Three Crack The Four-Minute Mile -- Laszlo Tabori wins the one mile in record time, closely followed by Chris Chataway and Brian Henson. The four-minute mile, once the goal of athletes, was beaten three times in one race - the one Mil International invitation at the British Games at White City, London, today (Saturday) when Hungary's Laszlo Tabori, 24-year-old soldier, won in three-minutes 59 seconds. He was closely followed by Britain's Chris Chataway (second) and Brian Hewson, both of whom clocked three minutes 59.8 seconds. May 28, 1955. (Photo by Reuterphoto).