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Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, KBE , (born 29 September 1956 in Chiswick , London ) is a Politician and former top-level Athlete from England . In his athletics career as a Middle Distance Runner , Coe won the 1500 M gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984 , and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records. Following his retirement from athletics, he served as a Conservative Party Member Of Parliament from 1992 - 97 , and became a Life Peer in 2000 . He was the head of the London Bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics and, after the International Olympic Committee announced London as the winning bid, became the chairman of the London Organising Committee For The Olympic Games (the organisation in charge of overseeing the Development Of The Games ). On 22nd August 2007, Lord Coe was elected a vice-president of the International Association Of Athletics Federations . ATHLETICS CAREER Coe won four Olympic medals and set eight outdoor and three indoor world records in Middle Distance Track Event s (and also participated in a world record relay). His rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s. Coe was born in West London , but was brought up in Sheffield attending Tapton and Abbeydale Grange schools. He joined Athletics team Hallamshire Harriers at the age of 12, and quickly became a middle-distance specialist. He was coached by his father, Peter Coe , who designed workouts specifically for his son. Coe studied economics and social history at Loughborough University and won his first major race in 1977 - an 800-metre event at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián , Spain . He first ran against Ovett in a schools . The most famous races between Ovett and Coe were in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, where each won the other's speciality, Ovett the 800 metres, and Coe the 1500 metres (Coe came in second in the 800, while Ovett took third in the 1500). It was Ovett's first defeat at either one mile or 1500 metres in three years and 45 races. The image of Coe crossing the finish line arms outstretched, eyes rolling and mouth agape was much reproduced. Coe broke magazine (an honour he had previously won in 1979). Although he had a short season in 1982, he still managed to rank number one in the world in the 800 metres and participate in a world record relay for the 4 x 800 metres. Coe, along with in Athens after being surprisingly out-kicked by Hans-Peter Ferner . Although 1983 started out promisingly enough, with world indoor records in the 800 metres (1:44.91, breaking his own WR of 1:46.0 from 1981) in Cosford, England and then in the 1,000 metres (2:18.58) in Oslo , Norway, along with promising early summer results in the 800 m, he spent most of the rest of the year battling health problems (and consequently had to skip the inaugural IAAF World Championships In Athletics ). After recovering from into second place. He remains the only person to win back to back Olympic 1500 metre titles. Following the race Cram made the often repeated quote ''"On the day there was only one man and on the day Seb Coe was that man"''. Cram exacted some measure of revenge the following summer when he beat both Coe and his world mile record at the Dream Mile event at the Bislett Stadium , Oslo, Norway. In 1986, Coe finally won a gold medal over 800m at the European Championships in Stuttgart, beating Tom McKean and Cram. It was his only 800m title at an international championship, although he had won the 800m at the 1981 World Cup and 1981 European Cup. He won the silver in the 1500 metres, behind Cram. 1986 also saw Coe set a personal best over 1500m with a 3:29.77 min performance in Rieti, Italy, becoming the fourth man in history to break 3:30 for the 1500m. For the fourth time in his career ('79,'81,'82,'86), Coe ended the year ranked number one in the world in the 800 metres. Two years later, in a highly controversial decision, he wasn't selected for the British team for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , thus denying him the chance to retain his 1500 metres title for a second time. The Daily Mirror ran a campaign entitled ''Coe Must Go'' in an attempt to change the British selctors' mind. The then President of the International Olympic Committee , Juan Antonio Samaranch , unsuccessfully tried to have the rules changed to ensure his inclusion under the Olympic flag. One scene in the 1981 film '' Chariots Of Fire '' recreates a race in which the runners attempt to round the perimeter of the Great Court at Trinity College , Cambridge in the time it takes the clock to double strike the hour at midday or midnight. Many have tried to run the 367 metres around the court in the 43 seconds that it takes to strike 12 o'clock. Known as the Great Court Run , students traditionally attempt to complete the circuit on the evening of the Matriculation Dinner . The only people believed to have actually completed the run in time are Lord Burghley in 1927, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram, whom Coe beat in a charity race in October 1988. LATER CAREER Coe became Member Of Parliament for Falmouth And Camborne in 1992, for the Conservative Party, but lost his seat in the 1997 General Election . He returned to politics for a short time as William Hague 's 'chief of staff', having taken a Life Peerage in 2000. During this time he tried his hand at a marathon, running a time of 2 hours and 58 minutes. When London announced its bid to hold the 2012 Olympics, Coe became an ambassador for the effort and a member of the board of the bid company. With the May 2004 resignation of chairman Barbara Cassani , Coe became the chairman for the latter phase of the bid. As Coe was a well-known personality in Olympic sport, it was felt he was better suited to the political schmoozing needed to secure the IOC's backing. Coe's presentation at the critical IOC meeting in July 2005 was viewed by commentators as being particularly effective, and the bid won the IOC's blessing on July 6 . It is widely felt that Coe could be a future President of the IOC. With his established credentials in sport throughout the Olympic world, he is seen as a passionate person who would be suited to the role. Although he has strongly denied it, he is considered a possible candidate for the 2008 London Mayoral election. It was considered he would also be a suitable candidate for the role of Chairman of UK Athletics, though he decided not to seek such a position. FIFA Coe was appointed the first chairman of FIFA 's new independent watchdog, FIFA's ethics commission. The commission will judge all cases alleging conflicts of interest and breaches of Fifa rules. FIFA president Sepp Blatter made the announcement in Zurich on September 15 2006 and said: "It is perhaps a surprise but it has been very well received. We have found an outstanding personality in the world of sport, a great personality in the Olympic movement." His appointment makes him one of the most senior Englishmen to work for FIFA. HELEN ROLLASON HEAL CANCER CHARITY The Lord Coe KBE is Patron of the Helen Rollason Heal Cancer Charity. As a well-known sportsman and former Olympic athlete he was an obvious choice to spearhead an organisation named after another well-known face in sport - Helen Rollason. He was also her friend. In spite of his many sporting commitments, particularly as chairman of the successful London bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, he still finds time for the Charity. He has been the Patron from the beginning and during that time he has seen the Charity open four cancer care centres and the Live Well Experience. Now many people, and their supporters, living with cancer have benefited from Helen's legacy. PERSONAL LIFE He is a worldwide ambassador for Nike and owns a string of health clubs with a membership of 20,000. Coe is a knowledgeable follower of a wide range of sports, including football (he is a season ticket holder at Chelsea Football Club ) and boxing (he was a steward for the British Boxing Board Of Control ), and has a very large collection of jazz records. He is a multimillionaire and a member of the East India Club in London. AWARDS Coe was appointed a Member Of The Order Of The British Empire in 1982 and an Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire in 1990. He was created a Life Peer in 2000 as Baron Coe, of Ranmore in the County of Surrey. In December 2005, Coe was given a Special award at the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year awards ceremony. He was appointed a Knight Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for services to sport. PERSONAL BESTS TRIVIA Coe was featured in the '' unwittingly accusing American blue-eyed soul singers Hall & Oates of not only being the same person but also of being child abusers. As a student in Loughborough in the late 1970s Coe lived in Coe Avenue . He was also regularly spotted at the time in The 300 Spartans Chip Shop. American Olympic 1500 athlete, Jim Spivey , is said to have named a son {Link without Title} after Coe. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS Interview with accomplished sports writer: Mohammed Bhana http://mobhana.com/?page_id=9
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