AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |
Back to Blog
Roger bannister dies8/18/2023 ![]() "He banked his treasure in the hearts of his friends. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.Ī statement from his family 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. He died in Oxford on Saturday at the age of 88. Roger Bannister, the first runner to break the 4-minute barrier in the mile, has died. Sir Roger also won gold over the same distance at the Commonwealth Games that same year and he would later became a leading neurologist having been a junior doctor at the time of his mile record. Roger Bannister was the first runner to break the mythical 4-minute barrier in the mile - one of the seminal sporting achievements of the 20th century. The time, deemed physiologically impossible by some at the time, will forever be seen as one of the iconic moments in British sport. Roger Bannister, who made history in 1954 by running a mile in less than four minutes, has died in Oxford, England, the city where he achieved what was one of the defining sporting. Sir Roger's time of three minutes 59.4 seconds, set at Iffley Road sports ground on ensured his place in sporting history. 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. "His impact was such that people of a certain generation from far beyond the world of sport will feel his loss. "He set records as an athlete, transformed British sport as an administrator and was a great friend, and inspiration, to many of us. Sir Hugh Robertson, Chairman of the BOA paid this tribute: "Sir Roger Bannister was one of the iconic figures of British Olympic history. ![]() Sir Roger represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, but wrote himself into folklore some two years later becoming the first person to run a mile under four minutes. Bannister, who died March 3 at age 88, became a national hero at a time when mavericks around the world were overcoming the long-perceived physical boundaries of man and nature. Bannister became the first man to achieve the feat when he clocked three minutes 59.4 seconds at a sports ground in Oxford on May 6, 1954. It is with deep sadness that the British Olympic Association and everyone involved in the Olympic movement in Britain learned of the passing of Sir Roger Bannister today, at the age of 88. On a blustery spring evening in Oxford in the 1950s, Roger Bannister, who has died aged 88, became an athlete of world renown, establishing himself as the most celebrated British sportsman of. Roger Bannister, runner of first sub-four-minute mile, dies aged 88 British athlete Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, has died aged 88. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |