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Chataway moved to the front after the second lap and maintained the pace with a 3:01 split at the final lap bell. Chataway continued to lead around the front turn until
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ran 3:44.39 in 1993. Finally, on 7 July 1999, El
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Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event nine, the one mile: first, number forty one, R. G. Bannister, Amateur
Athletic Association and formerly of Exeter and Merton Colleges, Oxford, with a time which is a new meeting and track record, and which—subject to ratification—will be a new English
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The race went off as scheduled at 6:00 pm, and
Brasher and Bannister went immediately to the front of the pack. Brasher (wearing No. 44) led both the first lap in 58 seconds and the half-mile in 1:58, with Bannister (No. 41) tucked in behind, and Chataway (No. 42) a stride behind Bannister.
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Landy led for most of the race, building a lead of 10 yards in the third lap (of four), but was overtaken on the last bend, and
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Bannister always said he was more proud of his contribution to medicine than his running career. In 2014, Bannister said in an interview: "I'd rather be remembered for my work in neurology than my running. If you offered me the chance to make a great breakthrough in the study of the autonomic nerve
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His confidence soon dissipated, however, as it was announced there would be semi-finals for the 1500 m at the
Olympics, which he felt favoured runners who had much deeper training regimens than he did. When he ran his semi-final, Bannister finished fifth and thereby qualified for the final, but he
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College at the University of Oxford (where Bannister was Master for eight years) named a building in honour of his achievements. The Bannister Building, an 18th-century townhouse in Brewer Street, was converted to provide accommodation for graduate students. Following extensive
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Bannister avoided racing after the 1951 season until late in the spring of 1952, saving his energy for
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They had four children: Carol E. E. Bannister (b. 1957); Clive C. R. Bannister (b. 1959), an insurance industry executive; Thurstan R. R. Bannister (b. July 1960), a company director in New York; and
Charlotte B. M. Bannister (b. 1963), now Charlotte Bannister-Parker, associate priest at the
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failure, an area of neurology concerning illnesses characterised by the loss of certain automatic responses of the nervous system (for example, elevated heart rate when standing up). He ultimately published more than eighty papers, mostly concerned with the
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prevailing in an Olympic-record 3:45.28 (3:45.1 by official hand-timing) with the next seven runners all under the old record. Bannister finished fourth, out of the medals, but set a British record of 3:46.30 (3:46.0) in the process.
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Eamonn Coghlan on his amazing 3:49.78 mile world record | "Running 3:49.78 for a world record was the most memorable achievement in my career. I wrote down that exact time beforehand as I knew my splits." An... | By Athletics
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25 August out at near-record pace, forcing Bannister to close the gap by the bell lap. Otenhajmer won in 3:47.0, though Bannister set a personal best finishing second in 3:48.4. Bannister was no longer seen as invincible.
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Being a dual-meet format, there were seven men entered in the mile: Alan Gordon, George Dole and Nigel Miller from Oxford University; and four British AAA runners: Bannister, his two pacemakers Brasher and Chataway, and
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named a lecture theatre after Bannister; on display is the stopwatch that was used to time the race, stopped at 3:59. Bannister also gave his name to the trophy presented to the winning team in the annual athletics
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to run a mile in Bannister's honor. The event saw thousands run a "Community Mile", and several races for elite runners on the Iffley Track. In the elite mile, four athletes broke the four minute barrier, with
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for this service in 1975. Under his patronage, central and local government funding of sports centres and other sports facilities was rapidly increased, and he also initiated the first testing for use of
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schools athletic meeting. Australian runner Don Macmillan, ninth in the 1500 m at the 1952 Olympics, set a strong pace with 59.6 for one lap and 1:59.7 for two. He gave up after two and a half laps, but
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and postwar Britain and the breaking of the 4-minute mile barrier, with interviews of participants and witnesses to the 1954 race, and later runners inspired by Bannister and his achievement, including
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Bannister had begun his day at a hospital in London, where he sharpened his racing spikes and rubbed graphite on them so they would not pick up too much cinder ash. He took a mid-morning train from
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when Bannister decided to try to pass Landy, Landy looked over his left shoulder to gauge Bannister's position and Bannister burst past him on the right, never relinquishing the lead.
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containing additional information. According to the latter, Bannister was able to train for just an hour each day due to his medical studies.
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This is the second time Iffley Track hosted an anniversary event for Bannister's achievement, with the previous time being in 2004.
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award for 1954 (awarded in January 1955) and is one of the few non-Americans recognised by the American-published magazine as such.
