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Four-minute mile
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h).[1] It is a standard of professional middle-distance runners in several cultures.
The first four-minute mile is usually attributed to the English athlete Roger Bannister, who ran it in 1954 at age 25 in 3:59.4.[2] The mile record has since been lowered by 16.27 seconds. As of June 2022[update], the "four-minute barrier" has been broken by 1,755 athletes.[3] The record for the fastest time stands at 3:43.13, achieved by the Moroccan athlete Hicham El Guerrouj, at age 24, in 1999.[4][5]
- ^ "Finding the Next Roger Bannister". Cameron Poetzscher's Sports Blog. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Sports: Bannister stuns world with 4-minute mile". Sptimes.com. 17 December 1999. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ The Sub-4 Alphabetic Register (1,755 athletes as at 6 June 2022), National Union of Track Statisticians, 30 June 2022
- ^ "Most Popular". CNN. 8 May 2000. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011.
- ^ YouTube video: Hicham El Guerrouj sets a world record in the mile in 1999
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