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The Roger Bannister running track, also known as the Oxford University track, is a 400-metres athletics running track and stadium in Oxford, England.It was where Sir Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile on 6 May 1954, when it was known as the Iffley Road track.
Bannister started his running career at Oxford in the autumn of 1946 at the age of 17. He had never worn running spikes previously or run on a track. [13] His training was light, even compared to the standards of the day, but he showed promise in running a mile in 1947 in 4:24.6 on only three weekly half-hour training sessions. [13]
On Iffley Road in Oxford, England, sits a track stadium. ... It was there in May 1954 that Bannister, running 1,609 meters in 3:59.4, started an elite club. ... About a two-hour drive away from ...
Blue plaque recording the first sub-four-minute mile, run by Roger Bannister on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track. A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [1]
The church is opposite the Roger Bannister running track. When Roger Bannister (1929–2018) ran the first ever sub- four-minute mile at the track on 6 May 1954, he used the St George's flag on top of the church tower to determine that the wind was low enough to make an attempt on this record.
Roger Bannister running track; U. University Parks This page was last edited on 28 February 2024, at 10:42 (UTC). ... Category: Sports venues in Oxford.
Roger Bannister was the first to run a mile in under four minutes at the university's Iffley Road track; it was renamed the "Roger Bannister running track" in 2007. Bannister has links to three Oxford colleges: he studied at Merton and Exeter, and was later Master of Pembroke.
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