Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe,
Born: Sep 29, 1956 AD
Currently alive, at 51 years of age.
Nationality: British
Categories: Track and Field Athlete
Currently alive, at 51 years of age.
Nationality: British
Categories: Track and Field Athlete
1956 - Born on the 29th of September in Chiswick, London.
1977 - Coe studied economics and social history at Loughborough University and won his first major race - an 800-metre event at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián, Spain.
1972 - He first ran against Ovett in a schools cross country race.
1978 - Neither won, nor did they win in their first major encounter in the European Championships Prague in an 800 metre race, where Ovett was second and Coe finished third.
1980 - Coe broke Rick Wohlhuter's world record for 1,000-metres with a time of 2:13.40.
1981 - He managed to better with a sterling 2:12.18.
1986 - Coe won a gold medal over 800m at the European Championships in Stuttgart.
1992 - Coe became Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne.
1997 - The Conservative Party, but lost his seat in the general election.
2000 - He returned to politics for a short time as William Hague's 'chief of staff', having taken a life peerage.
2004 - Resignation of chairman Barbara Cassani, Coe became the chairman for the latter phase of the bid.
2005 - In December, Coe was given a Special award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for services to sport.
1977 - Coe studied economics and social history at Loughborough University and won his first major race - an 800-metre event at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián, Spain.
1972 - He first ran against Ovett in a schools cross country race.
1978 - Neither won, nor did they win in their first major encounter in the European Championships Prague in an 800 metre race, where Ovett was second and Coe finished third.
1980 - Coe broke Rick Wohlhuter's world record for 1,000-metres with a time of 2:13.40.
1981 - He managed to better with a sterling 2:12.18.
1986 - Coe won a gold medal over 800m at the European Championships in Stuttgart.
1992 - Coe became Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne.
1997 - The Conservative Party, but lost his seat in the general election.
2000 - He returned to politics for a short time as William Hague's 'chief of staff', having taken a life peerage.
2004 - Resignation of chairman Barbara Cassani, Coe became the chairman for the latter phase of the bid.
2005 - In December, Coe was given a Special award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards ceremony. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for services to sport.
Page last updated: 3:06pm, 08th May '07
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Running Free by Sebastian Coe (Paperback - Jun 1, 1985)  |
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Sebastian Coe: Coming Back by David Miller (Paperback - Jul 25, 1985) |
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Sebastian Coe: Born to Run : The Authorized Life in Athletics by David Miller (Hardcover - Aug 25, 1992) |
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Running for fitness by Sebastian Coe (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1983) |
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All-time Greats of British Athletics by Mel Watman (Paperback - Apr 30, 2006) |
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