Sebastian Coe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Sebastian Coe

British athlete and politician

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1956

Place of Birth: London

Profession: politician, athletics competitor, middle-distance runner, autobiographer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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About Sebastian Coe

  • Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe or Lord Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete.
  • As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 metres gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984.
  • He set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events – including, in 1979, setting three world records in the space of 41 days – and the world record he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained unbroken until 1997.
  • Coe's rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s.Following Coe's retirement from athletics, he was a member of parliament for the Conservative Party from 1992 to 1997 for Falmouth in Cornwall, and became a Life Peer on 16 May 2000. He headed the successful London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and became chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
  • In 2007, he was elected a vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and re-elected for another four-year term in 2011.
  • In August 2015, he was elected president of the IAAF.In 2012, Coe was appointed Pro-Chancellor at Loughborough University where he had been an undergraduate, and is also a member of the University's governing body.
  • He was of one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the IAAF Hall of Fame.
  • In November 2012, he was appointed chairman of the British Olympic Association.
  • Coe was presented with the Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December 2012.

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