Bidspirit auction | Sir Roger Banister 4 Min

Sir Roger Banister 4 Min Mile running legend signed Benham 1980 Sport FDC. Sir Roger Bannister (1929-2018) was a British athlete and neurologist famous for running the first sub-4-minute mile on May 6, 1954, with a time of 3:59.4 at Oxford's Iffley Road track. A monumental achievement, this feat shattered the belief that the barrier was physically impossible. Later, he became a renowned neurologist specializing in autonomic failure. The Sub-4-Minute Mile: On May 6, 1954, at Oxford University, Bannister achieved 3 minutes 59.4 seconds in the mile, assisted by pacemakers Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway. Good condition Est.