{"product_id":"the-landy-era-from-nowhere-to-the-top-of-the-world-paperback","title":"The Landy Era: From Nowhere to the Top of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLen Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorld-class athletics was something that happened overseas, not in Australia. And then, on 13 December 1952, John Landy ran a mile at Melbourne's Olympic Park in four minutes 2.1 seconds. In those few minutes he re-ignited the race for the sub-four minute mile and inspired a generation of Australian athletes to challenge the world at distances from 880 yards to the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers, notably the charismatic coach Percy Cerutty, and Landy's Helsinki Olympics teammates Don Macmillan and Les Perry, played significant roles in this flowering of talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing Landy, Herb Elliott rose to the top, winning the 1500 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, smashing the world record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1954 to 1968, Landy, Dave Stephens, Elliott, Albie Thomas, Ron Clarke and Ralph Doubell broke world records. Elliott and Doubell became Olympic champions; Landy, Al Lawrence, Dave Power and Clarke took Olympic medals. Derek Clayton set world records in the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat Clohessy, on whom Landy was a formative influence, coached Robert de Castella to a world championships gold medal in the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Landy was not the only influence, but it was undeniably his era; he was its first, and greatest, star and he directly inspired and advised many of the subsequent athletes and coaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe led Australia form nowhere to the top of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 322\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727796604991,"sku":"9781877096938","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e57b2fc899433b5c077c971ba533d1bd.webp?v=1765116150","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-landy-era-from-nowhere-to-the-top-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}