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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three...", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had attained this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days.
Bannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 1993. As Master of Pembroke, he was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1986 to 1993. When asked whether the 4-minute mile was his proudest achievement, he said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research into the responses of the nervous system. Bannister was patron of the MSA Trust. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.
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Latest News about Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister's 4-minute run still epic 60 years later (05/05/2014): Dr. Roger Bannister is now 85 and slowed by Parkinson's disease. Roger Bannister's sub-4-minute mile stands the test of time (05/05/2014): OXFORD, England - Sixty years later, Roger Bannister is busy reliving the four minutes that still endure as a transcendent moment in sports history. Legendary British runner Sir Roger Bannister reveals he has Parkinson’s disease (05/02/2014): Legendary runner, Sir Roger Bannister suffers from Parkinson's Disease. Sir Roger Bannister reveals Parkinson's battle (05/02/2014): Nearly sixty years to the day that he became the first man to run a four-minute mile, Sir Roger Bannister has revealed he is suffering from Parkinson's disease. Sir Roger Bannister: 1954 World record among Chris Chataway (01/19/2014): Sir Roger Bannister, best known for being the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, said that one of his former pacemaker Sir Christopher Chataway's finest moments was when he smashed the 5,000m world record in 1954.
Older News Stories about Roger Bannister
Richard Peters follows in Roger Bannister's mile footsteps (07/2013): RICHARD Peters added a bit of sparkle to the 50th birthday celebration of the British Milers' Club as he broke four minutes to win the elite mile race at their Grand Prix meeting in Oxford. Get off the sofa: time is running out to locate the Roger Bannister lurking insi (05/2013): Tanya Aldred: Few manage a sub-four-minute mile, but we should all jump off the sofa and enjoy exercise's benefits. Bradley Wiggins should rank alongside Roger Bannister and Fred Perry - Patrick C (07/2012): In the capital of the French Republic they are preparing a coronation. Bradley Wiggins, most English of Englishmen, is about to win the Tour de France.
