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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 mile . At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.
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 minutes. He is said to have achieved his speed through scientific training methods and thorough research into the mechanics of running.
May 6, 2024 · The 70th anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister’s sub-four-minute mile has been celebrated in Oxford across the bank holiday weekend of 4-6 May. A three-day pop-up Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) 1500m & Mile Heritage Display at Oxford University Athletics Club’s (OUAC) track at Iffley Road culminates today (6) with the OUAC’s Bannister ...
Learn how Sir Roger Bannister achieved the impossible feat of running a mile in under four minutes on 6 May 1954, breaking a long-standing barrier in athletics. Discover the background, the race, the reaction and the legacy of this historic moment in sports history.
Mar 4, 2018 · After a long career as a neurologist, both in research and clinical practice, Bannister, who was knighted in 1975, died on Saturday in Oxford, his family confirmed in a statement on Sunday. He...
Mar 4, 2018 · Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has died at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds, set at Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May...
Mar 4, 2018 · Roger Bannister, who died at 88, was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes in 1954. He was also a distinguished neurologist, a sports administrator and a gentleman amateur athlete.
