How tall is Sebastian Coe?

Sebastian Coe's listed height is 176 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 51% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 176 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 51% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1956 (average 175.9 cm).

About Sebastian Coe

Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe, is a British sports administrator, former politician and retired track and field athlete. He was born on 29 September 1956 in London and studied as an undergraduate at Loughborough University, where he was later appointed Pro-Chancellor in 2012 and Chancellor in 2017.

As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including 1500 metres gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records, including three world records in 41 days in 1979, and his 800 metres world record from 1981 stood until 1997. His rivalries with fellow Britons Steve Ovett and Steve Cram dominated middle-distance racing for much of the 1980s. After retiring he was a Conservative member of parliament from 1992 to 1997, became a Life Peer in 2000, headed the successful London 2012 Olympic bid and was elected president of the IAAF in August 2015.

At a listed 176 cm (5'9"), Coe was one of 24 athletes inducted as inaugural members of the IAAF Hall of Fame. He is married to Carole Smith, and in December 2012 he received the Lifetime Achievement award at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Frequently asked

How tall is Sebastian Coe in feet and inches? Sebastian Coe is 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

Is Sebastian Coe tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 176 cm he is taller than about 51% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1956, whose average height is 175.9 cm.

Sources

• Sebastian Coe on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Sebastian Coe on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.
• Sebastian Coe on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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