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John Michael Landy AC CVO MBE FTSE (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) 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.
Feb 25, 2022 · John Landy, a scholarly Australian who became the second man, after Roger Bannister of England, to run the mile in under four minutes, and who later dueled Bannister in a race that became known...
Feb 26, 2022 · John Landy, an Australian runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile, has died. He was 91.
Feb 25, 2022 · Australian middle-distance runner John Landy World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that 1956 Olympic bronze medallist and former world 1500m and mile record-holder John Landy died on Thursday (24) at the age of 91.
Feb 26, 2022 · One of Australia's greatest athletes, John Landy, has died at the age of 91. Key points: John Landy was the first Australian and second man ever to run a four-minute mile. He famously helped compatriot Ron Clarke off the ground during a 1956 race before going on to win. Landy became governor of Victoria in 2001.
Feb 25, 2022 · John Landy, the widely admired Australian runner who was close to being the first to break 4 minutes for the mile and later became Governor of the State of Victoria, has died. He was 91. In...
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Feb 25, 2022 · John Landy, an Australian runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile, has died. He was 91. Landy’s family on Saturday said the former athlete, who...
