Moscow 1980

1980: Daley Thompson of Great Britain races during the Moscow Olympic Games at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russia. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

1980: Sebastian Coe of Great Britain raises his arms in celebration as he crosses the finish line to win the men's1500m race at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, USSR. Seb Coe, one of the world's outstanding middle distance runners, won two goldmedals in the 1500 metres at both the 1980 Games in Moscow and the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, as well as the silver medals for the 800 metres in both these celebrations. He worked on the first Athletes Commissions of the IOC and addressed the1981 Congress in Barden Barden calling for lifetime bans for drug abuse. He is now a Member of Parliament in Great Britain. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport

6th August 1980: English athlete Sebastian Coe, (right), in front of compatriot Steve Ovett, (centre), during the 1500 metres at the Olympic Games at Moscow, which Coe went on to win. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA. - 1980: Australian swimmer Lisa Curry poses for a photo during the 1980 Summer Olympics Games held in Moscow, U.S.S.R. Curry is a three-time Olympic and multiple Commonwealth Games competitor and has a total count of 15 gold, 7 silver and 8 bronze medals won at international events around the world. (Photo by Getty Images)

6th August 1980: British athlete Sebastian Coe running the 1500 metres final at the Moscow Olympics in which he won gold. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

The winners of the 1500 metres mount the podium at the 1980 Moscow OIympics. Britain's Sebastian Coe won the gold medal, Jurgen Straub of East Germany the silver and English athlete Steve Ovett the bronze. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images)

1980: Both of Great Britain, Steve Ovett (#279) pulls ahead of Sebastian Coe (#254) to win at the Olympic Games in Moscow, Soviet Union. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy /Allsport

English Athlete Daley Thompson wins a Gold Medal in the Decathlon in Moscow. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Aug 1980: Steve Ovett, #279 and Sebastian Coe, #254, both of Great Britain, trail Jurgen Straub, #338 of East Germany in the 1500 metres final at the 1980 Olympic Games, Moscow. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

English athlete Steve Ovett takes part in the Olympic Games in Moscow, 1980. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images)

1980: Teofilio Stevenson (left) of Cuba takes on Pawel Skrzecz of Poland during the Heavyweight event at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. Stevenson won the gold medal. \ Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK /Allsport

British runner Sebastian Coe wins the 1500 metres final at the Moscow Olympics, 1980. East Germany's Jurgen Straub (right) won silver and Steve Ovett (centre) of Great Britain took bronze. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

MOSCOW - 1980: Daley Thompson of Great Britian competes in the Men's decathlon high jump event during the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympic games at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow, Russia. Thompson went on to win the Gold Medal in this event. (Photo by Getty Images)

LAKE PLACID - FEBRUARY 24: The United States hockey team gather to celebrate their victory over Finland in the gold medal game on February 24, 1980 of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. (Photo by Steve Powell/Getty Images)