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Diane Leather became the first woman to run a mile in less than five minutes.
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Diane Leather
British runner (1933–2018)
Diane Susan Leather Charles née Leather was an English athlete who was the first woman to run a sub-5-minute mile.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mile run world record progression
List of world records for the mile run
The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, while Faith…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)