john walker was the first new zealander to run a mile in under four minutes.
john walker was the first new zealander to run a mile in under four minutes.
first new zealander to run a mile in under four minutes?
john walker
the 1960s saw american jim ryun set world records near the 3:50-minute mark and his achievements popularised interval workout techniques. from this period onwards, african runners began to emerge, breaking the largely white, western dominance of the distance. kenya's kip keino won the mile at the 1966 british empire and commonwealth games (which was among the last mile races to be held at a major multi-sport event). filbert bayi of tanzania became africa's first world record holder over the distance in 1975, although new zealander john walker broke the record further a few months later to become the first man under 3:50 minutes for the event. the 1980s was highlighted by the rivalry between british runners sebastian coe and steve ovett, who improved the record five times between them, including two records at the oslo dream mile race. noureddine morceli brought the mile record back into african hands in 1993 and morocco's hicham el guerrouj set the current record of 3:43.13, which has stood since 1999.
mile run
new zealander of the year awards









































the new zealander of the year awards, currently known as the kiwibank new zealander of the year awards, celebrate the achievements of new zealanders. the awards are presented in auckland in february each year, and were founded in 2010 by australian jeffrey john hopp.









































categories in the awards include:









































bullet::::- new zealander of the year









































bullet::::- young new zealander of the year









































bullet::::- senior new zealander of the year









































bullet::::- innovator of the year









































bullet::::- community of the year









































bullet::::- local hero









































section::::2018 winners.









































bullet::::- new zealander of the year: kristine bartlett
new zealander of the year awards