Sydney Charles Wooderson MBE, dubbed "The Mighty Atom", was an English athlete whose peak career was in the 1930s and 1940s. Sydney Wooderson set the men's mile world record of 4:06.4 in Motspur Park on August 28, 1937. It stood 4.8 years, until Gunder Hägg's 4:06.2 on July 1, 1942. Wiki link