Golden Mile 1958
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6 August 1958: Golden Mile in Morton Stadium, Santry. For the first time in history five men had run sub four minutes in the same race. From left: Murray Halberg of New Zealand; Ronnie Delany, Ireland, the 1500m Olympic Champion; Albie Thomas, the world three mile record holder; Herb Elliott, the Commonwealth 1500 metre champion and the ‘World’s Best Miler’, Merv Lincoln both from Australia. The finishing times were Herb Elliott 1st 3:54.5 (WR), Merv Lincoln 2nd 3:55.9, Ronnie Delany 3rd 3:57.5, Murray Halberg 4th 3:57.5, Albie Thomas 5th 3:58.6. Photo credit: Connolly Collection / SPORTSFILE
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Wednesday 6th Aug 1958
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