Norman Stephen Taber was an American middle distance runner. He was the first amateur runner to surpass Walter George's professional record in the mile, set nearly 30 years previously. He also won a bronze medal over 1500 m and a gold medal in the team 3000 m at the Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912. Norman Taber (United States) set the men's mile world record of 4:12.6 in Allston, Mass. on July 16, 1915. It stood 8.1 years, until Paavo Nurmi's 4:10.4 on August 23, 1923. Wiki link