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Sebastian Coe

British athlete and politician (born 1956)
Person Human Q188502

Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
September 29, 1956, 1956[7]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[15]
Occupation
politician, middle-distance runner, autobiographer, athletics competitor
Position held
World Athletics President, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, President of the Olympic Organizing Committee, member of the House of Lords, member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the International Olympic Committee, Assistant Government Whip[16][17]
Educated at
Loughborough University, Tapton School, Abbeydale Grange School[18][19][20]
Member of political party
Conservative Party[31]
Award received
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Companion of Honour, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, Gold Olympic Order, Bislett medal, L'Équipe Champion of Champions, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, IAAF Hall of Fame[21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Father
Peter Coe[8]
Mother
Tina Angela Lall[9]
Spouse
Nicola Elliott, Carole Smith[10]
Child
Madeleine Rose Coe, Harry Sebastian Newbold Coe, Peter Henry Christopher Coe, Alice India Violet Coe[11][12][13][14]
Work location
London[36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Candidacy in election
1992 United Kingdom general election
Country for sport
United Kingdom[40]
End of work period
1988[43]
Family name
Coe[34]
Given name
Sebastian[35]
Height
+176
Honorific prefix
The Right Honourable[32]
Mass
+54
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Name in native language
Sebastian Coe[41]
Noble title
baron[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
TP updated between September 2019 and August 2020, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
Participant in
1984 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics[37][38]
Record or record progression
800 metres world record progression, 1500 metres world record progression, Mile run world record progression
Social media followers
121k (119k–124k, n=4)
Sport
athletics[33]
Sports discipline competed in
800 metres, 1500 metres, mile run
Start of work period
1968[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en Baron Coe en Seb Coe en Sebastian Newbold Coe, Baron Coe en Sebastian Newbold Coe en Sebastian Coe en Lord Coe ar سيباستيان كو cs Seb Coe de Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe de Baron Coe el Σεμπάστιαν Κόου el Σεμπάστιαν Κόε es Sebastian Newbold Coe fa سباستین کو fi Sebastian Newbold Coe fr Sebastian Newbold Coe fr Seb Coe he סבסטיאן קו hu Seb Coe ja セバスチャン・コー
🔖 Identifiers · 88
ISNI
0000000109379465
VIAF cluster ID
114898222
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81049438
GND ID
118833332
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lord Coe - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 cropped.jpg ↗
ARRS runner ID
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All-Athletics.com ID (archived)
292139
Athletics Podium person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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Beamish peerage database person ID
2049
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
214082
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Commonwealth Games Federation athlete ID (archived)
36591
Companies House officer ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118833332
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118833332
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
sebastian-coe
FAST ID
72150
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
89862
Geni profile ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0243896
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Sebastian_Coe
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2105103
Hansard (1803–2005) ID
mr-sebastian-coe
IMDb ID
nm1660012
IdRef ID
073267570
Instagram username
sebcoeofficial
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000009661
J9U entity ID
987012798088105171
KBR person ID
14691216
Kinobox person ID
1209269
Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36519182
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01303/eu_c_0736/c0736
Munzinger Sport number
01000001577
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09817472
NDL Authority ID
00436247
NE.se ID
sebastian-coe
NLA Trove people ID
1269077
NNDB people ID
121/000098824
NUKAT ID
n01200805
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls002583707
National Library of Wales Authority ID
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp05170
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07048712X
Olympedia people ID
68969
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived)
sebastian-coe
Olympics.com athlete ID
sebastian-coe
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3887228
OpenSanctions ID
Sebastian Coe
Our Campaigns candidate ID
209282
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095621757
Parliament.uk member ID
783
Plex person key
5d776c3796b655001fe29c14
Prabook ID
942451
Roglo person ID
p=sebastian;n=coe
Rush Parliamentary Archive ID
3553
SNAC ARK ID
w68k9nsr
SNARC ID
Michel Roger
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
co/seb-coe-1
TMDB person ID
1652427
Team GB athlete ID
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The Peerage person ID
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TheyWorkForYou ID
13514, 17004
Tilastopaja male athlete ID
39660
Track and Field Statistics male athlete ID
1197
Trading Card Database name ID
80035
UK Parliament ID
3QcOBqLb
UK Parliament thesaurus ID
299802
Webb-site person ID
13387681, 24837611
Wellcome Collection concept ID
vwtncdvs
Who's Who UK ID
U11360
WikiTree person ID
Coe-2747
World Athletics athlete ID
14354392
WorldCat Entities ID
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X (Twitter) username
sebcoe
Yale LUX ID
person/44fe084c-9b0e-4409-b427-b951a9c95b3f
Zhihu topic ID
20490176
ČSFD person ID
222742

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🔗 Connections
Participated in 5
athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 800 metres, O Sport, You Are Peace!, athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 800 metres
Award received 4
IAAF Hall of Fame, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, L'Équipe Champion of Champions
Occupation 4
politician, athletics competitor, autobiographer, middle-distance runner
Record or record progression 3
1500 metres world record progression, Mile run world record progression, 800 metres world record progression
Sports discipline competed in 3
800 metres, 1500 metres, mile run
← Winner 3
athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres, athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – men's 1500 metres, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award
Chaired by 2
World Athletics, Loughborough University
Participant in 2
1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics
Candidacy in election 1
1992 United Kingdom general election
Country for sport 1
United Kingdom
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Loughborough University
Family name 1
Coe
Given name 1
Sebastian
Honorific prefix 1
The Right Honourable
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Conservative Party
Noble title 1
baron
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
OpenSanctions ID 1
Sebastian Coe
Place of birth 1
London
Position held 1
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
SNARC ID 1
Michel Roger
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
Work location 1
London
← Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Palace of Fine arts
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Sebastian Coe
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Summary

Sebastian Coe was born on September 29, 1956[1], in London[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], middle-distance runner[4], autobiographer[5], and athletics competitor[6].

FAQs

Where was Sebastian Coe born?

Sebastian Coe's place of birth was London[2].

Who were Sebastian Coe's parents?

Sebastian Coe's father was Peter Coe[8]. Sebastian Coe's mother was Tina Angela Lall[9].

Who was Sebastian Coe married to?

Sebastian Coe's spouses include Carole Smith[10].

What did Sebastian Coe do for work?

Sebastian Coe worked as a politician[3], middle-distance runner[4], autobiographer[5], and athletics competitor[6].

Where did Sebastian Coe go to school?

Sebastian Coe was educated at Loughborough University[18], Tapton School[19], and Abbeydale Grange School[20].

What awards did Sebastian Coe receive?

Honors received include Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[21], Companion of Honour[22], Princess of Asturias Award for Sports[23], and Gold Olympic Order[24].

Related Entities

London Sebastian Coe United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  31. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [7] ↑ . National Library of Wales archives and manuscripts catalogue. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . World Athletics database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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