Steve Ovett

Steve Ovett

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Friidrott, herrar
Olympic rings with transparent rims.svg Olympiska spel
GuldMoskva 1980800 meter
BronsMoskva 19801 500 meter
Europamästerskap
GuldPrag 19781500 meter
SilverRom 1974800 meter
SilverPrag 1978800 meter

Steve Ovett, född 9 oktober 1955 i Brighton i England, är brittisk medeldistanslöpare.

Han vann silver på 800 meter i EM 1974 och guld på 1 500 meter i EM 1978. Vid de Olympiska sommarspelen 1980 i Moskva vann han guld på 800 meter, och besegrade på så sätt sin främste konkurrent, landsmannen Sebastian Coe. Denne fick dock revansch på 1 500 meter, där Ovett tog brons.

Ovett innehade två gånger världsrekordet på 1 engelsk mil och en gång ensam världsrekordet på 1 500 meter.

Personbästa

DistansTidDatum
400 m47,51974
800 m1.44,091978
1 000 m2.16,01979
1 500 m3.30,771983
1 eng. mil3.48,401980
2 000 m4.57,711982
3 000 m7.41,31977
2 eng. mil8.13,511978
5 000 m13.20,061986

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