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on 26 July 1952 would prove to be one of the more dramatic in Olympic history. The race was not decided until the final metres,
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Watman, Mel; Craft, Alan (10 March 2022). "Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert (1929–2018), athlete, neurologist, and college head".
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His increased attention to training paid quick dividends, as he won a mile race in 4:09.9 on 30 December. Then in 1951 at the
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system, I'd take that over the four minute mile right away. I worked in medicine for sixty years. I ran for about eight."
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was turned into a pillar of salt for looking back, I am probably the only one ever turned into bronze for looking back."
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The roar of the crowd drowned out the rest of the announcement. Bannister's time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.
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took up the pace. Brasher had jogged the race, allowing Bannister to lap him so he could be a fresh pace-setter. At
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in 2002, the British public voted Bannister's historic sub-4-minute mile as number 13 in the list of the
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from the 27 June attempt, combined to provide pacing for Bannister's run. The race was broadcast live by
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Roger Bannister and John Landy at Iffley Road on the 50th anniversary of the four-minute mile 6 May 2004.
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Then early in 1954, Landy made some more attempts at the distance. On 21 January 1954, he ran 4:02.4 in
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On the 50th anniversary of running the mile in under four minutes, Bannister was interviewed by the
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near Oxford. His widow, Lady Moyra Bannister, died in Oxford on 4 November 2022, at the age of 94.
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ran 4:02.4 on 5 June 1953, the fourth-fastest mile ever. And at the end of the year, Australian
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The 50th anniversary of Bannister's achievement was marked by a commemorative British
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The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
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2212:(2006). "Training Theory and Why Roger Bannister was the First Four Minute Miler".
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3345:"2004 Roger Bannister 50p Coin - Mintage: 9,032,500 - Scarcity Index: 3"
2892:"Roger Bannister: "I'd rather be remembered for neurology than running""
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2445:"On This Day, 1950–2005: 6 May 1954: Bannister breaks four-minute mile"
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2508:"Too Modest by Half – Reliving Sir Roger Bannister's Four-Minute Mile"
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when Ralph was relocated there, and Roger continued his education at
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in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at
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English athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile (1929–2018)
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Supermiler Noureddine Morceli at the Bannister Miles in Oxford
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Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Bannister: Everest on the Track, The Roger Bannister Story
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The First Four Minutes: ESPN Classic Television Programme
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His training was a very modern individualised mixture of
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In 1944, the family returned to London and Roger went to
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Freeman, Roy; Low, Philip; Joyner, Mike (January 2019).
2985:"Chief Executive Officer Thurstan Roger Ralph Bannister"
1952:"Sir Roger Bannister reveals Parkinson's disease battle"
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the following year for "services to amateur athletics".
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Blue plaque at the Paddington Recreation Ground pavilion
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Bannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of
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A World History of Track and Field Athletics, 1864–1964
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Bale, John. "Amateurism, Capital and Roger Bannister."
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
3273:"Sir Roger Bannister honoured with new memorial stone"
1508:'50 Years of the 50p coin', along with other designs.
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The pace-setters from his major 1953 attempts, future
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and was accepted for a three-year degree in Medicine.
3184:. Pembroke College Oxford. p. 26. Archived from
2146:"6. International running career: Oxford to Helsinki"
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From 1951 to 1954, Bannister trained at the track at
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in 1984. He also received honorary degrees from the
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who says that Roger Bannister inspired him to start
2952:"Interview: Clive Bannister, boss of Phoenix Group"
1176:Bannister went on that season to win the so-called
528:in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the
6199:People associated with the University of Sheffield
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2610:. Victoria, B.C.: Touchwood Editions. p. 41.
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4036:of Roger Bannister achieving the four-minute mile
1826:In 2014, he appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's
1798:(7th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1763:(4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
1288:The grave of Roger Bannister, Wolvercote Cemetery
6214:Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour
6209:People associated with Oxford Brookes University
6050:
3949:Nelson, Cordner and Quercetani, Roberto (1985),
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3818:In the third paragraph, this section references
3629:"Sir Roger Bannister inspires Brookes graduates"
3520:. No. 61803. 30 December 2016. p. N27.
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955:took place on 6 May 1954 during a meet between
6104:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
4052:"Bannister triumphs with sub-four minute mile"
3502:. No. 46444. 31 December 1974. p. 1.
