91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 12/4/1930  Died 24/2/2022

John Landy

John Landy

Athlete. Born John Michael Landy in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Forty-six days after Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four minute mile, he broke the record again. He is probably best remembered for his performance in the 1500 metres final at the 1956 Australian National Championships, when he stopped and doubled back to check on a fellow runner who had fallen. He resumed running, and in the final two laps made up a large deficit to win the race. Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.

His and obituaries in the and , confirm that he died, aged 91 years, on 24 February 2022 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. 

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Landy

Commemorated ati

Sir Roger Bannister

The plaque has added an 'e' to the end of Gunder Hägg's surname

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Janet Scrutton

Janet Scrutton

Churchwarden of St James's, Piccadilly

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Robert Stephens Cufflin

Robert Stephens Cufflin

Churchwarden at Mary Magdelene Church, Islington 1894. Our colleague Andrew Behan provides: "Robert Stephens Cufflin was born in Islington, the son of Robert Stephens Cufflin and Naomi Cufflin, né...

Person, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
David Weeks

David Weeks

David Weeks is a former Conservative Leader of Westminster City Council and served on the council from 1974 to 1998. From 1977 to 1979 he was the chief whip of the council's ruling Conservative gr...

Person, Politics & Administration

2 memorials
Black Consciousness Movement of Azania

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania

Organisation that was the external arm of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM). An anti-apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s after the banning of the African ...

Group, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, South Africa

1 memorial
Charity Commissioners

Charity Commissioners

The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities.

Group, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial