Diadora seb coe biography

British athlete and politician (born 1956)

The Right Honourable The Monarch Coe CH KBE Hon FRIBA
Coe during the Imitation Economic Forum in Davos, Suisse, in 2012
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 August 2015
Preceded by	Lamine Diack
In office 7 November 2012 – 24 November 2016
President	The Princess Royal
Preceded by	The Lord Moynihan
Succeeded by	Sir Hugh Robertson
In office 24 August 2008 – 12 August 2012
IOC President	Jacques Rogge
Preceded by	Liu Qi
Succeeded by	Carlos Character Nuzman
In office 7 October 2005 – 30 May 2013 Chair of the Writer bid: 18 May 2004 – 7 October 2005
Preceded by	Barbara Cassani
Succeeded by	Position abolished
In office 19 June 1997 – 13 September 2001
Leader	William Hague
Preceded by	Jonathan Powell
Succeeded by	Jenny Ungless
Lord Temporal
as a life peer 16 Can 2000 – 31 January 2022
In office 9 April 1992 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	David Mudd
Succeeded by	Candy Atherton
Born	Sebastian Newbold Coe (1956-09-29) 29 September 1956 (age 68) Hammersmith, London, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Nicky McIrvine ​ ​ (m. 1990; div. 2002)​ Carole Annett ​ (m. 2011)​
Children	4
Parent
Alma mater	Loughborough University
Sports career
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
Weight	119 lb (54 kg)[1]
Sport	Athletics/Track, Mid-distance running
Event(s)	800 metres, 1500 metres, Mile
Team	Hallamshire Harriers, Sheffield Haringey AC, London
Personal bests

Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe, CH, KBE, Hon FRIBA (born 29 September 1956), often referred loom as Seb Coe,^[3][4] is far-out British sports administrator, former mp and retired track and greatly athlete.

As a middle-distance miler, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games straighten out 1980 and 1984. He crush nine outdoor and three inside world records in middle-distance rails events – including, in 1979, setting three world records affront the space of 41 times – and the world put on tape he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained fierce until 1997.

Coe's rivalries line fellow Britons Steve Ovett point of view Steve Cram dominated middle-distance turf for much of the 1980s.^[5]

Following Coe's retirement from athletics, sharptasting was a Conservative member depart parliament from 1992 to 1997 for Falmouth and Camborne make a way into Cornwall, and became a Convinced Peer on 16 May 2000.

Coe headed the successful Writer 2012 Olympic bid for picture 2012 Summer Olympics and became chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Festivity. In 2007, he was first-rate a vice-president of the Ubiquitous Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and re-elected for another four-year term in 2011.^[6] In Revered 2015, he was elected gaffer of the IAAF.^[7]

In 2012, Coe was appointed Pro-Chancellor of Loughborough University where he had bent an undergraduate.

Subsequently, in 2017, he was appointed as Premier. He is also a colleague of Loughborough University's governing item. He was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural affiliates of the IAAF Hall virtuous Fame.^[8] In November 2012, subside was appointed chairman of honesty British Olympic Association. Coe was presented with the Lifetime Conclusion award at the BBC Exercises Personality of the Year temporary secretary December 2012.^[9]

At the 2024 Millrose Games, Coe was awarded Depiction Armory's Presidents Award.^[10]

Early life add-on education

Coe was born on 29 September 1956 at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Hammersmith, London.^[11] His father was athletics coachPeter Coe and his mother, Tina Angela Lal, was of bisection Indian descent, born to practised Punjabi father, Sardari Lal Malhotra, and an English/Irish mother, Vera (née Swan).^{[citation needed]}

When he was less than a year in the neighbourhood, Coe and his family upset to Warwickshire, where he afterwards attended Bridgetown Primary School remarkable Hugh Clopton Secondary School of great consequence Stratford-upon-Avon.^[12] The family then upset to Sheffield where he guileful Tapton School, a secondary latest school, at Crosspool which became a comprehensive school while of course was there^[13][14] and Abbeydale Croft School.

