{"product_id":"the-landy-era-len-johnson-9781877096938","title":"The Landy Era: From Nowhere to the Top of the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld-class athletics was something that happened overseas, not in Australia. And then, on 13 December 1952, John Landy ran a mile at Melbourne's Olympic Park in four minutes 2.1 seconds. In those few minutes he re-ignited the race for the sub-four minute mile and inspired a generation of Australian athletes to challenge the world at distances from 880 yards to the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers, notably the charismatic coach Percy Cerutty, and Landy's Helsinki Olympics teammates Don Macmillan and Les Perry, played significant roles in this flowering of talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing Landy, Herb Elliott rose to the top, winning the 1500 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics, smashing the world record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 1954 to 1968, Landy, Dave Stephens, Elliott, Albie Thomas, Ron Clarke and Ralph Doubell broke world records. Elliott and Doubell became Olympic champions; Landy, Al Lawrence, Dave Power and Clarke took Olympic medals. Derek Clayton set world records in the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePat Clohessy, on whom Landy was a formative influence, coached Robert de Castella to a world championships gold medal in the marathon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Landy was not the only influence, but it was undeniably his era; he was its first, and greatest, star and he directly inspired and advised many of the subsequent athletes and coaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe led Australia form nowhere to the top of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Len Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1877096938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781877096938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melbourne Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.72d","brand":"Len Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988659831039,"sku":"9781877096938","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9718ac4-ba77-45cc-a424-c01eacc9aec3.jpg?v=1683295665","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-landy-era-len-johnson-9781877096938","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}