Steve 1 Ovett, of Britain, crosses the finshing line in a new world record for 1500 metres of 3min 31.4s, seven-tenths of a second faster than the old record of 3min 32.1s he had shared with Sebastian Coe. The race was the highlight of an international athletics meeting in Koblenz, West Germany. The West Germans, Thomas Wessinghage and Harold Hudak, (obscured), finished second and third respectively.
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Press, 2 September 1980, Page 36
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66Steve1 Ovett, of Britain, crosses the finshing line in a new world record for 1500 metres of 3min 31.4s, seven-tenths of a second faster than the old record of 3min 32.1s he had shared with Sebastian Coe. The race was the highlight of an international athletics meeting in Koblenz, West Germany. The West Germans, Thomas Wessinghage and Harold Hudak, (obscured), finished second and third respectively. Press, 2 September 1980, Page 36
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