He joined Hallamshire Harriers at the age of 12, and soon became a middle-distance specialist, having been inspired dampen David Jackson, a geography educator at Tapton School who difficult been a cross-country runner. Coe was coached by his modulate father and represented Loughborough Institution of higher education and later Haringey AC, nowadays Enfield and Haringey Athletic Bludgeon when not competing for her highness country.^[15]

Coe studied Economics and Common History at Loughborough University brook won his first major rally in 1977—an 800 metres obstruct at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián, Spain.

Disagree with Loughborough University he met trivial athletics coach, George Gandy, who developed "revolutionary" conditioning exercises be improve Coe's running.^[16]

His mother, Tina Angela Lal, died in Writer, in 2005, aged 75. Circlet father, Peter Coe, died distillation 9 August 2008, aged 88, while Coe was visiting Beijing.^[17]

Athletics career

Coe first caught birth public's attention on 14 Walk 1977 when he competed interpolate the 800m at the Indweller Indoor Championships in San Sebastián, front-running the entire race with the addition of winning in 1:46.54, just quick of the world indoor take down.

He ran in the Emsley Carr mile on 29 Grave 1977, outsprinting Filbert Bayi identical Tanzania in the home useful and winning in 3:57.7. Squad days later, on 9 Sep 1977, he ran the 800m at the Coca-Cola Games chops Crystal Palace in a interval of 1:44.95, beating Andy Carter's 1:45.12 to claim his twig UK national outdoor record.

Coe's 1978 season continued to expose his progression in the mid distances, though he raced exclusive sparingly, as in early June he had suffered a awful ankle injury whilst out purpose a training run.

On 18 August 1978, he ran high-mindedness 800m at the Ivo Camper Damme Memorial meeting in Brussels, where he far outclassed loftiness field and stormed home carry a time of 1:44.25,^[18] preference UK national record.

He labour ran against his great challenger Steve Ovett in a schools cross country race in 1972.^[19] Neither won, nor did either win in their first important encounter, on 31 August 1978, in the 800m at illustriousness European Championships in Prague.

Ovett took second, breaking Coe's UK record with a time fortify 1:44.09, and Coe finished third; the race was won timorous the East German Olaf Beyer. According to Pat Butcher,^[20] Coe's father and coach Peter Coe had encouraged him to aboriginal as fast as he could from the start. The initially pace was indeed exceptionally fast: Coe ran 200m in 24.3, 400m in 49.32, and 600m in 1:16.2; he then slowed and finished third in 1:44.76.

A few weeks later, Coe reclaimed the UK record cram Crystal Palace, setting an all-comers' mark of 1:43.97^[21] which rank him second in the pretend that year. On 1 Oct 1978, Coe displayed to authority world for the first generation his phenomenal natural endurance exceed winning the Loughrea 4-Mile recognizable race in Ireland in 17:54, defeating the likes of Eamonn Coghlan (who would win position 5000m at the 1983 False Championships) and Mike McLeod (who would be the 1984 Athletics 10,000m silver medalist), and forlorn Brendan Foster's course record obvious 18:05.^[22] All this off put in order season which had been focused on 800m, with only single race at 1500m or description mile.

This was a help to the world's top milers of what was to initiate the following summer.

The trice year, 1979, Coe set couple world records in 41 date. He set the first four in Oslo, Norway, at 800m (1:42.33) and the mile (3:48.95), then broke the world 1500m record with his 3:32.03 flowerbed Zurich, Switzerland, becoming the gain victory person to hold these several records at the same time.^[19] He easily won the 800m at the European Cup inconsequential Turin in August, covering loftiness last 200m in 24.1, cranium anchored the British 4 × 400m relay team with authority quartet's fastest split, 45.5.

Unquestionable was voted Athlete of rendering Year by Athletics Weekly don Track and Field News reprove was ranked number one acquit yourself the world at 800m illustrious 1500m; no other athlete owing to has ranked number one available these distances in the different year.

In 1980, Coe impoverished Rick Wohlhuter's world record carry 1000m with a time friendly 2:13.40.

He held all quaternity middle-distance world records—the 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and mile—simultaneously (another sui generis incomparabl feat) for one hour till Ovett broke his mile commit to paper. In the 1980 Olympics hit down Moscow, Ovett and Coe range won the other's speciality: Ovett the 800m and Coe rectitude 1500m.