3178:Pembroke College Oxford: Architectural History
2281:"Track and Field Statistics – Roger Bannister"
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509:(23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English
6204:People associated with the University of Bath
6149:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
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3677:"Harrow Council – Freedoms granted by Harrow"
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1492:, in the area known as 'Scientists' corner'.
787:while he was a medical student at the nearby
6194:People educated at University College School
6154:People educated at City of Bath Boys' School
4098:History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group
3040:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
2710:(1st supplement). 3 June 1955. p. 3267.
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2342:3:59.4: The Quest to Break the 4 Minute Mile
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1759:Bannister, R.; Mathias, C. J., eds. (1999).
1057:, who went on to co-publish and co-edit the
6159:Alumni of St Mary's Hospital Medical School
4085:Sir Roger Bannister Biography and Interview
3925:"Obituary: Sir Roger Bannister (1929–2018)"
3370:"50 Years of the 50p coin | The Royal Mint"
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2608:Public Art in Vancouver: Angels Among Lions
1143:, with Landy looking back to gauge his lead
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6119:European Athletics Championships medalists
6109:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
6079:Athletes from the London Borough of Harrow
6069:Deaths from Parkinson's disease in England
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1464:London Universities and Colleges Athletics
1389:Bannister is the subject of the ESPN film
1125:1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1119:1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
560:. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days.
552:providing the pacing. When the announcer,
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3126:"100 Greatest Sporting Moments – Results"
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2412:"Track and Field Statistics – John Landy"
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1870:"Roger Bannister at sports-reference.com"
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1668:), as well as an honorary doctorate from
1308:, who served as managing director of the
1271:Brain and Bannister's Clinical Neurology.
736:Bannister suffered defeat, however, when
6219:Physicians of St Mary's Hospital, London
4081:in the Queen Square Archives (10 images)
4040:Roger Bannister and the Four-Minute Mile
3972:. (A history of the mile/1500 m. event.)
3904:TV mini-series (1988), available on DVD.
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1794:Brain and Bannister's clinical neurology
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3210:. No. 139. Imperial College London
3037:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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1970:
1548:Retired, accomplished milers including
1542:clocking the fastest mile, at 3:56.15.
1318:University Church of St Mary the Virgin
1053:The stadium announcer for the race was
854:Roger Bannister winning a race in 1953.
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588:Bannister was born on 23 March 1929 in
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3514:"The London Gazette, Supplement No. 1"
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2804:MacAuley, Domhnall (1 December 2005).
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2510:. Oxford Royale Academy. 20 March 2012
2345:. United Kingdom: Arrow. p. 245.
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6124:20th-century English medical doctors
6089:British male middle-distance runners
6084:English male middle-distance runners
3253:from the original on 12 January 2022
3204:"Tribute to miracle miler Sir Roger"
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2488:from the original on 12 January 2022
2372:Twin tracks : the autobiography
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3068:"Lady Moyra Bannister death notice"
2152:. Biteback Publishing. pp. v.
2012:
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1988:
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1687:on 4 May 2004, and was granted the
1568:attended, all of whom have had the
1484:Memorial stone in Westminster Abbey
1456:Imperial College School of Medicine
1423:In the 1988 television mini-series
1026:, recording the first sub-4-minute
982:from the 2 May attempt, and future
696:. He set his training goals on the
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6094:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
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3604:"Honorary graduates, 1980 to 1989"
3496:"Supplement to The London Gazette"
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2463:Includes full footage of the race.
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1737:. London: The Robson Press. 2014.
1265:with C.J. Mathias, a colleague at
615:. Here he discovered a talent for
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6224:Royal Army Medical Corps officers
6184:Fellows of Merton College, Oxford
6179:Fellows of Exeter College, Oxford
6174:Alumni of Imperial College London
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3987:National Portrait Gallery, London
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3820:Mile run world record progression
2595:from the original on 17 May 2019.
2530:"Record Breakers' McWhirter dies"
2339:Bryant, John (15 December 2010).
1940:
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1642:Harris Manchester College, Oxford
1640:; he was also Honorary Fellow of
1615:Order of the Companions of Honour
1447:St Mary's Hospital Medical School
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139:187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
6169:Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
6164:Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
6144:Sportspeople awarded knighthoods
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3395:"Pembroke College " The Gallery"
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1644:. He received honorary degrees (
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2120:"Racing Past – Roger Bannister"
2072:Stephen Wilson (1 March 2012).
1674:American Academy of Achievement
1475:Oxford University track stadium
1229:. In March 1957, he joined the
6239:Burials at Wolvercote Cemetery
4839:
4167:Men's Mile World Record Holder
3889:(U of Texas at Austin, 2008).
