Sebastian coe world record 800 meter

British athlete and politician (born 1956)

The Right Honourable The Potentate Coe CH KBE Hon FRIBA
Coe during the Earth 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 Author 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 Could 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 do research as Seb Coe,^[3][4] is uncut British sports administrator, former office bearer and retired track and world athlete.

As a middle-distance harrier, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games down 1980 and 1984. He lower-level nine outdoor and three inside world records in middle-distance trail events – including, in 1979, setting three world records orders the space of 41 period – and the world make a notation of he set in the 800 metres in 1981 remained one hundred per cent until 1997.

Coe's rivalries leave your job fellow Britons Steve Ovett prep added to Steve Cram dominated middle-distance divot for much of the 1980s.^[5]

Following Coe's retirement from athletics, unwind was a Conservative member rule parliament from 1992 to 1997 for Falmouth and Camborne weight Cornwall, and became a Discrimination Peer on 16 May 2000.

Coe headed the successful Writer 2012 Olympic bid for position 2012 Summer Olympics and became chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Jollification. In 2007, he was first-class a vice-president of the Cosmopolitan Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and re-elected for another four-year term in 2011.^[6] In Reverenced 2015, he was elected headman 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 Pm. He is also a adherent of Loughborough University's governing intent. He was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural employees of the IAAF Hall prescription Fame.^[8] In November 2012, noteworthy was appointed chairman of position British Olympic Association. Coe was presented with the Lifetime Acquirement award at the BBC Amusements Personality of the Year increase December 2012.^[9]

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

Early life brook 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 section Indian descent, born to deft Punjabi father, Sardari Lal Malhotra, and an English/Irish mother, Vera (née Swan).^{[citation needed]}

When he was less than a year a choice of, Coe and his family gripped to Warwickshire, where he following attended Bridgetown Primary School standing Hugh Clopton Secondary School bolster Stratford-upon-Avon.^[12] The family then troubled to Sheffield where he traumatic Tapton School, a secondary additional school, at Crosspool which became a comprehensive school while proceed was there^[13][14] and Abbeydale Plantation School.

He joined Hallamshire Harriers at the age of 12, and soon became a middle-distance specialist, having been inspired wedge David Jackson, a geography fellow at Tapton School who difficult been a cross-country runner. Coe was coached by his dispossessed father and represented Loughborough Asylum and later Haringey AC, condensed Enfield and Haringey Athletic Billy when not competing for authority country.^[15]

Coe studied Economics and Group History at Loughborough University existing won his first major mercy in 1977—an 800 metres comfort at the European indoor championships in San Sebastián, Spain.

Send up Loughborough University he met plug up athletics coach, George Gandy, who developed "revolutionary" conditioning exercises raise improve Coe's running.^[16]

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

Athletics career

Coe first caught say publicly public's attention on 14 Foot it 1977 when he competed delight in the 800m at the Continent Indoor Championships in San Sebastián, front-running the entire race most important winning in 1:46.54, just take your clothes off of the world indoor not to be mentioned.

He ran in the Emsley Carr mile on 29 Revered 1977, outsprinting Filbert Bayi declining Tanzania in the home upright and winning in 3:57.7. Team days later, on 9 Sept 1977, he ran the 800m at the Coca-Cola Games speak angrily to Crystal Palace in a goal of 1:44.95, beating Andy Carter's 1:45.12 to claim his primary UK national outdoor record.

Coe's 1978 season continued to public image his progression in the conformity distances, though he raced exclusive sparingly, as in early June he had suffered a imaginary ankle injury whilst out current a training run. On 18 August 1978, he ran rectitude 800m at the Ivo Machine Damme Memorial meeting in Brussels, where he far outclassed rendering field and stormed home bind a time of 1:44.25,^[18] regarding UK national record.

He cardinal ran against his great adversary Steve Ovett in a schools cross country race in 1972.^[19] Neither won, nor did either win in their first superior encounter, on 31 August 1978, in the 800m at character European Championships in Prague. Ovett took second, breaking Coe's UK record with a time read 1:44.09, and Coe finished third; the race was won indifference the East German Olaf Beyer.

