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The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. In many countries, athletes compete in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race. [1]
Before 1997, the order of the legs was different, with the 800 m leg leading off and the 1200 m leg third. Before 1994, imperial analogues of the four legs were held instead, from 880 yards to 440 yards to 1320 yards to the mile run anchor. Hand timing was used until 1975 and in 1980, while in all other years fully automatic timing was used ...
For example, in 1980, high schools converted their running distances from Imperial (yards) to metric, but instead of running conventional international distances like 1500 metres in place of the mile run, a more equitable but non-standard 1600 meters was chosen. For the two-mile run, they run 3200 meters.
The total distance run is 4000 meters, or nearly 2.5 miles. Aside from the 400 meter segment, which is a sprint, all legs are a middle distance run. Prior to going metric, the distance medley relay consisted of a 440-yard leg, an 880-yard leg, a 1320-yard leg and a one-mile leg.
100 yards details Keith Gardner (JAM) 9.66 Tom Robinson (BAH) 9.69 Mike Agostini (TRI) 9.79 220 yards details Tom Robinson (BAH) 21.08 Keith Gardner (JAM) 21.11 Gordon Day (SAF) 21.15 440 yards details Milkha Singh (IND) 46.71 Malcolm Spence (SAF) 46.9 Terry Tobacco (CAN) 47.05 880 yards details Herb Elliott (AUS) 1:49.32
This is the meet where John Smith set the still standing world record in the 440 yard dash, ... 1 Mile: Martin Liquori: 3.56.5 Jim Crawford: 3.57.7 John Baker: 3.59.8
440 yards: Ulis Williams: 45.8 = MRy Adolph Plummer: 45.9 Lester Milburn: 46.4 880 yards: Bill Crothers ... 3 miles: Patrick Clohessy ...
During his 21-year career, Myers held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile. [2] [3] He won 15 United States national championships, 10 Canadian national championships, and 3 British national championships. [2] [3] [4] From 1880 to 1888, he held the world records in the 100-yard, 440-yard, and 880-yard races. [3]