#OnThisDay 72 years ago in 1954, Sir Roger Bannister (Merton, 1947) set a new world mile record of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road Sports Track.
It was the first mile ever run under 4 minutes.
ALT A black and white photograph of Sir Roger Bannister being supported by onlookers immediately after breaking the four-minute mile in 1954.