Seb Coe 1984 800m final

Another superb demonstration by the then world record holder, Seb Coe, in his greatest season, 1981. The European Cup used to be held at the end of every other season, and represented a much more important competition that the current European Team competition held at the beginning of each season. In July 1981 Coe ran in the Europa Cup semi final competition in Helsinki over 800m to help guarantee the British team a place in the final, held in August in Zagreb. Both races were relatively slow and tactical
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