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The '''440-yard dash''', or '''quarter-mile race''', is a [[sprint (running)|sprint race]] in [[track and field]] competitions.
The '''440-yard dash''', or '''quarter-mile race''', is a [[sprint (running)|sprint race]] in [[track and field]] competitions.


In many countries, athletes compete in the 440&nbsp;[[yard]] dash (402.336&nbsp;m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XCl1c2yy5ooC&pg=PA121&dq=440+yard+dash+%22sprint+race%22&hl=en&ei=T8m-TvbXNOjf0QGbiZn1BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=440%20yard%20dash%20%22sprint%20race%22&f=false |title=Sports and games of the 18th and 19th centuries|author=Robert Crego |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |date= 2003|accessdate=November 12, 2011|page=121}}</ref>
In many countries, athletes compete in the 440&nbsp;[[yard]] dash (402.336&nbsp;m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race.<ref name="google1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XCl1c2yy5ooC&pg=PA121&dq=440+yard+dash+%22sprint+race%22&hl=en&ei=T8m-TvbXNOjf0QGbiZn1BA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=440%20yard%20dash%20%22sprint%20race%22&f=false |title=Sports and games of the 18th and 19th centuries|author=Robert Crego |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |date= 2003|accessdate=November 12, 2011|page=121}}</ref>


World-record holder [[Lon Meyers]] (1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds.<ref name="google1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LonMyers.htm |title=Lon Myers |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date= |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> In 1947, [[Herb McKenley]] of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds, which he lowered the following year to a new world record of 46.0 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|last=Litsky |first=Frank |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/sports/othersports/28mckenley.html |title=Herb McKenley, 85, Top Jamaican Runner, Is Dead |location=Jamaica |publisher=New York Times |date=November 28, 2007 |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> [[Adolph Plummer]] took the record under 45 seconds with a 44.9 on May 25, 1963. In 1971, [[John Smith (sprinter)|John Smith]] lowered the world record to 44.5 seconds, which remains the world record.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-05-05/sports/17294516_1_michael-johnson-s-world-drake-relays-jeff-hartwig |title=Modesto 400 field - a blast from the past? |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 5, 2006 |accessdate=November 12, 2011 |first=John |last=Crumpacker}}</ref>
World-record holder [[Lon Meyers]] (1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds.<ref name="google1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishsports.net/BioPages/LonMyers.htm |title=Lon Myers |publisher=Jewishsports.net |date= |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> In 1947, [[Herb McKenley]] of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds, which he lowered the following year to a new world record of 46.0 seconds.<ref>{{cite news|last=Litsky |first=Frank |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/sports/othersports/28mckenley.html |title=Herb McKenley, 85, Top Jamaican Runner, Is Dead |location=Jamaica |publisher=New York Times |date=November 28, 2007 |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> [[Adolph Plummer]] took the record under 45 seconds with a 44.9 on May 25, 1963. In 1971, [[John Smith (sprinter)|John Smith]] lowered the world record to 44.5 seconds, which remains the world record.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-05-05/sports/17294516_1_michael-johnson-s-world-drake-relays-jeff-hartwig |title=Modesto 400 field - a blast from the past? |publisher=The San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 5, 2006 |accessdate=November 12, 2011 |first=John |last=Crumpacker}}</ref>


The 440 yard race distance used [[imperial measurement]]s, which have been replaced by metric-distance races. The [[400 Metre Dash]] is the successor to the 440 yard dash.<ref name=400M>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=4682.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523213644/http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid%3D4682.html |archivedate=May 23, 2008 |title=400 m Introduction |publisher=[[IAAF]] |deadurl=yes }}</ref> An athlete who competes in the 400&nbsp;m may still be referred to as 'quarter-miler'.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/feb/08/jermaine-gonzales-olympic-diary?newsfeed=true | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jermaine | last=Gonzales | title=Jermaine Gonzales: life at the Racers Track club is tougher than ever | date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>
The 440 yard race distance used [[imperial measurement]]s, which have been replaced by metric-distance races. The [[400 Metre Dash]] is the successor to the 440 yard dash.<ref name=400M>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=4682.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523213644/http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid%3D4682.html |archivedate=May 23, 2008 |title=400 m Introduction |publisher=[[IAAF]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> An athlete who competes in the 400&nbsp;m may still be referred to as 'quarter-miler'.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2012/feb/08/jermaine-gonzales-olympic-diary?newsfeed=true | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Jermaine | last=Gonzales | title=Jermaine Gonzales: life at the Racers Track club is tougher than ever | date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is a sprint race in track and field competitions.

In many countries, athletes compete in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks are 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race.[1]

World-record holder Lon Meyers (1858–1899) was the first person to run the 440 in under 50 seconds.[1][2] In 1947, Herb McKenley of Jamaica set a world record in the event with a time of 46.3 seconds, which he lowered the following year to a new world record of 46.0 seconds.[3] Adolph Plummer took the record under 45 seconds with a 44.9 on May 25, 1963. In 1971, John Smith lowered the world record to 44.5 seconds, which remains the world record.[4]

The 440 yard race distance used imperial measurements, which have been replaced by metric-distance races. The 400 Metre Dash is the successor to the 440 yard dash.[5] An athlete who competes in the 400 m may still be referred to as 'quarter-miler'.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Robert Crego (2003). Sports and games of the 18th and 19th centuries. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 121. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lon Myers". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Litsky, Frank (November 28, 2007). "Herb McKenley, 85, Top Jamaican Runner, Is Dead". Jamaica: New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  4. ^ Crumpacker, John (May 5, 2006). "Modesto 400 field - a blast from the past?". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  5. ^ "400 m Introduction". IAAF. Archived from the original on May 23, 2008.
  6. ^ Gonzales, Jermaine (February 8, 2012). "Jermaine Gonzales: life at the Racers Track club is tougher than ever". The Guardian. London.
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