Sub 4 minute mile..
On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. Bannister's time was three minutes and 59.4 seconds.
Roger Bannister
1954 Roger Bannister Track and field First sub-four-minute mile
Roger Bannister, a British man, in 1954. I remember it well.
Roger Bannister, a british medical student did in 1954.
Roger Bannister 1954 3:59.4
Roger Bannister, who did it at Oxford University in England on May 6th 1954.
Roger Bannister, recorded the first sub-4 minute mile on 6th May 1954, as a medical student, retiring from competitive sport later that same year. Dr Roger Bannister became a prominent Neurologist. He was knighted, by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.
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.
Dr Roger Bannister at the Iffley Stadium, Oxford on May 6th 1954.
The two runners that paced Roger Bannister in the race were Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway. Click on the 'Video of the First Sub Four Minute Mile' link on this page to see a tape of that historic race.
Roger Bannister, Chris Brasher, and Chris Chataway. Brasher and Chataway had trained with Bannister to aide him in pacing and pushing him to the illusive 4:00 barrier. Bannister did it in 3:59.4 on the evening of May 6, 1954.