Steve Ovett - AAA Centenary Mile Heat & Final 1980

Steve Ovett winning the AAA Centenary Mile at Crystal Palace in 1980, ahead of John Walker.
Commentator - David Coleman. BBC Coverage / ESPN.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

Thanks for posting that - never seen it before. I would love to know Ovett's last lap split.

[@tommytempo1]

52.5 secs

[@johnstirling6597]

It was such a shame that "Big John Walker " was not in Moscow to defend his Olympic title, what might have been.

[@joemcm1]

he could certainly have got a medal and the race could have been run so differently