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Events on Thursday 6 May 1954 1
1954Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mileOxford runner breaks a long-standing athletic barrierBritish medical student Roger Bannister ran a mile in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds at Oxford's Iffley Road track. He became the first person recorded breaking the four-minute barrier, considered impossible by many at the time. His record stood for just 46 days before being broken by John Landy.