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Word: gundar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Probably the last time two runners both threatened the four minute mile was in 1945, when Gundar Haegg edged out Arne Anderson in the old mile record time of 4:01.4. Anderson was also under...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Bushnell to Ask Bannister to Run Against Barthel | 5/12/1954 | See Source »

...London, at the British Amateur Athletic Association track meet, Oxford's Roger Bannister, now a medical student and somewhat out of training, turned in an amazing performance: a 4:03.6 mile, which made him the fifth-fastest miler in history. (The record: 4:01.4 by Sweden's Gundar Hagg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scoreboard, may 11, 1953 | 5/11/1953 | See Source »

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