Four-minute mile
Videos
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour. It is a standard for male professional middle-distance runners in se
Blue plaque recording the first sub-four-minute mile, run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track
Statue in Vancouver commemorating the "Miracle Mile" between Bannister and Landy
Former mile world record holder Hicham El Guerrouj (left) at the start of a race
Faith Kipyegon, current women's world record holder for the mile
Roger Bannister
Videos
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
Four-minute mile
…a standard for male professional middle-distance runners in several countries. The first four-minute mile is usually attributed to the English athlete Roger Bannister, who ran it in 1954 at age 25 in 3:59.4. The mile record has since been lowered by 17.34 seconds. According to World Athletics statistics, the "four-minute…
Bannister in 2009
Blue plaque at the Paddington Recreation Ground pavilion
Roger Bannister winning a race in 1954.
Roger Bannister and John Landy at Iffley Road on the 50th anniversary of the four-minute mile 6 May 2004.