Cram, now 52 and a coach, presenter and . 3 22nd: Unemployment hits a 44-year high of nearly 1.9 million. Contents: Top 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Jos Manuel Abascal, ESP Sad Aouita, MAR Yevgeniy Arzhanov, URS (UKR) Jeff Atkinson, USA B Mehdi Baala, FRA Philip Baker, GBR Jos Luiz Barbosa, BRA Sort A-Z. Miler Steve. Five inches of snow fell overnight and it snowed for almost the entire day of the race You can read about that one here . Died in 1991 aged 60. His career was defined by a series of epic duels with this pair. It has many crosswords divided into different worlds and groups. Born 26th May 1966. The world of running has changed a lot since its British heyday in the 1970s and 1980s. He created several world records over the course of his career and was the first man to run 1500 m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Coe is one of the finest middle distance runners the world has ever seen; the only man to have won 1500m Olympic gold twice. Christmas/New Year 1980. Kiprop's brother Victor Kebenei is an upcoming 800 meters runner. It includes runners that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Sebastian COE. . Intense rivalry. Zola Budd also took part in the 1985 and 1986 World Cross Country Championships, winning gold medals on both occasions. . The reigning Olympic champion for the men's 1,500 metres event is the Algerian Taoufik Makhloufi. Some of the worlds are: Planet Earth, Under The Sea, Inventions, Seasons, Circus, Transports and Culinary Arts. Seb Coe reached his peak at the same time as two other world class British middle-distance runners: Steve Cram and Steve Ovett. 19 July 1980, Moscow. Died in 1991 aged 60 Gordon Pirie -Silver, Melbourne 1956 (5,000m) Moved to Australia in the 1980s before returning to England to work as lumberjack. Olympic runner Steve ___. She took part in her final major championship in 2004. 100 Metres 200 Metres 400 Metres 800 Metres 1500 Metres 3000 Metres A. Siah Albison . Ovett enjoyed a taciturn rivalry with another British middle distance runner who held the world record: Sebastian Coe, the man now in charge of London 2012. British miler Steve. He is the first person to run 1500m under three-and-a-half minutes. British running great Steve. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Scottish middle-distance runners. Rosemary Stirling/Wright Wolverhampton & Bilston's Rosemary Stirling/Wright topped the Scottish 220 yards rankings in 1966. 7. British Duel. Chris Carter (middle-distance runner) Dave Chapman (athlete) Arthur Clark (athlete) Dave Clarke (runner) Dennis Coates Ben Connor Stephen Cooper (athlete) Piers Copeland Reginald Crabbe Dave Cropper D Joe Deakin Alan Dean (athlete) Robert Denmark Patrick Dever Oliver Dustin Spencer Duval E Joseph English (athlete) Frank Evans (athlete) F Steve Ovett, byname of Stephen Michael James Ovett, (born October 9, 1955, Brighton, Sussex, England), British athlete, who, along with his great rival, Sebastian Coe, dominated middle-distance running in the early 1980s. ELLIOT GILES, a previously unheralded British middle-distance runner, won the men's 800-metres race at an event in Poland last month. A middle and long distance runner, the mighty Zola Budd was racing barefoot long before the hipsters got wind of it. He is the first person to run 1500m under three-and-a-half minutes. The other nationals run in poor weather conditions are Duddingston in 1969, Glenrothes in 1977, and Livingston in 1979. Zola Budd is a South African former athlete who used to compete in long-distance and middle-distance running. He is the first person to run 1500m under three-and-a-half minutes. Died in 1991 aged 60 Ian Stewart - Bronze, Munich 1972 (5,000m) Subcategories. Meaning of 1980s. Human pyramids and mosaic. The British trio of Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram has in the 1970s and 1980s written one of the most impressive chapters of world middle distance running history. British middle-distance runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe faced each other in a memorable confrontation. Gordon Pirie -Silver, Melbourne 1956 (5,000m) Moved to Australia in the 1980s before returning to England to work as lumberjack. Scotland portal. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. 1980 Olympics track star Steve. Michael Crawley has. Be it Lord Coe's spectacular middle-distance running during the 1980s that has made him a living legend of Britain today, or the current British record holder Greg Rutherford's long jump victories in Olympics, Commonwealth and European Championship games, the country has many proud achievers. Peter Elliott challenges Great Britain's male middle-distance runners to end the 24-year wait for a global championship medal at London 2012. . British television premiere of the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun on ITV. Steve Cram is a British former athlete who dominated the middle-distance running event during the 1980s alongside other athletes like Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe. Moved to Australia in the 1980s before returning to England to work as lumberjack. Born 26th May 1966. Frank set a Scottish 1500m record of 3:37.4 running for GB v Sweden in 1974, holding both the 800m and 1500m records at the same time. His running career is credited for reigniting an interesting in the sport during the 1970's. Sebastian Coe (1956 - Present) Nationality: British Known For: Being a dominating runner during the late 1970's and early 1980's. Sebastian Coe won four Olympic medals between the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain . See the list of teams and medals won by each. This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:English middle-distance runners and Category:Scottish middle-distance runners and Category:Welsh middle-distance runners The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it. Each world has more than 20 groups with 5 puzzles each. