440-yard dash

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The 440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is an obsolete sprint race in track and field competitions.

In many countries, athletes competed in the 440 yard dash (402.336 m) – which corresponds to a quarter mile. Many athletic tracks were 440 yards per lap. In the 19th century it was thought of as a middle distance race.

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