| Roger Bannister  AKA Roger Gilbert Bannister
Born: 23-Mar-1929
Birthplace: Harrow, Middlesex, England
Died: 3-Mar-2018
Location of death: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Track and Field Nationality: England
Executive summary: First to run a four-minute mile Military service: British Army Doing what some felt was impossible, at age 25 Bannister ran a mile in 3:59:4 on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University, establishing a world record and earning himself Sports Illustrated's first "Sportsman of the Year" award. One month later, Australian John Landy broke Bannister's record. After graduation from Oxford, Bannister became a neurologist, edited several neurological journals, and served on various British sports councils. Father: Ralph Bannister (civil servant)
Mother: Alice
Wife: Moyra Elver Jacobsson (m. 1955, until his death, two daughters, two sons)
Daughter: Charlotte
Son: Clive
Daughter: Erin
Son: Thurstan
High School: City of Bath Boys School
University: Oxford University
Medical School: St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, Paddington, London
Academy of Achievement (2001)
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1954
Knight of the British Empire 1975
Author of books:
First Four Minutes (1955)
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