Those 400 metres in Rome: Heartbreak that won fans over
Gold medallist Davis set a world record of 44.9 seconds. Kauffman clocked 44.90. Milkha broke the national record but lost the bronze medal to Spence by 0.1 seconds; his timing of 45.6 falling short of South African’s 45.5 in a photo-finish. Milkha Singh’s fourth-place finish in the 400m final of the 1960 Rome Olympics. (olympics.com) […]
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