The mile hype continued well into the golden era of Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett and Steve Cram and, to this day, the mile is what most of us still use to measure our runs and gauge our progress.
Steve Ovett wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1978 Video, 00:00:44Steve Ovett wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1978 Up Next. Damon Hill wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 1996.