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Roger Bannister

Roger Bannister
On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister of the United Kingdom made history by becoming the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes, with a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. Bannister retired from athletic competition in December of that year and was knighted in 1975.
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