Peter Snell World Mile Record

Peter Snell breaks his World Mile Record at Western Springs, Auckland, New Zealand on 17 November 1964

[@davebirse4843]

Fascinating. It was a combination of an auctioneer and a horse race announcer. "Down the stretch they come." Sold to the lady wearing the peach dress in the front row with the feather in her hat and faux pearl necklace." Love the footage!

[@johnwilson5743]

Mmmm The days of having 30,000 at a running event in New Zealand. The crowds happened again during the heady days of Walker, Dixon, Quax (and others) during the 70's but has, sadly, faded away since then. RIP Peter Snell. Still NZ record holder at 800 meters (from the 1960's). A sad indicment on todays standard of running in New Zealand but also an endorsement on how truly amazing Snell was. Cheers.

[@lestermount3287]

unfortunately track is dying everywhere.

[@dundukas7899]

cmon, nick willis is a legend and new zealand's sports overall produce incredible amounts of medals

[@jkrasney1]

Peter Snell mile record holder before Jim Ryan. Two of my favorite mile runners in track. I have never quite understood the reasoning why track, specifically, the mile or 1,500 km race has not found its footing, as a truly spectacular individual sport.

[@JMax-pp5nw]

I remember backpacking around NZ in the late 90's and I bought the Snell biography 'No Bugles No Drums' in a bookshop in New Plymouth. Great times! I have read it many times since then. It is a fascinating insight into a different Athletics era, long before professionalism, but Snell himself would still stand out today. A wonderful athlete. Great video. Thanks.

[@APBCTechnique]

Peter Snell (born December 17, 1938, Opunake, New Zealand-died December 12, 2019, Dallas, Texas, U.S.

[@user-ro2ee7cn3f]

Very-very good Video.. Thanks... The Best Peter Cnell... Forever New Zealand...

[@colinbrigham8253]

Thank you , Arthur lydiard, murry halberg, snell no bugals no drums 100 a Week i remember 🤗 thanks again 🇬🇧

[@keinKlarname]

Wow, thanks a lot for this wonderful find!

[@LyndonPatrickSmith]

When you get an auctioneer to call a track race....

[@stephenjoseph1254]

Much better than modern announcers in my opinion

[@williamschroeder3070]

Thanks for posting, great video, great runner. With modern track, shoes, pacemakers, etc. Snell might have been able to go sub 3:50.

[@lestermount3287]

rubber tracks could give him 2 seconds per lap.

[@stephenjoseph1254]

easily

[@charlesporter1148]

With a bit of pacing help snell could have run 350 or better on dirt or cinder...in this particular race he went out too fast too soon and was stuck alone the last 2 laps...he tied up....

[@corrannz]

easy.... with good pacing he could have gone close to sub 3.50 on that night.

[@marriedkiwi]

as a harriers I would say 3:45 at least

[@musik102]

Wow! 1min 54sec ( sub 3min.50sec pace) half way then 2mins! for the second half. That's the hard way to do it.

[@johnstirling9120]

great vid, Snell sadly gone.

[@adambamf9365]

Thought I was the man with my 17 min mile

[@musik102]

A different world back then. Imagine had race organisers had got their act together, and Snell had been given the chance to break other world records. I'm pretty sure, for example, he would have broken - apart from 800m, 880yds and mile - 1000yds, 1000m and 1500m, That is to say, six simultaneous world records. Wow ( and, of course three Olympic golds.)

[@KingLiopleurodon]

Yes, this is awesome! Thanks for sharing the historic video treasure! The indomitable SNELL again, another WR. Got to love the commentary: "The rest of the field are starting to struggle already...." [yes, of course they are, they have no chance..... this is peak PETER SNELL during a WR run!]... "Snell 15 yards up from Odlozil" [yes... and that's all?!].... Now "It's SNELL out on his own..." [Yes! Out on his own... not just in this race, but a metaphor for SNELL's lifetime excellence.... As ROGER MOENS said in the epic "This Is Your Life" show from 2000: "He was the best. That's all."] Greatest MD runner of all time.

[@djangorheinhardt]

He was the best ,......???.Not sure about that.Was he better than Elliott ? We will never know,unfortunately!

[@keirbateman267]

He was trained by Lydiard to achieve a 2 hours 32 minutes marathon and had the natural speed to run a 47 seconds 400 metres. I think he ran his 1min. 44.3 on a grass track in New Zealand. Snell and Elliott were phenomenal in any age.

[@GeoAce777]

this is really a beautiful video, long live Peter Snell

[@APBCTechnique]

Thank you

[@user-wy8sj3ed3f]

наконец то удалось посмотреть забег полностью. Снелл начал как никогда быстро, видимо хотел пробежать быстрее 3.50, что по тем временам, тем более на травяной дорожке, было бы фантастикой, но на вторую половину дистанции сил не хватило, но мировой рекорд все же не устоял. По ходу 1500м 337.6. Быстрее бежал лишь великий Герберт Эллиот 3.35.6, 336,0 и 337.4

[@gordonpobar-gk3kz]

Calling it like it was a horse race

[@Landatj]

i was at this race crowd was so large had to climb onto toilet roof to see the race properly

[@APBCTechnique]

Wow 😯

[@dalphon987]

A time-Trial on cinder...

[@ajoybaksi3654]

Good to see this race. The pace was much too fast to suit a runner like Snell; a slower pace for the first 2-3 laps, he probably would have gone sub 3:53. A pity no film is available of his mile run at Wanganui in Jan. 1962, when he set his first mile WR of 3:54.4. He was probably in the best form of his life that night; no telling what he could have achieved on a better track, and with better competition (though Tulloh and Halberg, both really 5K runners, were I that race).

[@charlesporter1148]

It isnt so much snell went out too fast...its that once he was clear he had no help just as he had no help with his 800 meters record...otherwise he would have improved his times significantly...like ryun and Elliot he was all alone at his own level...now with those two in the mix we would have seen new records...

[@Chris-wj8fz]

I met Roger Bannister in Oxford uk oh boy he looked bad in wheelchair on oxygen...I am.sure I could have taken.him!!!

[@alanhayward8237]

Broke 3:54.4.

[@charlesporter1148]

Snell like Eliot and ryun were so superior they could never take advantage of pace making...