Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE FRCP (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute... 57 KB (5,943 words) - 09:05, 8 May 2024 |
The Roger Bannister running track, also known as the Oxford University track, is a 400-metres athletics running track and stadium in Oxford, England.... 9 KB (917 words) - 19:28, 5 February 2023 |
first four-minute mile was achieved in 1954 by the English athlete Roger Bannister, at age 25, in 3:59.4. The mile record has since been lowered by 16... 26 KB (2,883 words) - 11:12, 9 May 2024 |
Roger Bannister of the United Kingdom and John Landy of Australia vied to be the first to break the fabled four-minute mile barrier. Roger Bannister did... 34 KB (1,252 words) - 19:36, 27 April 2024 |
Roger Bart (born September 29, 1962) is an American actor and singer. He won a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his performance as Snoopy in the... 27 KB (1,345 words) - 19:33, 2 May 2024 |
Reggie Bannister (born 1945), American actor and musician Richard Bannister Hughes (1810-1875), British businessman, active in Uruguay Roger Bannister (1929–2018)... 4 KB (504 words) - 16:28, 12 August 2023 |
Stirling appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Midweek with Libby Purves, Roger Bannister and Kevin Warwick. Stirling can speak Russian and is experienced in... 18 KB (1,275 words) - 16:55, 6 April 2024 |
befriends writer and recovering alcoholic Roberta "Bobbie" Markowitz and Roger Bannister, a flamboyant gay architect who has moved to town with his long-time... 17 KB (1,885 words) - 20:20, 30 March 2024 |
mile (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in under four minutes was Roger Bannister in 1954, in a time of 3:59.4. This barrier would not be broken by a... 13 KB (716 words) - 13:30, 29 April 2024 |
Pembroke College in 1998. While at Pembroke, Mangi was awarded the Roger Bannister Scholarship for Academics and Sports and Domus scholarships. He received... 17 KB (1,396 words) - 12:49, 3 May 2024 |
65th anniversary of the "historic" four-minute mile by British runner Roger Bannister. The attempt was to take place in the Prater, a park in Vienna, Austria... 36 KB (3,372 words) - 18:06, 12 April 2024 |
Raymond Raikes, William Morris, J. R. R. Tolkien, Richard Burton, Roger Bannister, Alan Bennett, and Philip Pullman. Exeter College was founded in 1314... 22 KB (2,149 words) - 08:56, 23 March 2024 |
are Englishman Roger Bannister, American Wes Santee, and Australian John Landy. June 21, 1954: Less than six weeks after Bannister’s historic feat, Australian... 2 KB (215 words) - 20:24, 6 September 2022 |
v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959:... 101 KB (8,781 words) - 01:33, 11 May 2024 |
an Art & Technology Centre. In 2006 the Sir Roger Bannister Sports Centre was officially opened by Bannister (himself an Old Gower). In 2007 a new art,... 20 KB (2,292 words) - 20:19, 25 March 2024 |
pacemaker for Roger Bannister when the latter ran the first sub-four-minute mile at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford. Brasher paced Bannister for the first... 9 KB (724 words) - 10:12, 18 April 2024 |
It was at these games that the "Miracle Mile" took place between Roger Bannister and John Landy at Empire Stadium. This was the first time these two... 21 KB (407 words) - 20:07, 8 May 2024 |
v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959:... 127 KB (9,611 words) - 23:17, 10 May 2024 |
v t e Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year 1954: Roger Bannister 1955: Johnny Podres 1956: Bobby Morrow 1957: Stan Musial 1958: Rafer Johnson 1959:... 195 KB (14,848 words) - 21:51, 8 May 2024 |