Stephen Michael James Ovett, OBE (/ oʊ ˈ v ɛ t /; 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 best at two miles. He won 45 consecutive 1500 and mile ...

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2020年7月28日 · Ovett is described as having been ‘coached’ or ‘mentored’ by Harry Wilson, whom as an athlete had been Welsh 6 mile champion in 1958. Wilson went on to become National event coach for 800m and 1500m. Evidence suggests that Wilson’s coaching philosophy was an eclectic mix from some of the all-time greats of the sport.

2011年3月3日 · Again, I am firm believer that 800 meter runners must do multi-paced training to cover the rage from 400 meters all the way up to 1500m/Mile speed. It also helps that Ovett was a sprinter first! By comparison, the WR today for the Mile is 3:43.13 set in 1999 (before EPO testing). a.m. Rest Weights in morning.

The event was won by 0.5 seconds by Steve Ovett of Great Britain, the nation's first gold medal in the men's 800 metres since winning four in a row from 1920 to 1932. It was Great Britain's sixth overall title in the event.

2012年1月8日 · Commentator - David Coleman. BBC Coverage / ESPN.

2020年7月26日 · Exactly 40 years ago today, two men wearing the white, red and blue of Great Britain took to their marks for the men’s Olympic 800m final. The world stopped for the next 1:45.4. For this was more...

the winner Ovett using his elbows in a blatant way : he was lucky not to be DQ, I think.

2020年11月3日 · Steve Ovett is uniquely the only athlete to win major championship golds at 800m (Olympics), 1500m (Europeans) and 5000m (Commonwealth). His first mention in AW was 50 years ago in 1970 and...

2021年7月20日 · Steve Ovett was the reigning European & World Cup champion at 1500m and had two silver medals in European 800m Championships. He held the world 1500m record jointly with Coe and the world 1 mile and 2-mile records. Ovett had extraordinary range. He had run a 47.5 400m and had also run a 1.05 half marathon.