Track And Field - Decathlon - Javelin

May 05, 1954 - Roger Banister Does It. Runs Mile in Under Four Minutes. Britain Roger Banister has done it. Last night he the fabulous four minute mile, a feat which the world athletes have been trying to achieve for years. His time was three minutes 59.4 seconds. Ashe passed the post at Oxford Iffley road track he was swept up in a mass of cheering, shouting spectators. OPS: The world record mile lap by lap, Picture No. 2 shows Brasher still leads from Bannister and Chris Chataway, an now the records is in sight with half the distance covered in one minute 58.2 secs

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59.4 Achieve Ashe Banister Bannister Brasher Chataway Cheering Does Done Fabulous Feat Iffley Leads Minute Minutes Passed Runs Seconds Secs Swept

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