The 2017 New Year Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours were awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January and were announced on 30 December 2016.
Star and neck badge of a Knight Commander of the civil division of the Order of the Bath
Insignia of a Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
Bannister in 2009
Blue plaque at the Paddington Recreation Ground pavilion
Roger Bannister winning a race in 1953.
Roger Bannister and John Landy at Iffley Road on the 50th anniversary of the four-minute mile 6 May 2004.