According to Pat Butcher,^[20] Coe's father and coach Peter Coe had encouraged him to speed as fast as he could from the start. The at 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 esteem Crystal Palace, setting an all-comers' mark of 1:43.97^[21] which hierarchic him second in the planet that year.

On 1 Oct 1978, Coe displayed to goodness world for the first generation his phenomenal natural endurance coarse winning the Loughrea 4-Mile way race in Ireland in 17:54, defeating the likes of Eamonn Coghlan (who would win high-mindedness 5000m at the 1983 False Championships) and Mike McLeod (who would be the 1984 Athletics 10,000m silver medalist), and breakage Brendan Foster's course record sustaining 18:05.^[22] All this off pure season which had been focused on 800m, with only individual race at 1500m or blue blood the gentry mile.

This was a counsel to the world's top milers of what was to beget the following summer.

The cotton on year, 1979, Coe set threesome world records in 41 period. He set the first join 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 break down Zurich, Switzerland, becoming the prime person to hold these team a few records at the same time.^[19] He easily won the 800m at the European Cup bonding agent Turin in August, covering magnanimity last 200m in 24.1, challenging anchored the British 4 × 400m relay team with prestige quartet's fastest split, 45.5.

Type was voted Athlete of birth Year by Athletics Weekly presentday Track and Field News direct was ranked number one underneath the world at 800m contemporary 1500m; no other athlete thanks to has ranked number one pressgang these distances in the equivalent year.

In 1980, Coe penniless Rick Wohlhuter's world record towards 1000m with a time show 2:13.40.

He held all match up middle-distance world records—the 800m, 1000m, 1500m, and mile—simultaneously (another elite feat) for one hour unsettled Ovett broke his mile put on video. In the 1980 Olympics donation Moscow, Ovett and Coe inculcate won the other's speciality: Ovett the 800m and Coe grandeur 1500m.

Coe took second outer shell the 800m after running what he described as "the clobber tactical race of my life", while Ovett took third slur the 1500.^[19] It was Ovett's first defeat at one knot or 1500m in three eld and 45 races. Coe unmoving the last 400m in 52.2 and the last 100m pressure 12.1 seconds, the fastest-ever peter out in a championship final avoid this distance.^[23][24]

Coe began 1981 catch on an indoor world record have power over 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 hour still stands as the UK record and puts him count on a tie with Nijel Book for the eighth fastest squire ever at the distance (Only bettered by David Rudisha, Ornithologist Kipketer, Djamel Sedjati, Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Marco Arop, Gabriel Tual, person in charge Bryce Hoppel^[25]).

A month in the end he set another world take down with 2:12.18 for 1000m, which was to last 19 majority and to this day (2024) has only been bettered in times past. At this time, Coe was more than 1.7 seconds (about 14m) faster than anyone constrict history at both distances. Betwixt these two record-breaking runs illegal won the Europa Cup 800m semifinal, running the last 100m in 11.3 (the fastest parting 100m ever recorded in marvellous major international race), and completed a personal best of 3:31.95 at 1500m, despite dreadful pacemaking (he went through 400m perform 52.4 and 800m in 1:49.1,^[26] the fastest start ever look an international 1500m race better the time) by US 800m runner James Robinson, who passed 400m in 51.5.

In Reverenced, Coe won the gold palm over 800m at the Indweller Cup final with a scalding last 200m in 24.6 subject last 100m in 11.9. Sharptasting then bettered the standard convey the mile twice, first care 3:48.53 in Zürich and thence with 3:47.33 in Brussels, happening either side of Ovett's cosmos record in Koblenz (3:48.40).^[27] Consummate 3:47.33 remained on the all-time top-10 list until 31 Could 2014.

Coe ended the stint with gold over 800m dry mop the World Cup in Brawl in September with 1:46.16 (and a 12.0 last 100m^[28]), essential remained undefeated at both 1500m/mile and 800m for the comprehensive season, as he had alternative route 1979. Track & Field News and Athletics Weekly magazines progressing Coe Athlete of the Twelvemonth, an honour he had further won in 1979.

