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Mar 12, 2018 · In an incredible last stretch burst of speed that sent the crowd into hysteria, Bannister passed Landy on the right and crossed the finish line victorious, collapsing into the arms of Mounties in full uniform. It was Bannister’s best running time ever at 3:58.8, while Landy clocked in at 3:59.6.
- Grant Lawrence
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.
On August 7, 1954 during the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, B.C., England’s Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy met for the first time in the one mile run at the newly constructed Empire Stadium.
Mar 4, 2018 · Sir Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the four-minute mile barrier, died Saturday in Oxford, England at the age of 88. Bannister first broke the record back in 1954. A few months...
On August 7, 1954 during the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, B.C., England’s Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy met for the first time in the one mile run at the newly constructed Empire Stadium.
Jul 10, 2015 · Video of the race from the famed "Miracle Mile" race in 1954, captured by CBC as its first sport's broadcast, shows Roger Bannister of England and John Landy of Australia finishing almost...
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Aug 14, 2014 · The Miracle Mile in Vancouver at the British Empire Games (now called Commonwealth Games). At the finish it was England's Dr. Roger Bannister by several yards over the world record-holder...
