Roger Bannister, First to Break Four-Minute Mile, Dies at 88
- His 1954 race was ‘my chance to do one thing supremely well’
- Working as a neurologist was a greater source of satisfaction
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Roger Bannister, the U.K. athlete who as a medical student six decades ago became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes, has died. He was 88.
He died Saturday in Oxford, England, according to the Associated Press, citing a family statement. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2011.