1982 European Championships 1500m Men - Steve Cram

[@simonwoods8809]

Courageous trusting of instincts by Crammy. They say that first instincts are usually correct and our Steve sensed that he could steal a march. Love these uploads Kevin, cheers!

[@backintobalance9542]

Cram was super talented with a great racing brain. I think he was the last clean WR holder in the mile/1500m

[@archiewoosung5062]

A year earlier Kirov caught Cram on the line in the Europa Cup, so the boy had moved on. Had forgotten that Williamson made it to a European final. As juniors, wasn't clear to me which of Cram & he would finish on top.

[@Ruda-n4h]

Once again Coe and Ovett were not present due to illness and injury for one of the great middle distance races that could have been.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Had Coe and Ovett been fit and well - one of them would have won - not Cram.

[@Muninman62]

Graham Williamson was so unlucky.

[@pagoteras2630]

For me alberto the best of the history

[@rc2869]

Great run. Ovett not happy - he laighed when Coe lost IIRC. Yeah Steve O - he had glandular fever.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

I think Ovett knew something was wrong with Coe.

[@Muninman62]

He addressed this in his autobiography when he said he was filmed smiling because he had predicted Coe to win easily and he was smiling ruefully at his poor prediction.

[@mickeymouse7861]

Was the commentator on drugs? "We expect cram to go with 600m to go". Then with 600m to go. "This is terribly, terribly early for Steve Cram [...] but this is a break that went very, very early with 600m to go".

[@bazza-e9t]

He says Graeme (as in Williamson) is expected to go with 5/600m left not Cram.