John Landy

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Athlete
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Melbourne_University_Athletics_Club
gptkbp:awards Order of Australia
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Melbourne,_Australia
gptkbp:coachingCareer Percy Cerutty
Coached athletes post-retirement
gptkbp:competesIn 1956 Summer Olympics
gptkbp:events 5000 meters
1500 meters
Mile
gptkbp:famousPerson 'The_Man_Who_Broke_the_Mile'
gptkbp:famousRival gptkb:Jim_Peters
gptkb:Ron_Clarke
gptkbp:filmography 'The_Race_to_the_Mile'
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Michael_Landy
gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction gptkb:Athletics_Australia_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:hasBirthDate April 12, 1930
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Governor_of_Victoria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Landy
gptkbp:influence Inspiration for future athletes
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roger_Bannister
gptkbp:involved Sports administration
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer of middle-distance running
gptkbp:nationality Australian
gptkbp:notableEvent First person to run a mile in under 4 minutes
gptkbp:personalBest 1500m - 3:41.0
5000m - 13:24.0
Mile - 3:57.9
gptkbp:racingSeries 2:21:00
gptkbp:recordings Mile run in 3:57.9
gptkbp:retired 1965
gptkbp:sport Middle-distance running