Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH KBE FRIBA, often referred to as Seb Coe or Lord Coe, is a British politician and former track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Lord 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...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 September 1956
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The Olympics are a world apart from racing for a record. You put out of your mind pretty much what anyone else doing in the race.
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Some people found it difficult to understand my relationship with my father, but that may have been because they couldn't get beyond their relationship with their own parents.
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During my first Olympics in 1980, at the age of 23, I was physically in great condition but mentally too inexperienced to cope comfortably in the pressure cooker of an Olympic year.
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The Cabinet was a very important staging post for us
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This city provides a wonderful global platform to promote the Olympic movement particularly to a young audience.
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When I moved to Sheffield and went to a secondary modern in the Seventies, there were certain challenges: if you've got a name like Sebastian, you either learn to fight or to run.
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I'm probably one of the few people who can say I did all three types of state sector schooling.
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I'm not sure there are enough coaches in the system that can take young talent and consistently get them into the top five in the world.
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Interviewing Hugh McIlvanney, I got to read lots of his stuff again. I'm a big fan of his writing.
Charlie Parker was a genius, as was Lester Young.
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Good running is the ability to have a very well defined on-board computer. The ability to judge distances when running in traffic.
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I joined the local athletics club when I was 12, that's what I did. I did it of my own volition.
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In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.
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I am particularly delighted that so many of the members of the evaluation commission are on this team. They already have a great insight about our plans, aspirations and visions.