This Day in Track & Field History, January 9, Billy Mills wins mile at the Examiner Invite (1965), Born this Day, Katerina Johnson-Thompson (1993), by Walt Murphy

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This Day in Track & Field-January 9

1965—Just 3 months after his stunning win in the 10,000-meter at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Billy Mills pulled off another surprise by winning the mile on the 11-lap indoor track at the Examiner Invitational in San Francisco.

After leading a strong field of mile specialists by as much as 10 meters in the slow-paced race, Mills barely held on for the win over Great Britain’s Alan Simpson, who had finished 4th in the 1500 meters in Tokyo (4:08.1-4:08.3).

Mills Looks Back