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What's the name of Seb Coe's rivalry with fellow Britons?

  • British Battle

  • Middle-Distance Duel

  • British Blitz

  • The Coe-Ovett-Cram Rivalry

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The Coe-Ovett-Cram Rivalry is the term used to describe the competition between three top middle distance runners from the United Kingdom: Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Steve Cram, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their fierce but friendly rivalry played out in several classic races and pushed each other to achieve record-breaking times and Olympic gold medals.
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