Sebastian Coe, Tom McKean, 1986 Commonwealth Games 800m Heat 2

[@paulwilliams8389]

Coe had to withdraw from the final suffering from a bad cold. Interestingly he was going to run but was talked out of it beforehand by Steve Ovett who told him "It's not worth it" after his own experiences of running while ill at the LA Olympics.

[@JGlennFL]

He held the world record in the mile for years.

[@user-vt7fl8zr5n77]

The Best Coe... Fantastik finish...

[@warrencundy]

Ovett Coe how many Commonwealth Games Gold Medals did they win ? Answer 1 Ovett 5k at these games both were never at their best

[@paulwilliams8389]

They only ever competed at the 1986 games. For various reasons they both missed the '78 and '82 games.

[@warrencundy]

@@paulwilliams8389 Seb Coe was at 1990 Commonwealth Games I got his autograph & meet him he was sick though so he was nowhere near his best

[@paulwilliams8389]

You are right - though of course he was past his best anyway by 1990. He bypassed the games in '78 because he wanted to concentrate on the Euros and had been ill running in the Euros in '82 and had to miss what probably would have been a certain gold medal in the Commonwealths a couple of months later.

[@rondog540]

Relative prestige of the Commonwealth Games might have been a factor - they were a bigger deal then than they are now, but that's a particularly low bar

[@anthonyclarke5579]

In the days before the Commonwealth Games priced itself out of the market. A bit daft if you ask me.