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No one on record has broken the 3 minute mile in the last 116 years (since the first modern Olympics). Any records older than that are up for speculation since the mile was not always a standardized race. Here are a few cool stories though:
In 1870 a native American ran behind a horse for a mile. The horse was clocked at 2:40, the native American was not clocked. However, eye witnesses noted his distance behind the horse at the start and at the end of the mile as being very close to the same.
Ladas of Argos in the ancient Greek Olympics. No specific time was recorded, and the distance was 20 stades (about 2.5 miles), but the inscription on his statue says "His speed was demoniac, nor could it even be described."
Asahel from The Bible (2nd Samuel 2) during a battle, chased Abner running fast enough to impale himself on the butt end of a stationary spear which went through his entire body including the armor which he was wearing during the chase. The physics of such an account would suggest that a minimum speed of over 20mph (3 minute mile pace) would have been needed for the blunt pole to travel in one side and out the other side of his body through armor and muscle.
In England during the time of the Roman Empire (2nd century CE) entire tribes of warriors (with similar lifestyles to the native Americans) were noted as being able to catch and overwhelm horse riders while running on foot.
I would be difficult to get any of these, or the dozens of other accounts, to be recognized and accepted by modern scholars. And none of them could be labeled with an exact time or proven to be under a 3 minute mile, but they make for an interesting study.
No one on record has broken the 3 minute mile in the last 116 years (since the first modern olympics). Any records older than that are up for speculation since the mile was not always a standardized race. Here are a few cool stories though:
In 1870 a native American ran behind a horse for a mile. The horse was clocked at 2:40, the native American was not clocked. However, eye witnesses noted his distance behind the horse at the start and at the end of the mile as being very close to the same.
Ladas of Argos in the ancient Greek Olympics. No specific time was recorded, and the distance was 20 stades (about 2.5 miles), but the inscription on his statue says "His speed was demoniac, nor could it even be described."
Asahel from The Bible (2nd Samuel 2) during a battle, chased Abner running fast enough to impale himself on the butt end of a stationary spear which went through his entire body including the armor which he was wearing during the chase. The physics of such an account would suggest that a minimum speed of over 20mph (3 minute mile pace) would have been needed for the blunt pole to travel in one side and out the other side of his body through armor and muscle.
In England during the time of the Roman Empire (2nd century CE) entire tribes of warriors (with similar lifestyles to the native Americans) were noted as being able to catch and overwhelm horse riders while running on foot.
I would be difficult to get any of these, or the dozens of other accounts, to be recognized and accepted by modern scholars. And none of them could be labeled with an exact time or proven to be under a 3 minute mile, but they make for an interesting study.
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-3minute and 2 hour are equal to?
2 hours - 3 mins is 1 hour 57 minutes.
How many broke 4 minute mile in 1955?
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What is a good mile time for 33 year old man?
Eamonn Caughlin broke a 4 minute mile after age 40.
Who was the second athlete to run a mile under 4 minutes?
Six weeks after Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record with a time of 3:57.9.
How many people broke the 4 min mile after Roger Bannister?
41. Click on the 'Roger Bannister' link below to see a still photo of him crossing the finish line when he broke the sub four minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954.
What time did roger bannister finish after he broke the four minute mile record?
3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
Who broke the world record for the 800m 1500m and the mile in 1980?
No one in 1980, Steve Ovett, and Steve Ovett, respectively
Did Jim Thorpe lose some toes in a childhood accident?
HE did not, another athlete, Glenn Cunningham, who nearly broke the 4 minute mile in 1938.
How long did roger banister hold his record for?
46 days. Roger Bannister broke the world record in the mile run by running a 3:59.4 on May 6, 1954. That record was broken on June 21, 1954 when John Landy ran the mile in 3:58.0.
World record mile?
The world record for the mile is 3 minutes, 43.13 seconds, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999.
Who broke the world record for running a mile in 1954?
Roger Bannister was the first man to break the four minute mile. He did it in May, 1954 at a meet in England, I believe with a time of 3:59.4. He was running with others that also had the potential. I guess you could say that the conditions were just right for him to break the record.
Was anybody hurt Three Mile Island?
No one was killed or injured as a direct result of the Three Mile Island accident in 1979. However, there were concerns about potential health effects due to the release of radioactive gases and iodine into the environment.