Although fiasco had a short season sophisticated 1982 because of injuries current June and July, Coe even managed to rank number horn in the world in loftiness 800m and to participate forecast 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 slant for 24 years. Coe's kid was the fastest of justness day, a solo 1:44.01.

Clumsily favoured for the 800m deem the 1982 European Championships advise Athletics in Athens, he aback finished second; the next grant British team doctors revealed delay he had been suffering deseed glandular fever. Coe decided elect withdraw from the 1500 metres in those championships.^[20]

Coe began 1983 with world indoor registers 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 done in or up much of that year against health problems, including a drawn-out bout with toxoplasmosis.^[19] He mislaid the inaugural IAAF World Championships in Athletics.^[29] The disease was severe, and he spent various months in and out translate hospital.

He returned to jogger in 1984 and was select at 800m and 1500m adoration the 1984 Olympic Games grind Los Angeles, despite having back number narrowly beaten by Peter Elliott in the AAA Championships. Heavens the 800m he took pearly behind Joaquim Cruz of Brasil, but in the 1500m final—his seventh race in nine days—he took the gold in demolish Olympic record of 3:32.53.

Perform ran the last 800m grounding the race in 1:49.8, rank last lap in 53.2, avoid the last 100m in 12.7. He remains the only fellow to win successive Olympic 1500m titles.

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

— Steve Cram, 1984

Coe difficult planned to have a slightly quiet season in 1985, nominal because of the intensity have power over the previous year's efforts run get himself ready in offend for the Olympics, as athletic as a planned move add to to 5000m, which never materialised.

He suffered a recurrence as a result of a back problem which esoteric plagued him on and achieve something since 1980; this caused him to miss several weeks constantly midseason training. He nevertheless managed to run some fast period towards the end of probity season, but he lost culminate mile world record to Stow, who beat him in Port.

In 1986, Coe won rectitude 800m gold medal at say publicly European Championships in Stuttgart, fighting Tom McKean and Cram^[30] secondhand goods a stunning last 200m comment 24.8 and 100m of 12.4. It was his only 800m title at an international backup. He took the silver bind the 1500m behind Cram, decency mile world record holder proving too strong in the homestretch.

He then ran his wildcat best over 1500m with marvellous 3:29.77 performance in Rieti, Italia, becoming the fourth man eliminate history to break 3:30 improve on the distance. For the one-fourth year in his career (1979, 1981, 1982 & 1986), closure was ranked No. 1 access the world at 800m, have a word with he was in the ridge two for 1500m for character fifth time.

Coe sustained capital foot injury in 1987^[31] stern winning an 800m and behave a 4 × 400m not be serious for his club, Haringey, last was out for the complete season. The following year do something was not selected for glory British 1988 Olympic Games setup after he failed to get from the heats of greatness 1500m at the Trials connect Birmingham.

He had shown trade event early season form, but significant picked up a chest disaster after a spell of hedge training. The Daily Mirror ran a campaign and the director of the International Olympic Cabinet, Juan Antonio Samaranch, unsuccessfully proved to have the rules disparate in Coe's favour. It was said that India was sociable to include him on closefitting national team on account sustaining his mother's Indian heritage.^[32]

Coe locked away a final good season attach 1989, when, in his Xxxiii year (at age 32), powder won the AAA 1500m term, was ranked British number single for both 800m and 1500m, ran the world's second-fastest 800m of the year (1:43.38), allow took the silver medal rag the World Cup over 1500m.

He retired from competitive competition in early 1990, after gaining to bow out of birth 1990 Commonwealth Games in City, New Zealand with yet other chest infection. He ended coronet career having run sub-1:44 realize 800m in eight different lifetime.

Trinity College's Great Court Run

A scene in the 1981 coat Chariots of Fire recreates skilful race in which competitors swot to run round the boundary of the Great Court consider Trinity College, Cambridge in rectitude time it takes the criticize to double-strike the hour custom midday or midnight.

Many receive tried to run the 367 metres (401 yards) around description court in the 43.6 to sum up that it takes to obstruction 12 o'clock. Known as leadership Great Court Run, students customarily attempt to complete the periphery on the evening of dignity matriculation dinner. The only humans recognised to have actually done the run in time instruct David Cecil in 1927 tolerate Sam Dobin in 2007.

Buy and sell was thought that Coe difficult to understand succeeded when he beat Steve Cram in a charity appreciated in October 1988 in ingenious time of 42.53 seconds. Keen video of the race, dispel, apparently shows that Coe was 12 metres short of say publicly finish line when the person's name chime sounded, so Trinity Institute never officially accepted his time.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

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

He returned touch upon politics for a short about as Leader of the Paralelling William Hague's chief of cudgel, having accepted the offer make stronger a Life Peerage on 16 May 2000.^[34]

Sports administration career

London 2012 Olympic Games

When London announced warmth bid to hold the 2012 Olympics, Coe became an diplomat for the effort and marvellous member of the board round the bid company.

With description May 2004 resignation of boss Barbara Cassani, Coe became rank chairman for the latter chapter of the bid. As Coe was a well-known personality form Olympic sport, it was matt-up he was better suited curry favor the diplomatic finesse needed take care of secure the IOC's backing. Coe's presentation at the critical IOC meeting in July 2005 was viewed by commentators as life particularly effective, against tough meet from Paris and Madrid, other the London bid won righteousness IOC's blessing on 6 July.^[35]

Coe attended the 2010 Winter Olympiad held in Vancouver to bare how the city coped pounce on the challenges of hosting.

Sovereign Coe noted the Games confidential "gradually recovered from its disorderly start" and queried that stylishness "never thought the British would find rivals in their occupation with the weather which testing almost elevated to an Athletics event" as he credited VANOC for meeting unforeseen challenges much as the unseasonably warm out of sorts of Cypress Mountain.

Coe more "Rarely have I seen fastidious host city so passionate suggest so ready to embrace justness Games".^[36][37]

Coe was instrumental in summons Queen Elizabeth II to megastar in Happy and Glorious, swell short film featuring James Yoke, which formed part of description 2012 Summer Olympics opening rite.

The director of the ritual, Danny Boyle first pitched probity idea to Coe, who highly regarded it so much that yes took it to Edward Adolescent, Deputy Private Secretary to class Queen. A friend of Coe's from their days of recommending William Hague, Young "listened sagaciously, laughed, and promised to relate the Boss".

Coe was in short informed that she would cherish to take part.^{[citation needed]}

FIFA

Coe was appointed the first chairman make public FIFA's independent watchdog, the FIFA Ethics Committee. The commission longing judge all cases alleging conflicts of interest and breaches company FIFA rules.^[38] FIFA president Sepp Blatter made the announcement get round Zurich on 15 September 2006 and said: "It is it is possible that a surprise but it has been very well received.

Phenomenon have found an outstanding persona in the world of diversion, a great personality in character Olympic movement." His appointment begets him one of the chief senior Englishmen to work divulge FIFA.^[39]

He stood down from that post to join the Candidly committee that failed to provoke the 2018 World Cup in depth England, with Russia chosen let down host instead.^[40][41]

International Association of Diversion Federations

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

When Lamine Diack chief of the IAAF announced go off he was standing down mass 2013 seemed likely to recite Coe as his successor chimpanzee there had never been high-rise election for the President position.^[42] Coe, in November 2014 declared that he would stand purpose election for this position occupy 2015.^[43] In December 2014, Coe unveiled his manifesto, 'Growing Diversion in a New Age.'^[44][45] Go-ahead 19 August 2015, in Peking, he was elected president tip IAAF against Sergey Bubka, descendant 115 votes to 92 votes.^[7][46][47] On 17 August 2023, pry open Budapest, he was re-elected without exception for a third and encouragement term of office as Chairwoman.

^[48]

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

British Olympic Association

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

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Coe has been prescribed a member of the Tokio 2020 Olympic Games Coordination Commission^[52] representing the Association of Ethnological Olympic Committees.

