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The Rt Hon. Lord Coe KBEFormer Olympic Athlete, Politician and Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG)

Lord Sebastian Coe KBE set 12 world records and won Olympic gold medals at 1500m in both Moscow and Los Angeles. He then became a Conservative MP and Private Secretary to William Hague. Having built a close relationship with the IOC, he is now Chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG). He also acts as global advisor to Nike, and operates a string of Seb Coe Health Clubs.

"Britain's greatest ever athlete, the man who brought the Olympics to England"

The Rt Hon. Lord Sebastian Coe KBE

In detail

He retired in 1990 and was an MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 1992 to1997. Other posts included Vice Chairmanship for the Sports Council Board, membership of the Health Education Council, and Chair of The Sports Council's Olympic Review. He can look back on an athletics career of almost unparalleled achievement. He was awarded the OBE in 1991 and in 1979 was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year. He was also chosen as the Sports Writer's Sportsman of the Year in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1984.

What he offers you

With a wealth of experience in the high pressure world of competitive international athletics and the equally high pressure of modern politics Sebastian offers audiences great insight into what it takes to reach the top. Olympic legend, he is an experienced broadcaster and motivational speaker who can talk with immense authority both on individual and team success.

How he presents

An experienced media personality, Sebastian is equally at home in front of a large conference audience or speaking to a select after dinner group.

Languages

Sebastian presents in English.

Want to know more?

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Topics

  • The London 2012 Olympic Bid
  • Motivation
  • Health
  • Education
  • Environmental Matters and the Economy
  • After Dinner

Publications

  • 2009
    The Winning Mind
  • 1996
    Olympians: A Quest for Gold, Triumphs, Heroes and Legends
  • 1992
    More Than a Game: Sport in Our Time
  • 1990
    Fair Play in Sport and Society
  • 1987
    The Running Year: A Fitness Log and Diary 1987
  • 1983
    Running for Fitness
  • 1981
    Running Free (with David Miller)

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