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Sebastian Coe

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Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, (born 29 September 1956), often referred to as Seb Coe, is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired track and field athlete. As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set nine 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastian Coe is the 243rd most popular athlete (down from 96th in 2019), the 2,459th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,650th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sebastian Coe ranks 243 out of 6,025. Before him are Lina Radke, Herma Bauma, Haile Gebrselassie, David Hall, Dallas Long, and Janusz Kusociński. After him are Lauri Virtanen, Bobby Morrow, Helge Løvland, Carlos Lopes, Éva Székely, and Jüri Tarmak.

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Among people born in 1956, Sebastian Coe ranks 159. Before him are Zinaida Greceanîi, K. A. Applegate, Saadeddine Othmani, Zlatko Kranjčar, Brian Robertson, and Lesley Manville. After him are Kenny G, David Alan Grier, Park Won-soon, Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Kim Jong-hun, and Tim Russ.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Coe ranks 2,460 out of 8,785. Before him are David Gill (1843), Arthur Holmes (1890), John Cleland (1709), Gavin Rossdale (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), and Clifford Edmund Bosworth (1928). After him are Francis Beaumont (1584), Carl Palmer (1950), Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1758), Martin Fowler (1963), Tessa Jowell (1947), and Albert Austin (1881).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Sebastian Coe ranks 13. Before him are Ken Matthews (1934), David Jacobs (1888), John Rimmer (1878), Don Thompson (1933), George S. Robertson (1872), and Thomas Hicks (1876). After him are Roger Bannister (1929), Harold Abrahams (1899), Bill Roberts (1912), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Edwin Flack (1873), and John Ainsworth-Davis (1895).

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