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Six weeks after Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record with a time of 3:57.9.
3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
41. Click on the 'Roger Bannister' link below to see a still photo of him crossing the finish line when he broke the sub four minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954.
Roger Bannister broke the 4 minute mile barrier on May 6, 1954. His time was 3:59.4 secs He did it at Iffley track in Oxford
the german dude can't remember his name.but he smashed it with a 3:43:43 and a 3:26:00 in the 1500
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Roger Bannister was the first man to break the four minute mile. He did it in May, 1954 at a meet in England, I believe with a time of 3:59.4. He was running with others that also had the potential. I guess you could say that the conditions were just right for him to break the record.
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Roger Bannister was the first man to break the four minute mile. He did it in May, 1954 at a meet in England, I believe with a time of 3:59.4. He was running with others that also had the potential. I guess you could say that the conditions were just right for him to break the record.
50 athletes (25 men and 25 women), and its athletes broke the nation's record for the number of medals (all awarded in the track and field),