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Posted on May 6, 2021
Roger Bannister runs first four-minute mile
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On May 6, 1954, English athlete Roger Bannister became the first athlete to run a sub-4 minute mile by recording 3:59:4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford.
Roger Bannister runs first four-minute mile
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Douglas Bolton
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I remember this.
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I was only 8 so don't remember but recall all the hype about breaking his record in subsequent years.
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Vic Burk
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Thanks for the share SGT David Reynolds. I used to run a lot in the Corps and dreamed about breaking the four minute mile. The fastest I ever clocked myself was right at 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Never could get it any faster.
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