Roger Bannister’s miracle mile booked him a place in history
Bannister’s was the first man to run a mile in under four minutes
London — Roger Bannister, who has died aged 88, will live forever in the annals of athletics history as the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. A statement from his family on Sunday said: "Sir Roger Bannister died peacefully in Oxford on March 3, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were as loved by him as he was loved by them. He banked his treasure in the hearts of his friends." British Prime Minister Theresa May led the tributes to the former athlete, who later became one of Europe’s leading neurologists and was made a knight. "Sir Roger Bannister was a great British sporting icon whose achievements were an inspiration to us all. "He will be greatly missed," she said on Twitter. The "miracle mile" was run on the Oxford University track during a local athletics meeting with only a few spectators witnessing the Englishman’s destruction of the myth that no human being could run so fast. His achievement opened the physical and psychological door for many other milers who ...
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