John Landy

The Honourable
John Landy
AC CVO MBE FTSE
The Honourable John Landy AC CVO MBE FTSE
	Landy in 1956
26th Governor of Victoria
	In office; 1 January 2001 – 7 April 2006
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Premier	Steve Bracks
Lieutenant	Lady Marigold Southey
Preceded by	Sir James Gobbo
Succeeded by	David de Kretser
Personal details
Born	John Michael Landy; 12 April 1930; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 February 2022 (aged 91); Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Spouse	Lynne Fisher
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Athlete, governor
	Sports career
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport	Athletics
Event	1500 m – 3 miles
Club	Geelong Guild Athletics Club, Belmont, Victoria
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	1500 m – 3:41.8 (1954); 3 miles – 13:27.4 (1956); Mile – 3:57.9 (3:58 rounded up) (1954)
Medal record
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
British Empire and Commonwealth Games

John Michael Landy AC CVO MBE FTSE (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Landy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ "John Landy". trackfield.brinkster.net.

[sr-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Landy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

[2] "John Landy". trackfield.brinkster.net.

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