Roger Bannister runs first four-minute mile

SGT (Join to see) I was only 5 years old but I remember this being a real big deal. Never thought I would remember anything at that age.

"Roger Bannister, born in Harrow, England, in 1929, was a top mile-runner while a student at the University of Oxford and at St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London. In 1951 and 1953, he won British championships in the mile run. As he prepared himself for his first competitive race of the 1954 season, Bannister researched the mechanics of running and trained using new scientific methods he developed."

I remember this.

I was only 8 so don't remember but recall all the hype about breaking his record in subsequent years.