It’s not just that Landy lost the “Miracle Mile” to Bannister in ... never had much mass appeal, and so Roger Bannister is a household name and John Landy isn’t. In the telling of the ...

Englishman Roger Banister was a hero throughout ... minutes in the same race and became known as the “Miracle Mile”. Bannister and Landy both pointed out that the crucial moment of the race ...

From the ‘Miracle Mile’ in 1954 to Kerryn McCann’s incredible marathon triumph in 2006, check out these incredible moments. While Aussie John Landy ran second to Roger Bannister in the men’s mile at ...

John Landy’s life, including his athletics career, deserves many more words. He competed at Helsinki 1952 with limited success. Within two years, he was vying to be the first man to break the magical ...

Featuring athletes from 71 nations and territories, the Commonwealth Games has provided some of the most memorable moments in world sport; from England’s Roger Bannister and Australia’s John Landy ...

Tributes have poured in for John Landy ... legendary chase for the four-minute mile between 1952 and 1954 and was one of main protagonists in that quest,” said Coe, the two-time 1500m Olympic ...