Roger Bannister, who has died aged 88, will live forever in the annals of athletics history as the first man to run a mile in under four minutes. A statement from his family on Sunday said: "Sir Roger Bannister, died peacefully in Oxford on 3 March, aged 88, surrounded by his family who were as loved by him, as he was loved by them. "Sir Roger Bannister was a great British sporting icon whose achievements were an inspiration to us all. Australia's great miler, John Landy, recorded a four minutes 2.1 seconds mile in December 1952 and Bannister cut this to four minutes two seconds in June 1953. His prediction that the mile record would be progressively lowered was born out in subsequent years.

Source: dna March 04, 2018 13:30 UTC