Monday, February 24, 2014

Stephen Michael James Ovett

Stephen Michael James Ovett was born on 9 October 1955. Ovett's events were in the Olympic Games in Moscow and his record was gold medalist in 800 m. He set a world record  for 1500 m also he holds the world record for 2 miles (3,219 m). He gave up football because he did not want to do a sport where he would have to rely on teammates. The athlete he associated with at his peak was Sebastian Coe. After he retired he has been a track and field television commentator. They built a statue to him in Preston Park, Brighton. He is living in Australia and his age is 58 now.​

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