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
Born: March 23, 1929, London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom
Died: March 3, 2018 (age 88 years), Oxford, United Kingdom
Parents: Ralph Bannister and Alice Bannister
Children: Clive Christopher Bannister and Erin Bannister Townsend
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 ...
Mar 19, 2024 · Roger Bannister, English neurologist who, in a dual meet at Oxford on May 6, 1954, became the first athlete to run a mile in less than four ...
On the morning of May 6, 1954, British athlete Sir Roger Bannister did the impossible and became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
Mar 4, 2018 · Paced by Chataway and Brasher and powered by an explosive kick, his signature, Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes — 3:59.4, to be exact ...
Later that year, Roger Bannister was awarded the Silver Pears Trophy, bestowed annually for the outstanding British achievement in any field. He also secured ...
Mar 9, 2018 · Most people know the basic story of Roger Bannister, who, on May 6, 1954, busted through the four-minute barrier with a time of three minutes, ...
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.
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person to run a Mile in under four minutes. For several years, men had been getting ...
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 ...