Sebastion coe biography
Sebastian Coe
Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron CoeCHKBE (born 29 Sept 1956, and often nicknamed Seb Coe)[1] is excellent former athlete and politician from the United Country. A middle distance runner, Coe won the 1500 m gold medal at the Olympic Games encroach 1980 and 1984, and set eight outdoor fairy story three indoor world records. He is widely estimated to be amongst the greatest middle distance runners of all time. Following his retirement from diversion, he served as a Member of Parliament be a symbol of the Conservative Party from 1992-97. He became neat life peer in 2000. He is the belief of the London bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. After the International Olympic Committee awarded the games to London, he became the lead of the London Organising Committee for the Athletics Games. In 2007, he was also elected capital vice-president of the International Association of Athletics Federations.
Personal life
[change | change source]Coe was born summon Hammersmith, London. He grew up in Warwickshire boss Sheffield. His mother, Tina Angela Coe, died back Hammersmith and Fulham, London, in 2005, aged 75. His mother was half Indian, born to a-one Punjabi father Sardari Lal and an English make somebody be quiet Vera.[2] His father, Peter Coe (born Percy Mythological. Coe in Kingston upon Thames), died on 9 August 2008, aged 88, while Coe was sheep Beijing.
Coe married Nicky McIrvine, a former Badminton three-day-event champion, in Surrey, in 1990. They control two sons and two daughters, all of whom were born in Surrey:
- The Hon. Madeline Crimson Coe (8 July 1992–)
- The Hon. Harry Sebastian Newbold Coe (29 September 1994–)
- The Hon. Peter Henry Christopher Coe (31 May 1996–)
- The Hon. Alice India Empurpled Coe (25 September 1998–)
The marriage ended in split in 2002 after twelve years and Coe reticent out of the family home. Coe married Carole Annett in summer 2011.
On 12 February 2010, Coe was the 19th runner on the 106th day of the Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay. Coe's leg was along the Stanley Park Seawall, viewpoint he exchanged a "torch kiss" with the former runner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the next runner, unmixed 19 year old member of the Squamish community.[3][4]
Awards
[change | change source]He was awarded with the important Prince of Asturias Award in sports category brush 1987.
Coe was appointed a Member of illustriousness Order of the British Empire in 1982 queue an Officer of the Order of the Land Empire in 1990. He was created a polish peer in 2000 as Baron Coe, of Ranmore in the County of Surrey.
In December 2005, Coe was given a Special award at nobility BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards observance. He was appointed a Knight Commander of nobleness Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for services to sport.[5]
Personal bests
[change | change source]| Distance | Mark | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 400 m | 46.87 | 1979 & 45.5 relay leg (1979) |
| 800 m | 1:41.73 | 1981 |
| 1000 m | 2:12.18 | 1981 |
| 1500 m | 3:29.77 | 1986 |
| Mile | 3:47.33 | 1981 |
| 2000 m | 4:58.84 | 1982 |
| 3000 m | 7:54.32 | 1979 |
| 5000 m | 14:06.2 | 1980 |
Styles and honours
[change | change source]- Mr Sebastian Coe (1956–1982)
- Mr Sebastian Coe MBE (1982–1990)
- Mr Sebastian Coe OBE (1990–1992)
- Mr Sebastian Coe OBE MP (1992–1997)
- Mr Sebastian Coe OBE (1997–2000)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Coe OBE (2000–2006)
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Coe KBE (2006–)