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A metric mile is a colloquial term used in some countries for the 1500 meters, the premier middle distance running event in international track and field. The term 'metric mile' (0.93 statute miles) was applied to this distance because it approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m).[1] The term is most commonly used in track running, speed skating and swimming.

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international mile is exactly 0.0002% less than the US survey mile). While most countries abandoned the mile when switching to the metric system, the international...

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1500 metres

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15⁄16 miles. The event is closely associated with its slightly longer cousin, the mile race, from which it derives its nickname "the metric mile". The...

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85 m ≈ 1,852 m became the metric length for a nautical mile. France made it legal for the French Navy in 1906, and many metric countries voted to sanction...

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1500 meters at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

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both metric and imperial cartridges. In keeping with the international standard, air navigation is based on nautical units, e.g., the nautical mile, which...

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the metric system of measurement. All over the world, countries have transitioned from local and traditional units of measurement to the metric system...

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athletics events, notably the 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500 metres race ("metric mile") fought out between Filbert Bayi and John Walker in Christchurch, New...

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Roger Bannister

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for looking back." Bannister went on that season to win the so-called metric mile, the 1500 m, at the European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, on 29...

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United States customary units

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government and military areas, metric units are used. The International System of Units (SI), the modern form of the metric system, is preferred for many...

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ride is a road cycling ride of 100 kilometers or more in metric system countries or 100 miles (160.9 km) or more in imperial system countries, usually...

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Transportation management system

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Mile run at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships

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Unit of length

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(terrestrial) mile (5280 feet, 1609.344 m) (land) league 3 miles (4,800 m) In addition, the following are used by sailors: fathom (for depth; only in non-metric countries)...

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