Talk:Sebastian Coe

message: I like to nitpick because I am an old fart. There is no way that Lord Burghley could have run 367 metres in 43 seconds.  That extrapolates to 46.8 seconds for 400 metres, slightly faster maybe given that it's only 367 metres.  No one in the world ran under 47 seconds until Ben Eastman in 1932.  Leaving that aside, it seems a little ridiculous that Burghley could have run as fast as Coe and Cram did 60 years later.  Finally, Burghley ran the third leg of the British 4x400 team that ran 3:11 at the 1932 Olympics, and probably split mid-to-low 47 considering that the first runner was likely slower than the average of 47.75.  I doubt he had a running start and also that he ran faster at the Great Court than he did at the Olympics.
- Anthony "the trumper"
I think I can resolve this. The 367 m is the perimeter of the interior quadrangle at Trinity.  Clearly there could be no requirement to run exactly along the wall and touch each corner -- that would require a dead stop and a turn at each corner.  Impossible.  The plan view of Trinity on Google maps shows a stone path all around the interior of the quad.  Estimating it at 3 m wide, and if the requirement is simply to stay on the path and stay off the grass, the distance is reduced by 24 metres. Add a bit for bends, but suddenly it's quite feasible for a Coe, a Cram or even a Cecil.Cross Reference 00:34, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Great Court Run 

message: I think the use of Baron Coe in the article should be amended to Lord Coe.  Male British peers of rank baron are always referred to as Lord, not Baron (women are usually referred to a Baroness).  From Burke's Peerage: Indeed to refer in the third person to any baron in the peerage ... as 'Baron Blank' rather than 'Lord Blank' is a solecism.  See also the style used in the Members List of the House of Lords. Oldbus 23:30, 2 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Currently, we always use "Baron" in the title of articles on Wikipedia. Sometimes I think the page title should use "Lord" (the boldened name in the opening should definitely remain as Baron) but that's not the current policy so Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe is it. However, any other references in the article should definitely be to Lord Coe, so if you see any Barons, please change them! JRawle (Talk) 15:05, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Not always we dont, se Margaret Thatcher and Jeffrey Archer. This article should use the common term which is Sebastian Coe, the name he has been known as for far longer than his political involvement, SqueakBox 19:40, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it should be either "Seb Coe" or "Sebastian Coe"--Vintagekits 20:26, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Glad to see we agree on something, SqueakBox 20:29, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baron or Lord or commoner? 

message: Here’s a full list of executives across the Olympic project whose most recent declared annual remuneration exceeds £100,000 - no idea if they get anything from sponsors...<P>
Paul Deighton, LOCOG chief executive £699,998 (salary £479,873, bonus £220,125;
 David Higgins, ODA former chief executive £544,000(salary £325,000, bonus £179,000, pension £40,000);
 Dennis Hone, ODA chief executive £401,000(salary £274,000, bonus £79,000, pension £48,000);
 Sebastian Coe, LOCOG chairman £357,000;
 Howard Shiplee, ODA director of construction £320,000 (salary £287,000, pension £33,000);
 Jeremy Beeton, GOE director general £265,000 – £270,000;
 Neil Wood, LOCOG chief financial officer £260,000;
 Alison Nimmo, ODA director of design and regeneration £257,000(salary £228,000, pension £29,000;
 Hugh Sumner, ODA director of transport £255,000 (salary £228,000, pension £27,000);
 Simon Wright, ODA director of infrastructure and utilities £255,000** (salary £228,000, pension £27,000)
 Ralph Luck, ODA director of property £255,000(salary £203,000, pension £47,000, taxable benefits £5,000);
 John Armitt, ODA chairman £250,000;
 Godric Smith, ODA director of communications £218,000(salary £195,000, pension £23,000);
 David Goldstone, GOE finance director £185,000 – £190,000;
 Jonathan Stephens, DCMS permanent secretary £155,000 – £160,000;
 Liz Nicholl, UK Sport chief executive £115,000 – £120,000 plus £10,000 – £15,000 bonus; 
 Tim Hollingsworth, UK Sport former communications director £100,000 – £105,000 plus £10,000 – £15,000 bonus;
.<P>Source: <http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/paulkelso/100019162/executives-strike-gold-in-london-2012-olympic-pay-league/><P>
80.42.227.180 (talk) 13:31, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  How much does he make out of Olympics merchandising? 

