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