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...Melbourne, Australian Miler John Landy, aiming for a world record four-minute mile, came within a breathtaking two seconds of it in 4:02, just six-tenths off Gunder Hagg's record of 1945. Plainly discouraged, Landy said, "I've done as well as I can. I'm running for fun from now on. If I do the four-minute mile, it will be a fluke...
...Santee took over. He tore past the three-quarter mark in 3 :03.5, then reeled off the last quarter in a dazzling 0:58.9 to breast the tape in front at 4:02.4. His time was precisely one second off the world record set by Sweden's Gunder Hagg in 1945, and the fastest mile ever run by an American...
...dream of a four-minute mile, once considered a physical impossibility seemed a lot closer to reality last week. An Australian agricultural student named John Landy, who had never beaten 4:10 in his life, suddenly raced through the most sparkling mile performance since Gunder ("The Wonder") Haag's world record...
...Present record: 4 min. 1.4 sec., set by Sweden's Gunder...
...World outdoor record: 8:42.8, set by Sweden's Gunder Haegg in 1944. Haegg also holds the mile record...