List of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile
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This is a list of American high school students who have run a four-minute mile since the feat was first accomplished in 1964.
The first person to run the mile (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in under four minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954, in a time of 3:59.4.[1] This barrier would not be broken by a high school student until 1964, when Jim Ryun ran the distance in a time of 3:59.0 at the Compton Relays.[2] Ryun went on to set a national high school record of 3:55.3, which stood until 2001 when it was broken by Alan Webb.[3] Twenty-three U.S. high school students have run the mile in less than four minutes since 1964.