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.
The New Zealander who broke the four-minute mile is Sir Roger Bannister. He achieved this historic feat on May 6, 1954, running a time of 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds at a track in Oxford, England. Bannister's accomplishment is widely regarded as a significant milestone in athletics and human endurance. His record stood until 1955, inspiring many athletes to pursue similar achievements.
In 1954, only one runner, Sir Roger Bannister, famously broke the four-minute mile barrier, completing it in 3:59.4. In 1955, however, the feat was accomplished by three runners: Bannister, Laszlo Tabori, and Brian Hewson, marking a significant increase in the number of sub-four-minute miles achieved.
At the Olympics, 0 ... Roger's only Olympic Games was the 1952 Games in Helsinki where he competed in the 1500 meter run and finished 4th. He did win a gold medal at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in the mile run.
It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in 3'59.4". The 'four minute barrier' has since been broken by many male athletes, and is now the standard of all professional middle distance runners. In the last 50 years the mile record has been lowered by almost 17 seconds.
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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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