Track And Field - Decathlon - Javelin
May 05, 1954 - Roger Bannister does it. Runs mile in under four minutes.: Britain Roger Bannister has done it. Last night he ran the fabulous four- minute mile, a feet which the world's athletes have been trying to achieve for years. His time was three minutes 59.4 seconds. As he passed the post at Oxford's Iffley- road track he was swept up in a mass of cheering, shouting spectators. Photo shows the world record mile lap by lap. Chris Chataway in the lead after three laps (3 mins..05 sec) with Bannister behind tensed for the record
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