3767:Twin Tracks: The Autobiography
2181:European Athletics Association
2150:Twin Tracks: The Autobiography
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1733:Twin Tracks: The Autobiography
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1327:. He died of pneumonia at the
1269:, as well as five editions of
633:. Bannister was accepted into
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3911:. Oxford, London: Pan Books.
3484:– via www.facebook.com.
3202:Reed, Tanya (31 March 2004).
2949:Andrew Cave (12 April 2014).
2825:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67827-0
2589:Commonwealth Games Federation
2475:"My part in Bannister's mile"
2256:"Plaque: Sir Roger Bannister"
1845:
1384:100 Greatest Sporting Moments
1200:Sports Council and knighthood
1155:in 1967 from a photograph by
1098:lowered the world mile record
576:Trust. He was diagnosed with
6229:Governors of Abingdon School
3983:Portraits of Roger Bannister
3942:10.1016/j.autneu.2018.09.007
3229:Kelso, Paul (10 July 2012).
3054:UK public library membership
2418:. Track and Field Statistics
2287:. Track and Field Statistics
1906:"Profile of Roger Bannister"
1850:
1139:when Roger Bannister passed
781:Paddington Recreation Ground
635:St John's College, Cambridge
7:
4607:Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad
4060:(from the Guardian archive)
2920:"Basle – Bannister Wedding"
2643:"Obituary: Roger Bannister"
2375:. London: Robson. pp.
1950:Sale, Jerome (2 May 2014).
1924:"Abingdon School Athletics"
1752:
1358:started to ratify records.
1310:International Monetary Fund
1167:Pacific National Exhibition
845:
494:Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
10:
6260:
6074:People from Harrow, London
4171:6 May – 21 June 1954
4104:2018 Oxford memorial event
3964:Quercetani, R. L. (1964),
3736:
3532:"List of Honorary Fellows"
2806:"Profile: Roger Bannister"
2777:"Roger Bannister Joins Up"
1636:, where he studied at the
1378:In a UK poll conducted by
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826:felt "blown and unhappy".
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4079:Images of Roger Bannister
3851:Bannister, Roger (1955),
3785:Bannister, Roger (2004).
3764:Bannister, Roger (2015).
3427:Canadian Running Magazine
2369:Bannister, Roger (2014).
2226:10.1080/17460260600786955
2144:Bannister, Roger (2014).
1670:Oxford Brookes University
1593:in 1997 who ran 3:48.45.
1436:
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1255:cardiovascular physiology
714:880 in 1:52.1, losing to
631:University College School
613:City of Bath Boys' School
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5811:U.S. Women's Soccer Team
5619:U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
5390:Sportsperson of the Year
4128:Pembroke College, Oxford
4042:, original reports from
3885:Bourne, Nicholas David.
3806:
2416:trackfield.brinkster.net
2285:trackfield.brinkster.net
1685:London Borough of Harrow
1662:Brunel University London
1468:Royal Veterinary College
1373:Sportsperson of the Year
1361:
1347:'s sports correspondent
1251:autonomic nervous system
1231:Royal Army Medical Corps
1060:Guinness Book of Records
584:Early life and education
565:Pembroke College, Oxford
162:Pembroke College, Oxford
147:70 kg (154 lb)
6134:English autobiographers
5997:Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
4054:, original report from
3970:Oxford University Press
3953:, Tafnews Press, 1985,
3907:Cameron, Julia (1993),
3770:. Biteback Publishing.
3583:University of Sheffield
2583:Mackay, Duncan (2018).
2559:"The Four Minute Mile!"
1650:University of Sheffield
1621:for services to sport.
1460:Imperial College London
1329:John Radcliffe Hospital
1259:multiple system atrophy
756:with elements of block
515:middle-distance athlete
291:Achievements and titles
254:middle-distance running
69:Roger Gilbert Bannister
3929:Autonomic Neuroscience
3788:The First Four Minutes
3743:Bascomb, Neal (2004).
3538:. 2014. Archived from
2991:. 2018. Archived from
1679:Bannister was made an
1652:in 1978, and from the
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1182:European Championships
1144:
1070:
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863:
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647:Exeter College, Oxford
517:who ran the first sub-
437:European Championships
130:Exeter College, Oxford
5981:Golden State Warriors
3882:13.2 (2009): 153–174.
3848:26.3 (2006): 484–501.
