Roger Bannister was born on March 23, 1929 in Harrow, London, England as Roger Gilbert Bannister. He is an actor, known for 100 Years of Olympic Glory (1996), The Four Minute Mile (2004) and The First Four Minutes (2005). He has been married to Moyra Elver Jacobsson since June 11, 1955. They have four children.
Imperial College London, Merton College, Oxford, Exeter College, Oxford, University of Oxford
Spouse
Moyra Bannister (m. 1955)
Movies
Bad Loser
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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He was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Queen's Honours List for his services to medicine.
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On 6 May 1954, on a track in Oxford, England, he became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. The official time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. He was assisted by Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher, who acted as pace makers.
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