Steve Cram

Stephen Cram CBE born 14 October 1960 is a British retired track and field athlete Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett he was one of the worlds dominant middledistance runners during the 1980s Nicknamed The Jarrow Arrow after his home town Cram set world records in the 1500m 2000m and the mile during a 19day period in the summer of 1985 He was the first man to run 1500m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds He won the 1500m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and the 1500m silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games