Roger Bannister
English physician and athlete (1929-2018) · United Kingdom · Doctors · Died at 88
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Blue plaque at the Paddington Recreation Ground pavilion
Roger Bannister winning a race in 1954.
Roger Bannister and John Landy at Iffley Road on the 50th anniversary of the four-minute mile 6 May 2004.
Blue plaque at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track, recording the first sub-4-minute mile run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954
Statue in Vancouver immortalising the moment in "The Miracle Mile" when Roger Bannister passed John Landy, with Landy looking back to gauge his lead
The grave of Roger Bannister, Wolvercote Cemetery
Bannister with wife Moyra, son Clive and daughter Carol in 1959Awards
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Lived 1929 to 2018 · aged 88
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