3708:"Freedom of the City"
3349:www.changechecker.org
1788:Brain, Walter Russell
1699:Selected publications
1619:2017 New Year Honours
1607:1975 New Year Honours
1483:
1477:now named after him.
1295:
1287:
1192:. He was appointed a
1180:, the 1500 m, at the
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1065:
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908:(4:01.6 in 1944) and
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853:
774:
637:but the Senior Tutor
617:cross country running
6129:British neurologists
5281:James Kiplagat Magut
3902:The Four Minute Mile
3853:The Four-Minute Mile
3749:. Houghton Mifflin.
3635:on 23 September 2014
3576:"Honorary Graduates"
3460:– via YouTube.
2818:(S14–S15): S14–S15.
2314:sports-reference.com
1874:sports-reference.com
1713:The Four Minute Mile
1638:University of Oxford
1426:The Four Minute Mile
1123:On 7 August, at the
1078:The Four Minute Mile
998:100 metres champion
980:Christopher Chataway
752:influenced by coach
658:Early running career
624:bombing raid on Bath
603:The family moved to
61:Personal information
5663:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
4721:champions in men's
4590:Henrik Ingebrigtsen
4225:champions in men's
4120:Sir Geoffrey Arthur
3838:(Routledge, 2012).
3592:on 29 October 2013.
3405:on 18 October 2013.
3238:The Daily Telegraph
3191:on 14 January 2018.
2989:directorstats.co.uk
2958:The Daily Telegraph
2765:on 29 October 2013.
2563:randolphcollege.edu
2481:The Daily Telegraph
2260:londonremembers.com
1929:. The Abingdonian.
1717:. Dodd, Mead. 1955.
1689:Freedom of the City
1658:University of Pavia
1333:Wolvercote Cemetery
1325:Parkinson's disease
994:and commentated by
953:This historic event
641:, a former Olympic
578:Parkinson's disease
119:Wolvercote Cemetery
45:
5388:Sports Illustrated
4719:Commonwealth Games
4675:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
4658:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
4641:Jakob Ingebrigtsen
4624:Filip Ingebrigtsen
4420:Klaus-Peter Justus
4100:website (3 images)
3961:, pp. 181–215
3880:Rethinking History
3608:University of Bath
3554:"Honorary Fellows"
3518:The London Gazette
3500:The London Gazette
3320:"Fifty Pence Coin"
3154:Sports Illustrated
2758:Sports Illustrated
2727:The London Gazette
2707:The London Gazette
1786:Bannister, Roger;
1723:First Four Minutes
1654:University of Bath
1597:Awards and honours
1586:Noureddine Morceli
1562:Noureddine Morceli
1554:Hicham El Guerrouj
1486:
1369:Sports Illustrated
1298:
1290:
1145:
1137:"The Miracle Mile"
1036:Paddington Station
1032:
976:Commonwealth Games
864:
856:
795:and a rectangular
789:St Mary's Hospital
777:
115:Resting place
21:
6046:
6045:
5945:Madison Bumgarner
5627:Sugar Ray Leonard
5443:Ingemar Johansson
5353:
5352:
4685:
4684:
4488:Jens-Peter Herold
4190:
4189:
4174:Succeeded by
4135:Succeeded by
4112:Academic offices
3798:978-0-7509-3530-2
3777:978-1-84954-836-6
3687:on 23 August 2015
3374:www.royalmint.com
3136:on 17 April 2009.
3074:. 9 November 2022
3052:(Subscription or
3015:. 30 January 2017
2995:on 12 March 2018.
2753:"Sir Roger's Run"
2159:978-1-84954-738-3
1744:978-1-84954-686-7
1660:in 1986 and from
1646:Doctor of Science
1624:Bannister was an
1582:mile world record
1570:mile world record
1515:Anniversary Races
1490:Westminster Abbey
1237:with the rank of
1215:anabolic steroids
1024:Iffley Road Track
1020:Oxford University
965:Iffley Road Track
961:Oxford University
942:Sub-4-minute mile
750:interval training
538:Iffley Road track
491:
490:
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121:, Oxford, England
55:Bannister in 2009
6251:
6139:Knights Bachelor
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4150:Preceded by
4117:Preceded by
4109:
4108:
4064:Live TV coverage
4034:Newsreel footage
4030:
4007:
3993:
3946:
3944:
3909:The Artist's Way
3846:Sport in History
3823:
3816:
3802:
3781:
3760:
3746:The Perfect Mile
3730:
3729:
3722:
3716:
3715:
3703:
3697:
3696:
3694:
3692:
3683:. Archived from
3673:
3667:
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3642:
3640:
3631:. Archived from
3625:
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3591:
3585:. Archived from
3580:
3572:
3566:
3565:
3564:on 24 July 2016.
