Roger Bannister

@Former British Athlete who Ran the First Sub-four-minute Mile, Birthday and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Roger Bannister is an English doctor, academic and a former athlete Parkinson's Disease British Imperial College London Physicians Neurologists Athletes Aries Celebrities Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE is a former English athlete, academic and neurologist. He is famous as the athlete who ran the first sub-four-minute-mile. Bannister belonged to a middle-class family and was full of great aspirations since he was young. He was a natural at running and wanted to study at an elite university in England to become a doctor. He secured a scholarship to Oxford and it is there that he started to achieve professional training for running. After much training and when he felt like he was finally up to the challenge, Bannister participated in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki and set a British record in the 1500 meters, but failed to win the medal. This event crushed his spirits badly and he decided to quit running but later he made a new goal for himself - to become the first 4-minute miler. In 1954, during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University, he made history at the age of 25 by breaking the unbreakable record by completing the first three quarter-mile laps in less than three minutes and the last lap in less than a minute (3:59:4). Bannister is currently the Director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London, and a trustee-delegate of St. Mary's Hospital Medical School.

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Birthday: March 23, 1929 Nationality: British Famous: Former British Athlete who Ran the First Sub-four-minute Mile, Imperial College London, Physicians, Neurologists, Athletes Spouses: Moyra Jacobsson Known as: Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister Childrens: Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Clive Christopher Bannister, Erin Bannister Townsend, Thurstan Bannister Universities: Imperial College London Exeter College Oxford Imperial College London Merton College Oxford University of Oxford Information Detail Birthday March 23, 1929 Nationality British Famous Former British Athlete who Ran the First Sub-four-minute Mile, Imperial College London, Physicians, Neurologists, Athletes Spouses Moyra Jacobsson Known as Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister Childrens Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Clive Christopher Bannister, Erin Bannister Townsend, Thurstan Bannister Universities Imperial College London Exeter College Oxford Imperial College London Merton College Oxford University of Oxford Notable Alumnis Imperial College London Birth Place Harrow, England, United Kingdom Height 188cm Gender Male Net Worth $70 million as of February 8,2017 Sun Sign Aries Born in Harrow, England, United Kingdom Famous as Former British Athlete Who Ran The First Sub-Four-Minute Mile

Harrow, England, United Kingdom

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Bannister is married to Lady Moyra Bannister and they live together in a flat in North Oxford. Unsplash Personal Life

Bannister was born in Harrow, England, into a working class family. He started exhibiting talent in running very early and attended Vaughan Primary school in Harrow and was later educated at City of Bath Boys School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He wanted to achieve university education but his parents could not afford to educate him in an elite university which is why Bannister aspired to win a scholarship to one of the top-notch universities and study medicine. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Besides being an ace on the running track, Bannister was an exceptionally studious youngster. His efforts won him a scholarship to Oxford University and he went to medical school at Exeter College and Merton College. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

At the age of 17, Bannister commenced his running career at Oxford in 1946. Until now, he had not been professionally trained in running but only three weekly half-hour training sessions revealed the hidden talent in him. Unsplash Career

After getting proper training he was chosen as an Olympic 'possible' in 1948 but he refused as he felt that he was still not ready for the challenge. His eyes were set on the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. Unsplash Career

In 1949, Bannister started to show great improvements in the 880 yard races and by now won many mile races. He also came in third at White City in 4:14:2 apparently without any special training. Unsplash Career

He was becoming increasingly good at racing and in 1950 finished a relatively slow 4:13 mile with an impressive 57.5 last quarter. He came in third in the 800 m at the European Championships. Unsplash Career

In a very challenging competition, he won a mile race in 1951 at the AAA Championships, White City, which 47,000 people witnessed live. The time set a meet record and he defeated Bill Nankeville in the course of action. Unsplash Career

Bannister has earned accolades for his achievements, like: Silver Pears Trophy, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award, Honorary Degrees by University of Sheffield and University of Bath. He was knighted for his services as the Chairman of Sport England. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Bannister has an equal number of achievements in medical science and athletics. But it is for his athletic triumphs that he is remembered more, especially when he made history by breaking the record of four-minute mile challenge in 1954. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

His most prominent role in academic medicine is in the field of autonomic failure, an area of neurology focusing on diseases caused by particular automatic responses of the nervous system not taking place. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	March 23, 1929
Nationality	British
Famous	Former British Athlete who Ran the First Sub-four-minute Mile, Imperial College London, Physicians, Neurologists, Athletes
Spouses	Moyra Jacobsson
Known as	Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
Childrens	Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Clive Christopher Bannister, Erin Bannister Townsend, Thurstan Bannister
Universities	Imperial College London Exeter College Oxford Imperial College London Merton College Oxford University of Oxford
Notable Alumnis	Imperial College London
Birth Place	Harrow, England, United Kingdom
Height	188cm
Gender	Male
Net Worth	$70 million as of February 8,2017
Sun Sign	Aries
Born in	Harrow, England, United Kingdom
Famous as	Former British Athlete Who Ran The First Sub-Four-Minute Mile

Roger Bannister

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Mar 23, 1929

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Harrow, England, United Kingdom