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1978 European 1500m men

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Uploaded by on Dec 18, 2009

Steve Ovett in one of his finest races

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  • @deano27671 It's a shame that those old east German athletes are still in the record books. If they were on drugs they should be removed

  • Great finish by Coghlan, you can see how much it meant to him after being 4th in the 1976 Olympics. Sadly, another fourth place ahead of him in 1980.

    Ovett looked a different class there.

  • Coghlan seemed to get boxed in there for a while, but nobody could have caught Ovett. What acceleration over the last 200 meters!

  • Great race. Wonderful sprint finish by Ovett.

  • @dredandmrbears Yes. Many people, especially the press,hated him for it.I thought he was the most exciting runner I had ever seen.I still get excited watching these old clips.I've often wondered what Coe and Ovett would have earned if they had been paid as todays athletes are.

  • So was it as controversial in 1978 for Ovett to celebrate in the homestretch as it is for Bolt to celebrate early.

  • this field was stronger than in most Olympics!!

  • Ovett was a legend & my hero. I always loved the wave to the crowd on the home straight. Thanks for posting

  • Ovett really should be credited with the 800/1500 double at these championships. Beyer, who improved by 2 secs in the 800 final and never ran anywhere near as fast again, was later listed by Stasi documents as having been on a state run drug programme. Shame for Ovett.

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