One Mile Championship

Celebrate An Historic Sporting Moment

Whanganui was made world famous on the night of January 27 1962 when Peter Snell not only broke the four minute barrier for the mile in New Zealand but set a new world record of 3m 54.4s. Since that date the four minute mark has been broken 63 times at Cooks Gardens by 41 athletes from around the world.

The “One Mile Championship” 

11th February 1898            
3rd January 1914
27th February 1925
15th March 1930
27th January 1962
9th February 1972
9th Januray 1974
14th January 1976
17th January 1976
26th January 1977
16th January 1980
26th February 1983

The “One Mile Championships”

24th March 1984
13th February 1985
27th January 1988
17th January 1989
27th January 1993
17th January 1996
18th January 1997
6th January 1999
22nd January 2000
20th January 2001
11th February 2006
19th January 2016