John Landy | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Landy in 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||
26th Governor of Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 January 2001 – 7 April 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monarch | Elizabeth II | |||||||||||||||||
Premier | Steve Bracks | |||||||||||||||||
Lieutenant | Lady Marigold Southey | |||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Sir James Gobbo | |||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | David de Kretser | |||||||||||||||||
Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||
Born | John Michael Landy 12 April 1930 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 February 2022 Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia | (aged 91)|||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lynne Fisher | |||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Melbourne | |||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Athlete, governor | |||||||||||||||||
Sports career | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 m – 3 miles | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Geelong Guild Athletics Club, Belmont, Victoria | |||||||||||||||||
Sports achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:41.8 (1954) 3 miles – 13:27.4 (1956)[1][2] Mile – 3:57.9 (3:58 rounded up) (1954) | |||||||||||||||||
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John Michael Landy AC CVO MBE FTSE (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.