Mile News Tagged Jim Bailey


‘Misfit’ Miler was first to break sub-4 minute Mile on U.S. soil

May 31, 2020

Jim Bailey shocked the world by beating legend John Landy in Los Angeles in 1956

By Dan Fredericks, The Sydney Morning Herald

Australian Jim Bailey was the first runner to break the 4 minute Mile on American soil. He achieved this unexpected, historic feat on May 6, 1956, at the Los Angeles...

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A Day to Remember

May 05, 1956

Said world record holder John Landy, the startled loser: "You ran a 3:58." Jim Bailey glared at him with unsteady indignation and shouted, "Bullswool."

By Paul O'Neil, Sports Illustrated

Saturday, May 5. A day for the dramatic, the spectacular; a day for magical and magnificent events. The...

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