It was described as the "Everest of athletics". Almost 60 years after Sir Roger Bannister broke the 4-minute Mile he talks to Channel 4 News about sporting barriers, the Olympics and doping.
By Channel 4 News
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By James M. Clash, The Huffington Post
Watching opening ceremonies for the London Olympics, I was delighted to see the great Sir Roger Bannister present. Bannister was an Olympian in 1952, but he didn't win the gold you might expect from the first man to run a 4 minute Mile. In fact, he's...
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By John F. Burns, New York Times
OXFORD, England — When Sir Roger Bannister is asked whether he knew he was about to run into history as he lined up on a rain-dampened, blustery English running track 58 years ago for his bid to break the four-minute Mile barrier, he smiles, shakes his head, and...
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William Hill stop taking bets on 83-year-old's appointment; Bannister became first man to ran sub-4 minute Mile
By Sam Jones, The Guardian
William Hill has stopped taking bets on Sir Roger Bannister lighting the Olympic cauldron after receiving a flurry of big bets backing the man who ran the...
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Bikash Mohapatra digs out some of the biggest names in sport who failed to leave a mark on the Olympics.
By rediff.com
The Olympics is a great leveler.
While on the one hand we witness athletes rising from relative anonymity to create history, on the other there are eminent athletes who...
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By Associated Press
OXFORD, England — Roger Bannister returned to the track where he broke the 4-minute barrier for the Mile 58 years ago, walking slowly but smiling broadly as he carried the Olympic torch across the finish line Tuesday just 17 days before the start of the London Games.
The...
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By Oliver Staley, Bloomberg Business Week
Britain was still reeling from World War II in the early 1950s. Then came the coronation of a new queen, the conquest of Mt. Everest and, in May 1954, the breaking of the four-minute Mile by Roger Bannister.
Bannister and his epic run helped rally the...
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Sir Roger Bannister has revealed how his fourth place at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics changed sporting history.
By The British Broadcasting Corporation
He planned to retire if he won gold at the Games - and would not have gone on to run the first sub-4 minute Mile.
The 83-year-old told BBC...
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As he prepares to carry the Olympic Torch, an enchanting interview with 4-minute Mile legend Roger Bannister
By Jane Fryer, Daily Mail
OXFORD - Sir Roger Bannister is sitting straight-backed and immaculate in his favourite 'very hard' chair.
He’s chatting about Olympic gold medals, the...
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Sir Roger Bannister will carry the Olympic torch on the track where he became the first man to run the Mile in less than four minutes
By Tim Walker, The Telegraph
OXFORD - Although Sir Roger Bannister would have been a popular choice to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony, the...
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