"Nothing is impossible, the
word itself says 'I'm possible!" - Audrey Hepburn
Today,
June 27, 2015, marks the 50th anniversary of an amazing and
historical race which took place in global Track & Field.
On June 27, 1965, in San Diego, California U.S.A., Jim Ryun defeated Peter Snell in the one-mile race with a winning time of 3:55.3 (a new high school and U.S. open one-mile record which stood for nearly 36 years until 2001 when broken by Alan Webb who ran 3:53.43).
On June 27, 1965, in San Diego, California U.S.A., Jim Ryun defeated Peter Snell in the one-mile race with a winning time of 3:55.3 (a new high school and U.S. open one-mile record which stood for nearly 36 years until 2001 when broken by Alan Webb who ran 3:53.43).
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| Source:www.utsandiego.com |
It has been said... "Ryun’s thrilling upset
of New Zealand’s Peter Snell, the Olympic 1,500- and 800-meter champion,
arguably the greatest single achievement ever by an American high school
athlete and a pivotal race in the career of a man many still believe is the
greatest middle distance talent the world has ever seen.”
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