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03-04-2018, 10:07 AM
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Sir Roger Bannister, runner of the first sub-4 minute mile, is dead
Sir Roger Bannister, runner of the first sub-four minute mile, has died peacefully at his home in Oxford, aged 88. On May 6, 1954 he broke the nine-year long world record to run 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. https://youtu.be/wTXoTnp_5sI
He used his knowledge of medicine as an Oxford student to enhance his training methods. Following his athletic career he became a successful neurologist. In his final years he succumbed to Parkinson's disease. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news |
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