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British mile world record holders as Josh Kerr makes history

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Saturday's Diamond League meeting in London will go down in the history books after Britain's Josh Kerr broke a 27-year men's mile world record on a sensational afternoon of athletics.

British fans were treated to an incredible performance from one of their favourites as the 28-year-old completed the target he had called 'Project 22' back in March to reference the number of seconds standing between him and his ultimate goal.

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How many British men have held the mile word record?

Kerr became the seventh British athlete to break the mile world record and the first since Steve Cram's famous run in 1985.

  • Sydney Wooderson - 28th August 1937

  • Roger Bannister - 6th May 1954

  • Derek Ibbotson - 19th July 1957

  • Sebastian Coe - 17th July 1979 & 19th August 1981

  • Steve Ovett - 1st July 1980

  • Steve Cram - 27th July 1985

  • Josh Kerr - 18th July 2026

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