Stephen Michael James Ovett, OBE (/oʊˈvɛt/; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and the mile run, and a world record at two miles. He won 45 consecutive 1500 and mile races from 1977 to 1980.
Stephen Michael James Ovett, OBE (/oʊˈvɛt/; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist...
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track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and SteveOvett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the...
Continental team Israel Cycling Academy in 2019. Ovett was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His father, SteveOvett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance...
remained unbroken until 1997. Coe's rivalries with fellow Britons SteveOvett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s. Following...
running hero Parvej Khan wins 1500 gold at US college event, with a bit of SteveOvett sass in the heats". The Indian Express. 2024-05-12. Retrieved 2024-05-13...
It was constructed in 1930. It was the home track of Olympic athlete SteveOvett. Between 1999 and 2011 it was the home ground of football team Brighton...
the IAAF for events up to and including 10,000 m from 1981. Hence, SteveOvett's record at 3:31.4 was rendered as 3:31.36 from that year. The first world...
seating. In 1980, the world mile record was set in this race by SteveOvett, and in 1985 Steve Cram also set a new world mile record. Numerous National records...
Retrieved 12 November 2021. "SteveOvett". UK Athletics. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009. "Steve Cram". UK Athletics. Archived...
bought by Ivo Pogorelić. Between 1988 and 1998 the house was owned by SteveOvett. The house was owned by Kinmount Leisure Ltd, which rents out holiday...
for the five gold medalists. Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 100 metres SteveOvett — Athletics, Men's 800 metres Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres...
Ovett, Coe and Thompson lose, Glasgow Herald, p. 28, retrieved September 13, 2014 Hubbard, Alan (September 4, 1978), "Gold at last – thanks to Ovett"...
UK, after a chance meeting with David Hemery. Through Harry Wilson, SteveOvett's coach, Kulukundis received the names of several athletes who needed...
Britain Jürgen Straub East Germany SteveOvett Great Britain 1984 Los Angeles details Sebastian Coe Great Britain Steve Cram Great Britain José Manuel...
her second season in 1983. Her hero was British middle-distance runner SteveOvett, and she was inspired by his success at the 1980 Summer Olympics. However...
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