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Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister

Neurologist
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. Wikipedia
Died: March 3, 2018 (age 88 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
Height: 6′ 2″

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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute ...
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Feb 9, 2010 · In Oxford, England, 25-year-old medical student Roger Bannister cracks track and field's most notorious barrier: the four-minute mile.
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Mar 5, 2018 · Roger Bannister, the first person to break the 4-minute mile, died in Oxford on Saturday at age 88, the Associated Press reports. More ...