message: The date of 1972 is often given on the web, but a careful study of the words suggests that all of these articles have been copied from each other.  The correct date is Saturday, 24th March 1973.  The event was the All-England Schools Cross-Country Finals held in Swindon, Wiltshire.  As far as I know, Steve Ovett was second, whilst Seb Coe also finished in the top ten (in sixth place, I believe).  I know, because I also ran on that day!  By the way, Steve Cram did too.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.15.76.176 (talk) 00:06, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  He first ran against Ovett ... 

message: "In September 2008 Coe controversially told reporters "Fuck 'em" when asked about the opposition to the creation of a footballing Team GB from Scottish and Welsh supporters as reported in The London Paper, 30 September 2008, page 5 "Coe: Yes to 2012 GB footy team – The Scots and Welsh? Fuck 'em".[17]
Was he reprimanded at all for this foul mouthed outburst? 79.75.212.205 (talk) 18:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I haven't a clue.--OhNoPeedyPeebles (talk) 14:42, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Foul Mouthed Comments About the Welsh and Scottish

message: He is a world ambassador for Nike. Are they sponsoring or manufacturing the olympics 2012 merchandising? twl 79.75.212.205 (talk) 18:00, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Nike Deal for 2012 

message: Coe's accent has altered greatly since being given the job for life in the House of Lords after losing his safe seat in Parliament - has he had elocution lessons, and if so, do the Conservative Party supply them?  Other Tories who's accent changed suddenly were of course Mrs. Thatcher ('we are a grandmother') and Sayeeda Waarsi (who was also given an unelected job for life in the upper chamber at £300 a day + expenses)- I recall Saatchi & Saatchi being used to 'upgrade' Mrs. T's image (including advising her to lower her voice to sound more masculine),and I wondered if Mr. Coe was given the same advice?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.75.212.205 (talk) 18:06, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Peculiar Accent - Origins?

message: Lord Coe is a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). For some unknown reason, users continue to add a picture () with the caption "KBE Breast Star". The said picture does not show the Breast Star of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire however, but the Breast Star of a Knight Grand Cross (GBE) of the said order. If anyone wants to see what the KBE Breast Star looks like, an example can be seen here: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4cKn-7BpzUg/T74F9RLahZI/AAAAAAAANQk/IsniN6BHCHY/s1600/IVE.jpeg KBE and GBE are different things! Cyan22 (talk) 15:02, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: KBE picture

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message: The article reads as if it is a hagiography, there are plenty of things that suggest that "Lord" Coe is a political actor interested in using Athletics to further a particular point of view in world order.  These are, at this stage, almost original research pieces, but at some stage, there needs to be a controversies' sector that includes issues of how Coe relates to Russia in particular.    — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.51.45.141 (talk) 14:41, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  I noticed his 2008 controversial statements about Scotland, Welsh and Northern Irish fan was deleted (I also note that the original source is no longer up - http://www.thelondonpaper.com/cs/Satellite/london/news/article/1157155479676?packedargs=suffix%3DArticleController) the and Russian doping scandal words were written in a way that made it unclear if he was accused of anything.  There is a lack of neutrality in this page.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by CT55555 (talk • contribs) 23:05, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
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message: "Sir" at the top wouldn't be consistent with other knights' pages, but "Sir" for the name would be. The article says he's a KBE and the article on the Oder of BE says that "K"s get a "Sir", and says that a a peer or prince doesn't use a "Sir" for a KBE "except when the names of the former are written out in their fullest forms". So, if the name beginning the first sentence is what is called "written out in their fullest form", then it should include "Sir". If that is NOT "fullest form", then it is correct as is.2600:1700:6759:B000:1C64:8308:33BC:E2D6 (talk) 06:17, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
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thread_title: Please amend my comment to explain why he is not a "Sir"