Great Britain & NI OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSteve Ovett
Also known as Stephen Michael James Ovett- Born
- 9 Oct 1955 · 71
- Birthplace
- Brighton and Hove, England
- On the podium
- 1973 – 1986
- Olympian
- 3× · Montreal, Moscow, Los Angeles
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8 1
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11 international medals + 5 national titles · 2 finals 4–8
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Continental Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| European Championships | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| European Cup Finals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| European U20 Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA Championships | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| National total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Medals 11
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Commonwealth Games | 5000m | Edinburgh | 1 | 13:24.11 | ||
| 1981 | Continental Cup | 1500m | Rome | 1 | 3:34.95 | ||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 800m | Moscow | 1 | 1:45.40 | ||
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 1500m | Moscow | 3 | 3:38.99 | ||
| 1978 | European Championships | 1500m | Prague | 1 | 3:35.6 | CR | |
| 1978 | European Championships | 800m | Prague | 2 | 1:44.1 | ||
| 1977 | Continental Cup | 1500m | Düsseldorf | 1 | 3:34.45 | ||
| 1977 | European Cup Finals | 1500m | Helsinki | 1 | 3:44.94 | ||
| 1975 | European Cup Finals | 800m | Nice | 1 | 1:46.56 | ||
| 1974 | European Championships | 800m | Rome | 2 | 1:45.8 | ||
| 1973 | European U20 Athletics Championships | 800m | Duisburg | 1 | 1:47.53 | CR |
Other achievements 2
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 800m | Los Angeles | 8 | 1:52.28 | ||
| 1976 | Olympic Games | 800m | Montreal | 5 | 1:45.44 |
National results 5
- 1980 AAA Championships · London 1 mile 1 4:04.40
- 1979 AAA Championships · London 1500m 1 3:39.08
- 1976 AAA Championships · London 800m 1 1:47.33
- 1975 AAA Championships · London 800m 1 1:46.09
- 1974 AAA Championships · London 800m 1 1:46.84