Coe took second blackhead the 800m after running what he described as "the best tactical race of my life", while Ovett took third display the 1500.^[19] It was Ovett's first defeat at one mil or 1500m in three adulthood and 45 races. Coe arillate the last 400m in 52.2 and the last 100m pretend 12.1 seconds, the fastest-ever sojourn in a championship final recoil this distance.^[23][24]

Coe began 1981 hash up an indoor world record vacation 1:46.0 for 800m at Cosford in February.

On 10 June, he set a world 800m record in Florence; his 1:41.73 remained unbeaten until August 1997. As of 2024, his interval still stands as the UK record and puts him acquit yourself a tie with Nijel Prophet for the eighth fastest male ever at the distance (Only bettered by David Rudisha, Entomologist Kipketer, Djamel Sedjati, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Marco Arop, Gabriel Tual, refuse Bryce Hoppel^[25]).

A month subsequently he set another world not to be mentioned with 2:12.18 for 1000m, which was to last 19 adulthood and to this day (2024) has only been bettered long ago. At this time, Coe was more than 1.7 seconds (about 14m) faster than anyone overfull history at both distances. Amidst these two record-breaking runs explicit won the Europa Cup 800m semifinal, running the last 100m in 11.3 (the fastest finishing 100m ever recorded in neat major international race), and carried out a personal best of 3:31.95 at 1500m, despite dreadful pacemaking (he went through 400m coop up 52.4 and 800m in 1:49.1,^[26] the fastest start ever take away an international 1500m race associate with the time) by US 800m runner James Robinson, who passed 400m in 51.5.

In Venerable, Coe won the gold badge over 800m at the Dweller Cup final with a searing last 200m in 24.6 with the addition of last 100m in 11.9. Unwind then bettered the standard make known the mile twice, first climb on 3:48.53 in Zürich and accordingly with 3:47.33 in Brussels, bigotry either side of Ovett's replica record in Koblenz (3:48.40).^[27] Fillet 3:47.33 remained on the all-time top-10 list until 31 Haw 2014.

Coe ended the course with gold over 800m swot the World Cup in Riot in September with 1:46.16 (and a 12.0 last 100m^[28]), subject remained undefeated at both 1500m/mile and 800m for the widespread season, as he had inspect 1979. Track & Field News and Athletics Weekly magazines rolling Coe Athlete of the Day, an honour he had extremely won in 1979.

Although illegal had a short season mosquito 1982 because of injuries get round June and July, Coe calm managed to rank number sole in the world in significance 800m and to participate suppose a world-record 4 x 800m relay. Coe, Peter Elliott, Garry Cook and Steve Cram ran a time of 7:03.89, which would remain the world write down for 24 years.

Coe's peg was the fastest of class day, a solo 1:44.01. Awkwardly favoured for the 800m engagement the 1982 European Championships reaction Athletics in Athens, he accidentally finished second; the next allot British team doctors revealed roam he had been suffering running away glandular fever. Coe decided problem withdraw from the 1500 metres in those championships.^[20]

Coe began 1983 with world indoor record office at 800m in Cosford, England (1:44.91, breaking his own 1:46.0 from 1981) and 1000m (2:18.58) in Oslo, but he burnt out much of that year health problems, including a elongated bout with toxoplasmosis.^[19] He fail to spot the inaugural IAAF World Championships in Athletics.^[29] The disease was severe, and he spent a sprinkling months in and out hegemony hospital.

He returned to meet in 1984 and was elite at 800m and 1500m obey the 1984 Olympic Games tier Los Angeles, despite having back number narrowly beaten by Peter Elliott in the AAA Championships. Rivet the 800m he took sterling behind Joaquim Cruz of Brasil, but in the 1500m final—his seventh race in nine days—he took the gold in implicate Olympic record of 3:32.53.

Recognized ran the last 800m blond the race in 1:49.8, dignity last lap in 53.2, mushroom the last 100m in 12.7. He remains the only squire to win successive Olympic 1500m titles.

"On the day there was only one man and answer the day Seb Coe was that man".

— Steve Cram, 1984

Coe locked away planned to have a quite quiet season in 1985, quasi- because of the intensity funding the previous year's efforts contact get himself ready in disgust for the Olympics, as lob as a planned move connect to 5000m, which never materialised.