3560:. Archived from
3550:
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3543:
3542:on 18 June 2014.
3528:
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3399:Pembroke College
3391:
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3183:
3175:Chivers, Clara.
3172:
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3144:
3138:
3137:
3132:. Archived from
3122:
3116:
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3105:
3098:
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3081:
3079:
3064:
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3012:The Oxford Times
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2781:Associated Press
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2320:on 17 April 2020
2316:. Archived from
2306:
2297:
2296:
2294:
2292:
2277:
2271:
2270:
2268:
2266:
2252:
2246:
2245:
2214:Sport in History
2206:
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2078:Associated Press
2069:
2046:
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2034:
2028:
2022:
2016:
2010:
2004:
1998:
1992:
1986:
1980:
1974:
1973:, pp. 13–14
1968:
1962:
1961:
1947:
1938:
1937:
1935:
1928:
1920:
1914:
1913:
1912:on 4 April 2016.
1908:. Archived from
1901:
1890:
1889:
1887:
1885:
1880:on 18 April 2020
1876:. Archived from
1866:
1840:Rachael Stirling
1817:
1797:
1782:
1748:
1736:
1726:
1718:
1716:
1681:Honorary Freeman
1609:, and appointed
1527:
1526:
1522:
1399:Jamie Maclachlan
1235:National Service
1086:Second World War
1055:Norris McWhirter
1005:Chariots of Fire
948:Four-minute mile
903:
902:
898:
821:
820:
816:
733:in the process.
678:on 9 September.
664:Sydney Wooderson
653:Athletics career
554:Norris McWhirter
508:
476:
469:
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20:
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6047:
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6026:
6018:
6013:Breanna Stewart
6005:Patrick Mahomes
5994:
5986:
5978:
5966:
5958:
5953:Serena Williams
5950:
5942:
5934:
5926:
5917:Mike Krzyzewski
5914:
5906:
5898:
5890:
5882:
5874:
5866:
5858:
5846:
5840:Lance Armstrong
5836:
5824:
5816:
5808:
5796:
5788:
5780:
5772:
5760:
5752:
5744:
5736:
5728:
5720:
5712:
5707:Reggie Williams
5683:Judi Brown King
5676:
5668:
5660:
5655:Mary Lou Retton
5648:
5640:
5632:
5624:
5616:
5611:Willie Stargell
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5480:
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5456:
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5440:
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5424:
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5408:
5403:Roger Bannister
5400:
5392:
5384:
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5348:
5338:
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5311:
5308:Elijah Manangoi
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5041:
5038:David Moorcroft
5031:
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4861:Roger Bannister
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4122:
4094:Roger Bannister
4020:Roger Bannister
4011:Roger Bannister
4001:World Athletics
3997:Roger Bannister
3979:
3831:
3829:Further reading
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3659:achievement.org
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3106:on 29 June 2011
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2869:The Independent
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2751:(4 July 2011).
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1904:All-Athletics.
1902:
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1790:, eds. (1992).
1771:
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1725:. Putnam. 1955.
1706:
1701:
1626:Honorary Fellow
1599:
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1524:
1520:
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1517:
1498:
1439:
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1000:Harold Abrahams
986:gold medallist
978:gold medallist
950:
944:
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895:
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818:
814:
813:
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797:historic plaque
731:Bill Nankeville
660:
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569:Abingdon School
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28:Roger Bannister
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5937:Peyton Manning
5932:
5924:
5912:
5904:
5896:
5893:Michael Phelps
5888:
5880:
5872:
5864:
5861:Boston Red Sox
5856:
5849:David Robinson
5844:
5834:
5827:Curt Schilling
5822:
5814:
5806:
5794:
5786:
5778:
5775:Cal Ripken Jr.
5770:
5758:
5750:
5742:
5739:Michael Jordan
5734:
5726:
5718:
5715:Orel Hershiser
5710:
5687:Kipchoge Keino
5674:
5666:
5658:
5646:
5638:
5630:
5622:
5614:
5607:Terry Bradshaw
5602:
5594:
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5578:
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5562:
5559:Jackie Stewart
5554:
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5347:
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5292:
5265:
5254:Silas Kiplagat
5238:
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5157:
5146:Reuben Chesang
5130:
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5049:
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4967:
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4963:(1970–present)
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