Steve Ovett

                                                                Steve Ovett

Stephen Michael James Ovett  is a former middle distance runner from England. He set records for1500m for a mile. He gave up football because he didn’t want to do a sport where he would have to rely on teammates. Coe is another athlete he was associated with at his peak. After he retired he has been a track and field television commentator for the CBC since 1992. In 1987 a bronze statue of Steve Ovett was erected in Preston Park, Brighton. However, it was stolen in 2007, and was replaced in 2012 with a copy of the original. The replacement is in Madeira Drive). Stephen lives in Australia now and he is 58 years old.