Roger Bannister, from England
Roger Bannister, from England
Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
He achieved the first four-minute mile.
Roger Bannister was the first person to run a mile race in less than four minutes. Click on the Roger Bannister link on this page to read about his life and all of the things he accomplished.There were 2 TV films about Roger Bannister:* The Four Minute Mile (1988, with actor Richard Huw as Bannister) * Four Minutes (2005, with Jamie Machlachlan as Bannister) The film Chariots of Fire was about running, but not about Roger Bannister.
Was first to run a mile in under four minutes
The first sub four minute mile was run May 6, 1954 by Roger Bannister of Great Britain in Oxford, England.
Roger Bannister ran the 1st 4 minute mile
Roger Bannister, a british medical student did in 1954.
3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
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.