The Australian athletics legend, who today was remembered at a state memorial service, had a colossal impact. Just ask Ryan Gregson. 9WWOS
The picture, which Gregson still has, is a shot of Landy duelling with Sir Roger Bannister during the 1954 British Empire Games in Vancouver — a race etched in athletics folklore as the Mile of the Century.
As Bannister, Landy and American Wes Santee battled to become the first sub-four-minute miler, it was Bannister who made the breakthrough when he clocked 3:59.4 at Oxford University on May 6. "It was as if, having conquered Everest, Hillary and Tenzing had squared off for the world heavyweight title."
Landy famously glanced over his left shoulder as Bannister, who died in 2018, surged past him on the right en route to glory. Not only was Landy a British Empire Games silver medallist and the second man in history to crack the sub-four-minute barrier, the Victorian competed at two Olympics and won bronze in the 1500m at the 1956 Melbourne Games.The New South Welshman held the Australian 1500m record for 10 years, from 2010 until 2020, has won three national 1500m titles, is an Olympic 1500m finalist and has run 32 sub-four-minute miles.
"The training they were doing in the '50s would look a lot different to the training now. We know so much more now about the science behind what we're doing. Back in those days they might try something for a bit and it works, so they keep doing it, but they don't really know why they were doing it. It was so 'hit and miss'.""And that's why it was so special for, 70 years ago, him to be able to get these results.
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