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
Roger Bannister
On May 6, 1954 Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. Bannister's time was three minutes and 59.4 seconds.
Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
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First man to ever run the mile in under 4 minutes.
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, the first man to run a mile race in less than four minutes.
Sir Roger Bannister was born on March 23, 1929.
Roger Bannister running track was created in 1876.
Sir Roger Bannister was born on March 23, 1929.