When Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute mile on May 6, 1954, the runner who finished second was Chris Chataway. He recorded a time of 4 minutes and 0.5 seconds, just missing the historic milestone himself. Bannister's achievement marked a significant moment in athletic history, and Chataway's performance was also outstanding.
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.
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.
3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
Roger Bannister ran the 1st 4 minute mile
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 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.
roger bannister has a sporting record for running a mile in under 4 minutes
You Are There - 1953 Bannister Wins the Mile Run 4-10 was released on: USA: 20 November 1955
Roger Bannister, from England
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