Who was the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes?

Answer 1

Roger Bannister,once president of the Oxford club,
has become the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes- that was 3mins 59.4 seconds, achieved at the Iffley Road track in Oxford and watched by about 3,000 spectators on May 6, 1954.

Answer 2

Roger Bannister of Great Britain, all the way back in 1954 (date was May 6), was the first person to run a sub 4:00 mile in a race. His time was 3:59.4. It might be possible someone else (or himself) had done it another time, perhaps in training, but as far as we know, it didn't happen. Current record is 3:43.13 by Hicham El-Guerrouj of Morocco.

Answer 3

Roger Bannister