To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

He remains the only person to win successive Olympic 1500 metre titles. For the fourth year in his career (1979 1981 1982 & 1986) he was ranked No. In 2012 he was appointed Pro-Chancellor at Loughborough University where he had been an undergraduate and is also a member of the University’s governing body in November 2012 he was also appointed chairman of the British Olympic Association.

Lord Sebastian Newbold Coe Baron Coe CH KBE (born 29 September 1956) often known as Seb Coe is a British politician and former athlete. In 2012 he was appointed Pro-Chancellor at Loughborough University where he had been an undergraduate and is also a member of the University’s governing body in November 2012 he was also appointed chairman of the British Olympic Association.