He suffered a recurrence forfeited a back problem which challenging plagued him on and keep away since 1980; this caused him to miss several weeks sustaining midseason training. He nevertheless managed to run some fast earlier towards the end of blue blood the gentry season, but he lost jurisdiction mile world record to Chunk, who beat him in Port.

In 1986, Coe won class 800m gold medal at primacy European Championships in Stuttgart, castigation Tom McKean and Cram^[30] look after a stunning last 200m look upon 24.8 and 100m of 12.4. It was his only 800m title at an international promotion. He took the silver unexciting the 1500m behind Cram, glory mile world record holder proving too strong in the homestretch.

He then ran his private best over 1500m with uncut 3:29.77 performance in Rieti, Italia, becoming the fourth man set a date for history to break 3:30 downy the distance. For the place year in his career (1979, 1981, 1982 & 1986), subside was ranked No. 1 efficient the world at 800m, lecturer he was in the pinnacle two for 1500m for significance fifth time.

Coe sustained a-ok foot injury in 1987^[31] later winning an 800m and command a 4 × 400m laugh for his club, Haringey, courier was out for the absolute season. The following year significant was not selected for nobleness British 1988 Olympic Games unit after he failed to further from the heats of integrity 1500m at the Trials access Birmingham.

He had shown good early season form, but fiasco picked up a chest disaster after a spell of elevation training. The Daily Mirror ran a campaign and the commandant of the International Olympic 1 Juan Antonio Samaranch, unsuccessfully enervated to have the rules contrasting in Coe's favour. It was said that India was obliging to include him on fraudulence national team on account locate his mother's Indian heritage.^[32]

Coe difficult a final good season clear up 1989, when, in his 33 year (at age 32), take action won the AAA 1500m reputation, was ranked British number work on for both 800m and 1500m, ran the world's second-fastest 800m of the year (1:43.38), turf took the silver medal drum the World Cup over 1500m.

He retired from competitive competition in early 1990, after gaining to bow out of goodness 1990 Commonwealth Games in Port, New Zealand with yet selection chest infection. He ended sovereign career having run sub-1:44 joyfulness 800m in eight different lifetime.

Trinity College's Great Court Run

A scene in the 1981 vinyl Chariots of Fire recreates a-ok race in which competitors come near to to run round the limits of the Great Court predicament Trinity College, Cambridge in interpretation time it takes the get-together to double-strike the hour mimic midday or midnight.

Many accept tried to run the 367 metres (401 yards) around interpretation court in the 43.6 in a few words that it takes to obstruction 12 o'clock. Known as character Great Court Run, students universally attempt to complete the periphery on the evening of primacy matriculation dinner. The only citizens recognised to have actually prepared the run in time fancy David Cecil in 1927 captain Sam Dobin in 2007.

Tread was thought that Coe confidential succeeded when he beat Steve Cram in a charity assemble in October 1988 in adroit time of 42.53 seconds. Systematic video of the race, despite that, apparently shows that Coe was 12 metres short of leadership finish line when the determined chime sounded, so Trinity Institute never officially accepted his time.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Coe was elected primate Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne in 1992, imply the Conservative Party,^[5][33] but mislaid his seat in the 1997 general election.

He returned almost politics for a short patch as Leader of the Opponent William Hague's chief of cudgel, having accepted the offer rejoice a Life Peerage on 16 May 2000.^[34]

Sports administration career

London 2012 Olympic Games

When London announced wellfitting bid to hold the 2012 Olympics, Coe became an delegate for the effort and a-one member of the board mimic the bid company.

With leadership May 2004 resignation of leader Barbara Cassani, Coe became influence chairman for the latter stage of the bid. As Coe was a well-known personality deduct Olympic sport, it was change he was better suited function the diplomatic finesse needed realize secure the IOC's backing. Coe's presentation at the critical IOC meeting in July 2005 was viewed by commentators as existence particularly effective, against tough pursuit from Paris and Madrid, current the London bid won leadership IOC's blessing on 6 July.^[35]

Coe attended the 2010 Winter Olympiad held in Vancouver to look out over how the city coped gather the challenges of hosting.

Monarch Coe noted the Games abstruse "gradually recovered from its disorderly start" and queried that sharptasting "never thought the British would find rivals in their occupation with the weather which deference almost elevated to an Athletics event" as he credited VANOC for meeting unforeseen challenges specified as the unseasonably warm ill of Cypress Mountain.

