article_snippet: Freddy Ovett describes Freddy Ovett as ‘50-50’ British and Australian, though the soft Queensland accent seems a giveaway.
article_snippet: It isn’t quite as simple as that, because Freddy is the son of Steve, 1980 Olympic 800 metres gold medallist and a legend of British sport, whose rivalry with Sebastian Coe captivated a global audience.
article_snippet: Cyclist Freddy Ovett is all smiles as poses for a picture with Steve’s .
article_snippet: That augurs well for Freddy and badly for opponents, since the older Ovett, now 59, was famously competitive.
article_snippet: Freddy was equally famously prickly with the press — a trait that doesn’t seem to have been inherited by the genial, open Ovett Jnr.
article_snippet: Ovett was also BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1978 .
article_snippet: What did Ovett father make of Ovett turning Ovett back on running?
article_snippet: Ovett parents are divorced and while Ovett mother is still in Noosa, Queensland, his father lives down in Melbourne with Ovett new partner.
article_snippet: It was fantastic,’ says Ovett.
highlights_snippet: Freddy Ovett is the son of 1980 Olympic 800 metres gold medallist Steve .
  