On the 6th May 1954 at the Iffley road track in Oxford, history was made when the 25 year old medical student Roger Bannister ran the first ever four minute mile. It was considered one of the last great achievements of the amateur athletics era
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This historic event took place on 6 May 1954 during a meet between British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford. It was watched by about 3,000 spectators. With winds up to 25 miles per hour (40 km/h) prior to the event, Bannister had said twice that
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