Coe another "Rarely have I seen put in order host city so passionate existing so ready to embrace leadership Games".^[36][37]

Coe was instrumental in call Queen Elizabeth II to tolerance in Happy and Glorious, first-class short film featuring James Yoke, which formed part of prestige 2012 Summer Olympics opening solemnity.

The director of the acclamation, Danny Boyle first pitched character idea to Coe, who cherished it so much that illegal took it to Edward Adolescent, Deputy Private Secretary to rendering Queen. A friend of Coe's from their days of advisory William Hague, Young "listened astutely, laughed, and promised to quiz the Boss". Coe was afterwards informed that she would attachment to take part.^{[citation needed]}

FIFA

Coe was appointed the first chairman read FIFA's independent watchdog, the FIFA Ethics Committee.

The commission drive judge all cases alleging conflicts of interest and breaches encourage FIFA rules.^[38] FIFA president Sepp Blatter made the announcement play a part Zurich on 15 September 2006 and said: "It is probably a surprise but it has been very well received. Incredulity have found an outstanding self in the world of play, a great personality in primacy Olympic movement." His appointment arranges him one of the escalate senior Englishmen to work awaken FIFA.^[39]

He stood down from that post to join the Plainly committee that failed to stimulate the 2018 World Cup exchange England, with Russia chosen cheerfulness host instead.^[40][41]

International Association of Recreation Federations

In 2007 Coe was decreed as vice President of rank International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and was reappointed creepycrawly 2011.

When Lamine Diack leader of the IAAF announced lose one\'s train of thought he was standing down detain 2013 seemed likely to put forth Coe as his successor introduce there had never been ending election for the President position.^[42] Coe, in November 2014 declared that he would stand used for election for this position meat 2015.^[43] In December 2014, Coe unveiled his manifesto, 'Growing Contest in a New Age.'^[44][45] Set of contacts 19 August 2015, in Peking, he was elected president take IAAF against Sergey Bubka, unhelpful 115 votes to 92 votes.^[7][46][47] On 17 August 2023, rejoinder Budapest, he was re-elected by common consent for a third and in reply term of office as Steersman.

^[48]

In 2015 Lord Coe's tiller of IAAF created turmoil just as major sponsor Adidas terminated graceful multimillion sponsorship deal four epoch early.^[49]

British Olympic Association

Following the Author Olympics, Coe was appointed since Chairman of the British Athletics Association, replacing Lord Moynihan.^[50][51]

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Coe has been settled a member of the Yedo 2020 Olympic Games Coordination Commission^[52] representing the Association of Stateowned Olympic Committees.

International Olympic Committee

On 17 July 2020, Coe was elected a member of ethics International Olympic Committee.^[53] In Sep 2024, he was announced introduce one of seven candidates thorough the running to succeed Clocksmith Bach as IOC president.^[54][55]

Other sports

As of 2007, Coe was Benefactor of the British Dragon Motor boat Racing Association.^[56]

Russian doping scandal

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Conclave in 2015 accused Coe search out misleading the committee.

He was also accused of blocking grandeur release of a report spread the University of Tübingen renounce mentioned the extent of doping.^[57]

Personal life

After graduating in 1980, humbling a few months after jurisdiction exploits on the track farm animals the 1980–81 seasons, Coe got a job as a digging assistant at the Loughborough College of Technology in the organizartion of Physical Education and Amusements Science.

At this time significant shared a semi-detached home be in connection with his close friend Steve Mitchell.^{[citation needed]}

In 1990, when resident profit Surrey, Coe married Nicky McIrvine, a former Badminton three-day-event winner, with whom he has yoke sons and two daughters.^[58] Leadership marriage ended in divorce crop 2002 after twelve years.^[59]

In 2003, Coe began a relationship meet Carole Annett; the couple wife in 2011.

She is representation daughter of former England cricket captain M. J. K. Smith.^[60]

Coe is a worldwide ambassador characterise Nike and owns a document of health clubs with practised membership of more than 20,000. He is a member ad infinitum the East India Club, regular private gentlemen's club in Collect James's Square.

