Autographs of Steve Ovett
Stephen Michael James Ovett, OBE (/oʊˈvɛt/; born 9 October 1955) is a retired British track athlete. A middle-distance runner, he was the gold medalist in the 800 metres at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Ovett set five world records for 1500 metres and the mile run, and a world record at two miles. He won 45 consecutive 1500 and mile races from 1977 to 1980. More about Steve Ovett
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Born in Brighton, Sussex, and educated at Varndean Grammar School, Ovett was a talented teenage athlete. As a youngster, he showed great promise as a footballer, but gave it up for athletics, because he preferred individual rather than team sports. As a youngster he won the under-15 (Junior boys) English Schools' Athletics Championships title at 400 metres in 1970 and the under-17 (Intermediate boys) 800 metres title in 1972.
Ovett's first major athletics title came in 1973, when he won the 800 metres at the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships. The following year, still only aged 18, he won the silver medal at 800 metres in the 1974 European Athletics Championships, setting a new European Junior 800m record of 1:45.77 in the process. Ovett won AAA titles in the 800m from 1974 to 1976; he would later add to these AAA titles by winning the 1500m in 1979 and the mile in 1980. Read even more about Steve Ovett at Wikipedia
Ovett's first major athletics title came in 1973, when he won the 800 metres at the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships. The following year, still only aged 18, he won the silver medal at 800 metres in the 1974 European Athletics Championships, setting a new European Junior 800m record of 1:45.77 in the process. Ovett won AAA titles in the 800m from 1974 to 1976; he would later add to these AAA titles by winning the 1500m in 1979 and the mile in 1980. Read even more about Steve Ovett at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Steve Ovett
The most expensive item with a signature of Steve Ovett (Steve Ovett An Autobiography Book SIGNED AUTOGRAPH 1980 Olympic Games AFTAL) was sold in December 2012 for £150.00 while the cheapest item (1984 LA OLYMPICS SEBASTIAN COE STEVE OVETT STEVE CRAM SIGNED Photo House...) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2020. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2015 with an average selling price of £10.18 for an autographed item of Steve Ovett. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2012 with £150.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.20 was October 2017. In average, an autographed item from Steve Ovett is worth £8.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Steve Ovett were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1980 800m Olympic Champion STEVE OVETT hand signed page | £9.50 | |
| 1980 Sports first day cover CERTIFIED SIGNED Steve Ovett | £5.00 | |
| 1996 Olympic Games Medal cover CERTIFIED SIGNED Steve Ovett, Athletics | £8.99 | |
| 1996 Olympic Games PNC bearing 6 stamps and signed by Steve Ovett | £4.99 | |
| Amateur Athletic Association Benham Signed Cover Steve Ovett 5000m RUNNING 1980 | £7.99 | |
| ATHLETIC LEGEND STEVE OVETT HAND SIGNED PHOTO | £8.03 | |
| Autograph Athletics.Steve Ovett.Gold Medal Olympic Winner & World Record Holder | £3.00 | |
| Middle Distance athletics legend STEVE OVETT hand signed first day cover | £17.50 | |
| SEB SEBASTIAN COE + STEVE OVETT HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED BENHAM ATHLETICS FDC | £9.27 | |
| STEVE OVETT - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY - 1984 1ST SIGNED H/B | £4.99 | |
| Steve Ovett Autograph *Olympic Athlete* Hand Signed 8x6 Photocard | £7.50 | |
| Steve Ovett autograph on Atlanta 1996 USA cover | £2.00 | |
| STEVE OVETT HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED BENHAM ATHLETICS FDC | £1.20 | |
| Steve Ovett OBE (800 Metres - 1980 Olympic Gold) Signed Glossy Laminated Slip | £21.01 | |
| STEVE OVETT, 800m OLYMPIC GOLD **SIGNED ATHLETIC ASSOC. FIRST DAY COVER (1980) | £5.00 | |