00.0				2	A			Motspur Park	BMC City Charity Mile	25 Jul 73
1972 U17 Brighton & Hove
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	48.4				1				Crystal Palace	LondvSC	20 Aug 72
600	1:19.5				2				Newham	NhFM	26 Apr 72
800	1:52.5				1				Brighton	Sussex Schools Championships	17 Jun 72
1000	2:29.2				2				Crystal Palace	BMC	29 Mar 72
1970 U15
Event	Perf				Pos				Venue	Meeting	Date
400	51.6				1				Brighton	Sussex Schools Championships	13 Jun 70
800	2:00.0				1				Walton	Walton Open	16 May 70

Total Performances: 142

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