Steve Cram

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Cram
Occupation	Runner
Date Of Birth	Oct 14, 1960(1960-10-14)
Age	64
Birthplace	Gateshead
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Steve Cram Biography

Steve Cram is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on October 14, 1960 in Gateshead, England, United Kingdom. English runner who is nicknamed the Jarrow Arrow who placed second in the 1500 meters in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

He and the 2012 Gold silver medalist Mo Farah were both highly accomplished distance runners.

In 1980, Cram won his place in the British Olympic team after finishing in 2nd place to Steve Ovett in the mile at Crystal Palace. The race had been marked as a run-off between Cram and Scottish miler Graham Williamson for the final place (a selection decision which was severely criticized by Ovett in his 1984 autobiography). Cram, aged 19, reached the final of the 1500 m at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, in which Ovett and Sebastian Coe famously vied for the gold medal. Cram finished in eighth place.

Capitalising on his Olympic experience, Cram made his major breakthrough in 1982, a year in which Coe and Ovett were largely absent with injuries. Cram took 1500 m gold at the Commonwealth Games and also the 1982 European Championships in Athens, where he raced to gold after breaking from the field with 600 metres to go following Williamson’s fall.

He had two sons, Josie and Marcus, along with his ex-wife Karen.

Steve Cram Net Worth

Steve Cram is one of the richest Runner from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Cram 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the first winner of his 1500 meters race as a representative of Great Britain in 1980.

He was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year following his 1983 1500 World Championships.

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 world’s dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed “The Jarrow Arrow”, after his hometown, Cram set world records in the 1500 m, 2000 m and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1500 m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the 1500 m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and the 1500 m silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Steve Cram height 6 ft 1 in Steve weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Steve Cram Dating?

According to our records, Steve Cram married to Karen Cram. As of December 1, 2023, Steve Cram’s is not dating anyone.

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He came back stronger in 1985, a year in which he was only beaten three times; by Coe at 800 m, McKean at 800 m and Ovett in a road Mile. In the 800 m, not his best event, he beat the reigning 800 m Olympic Champion, Joaquim Cruz, in 1:42.88, the fastest time he was ever to run, off even splits of 51.2 & 51.7. He broke three world records (1500 m, Mile, 2000 m) within a 19-day span, and recorded a British All Comers Record over the 1000 m, running 2:12.88 in windy conditions at Gateshead (the second fastest 1000 m in history at the time behind Coe’s 2:12.18). He was the first man to run under 3:30.00 for the 1500 m, just beating Saïd Aouita in Nice (running 3:29.67 to Aouita’s 3:29.71). His mile time of 3:46.32, recorded at the Bislett Stadium in Oslo, stood for eight years and, as of 2018, is still the European record. This run was notable for the fact that this was an actual competitive race against Sebastian Coe with the first three laps being below schedule, although pretty even in pace distribution (57.2, 57.3, 58.7), followed by an exceptional last lap (440yds) of 53.2.

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Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Steve Cram celebrates birthday on October 14 of every year.

In 1987, he was no longer the outstanding 1500 m athlete that he had been in previous years. Having previously been able to win races from any position and at any pace, he was now lacking confidence in his finishing speed, an area in which he had fallen behind some of his main rivals. He was beaten by José Luis González in the European Cup, and although he followed that with an impressive win in the 1000 m in Stockholm, and won the Dream Mile for the third year running, he finished eighth after leading into the final bend of the 1987 World Championships final in Rome. He had said before the race that his only hope of victory was a fast race, in which he could run the finish out of his opponents, in particular Abdi Bile, the eventual winner. Unhappily for Cram, the pace was slow, and he faded badly in the last 100 metres.

Where is Steve Cram now?

Cram now works as a television presenter and athletics commentator, motivational speaker and athletics coach. In 2021, he was elected as the new president of the British Orienteering Federation.

Does Steve Cram like curling?

I accept that and I do the same when listening football commentators, shouting at them over whether they ever played the game. “But I loved Sochi and I loved the curling. I was trying to open the sport up to a wider audience.

What age is Steve Cram?

61 years (October 14, 1960)

How tall is Steve Cram?

6′ 1″

Who was Steve Cram married to?

Karen Cram