LANDY DOES A WORKOUT IN LOS ANGELES.—John Landy, holder of the world record for the mile run at 3min 58sec, shows his style at the Los Angeles Coliseum when training for last Saturday’s race there. Landy was beaten in the race by a fellow-Australian, Jim Bailey, by two yards. Bailey’s time of 3min 58.6 sec for the distance was a United States record.
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Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27962, 8 May 1956, Page 19
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63LANDY DOES A WORKOUT IN LOS ANGELES.—John Landy, holder of the world record for the mile run at 3min 58sec, shows his style at the Los Angeles Coliseum when training for last Saturday’s race there. Landy was beaten in the race by a fellow-Australian, Jim Bailey, by two yards. Bailey’s time of 3min 58.6 sec for the distance was a United States record. Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27962, 8 May 1956, Page 19
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