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Roger Bannister

1929 - 2018

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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete 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. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Bannister is the 244th most popular athlete (down from 152nd in 2019), the 2,493rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,115th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roger Bannister ranks 244 out of 6,025. Before him are Viktor Tsybulenko, Yelena Isinbayeva, Charley Borah, Adolfo Consolini, Vladimir Kuts, and Waldemar Cierpinski. After him are Harold Abrahams, Gretel Bergmann, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Silvio Cator, Nina Ponomaryova, and Bill Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Roger Bannister ranks 229. Before him are Hal Ashby, Maarten Schmidt, Fazil Iskander, Józef Glemp, Liselotte Pulver, and Barbara Walters. After him are June Squibb, Joe Pass, Péter Palotás, Nina Ponomaryova, Nigel Hawthorne, and Jack Higgins. Among people deceased in 2018, Roger Bannister ranks 182. Before him are Choi Eun-hee, Tessa Jowell, Walter Mischel, Henri Namphy, Tommy Lawrence, and M. Karunanidhi. After him are Lydia Clarke, Edgar Hilsenrath, Claribel Alegría, Juan Bautista Agüero, Stan Mikita, and Evelyn Berezin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 2,494 out of 8,785. Before him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Dion Fortune (1890), Geraldine James (1950), Benedict Biscop (628), Frederick Holman (1885), and Jane Asher (1946). After him are Colin Groves (1942), Sadiq Khan (1970), Alfred Ewing (1855), Robert Brown (1921), Ernest William Brown (1866), and Charlotte Smith (1749).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 13. Before him are David Jacobs (1888), John Rimmer (1878), Don Thompson (1933), George S. Robertson (1872), Thomas Hicks (1876), and Sebastian Coe (1956). After him are Harold Abrahams (1899), Bill Roberts (1912), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Edwin Flack (1873), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), and Jean Pickering (1929).

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