Lord Coe is the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and the Executive Chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment. As an athlete he won Olympic gold medals in the 1500 metres in 1980 and 1984 and set 12 middle-distance world records. He went on become the Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne and later chaired the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).

In 2004 Coe took over as Chairman of the London bid to host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. London was appointed as host city in July 2005 and Coe chaired LOCOG, which successfully delivered the Games in the summer of 2012. Following the London Games Coe became Chairman of the British Olympic Association and Executive Chairman of CSM Sport & Entertainment. He was elected President of the IAAF in 2015, having been a Vice President since 2007.

Coe, who is married and has four children, has received numerous honours throughout his career. He was the BBC’s sports personality of the year in 1979 and in 1982 he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). Eight years later he was promoted to Officer of the same order (OBE). Following his appointment as a life peer, Coe was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) for his services to sport and in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was appointed to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH).