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- 1956- . English middle-distance runner. He
- was Olympic 1,500-metre champion 1980 and
- 1984. Between 1979 and 1981 he broke eight
- individual world records at 800 metres, 1,000
- metres, 1,500 metres, and one mile. In 1990
- he announced his retirement after failing to
- win a Commonwealth Games title and is now
- pursuing a political career with the
- Conservative party. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- Olympic Games
- 1980: 1,500 metres gold, 800 metres silver
- 1984: 1,500 metres gold, 800 metres silver
- World records
- 800 metres: 1979, 1981
- 1,000 metres: 1980, 1981
- one mile: 1979, 1981 (twice)
- 1,500 metres: 1979
- 4 x 800 metres relay: 1982
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