Summary
His finishing time was 12 seconds slower than the 3 minutes 42.66 seconds he ran in London.
The London time had broken the 27‑year‑old record previously set by Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj.
Key Points
5 points1
Kerr won the mile gold medal in Glasgow.
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Winning time: about 3 minutes 54 seconds.
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Previous best: 3 minutes 42.66 seconds set in London.
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London time broke a 27‑year record of Hicham El Guerrouj.
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The mile race covers about 1.6 kilometres.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsCommonwealth Games
An international sports event where athletes from Commonwealth countries compete.
gold medal
The award given to the first‑place winner in an event.
mile
A distance of roughly 1.6 kilometres.
record
The fastest time ever recorded for a particular race.
personal best
A runner's fastest time they have ever achieved.
Hicham El Guerrouj
A runner from Morocco who held the mile record for 27 years.
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