New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history on Wednesday as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile.

Sam Ruthe is now the youngest person ever to run a sub-four minute mile at 15-years old. The New Zealand teen broke the record at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute-mile barrier. Video / Athletics NZ The father of New Zealand’s middle ...

Fifteen-year-old Sam Ruthe is the 49th New Zealander to run a four-minute mile New Zealand's Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to run a sub-four-minute mile, aged 15. The middle ...

New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam Ruthe has become the youngest person in history to break the four-minute-mile barrier. Video / Athletics NZ New Zealand’s middle-distance prodigy Sam ...

New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history on Wednesday as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile. Ruthe, who turns 16 in mid-April, ran a time of 3:58.35 at Go Media Stadium ...

(CNN) — New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history on Wednesday as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile. Ruthe, who turns 16 in mid-April, ran a time of 3:58.35 at Go ...