John Landy

April 12 1930 in Melbourne Victoria Australia. 22 hours agoJohn Landy.

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. 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 Clarke became. He was educated at Malvern Grammar School Geelong Grammar and The University of. 21 hours agoLandy who famously stopped mid-race to help Ron Clarke mourned by athletics world Last modified on Fri 25 Feb 2022 1831 EST Tributes have poured in for John Landy the athletics icon and.

That year he was expected to be the first person to run a sub-four-minute-mile. 22 hours agoJohn Landy held a short lead over Roger Bannister as they started the final lap in the mile run at the British Empire Games in 1954. 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.

John Michael Landy AC CVO MBE FTSE born 12 April 1930 is an Australian retired middle-distance runner and state governor. Mini Bio 1 Born in Melbourne on 12th April 1930. 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. Overview 2 Mini Bio 1 Family 1 Trivia 6 Overview 2 Born. Born in Melbourne on 12th April 1930.

19 hours agoJohn Landy an Australian runner who dueled with Roger Bannister to be the first person to run a four-minute mile has died. He was beaten to it by Roger. Landys family on Saturday said the former athlete who also became governor of Australias Victoria state had died at his home in Castlemaine after a long battle with Parkinsons disease.

He was educated at Malvern Grammar School Geelong Grammar and The University of Melbourne where he was awarded a Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree in 1954. Bannister finished first in 3588 and Landy second in 3596. English physician and athlete 1929-2018 Australian John Landy the second man to break the four-minute barrier in the mile has died at age 91.

20 hours agoFor John Michael Landy may have been one of the greatest middle-distance runners of his era but he was much more - a capable scientist an author a humanitarian a husband and a father. The Franz Stampfl Story.

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