Steve Cram, Esq, MBE

Career: middle distance runner; Cwlth Games: Gold medal 1500m 1982 and 1986, Gold medal 800m 1986; European Championships: Gold medal 1500m 1982 and 1986, Bronze medal 800m 1986; Gold medal 1500m World Championships 1983, Silver medal 1500m Olympic Games LA 1984, memb Br Olympic Squad 1980, 1984 and 1988; world mile record holder, former world record holder 1500m and 2000m; athletics presenter/commentator BBC TV; regular contributor to BBC Radio Live 5; motivational speaker and sports conslt; chm English Inst of Sport; chm and dir Comrades of Children Overseas (COCO); chm and tstee Northumberland Sport; pres London and Southern England Branch Sunderland AFC Supporters' Assoc; BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1983; hon fell and chllr Univ of Sunderland; Hon DUniv: Staffordshire, Sheffield Hallam