One Mile in 3:59.4 - May 6, 1954

About this episode

This episode delves into Roger Bannister's achievement of breaking the four-minute mile barrier and discusses others who nearly accomplished it.

A more in-depth story about Roger Bannister's historic four-minute mile, including two others who came close to eclipsing him prior to this day.

Topics covered

• Roger Bannister
• four-minute mile
• athletics history
• sports milestones
• running achievements

Keywords

• Roger Bannister
• four-minute mile
• athletics
• sports history
• running

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