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The greatest athlete in the world? In 1985? Steve Cram? 😲😲😲😲

Coe was a smarmy, selfish (man?) who became a bastard tory MP. Coe was and is, a charmless, rude individual. A greedy bastard. I see his face and all I read is his dead eyes and charmless expression. Sincerity isn't a quality he possesses. Not born with it, doesn't recognise it, knows no better. SHAME ON HIM Steve Ovett? A gentleman who has the respect of millions. Loved by the British people. A HERO.

He had to step out of his line to avoid hitting the idiot photographer on the back straight

Great era, that summer of 81 was incredible, they were breaking world records for fun. That Steve Ovett kick was a thing to watch!

Cram thought he had him but the kick was still there! The greatest.

I remember watching the 1980 Olympics, I always felt coe lost the 800 meters due to poor tactics, and redeemed himself in the 1500 , yes I wanted coe to win but disappointed that ovett didn't get silver in the 1500 meters, without doubt the greatest pair of middle distance runners Britain has ever had, and inspiring just to watch this.

A golden age of middle distance running. Steve Cram and John Walker, too ...

I assume the guy at the front was part of the Eastern Europe doping program.

he was injured for most of the summer of 82, made a return mid August, win 3 800 races in a row, broke the 4x800m WR (was forced to run by BAAB, when he wanted to rest before Europeans) the week before the European Champs, where, he ran a brilliant tactical race but lost to Hans Peter Ferner. He was then diagnosed with glandular fever and scratched from the 1500m. The following year, he had 4 defeats in quick succession and was finally (after undergoing lots of tests in hospital) diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. He stopped running (under doctor’s orders) at beginning of August 83, and not allowed to run until Jan 84. So, he missed 2 or 3 months winter training. The fact he was able to come back and return to his best (well, over 1500m at least) at the LA Olympics in 84, was one of the greatest comebacks in sport.

That amazing double kick of Coe's forged doing the long miles in the hills of Sheffield. He lost it after getting that virus in 1982. With all the modern techniques I reckon he could knock a couple of seconds off the 800m WR. Just like he did lowering Juantorena's WR.

Whos'e here in 2024 on an olympic binnge and ending up cutting to the chase?

Steve would be a great runner today cos he always had tae bit o arsehole in his work. He was a crafty runner with a murderous kick..even at his peak times he'd beat todays runners if he had the same tracks,shoes and diet.

I have been watching this documentary on and off since it was first broadcast in 1986 and I have never got bored with it once. It is arguably the greatest sporting story ever told. I still relive the moment in the hope that Steve Ovett is going to win the 1500m gold - that is how brilliant this documentary is.

I have been watching this documentary on and off since it was first broadcast in 1986 and I have never got bored with it once. It is arguably the greatest sporting story ever told. I still relive the moment in the hope that Steve Ovett is going to win the 1500m gold - that is how brilliant this documentary is. The 1980 Moscow Olympics will always be my favourite summer Olympics and this is the reason why.

Ovett wearing that red soviet vest breaking world records ...iconic .Coe was unbelievably smooth in his running .

Imperial phase Coe

Coe at the peak of his powers in 1981

I was always a Coe fan.. Ovett was definitely portrayed as the "bad guy" by the press.. Steve Cram was also a great runner...

Cram looked like he had made his move perfectly. He must have thought, "I've got him!" when he slid around Ovett. How Steve managed that late kick at his age shows just how great a runner he was.

I used to love watching Steve Ovett when I was a kid

Why are they running?

1985 was one of the last years The World was a wholesome place.

i have no doubt that this is by far the fastest ever finish in an 800m race, i believe that the last 100m was covered in 11, 1 seconds the fastest EVER , coe that year in 1981 also coverded the last 100m in 11. 3 and 11. 4 as far as i know none of these times have ever been bettered

I remember watching this race from the back stretch and Coe on that last lap was unbelievable

Ovett expatriated to Australia.

A middle-distance runner nonpareil: Seb Coe.

Frank Bough lol!

Ovett was our greatest ever middle distance runner. Never ever got the credit he deserved. Easy win for the goat.

The worse pressure put on poor Steve ovett ever , a race to forget . but you have to run it.

The names in this race all world class milers... amazing days!

What stunning speed! Seb, an all-time great!

Wonder what Coe could have run for 200m if he trained for it specifically. He ran 24+ often in the finish of the 800m so what could he do if he was fresh?

Find an orthodontist

Awesome talent. He beat a lot of world class runners for a long period of time.

Were there also world class track meets at Sestriere in the Italian Alps during the mid to late 80s & early 90s??

Poetry in motion. At his best Seb was as good a middle distance runner as has ever graced a track.

Two great English runners running in London as it used to be. Serves more now as a historical document of what's been lost. Or given away I should say.

Crab really spiced it up with that move.

Fabulous performance from Steve Ovett.

6:42 BAD ASS

Miss those times

Bayer's drugs obviously didn't work on two successive days.

Coe at his best. Unbeatable.

Coe the best ever! What an amazing privilege to grow up during the Coe/ Ovett era. Great Britain!

"Quite astonishing. In all my years of watching middle-distance running I've never seen an athlete with the power to accelerate from the front in that way. He just destroys the rest!" The Commentator obviously had never seen Peter Snell race. ruclips.net/video/2hrBBoV0ruo/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/RK0woLEtQQA/видео.html for a couple of examples.

Incredible acceleration down the home straight. Modern 800m races are generally run consistently more quickly than in the 80s, but don't quite have the thrill of those 800s where Coe, Cram and Ovett could just toy with a field at their bests.

Ovett never the same after his collision with the Church Railing he had back problems & the explosive kick 1977 World Cup 800m Moscow 2nd lap inside 51 secs was never evident again still World Class but not what he was

I got this man's autograph at Meadowbank in June 1978 and I still have the programme.

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