As the British middle-distance great graces the Athletics Weekly cover on his 60th birthday, we take a jog down memory lane to look at some other Seb Coe covers from the past five decades

Seb Coe first appeared in the pages of AW on March 13, 1971, as winner of the colts’ race at the Yorkshire Cross Country Championships.

Now, more than 45 years later, the British middle-distance great graces our front cover as the most powerful man in athletics.

The special 32-page insert inside the September 29 edition, published on the day Coe turns 60, includes interviews, training insight, reflection on his golden years on the track and much more.

So take a jog down memory lane with us as we look at some of the other Coe covers from the past four decades.

May 7, 1977

September 17, 1977

July 26, 1980

December 20, 1980

October 17, 1981

August 21, 1982

May 5, 1984

July 28, 1984

January 5, 1985

December 7, 1985

March 15, 1986

June 29, 2005

January 21, 2016

September 29, 2016

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