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- The unassuming Yorkshireman, who spent much of his career combining athletics training with working as a joiner for British Steel, had been selected to represent Great Britain in the 1500m ahead of national hero Sebastian Coe, who would have been defending the title he won at the two previous Games.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18498161'There was real controversy, Wogan wanted me on' - Elliott - BBC
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Jun 21, 2012 · Coe went on to land Olympic gold and, while the 21-year-old Elliott was picked for the 800m, he was unable to take his place in the semi-finals due to injury, with Coe going on to claim...
Oct 6, 2013 · The decision not to include him in the 1984 Olympic 1500m selection, even though he had earned that win over Coe, is one about which Elliott is now philosophical.
Elliott was not selected for the 1500m at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, losing out to the eventual gold and silver medallists, Sebastian Coe and Steve Cram, and the then world record holder, Steve Ovett. At the time, it was a very controversial decision.
Oct 12, 2022 · In the last few strides, fast finishing Elliott worked his way past a tiring Coe who had an illness ravaged 1982 and 1983 to become the first Briton to beat him at 1500m for eight years. Elliott...
- Steve Smythe
Elliott – now 49 and northern regional director for the English Institute of Sport – went to Seoul instead of Coe and won silver in the 1500m, despite being injured.
A few weeks later, on 6 August 1958, Elliott set a mile world record of 3:54.5 in Dublin, and on 28 August 1958 broke the 1,500 m record in Götenborg, Sweden, running 3:36.0. He also won the AAU mile championship that year and was selected as the best male athlete of the year by the Associated Press.
Jan 28, 2018 · He was so ferociously driven, it took him 12 years to come to terms with winning only a silver medal at the Olympic Games.
