You will need to run low 44 to even be in the running. Most likely, you will need to break 44 to win.
You don't need low 44s to qualify, The olympic standard is around 45.5s to qualify.
Don't believe it has been done. The mile is not an Olympic distance.
The mile is not contested in the Olympics.
An Olympic pool is 50 metres long so half a mile = 16.1 laps approx.
32 in a 50metere (Olympic pool)
they cycle for atleast 8 to 10 miles
Some Olympic Quarter Mile gold medal winners include John Baxter Taylor and Glenn Davis. You can learn more about these athletes online at the Wikipedia website.
In a 50 meter pool, one mile would be 16 laps (32 lengths).
From what I have heard the olympic mile times range from about 3 minutes to 4 minutes3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj
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.
1/2 mile
The mile run is not an Olympic event. The closest one is the 1500 meter run, which is 0.932 mile. At the time I write this ... end of July 2012 ... I don't know what will happen at London. The current Olympic record for that event was set at Sydney in 2000 by Noah Ngeny of Kenya, who ran 1500 meters in 3:32.07 .
Glenn Cunningham. No toes on his left foot and a severely damaged arch. Silver 1936 olympic mile. WR mile 4:06. Retired 1940