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The mile run has never been an Olympic event. The closest event to a mile is the 1500 meter run (1500 meters is .93 miles). As of the 2008 Games, the men's Olympic record is 3:32.07 held by Noah Ngeny of Kenya at the 2000 Games in Sydney. The women's Olympic record is 3:53.96 held by Paula Ivan of Romania at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
4 laps of 400m (about 4 laps of 1/4 mile)
about 905 people per square mile
Obviously, the top 5 are up to one's discretion. That said ... 1) Bob Beamon of the United States with an 8.90 meter (29 feet, 2 1/2 inches) long jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. This jump broke the existing world record by 55 cm (21 3/4 inches). 2) Roger Bannister of Great Britain running a mile in 3:59.4 in 1954 to become the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes. 3) Gertrude Ederle of the United States swimming the English Channel in 14 hours, 31 minutes in 1926. Not only was she the first woman to swim the Channel but she broke the existing record by more than two hours. 4) Edwin Moses of the United States winning 107 consecutive 400 meter hurdles competitions between 1977-1987. 5) Birgit Fischer of East Germany/Germany winning Olympic gold medals in canoeing in 6 different Games. Please add to this with what you think are the top individual sports feats.
The inagural year of Invesco Field at Mile High was 2001