page_title: John Landy
hierarchical_section_title: John Landy
caption_attribution_description: 1956 Ron Delany Wins Olympic 1500 Meter Race Press Photo
context_page_description: John Michael Landy, AC, CVO, MBE, FTSE is an Australian retired middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.
context_section_description: John Michael Landy, AC, CVO, MBE, FTSE (born 12 April 1930) is an Australian retired middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.
caption: Ron Delaney and John Landy (right) at the 1956 Olympics
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