CHRIS CHATAWAY, the famous British runner, winning the three mile event in the world record time of 13min. 23.2sec at the Britain v. Germany athletic meeting held at the White City Stadium, London, recently. The previous world record for this distance, set by Vladimir Kuts (Russia), was 13min. 26.sec.
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Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27733, 10 August 1955, Page 10
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49CHRIS CHATAWAY, the famous British runner, winning the three mile event in the world record time of 13min. 23.2sec at the Britain v. Germany athletic meeting held at the White City Stadium, London, recently. The previous world record for this distance, set by Vladimir Kuts (Russia), was 13min. 26.sec. Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27733, 10 August 1955, Page 10
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