Josh Kerr breaks 27-year-old mile record in London
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Josh Kerr beats the world record of the mile that has been in place since 1999. In the London leg of the Diamond League, Kerr, 28, world champion of 1,500 meters in Budapest2023, improved the record of distance (about 1,609 meters), which had been set at 03.43.13 minutes, 27 years ago, in Rome. In this race, the American Yared Nuguse (03.45.69) finished second, while Jake Heyward (03.46.73) third, with his best personal brand.
Furthermore, The Scottish, silver medal at the Paris2024 and bronze Olympic Games in Tokyo2020, had announced the intention of placing the mark of this emblematic distance, but not Olympic, for “the modern era”. Kerr was a silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The world's current short-track long jump champion recorded only two valid jumps, with 6.58 in the second trial, being rounded from the top three.
In addition, Josh Kerr ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds (PA Wire) ‘Those performances take every single part of you, every single part of your team. Kerr, who was presented with a check for £38,000 for breaking the record, shaved almost three seconds off his own personal best.
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Josh Kerr beats the world record of the mile that has been in place since 1999.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn the London leg of the Diamond League, Kerr, 28, world champion of 1,500 meters in Budapest2023, improved the record of distance (about 1,609 meters), which had been set at 03.43.13 minutes, 27 years ago, in Rome.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn this race, the American Yared Nuguse (03.45.69) finished second, while Jake Heyward (03.46.73) third, with his best personal brand.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesThe Scottish, silver medal at the Paris2024 and bronze Olympic Games in Tokyo2020, had announced the intention of placing the mark of this emblematic distance, but not Olympic, for “the modern era”.
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Kerr was a silver medalist in the 1500 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
according to The Boston Globe +1Britain’s Josh Kerr breaks the men’s mile world record that stood since 1999.
according to The Boston GlobeThe world's current short-track long jump champion recorded only two valid jumps, with 6.58 in the second trial, being rounded from the top three.
according to RTP NotíciasJosh Kerr ran a time of three minutes 42.66 seconds (PA Wire) ‘Those performances take every single part of you, every single part of your team.
according to MetroKerr, who was presented with a check for £38,000 for breaking the record, shaved almost three seconds off his own personal best.
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Josh Kerr beats the world record of the mile that has been in place since 1999.
omitted byLeft sideRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesIn the London leg of the Diamond League, 28-year-old Kerr, world champion of 1,500 meters in Budapest2023, improved the record of distance..
omitted byLeft sideRight sidecovered byCenterPublic / AgenciesIn this race, the American Yared Nuguse (03.45.69) finished in second place, while the Jake Heyward (03.46.73) third, with..
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