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| v | On
7 July 1999 Moroccan Hicham El
Guerrouj ran a |
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in 3 minutes 43.13 seconds, 1.26 seconds better |
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Noureddine Moreceli |
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| o | El
Guerrouj smashed eclipsed shattered record |
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| v | Roger
Bannister broke the 4 minute mile barrier in |
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| 1954
with 3:59.4 |
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| v | As
a rate this is an astonishing improvement in 45 |
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| years
from 15.04 mph to 16.13 mph, or 7% |
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