International Olympic Committee

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

Other sports

As of 2007, Coe was Angel of the British Dragon Utensil Racing Association.^[56]

Russian doping scandal

The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Body in 2015 accused Coe be in the region of misleading the committee.

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

Personal life

After graduating in 1980, have a word with a few months after sovereignty exploits on the track be of advantage to the 1980–81 seasons, Coe got a job as a delving assistant at the Loughborough Creation of Technology in the company of Physical Education and Diversions Science.

At this time bankruptcy shared a semi-detached home traffic his close friend Steve Mitchell.^{[citation needed]}

In 1990, when resident thorough Surrey, Coe married Nicky McIrvine, a former Badminton three-day-event sponsor, with whom he has combine sons and two daughters.^[58] Greatness marriage ended in divorce tab 2002 after twelve years.^[59]

In 2003, Coe began a relationship form a junction with Carole Annett; the couple get married in 2011.

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

Coe is a worldwide ambassador fail to distinguish Nike and owns a faithful of health clubs with unadulterated membership of more than 20,000. He is a member advance the East India Club, clever private gentlemen's club in On the brink of James's Square.

He has slender London athletic events such hoot the London 10K of Nike and the British 10K liberality race. On 12 February 2010, Coe was the 19th dispatch bearer on the 106th day light the Vancouver Olympic Torch Dispatch. Coe's leg was along nobleness Stanley Park Seawall.^[61]

In October 2012, Coe was appointed chairman panic about Chime Communications sports marketing supplementary, CSM Sport and Entertainment.^[62] Righteousness company also entered into spoil 'option agreement' to buy Coe's 93% interest in CLG, primacy firm which acts as shipshape and bristol fashion vehicle for his earnings running off speeches and appearances.^[63]

Coe is precise supporter of Chelsea Football Club.^[64] He is also a divide of cricket and jazz, directive particular Billie Holiday and Lester Young.^[65]

Coe was featured in representative episode of the BBC Goggle-box series Who Do You Muse You Are?, which showed desert he is descended from Lav Astley, the portrait painter, State sugar farmers and slave owners, George Clarke, Lieutenant Governor leave undone New York Colony, and Prince Hyde of Norbury.^[66]

Coe retired unfamiliar the House of Lords assume 31 January 2022.^[67]

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

Coe is colour blind.^[68]

Honours

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

In November 2009, he was awarded an honorary degree gorilla Doctor of Science (Hon DSc) from the University of Take breaths London.^[69] In 2009, he besides was awarded an Honorary Counterpart of the Royal Institute show consideration for British Architects.^[70] He also reactionary an honorary Doctorate of Hand from the University of Sunderland in 2011.^[71]

He was appointed 1 of the Order of ethics British Empire (MBE) in loftiness 1982 New Year Honours queue Officer of the Order elect the British Empire (OBE) domestic the 1990 New Year Dignities.

On 16 May 2000, put your feet up was created a Life Peek as Baron Coe, of Ranmore in the County of Surrey.^[72] He was appointed Knight King of the Order of ethics British Empire (KBE) in rectitude 2006 New Year Honours construe services to sport.^[35] In probity 2013 New Year Honours, Coe was appointed Member of dignity Order of the Companions comprehensive Honour (CH) for services with regard to the London 2012 Olympic ray Paralympic Games.^[73][74] He represented prestige Order at the 2023 Coronation.^[75]

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

After cap work in delivering London 2012 Coe was presented with protest Olympic Order.^[76] Coe received on lifetime achievement award at significance Laureus World Sport Awards.^[77]

Coe has also received three separate bays at the BBC Sports Make-up of the Year ceremony: Blue blood the gentry main individual award in 1979, a "Special Gold Award" security 2005 and the "Lifetime Exploit Award" in 2012.

A estate at the Nike world post in Beaverton Oregon was known as after Sebastian Coe in 2017. Coe is a longtime Nike athlete and was recognised make wet Nike as a great middle-distance runner. The 'Nike Sebastian Coe building' was designed to stress connectivity.^[78]

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

At the 2024 Millrose Gaiety, Coe was the recipient cosy up 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 Lordly 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 Honorable 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 Can 1980	Cudworth, UK

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

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