Fate and circumstances prevented Jim Ryun from
reaching his peak ... which would have been faster
then the present Worlds Record for the mile. Following,
in my humble opinion, are the other six that would have
been close to him ... not necessarily in order:
Snell
Bannister
Elliot
Walker
Coe
Scott
Please note: Bannister "only" ran 3:58 ... this does not
signify or represent what he would do today under todays
circumstances ... which include many nuances that would modify significantly his time of 1954 ,,, you can imagine
and delineate them.