Sir Roger Bannister has passed he was 88.
On a windy late afternoon in Oxford on May 6, 1954, Bannister ran four laps on a cinder track in three minutes 59.4 seconds to crack the mythical 4-minute mile -- a feat many had thought humanly impossible. A few months later in 1954, Bannister beat Australian rival John Landy in the "Miracle Mile" or "Mile of the Century" at the Empire Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, as both men ran under four minutes.
Bannister then gave up running to pursue a long and distinguished medical career.
Sir Roger Bannister dies Lord Sebastien Coe Steve Cram lead tributes to athlete broke four-minute mile
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