fastest first sub 4:00 mile

[Per Andersen]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

(How many first sub-4's were WR's???)

Bannister, for one

and Landy

[Halfmiler2]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Denis Elton Fikes ran a 3:55 to break 4 minutes for the first time. It was at the Penn Relays - I think in 1974.

[kuha]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Denis Elton Fikes ran a 3:55 to break 4 minutes for the first time. It was at the Penn Relays - I think in 1974.

Good call. That was really impressive at the time.

[no one]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Wilborn, Fikes and Holman are correct

Outdoor only

[no one]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

okay, participation fading. This is what I have, per TFN mile list

Era/time frame
(yr mark was made) place on all time list name (affiliation) time (place in race)

* = never ran faster in career


’57-69
(67) 22. Dave Wilborn (Oregon) 3:56.2* (3)

’70-79
(74) 68. Denis Fikes (Penn) 3:55.0* (2)

’80-89
(81) 116. +Sydney Maree (Athletic Attic) 3:48.83 (1)

‘90-99
(92) 186. Steve Holman (Georgetown) 3:53.31 (4)

’00-09
(08) 312. Lopez Lomong (Nike) 3:53.97 (5)

’10-present
(11) 361. Kyle Miller (Nike) 3:55.38* (5)

if you find an error or have a ?" ... it really doesn't make a whole lot of difference as this is just a very obtuse trivia exercise. Scores will count for 20% of final grade - and that is negotiable.

[KDFINE]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Did Fikes ever go sub-4 again?

[dj]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Did Fikes ever go sub-4 again?

One week later he ran 3:58.3 in the Penn-Cornell dual meet.

[mcgato]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

’80-89
(81) 116. +Sydney Maree (Athletic Attic) 3:48.83 (1)

I don't think this should count, as he had run sub-4 previous to becoming US eligible (or maybe US citizen). That is what the "+" is in front of his name.

[Dutra5]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

Denis Elton Fikes ran a 3:55 to break 4 minutes for the first time. It was at the Penn Relays - I think in 1974.

Behind Waldrop. Impressive performance.

[no one]

Re: fastest first sub 4:00 mile

no one wrote:
’80-89
(81) 116. +Sydney Maree (Athletic Attic) 3:48.83 (1)
I don't think this should count, as he had run sub-4 previous to becoming US eligible (or maybe US citizen). That is what the "+" is in front of his name.

I agree, should have caught that one
which is now replaced by

80-89
(137) Brian Theriot (adidas) 3:56.10* (8)