Doina Melinte - 1990 Indoor Mile WR -  

1990 Vitalis Indoor Track Meet
East Rutherford, New Jersey
February 9, 1990
Doina Meline of Romania was awarded $100,000 for breaking her own world record in the women's mile in this race. Her official time of 4:17.14 eclipsed her old record by 1.72 seconds, and it lasted for 26 years. She also broke the 1500m world record en route, recording 4:00.27.