Mile run world record progression (English Wikipedia)

McLemore, Henry (July 16, 1933). "Epochal run breaks mark". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
"Cunningham and Eastman set world's records in mile, half-mile". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. June 17, 1934. p. 1, sports.
"Wooderson cracks mile record mark". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. August 29, 1937. p. 1, sports.
"4-minute mile cracked by British speedster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. 7 May 1954. p. 1.
Haeggblom, Stig (June 22, 1954). "Landy cracks mark in 3:58". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. p. 14.
"World mile record for Ibbotson". Glasgow Herald. July 20, 1957. p. 5.
"World wondering how fast a man can run a mile". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 20, 1957. p. 7.
"Australian runner's mile record". Glasgow Herald. August 7, 1958. p. 5.
"Herb Elliott runs 3:54.5 world record mile". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 6, 1958. p. 3B.
"Snell cracks Elloitt's mile record with clocking of 3:54.4 on grass". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 28, 1962. p. 1B.
"Snell snaps his own mile mark with 3:54.1 clocking". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 17, 1964. p. 3B.
"The record miles – and now 3:53.6!". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 10, 1965. p. 1D.
"Poles help Ryun with mile mark". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 18, 1966. p. 2B.
Engel, Lou (July 18, 1966). "Ryun's record performance thrills KU trach coaches". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 10.
"Ryun writes 3:51.1 chapter to mile story". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. June 24, 1967. p. 10.
"Bayi lowers mile mark to 3:51". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 18, 1975. p. 1B.
"Walker's 3:49.4 "perfect race"". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. August 13, 1975. p. 1D.
"Walker runs record 3:49.4 mile". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. August 13, 1975. p. 13.
"'Nice air' Coe's only explanation for record mile". Lawrence Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. July 18, 1979. p. 24.
"Coe loses world mile record to Ovett". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. July 2, 1980. p. 1D.
"Coe, Nehemiah set records". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). Associated Press. August 20, 1981. p. 1D.
"Ovett snaps mile record; Rono's back". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. August 27, 1981. p. 1C.
"Coe trims mile mark once again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 29, 1981. p. 17.
"Three world track records fall at Oslo". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 28, 1985. p. 1B.
"Morceli shatters mile record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 6, 1993. p. 1D.
"El Guerrouj breaks mile mark on 'miracle track'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1999. p. 1D.

sportresult.com

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"Mile Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

web.archive.org

"12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 549–50. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2009.
"12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. Pages 546, 642. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2009.

worldathletics.org

"Mile run - women - senior - outdoor". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

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Hicham El Guerrouj sets a world record in the mile, retrieved 2023-02-27