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. Beginning her career with the British Army, she turned to professional athletics in 1993. Kelly Holmes is a retired English middle-distance athlete who specialized in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters events. Budd represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games before representing South Africa at the 1992 Olympic Games. Finally, it includes any athlete ranked (by time) in the top three of a middle-distance event for any given year since 1980. Steve Cram is a British former athlete who dominated the middle-distance running event during the 1980s alongside other athletes like Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain . . See table Results Moscow 1980 Featured Athletes All Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Great Britain sebastian coe Athletics 1 1 - German Democratic Republic (Germany) ines diers Swimming 2 2 1 Romania nadia comaneci Artistic Gymnastics 2 2 - Great Britain allan wells Athletics 1 1 - Replays from Moscow 1980 Brendan Foster - Bronze, Montreal 1976 (10,000m) During the summer of 1985, Cram set world records in the mile run, 2000m, and 1500m during a 19-day period. UK TOP PERFORMERS 1980-2005: WOMEN (OUTDOOR) This section lists the top 3 British performers in all standard events for each year since 1980. She won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. CodyCross is a famous newly released game which is developed by Fanatee. Ovett first attracted international notice when he won the 800-metre . of British middle-distance runners in the 1980s . Definition of 1980s in the Definitions.net dictionary. Wind assisted, mixed track race, manual timed (up to and including 400 metres) or other marks not accepted by the IAAF are not included. Pictured: Britain's Seb Coe And Steve Ovett's rivalry defined middle-distance running in the 1980s. What does 1980s mean? Lighting the Olympic Flame by: We will follow them up with races at Ayr in 1970 and Currie in 1972, meanwhile you can access the first . The winner of gold and bronze medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Ovett set six world records. In the 800m, Ovett won the gold medal ahead of his compatriot. You can order a 10 DVD set with many of their races, almost all in full and in perfect picture qulity. Steve Ovett, byname of Stephen Michael James Ovett, (born October 9, 1955, Brighton, Sussex, England), British athlete, who, along with his great rival, Sebastian Coe, dominated middle-distance running in the early 1980s. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Coach: Peter Coe, Seb's father Paige should have been there too. Subcategories. As a child growing up in southern England in the 1970s I knew my dad, Malcolm Coates, wasn't like other dads. Steve Cram is a British retired track and field athlete who was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Official Opening of the Games by: President Leonid Brezhnev. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes . Sebastian Coe rival. Middle distance runners Seb Coe and Steve Ovett share the spoils in two eagerly anticipated clashes over 800m and 1500m. Faster in the 1980s: an experiment in old-school running training Despite huge leaps in sports science, British runners are now slower than they were in Brendan Foster's day. English middle-distance runners (3 C) Guernsey middle-distance runners (1 C) Middle-distance runners from Northern Ireland (2 C) Scottish middle-distance runners (3 C) Welsh middle-distance runners (3 C) + British female middle-distance runners (4 C, 56 P) Fifteen years later, she led the marathon rankings! Enter Steve Cram, who along with Steve Ovett and Seb Coe formed the British trio of middle distance runners who led the global field in the 1980s. His timeone minute, 43.63 secondswas the. Category:Scottish middle-distance runners. Middle distance runner Steve who won Olympic gold in 1980. "It may be hard for anyone born after 1960 to believe," Kenny Moore wrote, "but runners in those days were . Pages in category "British male middle-distance runners" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total. His running career is credited for reigniting an interesting in the sport during the 1970's. Sebastian Coe (1956 - Present) Nationality: British Known For: Being a dominating runner during the late 1970's and early 1980's. Sebastian Coe won four Olympic medals between the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. During the summer of 1985, Cram set world records in the mile run, 2000m, and 1500m during a 19-day period. England, Europe, the Middle East by truck in the 1970s. Ian Stewart - Bronze, Munich 1972 (5,000m) UK Athletics' Head of Endurance until he left in 2013 to peruse "independent career opportunities". During the summer of 1985, Cram set world records in the mile run, 2000m, and 1500m during a 19-day period. Steve ___, 1980 Olympic gold-medalist runner. The reigning champion of the women's 1,500 metres event is Turkish middle-distance runner Gamze Bulut. English long-distance runners (4 C) Guernsey long-distance runners (1 C) Long-distance runners from Northern Ireland (2 C) Scottish long-distance runners (4 C, 1 P) Welsh long-distance runners (4 C) He did so in style. Chris Carter (middle-distance runner) Dave Chapman (athlete) Arthur Clark (athlete) Dave Clarke (runner) Dennis Coates; Ben Connor; Stephen Cooper (athlete) Kebenei ran in the golden era of British middle-distance running, competing against current IAAF President Sebastian Coe in the early 1980s. Please contact me if you are interested. His job was driving trucks (or lorries as we called them back then) and he went everywhere - across Western Europe, to Hungary, Romania, Greece and Turkey and, as the years . Elliott, who combined athletics training with working full-time at a steel plant, was part of a golden generation of British middle-distance runners in the 1980s, when Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett. The winner of gold and bronze medals at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Ovett set six world records. A middle and long distance runner, the mighty Zola Budd was racing barefoot long before the hipsters got wind of it. Steve Cram is a British former athlete who dominated the middle-distance running event during the 1980s alongside other athletes like Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe.