On 6 May this year marked 60 years since the first running a mile under four minutes (3: 59: 4 min .; record pixis is placed on May 6, 1954). It is hard to believe that Roger Bannister wanted to stop athletics two years before this record, after a disappointing 4th place 1500 meters of Olimipadata in Helsinki in 1952, but instead he focused on improving the record one mile, while he was still a student. Video of this legendary race can be seen on YouTube (Provided by monthly newsletter Wreaths Ivanov)
Roger Bannister Just 60 years ago, on May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first runner passed a mile (1609 meters) in less than 4 minutes. Competition in Oxford Briton at 3: 59.4 and improves the world record of Guntheri Heg (IIIB) of 4: 01.4 (Malmo, 1944). The first half of the distance traveled Bannister 1: 58.2, the second to 2: 01.2. Month and a half later his record improved from John Land (Avl) 3: 58.0 in Turku, but Bannister's achievement remains forever in the history of athletics and is determined to be one of the most important moments of the Queen of sports. Mile is no longer as popular discipline, giving rivalry at 1500 m, but in the 50s of the last century it is this race, which is monitored with the greatest interest. Running a mile, not 100-meter sprint! Then scientists believe that "descent" in four minutes is physiologically impossible, but Bannister refutes them giving rise to a series of world records, both in this discipline, and in many other races of medium and long distances. Only four years after the mythical record of Bannister, the top result is now 3: 54.5 Herb Elliott (Avl). In the 60s there were five amendments and Jim Ryan (USA) came to 3: 51.1. First under 3:50 is John Walker (NZ) 3: 49.4 in Gothenburg pixis on August 12, 1975 should age of three British Sebastian Coe (3: 49.0-3: 48.53-3: 47.33), Steve s (3: 48.8 -3: 48.40) and Steve Cram (3: 46.32), making a total of six world record mile in the period 1979-85. Then there are only two more record - 3: 44.39 to Noureddine Morse (Alzh) in Rieti on 5 September 1993 and 3: 43.13 to Hisham El eruzh (Mar) in Rome on July 7, 1999 There are already 5772 achievements (of 1320 athletes) under four minutes a mile. Most members of the club has the US - 430, followed by the UK with 189, 134 Kenya, South Africa 54 Australia 53 Canada 45 and others. Presented pixis a total of 73 countries, but it should be borne in mind that the 23 runners who are "sinking" pixis under four minutes have changed their nationality or have dual citizenship. Only one Bulgarian overcame 4-minute barrier - Moncho Marinov 3: 58.9 in 1974. He is the father of Olympic champion in the triple jump by Sydney-2000 pixis Tereza Marinova. pixis The "Club under 4 minutes" has 17 pairs of brothers (among them five pairs of twins), pixis as with the best average score is Cornelius and William Chirchir - 3: 49.17 (3: 50.40-3: 47.94), and immediately after they are Algerians Noureddine and Abderrahmane Morse 3: 49.51 (3: 44.39-3: 54.63). Fastest twins Charles and Kipkoech Cheruiyot 3: 53.90 (3: 55.41-3: 52.39). There are five pairs of father and sons, as 1 are Kenyans Kip and Marty Kane with 3: 52.71 (3: 53.1-3: 52.33), followed by Americans Matt and Matthew Sentrouich 3: 54.43 (3: 54.94-3: 53.92) and Irish Eamon and John Coghlan with 3: 54.77 (3: 49.78-3: 59.52). Source www.atletikabg.com
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