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John Landy
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John Michael Landy was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.
Landy in 1956
Landy in 1956
Landy (right) with Roger Bannister in 2004
Landy (right) with Roger Bannister in 2004
Landy in 1954
Landy in 1954
Four-minute mile
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A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to a speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). It is a standard of professional middle distance runners in several cultures.
Blue plaque recording the first sub-four-minute mile, run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track
Blue plaque recording the first sub-four-minute mile, run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track
Current mile world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj (left) at the start of a race
Current mile world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj (left) at the start of a race
Statue outside the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver immortalizing the moment in "The Miracle Mile" when Bannister (left) passed Landy
Statue outside the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver immortalizing the moment in "The Miracle Mile" when Bannister (left) passed Landy
Bannister and Landy racing in Vancouver, August 1954
Bannister and Landy racing in Vancouver, August 1954