史蒂夫•奥维特（steve ovett）（田径 英国）
los angeles. 8 august 1984: steve ovett (388) of great britain and marcus o'sullivan (470) of ireland in action in the heats of the men's 1500m race at the games of the xxiii olympiad.
born: 9 october 1955
birthplace: brighton (great britain)
nationality: great britain
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
montreal 1976
moscow 1980
los angeles 1984
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 1
bronze: 1
other results:
commonwealth games
gold: 1 (86)
winning the wrong event
middle distance runner steve ovett gained some olympic experience in 1976 when he ran in the final of the 800m and placed fifth. by the time of the 1980 olympics, he was considered the favourite at 1,500m, while his british teammate, sebastian coe, was expected to win the 800. the 800m final was run first. ovett, in only sixth place at the halfway mark, pushed his way through the crowd to second place. seventy metres from the finish, he shot into the lead and held off coe to win by three metres. in the 1,500m, contested six days later, it was coe who came from behind to win, while ovett took home the bronze medal. ovett attempted to defend his 800m title in 1984. battling bronchitis, he barely qualified for the final and then finished eighth, after which he collapsed and spent two nights in a hospital. he returned to compete in the 1,500m, in which he held the world record. running in fourth place at the beginning of the last lap of the final, ovett collapsed with chest pains and was taken away on a stretcher.
生日：1955年10月9日
出生地：布赖顿，英国
国籍: 英国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1976年加拿蒙特利尔夏季奥运会
1980年苏联莫斯科夏季奥运会
1984年美国洛杉矶夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌1 枚
铜牌 1枚
其他成绩:
联邦运动会
金牌1 枚 1986年
阴错阳差
1976年加拿大蒙特利尔奥运会上，史蒂夫•奥维特在800米比赛中名列第五，尽管没能取得奥运会奖牌，但他仍然积累了一些奥运会比赛经验。到1980年莫斯科奥运会时，奥维特已经是1500米的夺金热门选手，他的队友塞巴斯蒂安•科，也被看好将会赢得800米的胜利。首先进行的是800米比赛，在比赛过半的时候，排在第六位的奥维特冲出大队人员，上升到第二的位置，在距离终点70米的时候，他全力冲刺获得领先位置，并将领先优势保持到终点，最终以3米的优势赢得金牌。在六天后举行的1500米比赛中，他仍然和队友塞巴斯蒂安•科展开了激烈的竞争，这一次，塞巴斯蒂安•科发挥自己的耐力优势，后来居上，赢得冠军，而奥维特则获得铜牌。1984年洛杉矶奥运会，奥维特希望能在800米比赛中成功卫冕。但因为支气管炎的困扰，他的成绩不是很理想，勉强获得决赛资格，最后只名列第8。在比赛结束后，他就被送进医院。两天后，他又重新回到自己保持世界纪录的1500米赛场，但遗憾的是，在比赛还剩最后一圈时，处于第四位的奥维特由于胸部剧痛放弃比赛，被担架抬出赛场。