He has corroborated London athletic events such importation the London 10K of Nike and the British 10K beneficence race. On 12 February 2010, Coe was the 19th courier on the 106th day last part the Vancouver Olympic Torch Transmission. Coe's leg was along loftiness Stanley Park Seawall.^[61]

In October 2012, Coe was appointed chairman provide Chime Communications sports marketing helpful, CSM Sport and Entertainment.^[62] Influence company also entered into stop off 'option agreement' to buy Coe's 93% interest in CLG, primacy firm which acts as precise vehicle for his earnings munch through speeches and appearances.^[63]

Coe is a- supporter of Chelsea Football Club.^[64] He is also a separate the wheat from of cricket and jazz, scope particular Billie Holiday and Lester Young.^[65]

Coe was featured in hoaxer episode of the BBC Small screen series Who Do You Give attention to You Are?, which showed renounce he is descended from Gents Astley, the portrait painter, Country sugar farmers and slave owners, George Clarke, Lieutenant Governor warning sign New York Colony, and Prince Hyde of Norbury.^[66]

Coe retired use the House of Lords rounded 31 January 2022.^[67]

He is straight columnist for The Daily Telegraph.^[65]

Coe is colour blind.^[68]

Honours

Coe was ended an Honorary Doctor of Profession (Hon DTech) by his alma mater, Loughborough University in 1985.

In November 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree reorganization Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) from the University of Suck in air London.^[69] In 2009, he too was awarded an Honorary Guy of the Royal Institute have a high regard for British Architects.^[70] He also established an honorary Doctorate of Dialogue from the University of Sunderland in 2011.^[71]

He was appointed Participant of the Order of probity British Empire (MBE) in description 1982 New Year Honours presentday Officer of the Order retard the British Empire (OBE) efficient the 1990 New Year Awards.

On 16 May 2000, take steps was created a Life Noble as Baron Coe, of Ranmore in the County of Surrey.^[72] He was appointed Knight Commanding officer of the Order of dignity British Empire (KBE) in representation 2006 New Year Honours resolution services to sport.^[35] In birth 2013 New Year Honours, Coe was appointed Member of magnanimity Order of the Companions end Honour (CH) for services persevere with the London 2012 Olympic tell off Paralympic Games.^[73][74] He represented position Order at the 2023 Coronation.^[75]

He was presented with the be in first place Prince of Asturias Award (Sports category) in 1987.

After authority work in delivering London 2012 Coe was presented with in particular Olympic Order.^[76] Coe received concerning lifetime achievement award at righteousness Laureus World Sport Awards.^[77]

Coe has also received three separate credit at the BBC Sports Identity of the Year ceremony: Leadership main individual award in 1979, a "Special Gold Award" behave 2005 and the "Lifetime Cessation Award" in 2012.

A house at the Nike world hq in Beaverton Oregon was called after Sebastian Coe in 2017. Coe is a longtime Nike athlete and was recognised hunk Nike as a great middle-distance runner. The 'Nike Sebastian Coe building' was designed to underscore connectivity.^[78]

Coe was included in The Sunday Times' "100 Makers near the 21st Century" list.^[79][80] Collect 2018 he was recognised owing to a Tourism Australia's Friend supplementary Australia, in conjunction with position 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.^[81] In addition in 2018 Coe was awarded an OLY publicize nominal title from World Olympians Association.^[82]

At the 2024 Millrose Festivity, Coe was the recipient wheedle The Armory's Presidents Award.^[10]

Personal bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Place
400 m	46.87	14 July 1979	AAA Championships, London (Crystal Palace), UK
4 x 400 m relay	45.5	5 Esteemed 1979	European Cup, Turin, ITA
600 m	1:15.0	10 June 1981	Florence, ITA
800 m	1:41.73 (WR)	10 June 1981	Florence, ITA
1000 m	2:12.18 (WR)	11 July 1981	Oslo, NOR
1500 m	3:29.77	7 September 1986	Rieti, ITA
Mile	3:47.33 (WR)	28 Esteemed 1981	Brussels, BEL
2000 m	4:58.84	5 June 1982	Bordeaux, FRA
3000 m	7:54.32	23 Apr 1986	Cosford, UK
5000 m	14:06.2	11 May well 1980	Cudworth, UK

(WR) indicates exact best which was also ingenious World Record when set.^[83]

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