Roger Bannister: First Runner to Break the Four-Minute Mile Dies at 88
March 3, 2018
Sir Roger Bannister was an English middle-distance runner and neurologist. Born on March 23, 1929, in Harrow, he studied medicine at Oxford.
On May 6, 1954, at Iffley Road track in Oxford, he became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, with a time of 3:59.4. He later became a distinguished neurologist and was knighted in 1975.
He had Parkinson's disease. Bannister died in Oxford on March 3, 2018, at age 88.
Achievements: First sub-four-minute mile (1954), knighted (1975).
Birth: March 23, 1929 - Harrow, England.
Profession: Runner and neurologist.
Interesting Facts: He ran the mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.