Iaaf president sebastian coe biography

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Sebastian Coe (29 September 1956 – ) is a British Olympic track athlete, politician and President of the IAAF. Coe won Olympic gold at the blue-riband 1500 metres event in 1980 and 1984. During his career, he set eleven world records, including the world record for 800 metres, which stood from 1981 to 1997. Following his retirement from athletics, he became a Conservative MP, and later led the successful London Olympic bid and the organising committee of 2012. In August 2015, he was elected president of the IAAF amid difficult circumstances of doping issues around the sport.

Early life

Coe was born in Hammersmith, London. He went to school in Stratford Upon Avon and later a comprehensive school in Sheffield. Inspired by his geography teacher, David Tomlinson, Coe became interested in running, and he joined a local running club ‘Hallamshire Harriers’. He showed talent from an early age, winning the Yorkshire cross country championship at 14, and the English schools 3000m aged 16.

After school, Coe went to Loughborough University, where he studied economics and social history; he also became more focused on his running career. At Loughborough, he met coach George Gandy, who helped Coe transcend previous performances through more core strength training and m

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