Lord Sebastian Coe (GBR)
Date of birth: 29 September 1956
Nationality: British

Languages
English, French

Profession
Chairman of the Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games in London
Member of the House of Lords

Position(s) held within the IAAF
Council Member since 2003

Position held in National Federation
Member of UK Athletics International Group

Active sports career
English Schools Champion in 1972
Great Britain International debut in 1976
Bronze medal in the 800m, European Championships in 1978 in Prague
Silver medal in the 800m in 1982 in Athens
Gold medal in the 800m in 1986 in Stuttgart 
European Indoor 800m Champion in 1979
European Cup in 1979 and 1981: finished 1st
Athletics World Cup in 1981 and 1989:  finished 1st and 2nd respectively. 
Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980:  Gold in the 1500m and Silver in the 800m.
Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984: Gold in the 1500m and Silver in the 800m.

Past and present offices held
1981-92 Chairman, Athletes Commission, International Olympic Committee
1982 Kipphurth Fellowship, Yale University
1983-90 Appointed to Sports Council
1986-89 Vice Chairman to Sports Council
1987-93 Medical Commission, International Olympic Committee
1992-1997   Member of Parliament for Falmouth & Camborne
1994-to date Regular Contributor, BBC Radio 5 Sport
1994-96 Parliamentary Private Secretary to Roger Freeman, MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1995 Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nicholas Soames, MP, Minister for the Armed Forces
1996 Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Heseltine, MP, Deputy Prime Minister
1997 Appointed Government Whip
1997-to date Sport for All Commission, International Olympic Committee
1997-2001 Appointed Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition (Rt Hon William Hague, MP)
1999 2000 Commission International Olympic Committee
1999 Appointed Chairman of Fast Track Ltd
1998 Appointed President of the Amateur Athletic Association
2000 Elevated to The House of Lords, The Lord Coe, OBE

Additional information

1979 BBC Sports Personality of the Year
1979, 80, 81 & 84 Sports Writer’s Sportsman of the Year
Chaired the Sports Council’s Olympic Review. 
Author of five books, which include Born to Run (co-written by David Miller), Comeback (co-written by David Miller), Running for Fitness (co-written by Peter Coe), The Olympians and More Than a Game; Coe is an experienced broadcaster and public speaker. 
Other recreational pastimes include listening to jazz and going to the theatre.

Decorations / Distinctions
2006 Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) for services to sport
1991 Awarded OBE
1999 British Sports Writer’s Award for ‘Most Outstanding Contribution to Sport in the last 50 years’