Bascomb, Neal
Summary: "There was a time when running the mile in four minutes was believed to be beyond the limits of human foot speed. In 1952, after suffering defeat at the Helsinki Olympics, three world-class runners each set out to break this barrier: Roger Bannister was a young English medical student who epitomized the ideal of the amateur; John Landy the privileged son of a genteel Australian family; and Wes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2004