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Roger Bannister | 1954
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Roger Bannister  - 1954
During a meet between British AAA and Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, British runner Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile with a time of three minutes, 59.4 seconds.
Photographed by: Getty Images
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