The athlete who ‘went the extra mile’

He is seen here in the role of the deceased, who served as chairman of the Australian Wool Research and Development Corporation. John Landy It was also considered Australia’s most admirable sporting moment of the 20th century. (Photo, circa 1990s.)

As well as being an agricultural scientist and Governor of Victoria in 2001, the world record-holding athlete is widely recognized as a performer. ’20. ‘The finest and most selfless Australian sporting moment of the century’.

Like reported According to ABC:

‘John Landy was the first Australian and the second man to run a four-minute mile and was famous for helping his countryman Ron Clarke ‘He was high off the ground during a race in 1956 before he started winning.’

**This photo is part of an IA. A series that looks at Australia through the eyes of award-winning photojournalist Bill McAuley.**

Bill McAuley’s 40-plus-year news career began in 1969 as a student photographer at ‘The Age’ in Melbourne.

He has several published collections including ‘Portraits of the Soul: A lifetime of images with Bill McAuley’ and ‘Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999’. Click to see more from Bill Here.

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