Steve Cram

Steve Cram is a British former track and field athlete born in 1960 in Gateshead, England. During the 1980s, he was one of the world's dominant middle-distance runners alongside Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett. He won the 1500m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and silver at the 1984 Olympics. In 1985, he set world records in the 1500m, 2000m and mile within 19 days, and became the first man to run 1500m under 3:30. He retired from competitive athletics in 1994 and now works as a television presenter, athletics commentator for BBC Sport, motivational speaker and athletics coach.