New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute-mile barrier.
The 15-year-old from Tauranga became the 49th New Zealander to break the milestone target, doing so at a wet Go Media Stadium in Auckland tonight.
Olympian Sam Tanner helped lead Ruthe in the second half of the race, setting the pace for the teenager towards the finish line.
Ruthe eventually finished second behind Tanner in 3m 58.35s.
Ben Wall also broke the mark for the first time in 3m 59s, as all three went under four minutes. Tanner won in a time of 3m 58.29s.
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