Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The latest addition to my Ovett collection
The latest addition to my 1980's collection.Labels: 16.18.86, Best Young Boxer of the Year, Frank Bruno, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett
Friday, November 21, 2008
1988 and 1989 AAA's 1500m
Maybe Seb "hawk-spit" Coe wasn't so bad after all - if the last 60 seconds of this YouTube clip from 1989 are anything to go by.
Here's a clip from 1988 too.
Labels: 1500m, 1988, 1989, AAA, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett
Saturday, November 15, 2008
BBC Sports Personality of The Year 1984
Video clip with Daley Thompson, Steve Ovett, Steve Cram, Seb Coe and Tessa Sanderson.
Labels: 1984, BBC, Daley Thompson, Seb Coe, Sports Personality, SPOTY, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett, Tessa Sanderson
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Hall of Fame: Ovett on UK Athletics web site
I voted recently via Athletics Weekly for Steve Ovett to be entered into the UK Hall of Fame.
Interesting article with a sad ending.
Interesting article with a sad ending.
Labels: Athletics Weekly, Hall of Fame, Steve Ovett, UK Athletics
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Get Ovett in!
Sounds like he is as controversial as ever. I know he wanted to get involved with the administration of athletics years ago but maybe now is the time, with Coe running 2012. It certainly wouldn't be dull!
Here's an article on the BBC web site.
Labels: London 2012, Steve Ovett, UK Athletics
Friday, August 15, 2008
"Any idiot can win a gold medal..."
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Coe, Ovett and Baddeley
Recent article on the The Times web site.
Labels: 1500m, Andy Baddeley, Beijing 2008, Olympics, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
What athletics needs...
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Men at Work: Land Down Under
iTunes' Party Shuffle mode took me back two and a half decades to this song in early 1982 - roughly when Steve Ovett ran into the church railings and nearly ended his career. For those of you who think he actually did, remember that he set another 1500m world record in 1983 before the troubles in LA in 1984 and moving up to 5000m for Commonwealth gold in 1986.
Mentioning athletics, Henry Rono replied to my message on the forum the other day and I'm a couple of chapters into his book. Great so far. Here is a video on YouTube of Steve Ovett setting a new World Record for 2 miles against Henry Rono in 1978.
My stalkers who are fond of asking me questions on the various types of desert can find some decent music on YouTube
Labels: Henry Rono, Land down Under, Men at work, Steve Ovett
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Steve Ovett statue stolen
Saturday, June 16, 2007
Latest Steve Ovett item
This is a shot of the cover of the November 1978 edition of Track and Field News
There are some good quotes in there, including one very sarcastic one about all the hard work put in by sports journalists in the bar before interviewing him, which all led to him not talking to the press.
There's also a list of his PBs from age 14 onwards which I'll add in some time.
The stat that struck me most though is the 37bpm of his heart at rest...
Labels: 1500m, 800m, Athletics, Mile, Steve Ovett, Track and Field News
Monday, April 09, 2007
Holiday snaps and a "new" athletics video
Here are some pics from Mallorca last week.
I also found "new" video on YouTube
I also found "new" video on YouTube
Labels: Mallorca, Seb Coe, Steve Cram, Steve Ovett
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Steve Ovett: Moscow 1980, 1500m Gold Medal Ceremony
 | Here is an image of the latest addition to my Steve Ovett collection. It's from the 1500m medal ceremony of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, where he won gold, beating Seb Coe (hawk-spit) into second place. Can you imagine being that good? |
Labels: 1500m, 1980, Moscow, Seb Coe, Steve Ovett
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