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The 440 yard race distance used imperial measurements, which have been replaced by metric-distance races. The 400 metres (400 meter or 400 m race) is the successor to the 440 yard dash. [ 5 ] An athlete who competes in the 400 m may still be referred to as 'quarter-miler' though this rounded, metric distance is 2 1/3 meters shorter than a full ...
A metric mile or an Olympic mile is a colloquial term used in some countries for the 1500 meters, the premier middle distance running event in international track and field. The term 'metric mile' (0.93 statute miles) was applied to this distance because it approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m). [1]
This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in men's athletics from 1930 to 2022. In 1970, most track events converted from races measured in yards to near-equivalents measured in metres.
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.
The 440-yard dash, a sprint footrace in track and field competition on a 440 yards (1,320 ft; 400 m; 0.25 mi) oval The 400 metres , a sprint on a 437.445319 Yards oval Quarter Mile Bridge, the local name for the Maribyrnong River Viaduct in Australia
The radar mile is a unit of time (in the same way that the light year is a unit of distance), equal to the time required for a radar pulse to travel a distance of two miles (one mile each way). Thus, the radar statute mile is 10.8 μs and the radar nautical mile is 12.4 μs.
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The event is not often run as most legacy 440 yard tracks have been converted to 400 metres, thus making 4 × 1500 or 4 × 1600 metres easier to manage. However, the Penn Relays still includes an annual "Championship of America" 4 × mile event for men.