Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister

Name:Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP
Born:March 23, 1929 in London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom
Died:March 3, 2018 in Oxford, United Kingdom
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Spouse:Moyra Bannister
Children:Clive Christopher Bannister, Charlotte Bannister-Parker, Thurstan Bannister, Erin Bannister Townsend
Parents:Ralph Bannister, Alice Bannister
Education:Oxford
Profession:English athlete
Nationality:England

Roger Bannister was an English middle-distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.