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Steve Ovett. 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.
The men's 800 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes from 28 nations, with six qualifying heats, three semifinals, and the final held on Saturday July 26, 1980. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Ovett was born in Dumfries, Scotland. His father, Steve Ovett, competed for Great Britain in middle-distance running during the 1970s and the 1980s; he won gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 800 metres, and the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the 5000 metres.
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia. [1] [2] The final was held on 31 August 1978.[3]The two favourites for the race were Steve Ovett [4] and Sebastian Coe [5] Ovett had won silver at 800 m at the previous European Championships in 1974 in Rome, [6] and had won the 1500m, in spectacular fashion, at the IAAF ...
e. The men's 1,500m metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. The final was held on Friday 1 August 1980. [1] Forty athletes from 29 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.4 seconds by Sebastian Coe of Great Britain ...
The men's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place between 3 and 6 August. [1] Sixty-nine athletes from 55 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.64 seconds by Joaquim Cruz of Brazil, the nation's first medal in the ...
Abascal continued to speed up, passing Coe then Scott between 900 and 1000. Scott began to fall back through the field as Steve Cram and Steve Ovett moved forward. At the bell the three Brits were 2–4, three Steves were 3–5. Midway through the penultimate turn, suddenly the world record holder Ovett stepped inside of the curb and stopped.
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