sir roger bannister

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Definition of sir roger bannister in English English dictionary

a British runner who, in 1954, became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (1929- ). born March 23, 1929, Harrow, Middlesex, Eng. British runner. He attended the University of Oxford before earning a medical degree. In 1954 he became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (3 minutes 59.4 seconds). Many authorities had previously regarded the four-minute mile "barrier" as unbreakable. A neurologist, he wrote papers on the physiology of exercise, and he is said to have achieved his speed through scientific training methods

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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister

born March 23, 1929, Harrow, Middlesex, Eng. British runner. He attended the University of Oxford before earning a medical degree. In 1954 he became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (3 minutes 59.4 seconds). Many authorities had previously regarded the four-minute mile "barrier" as unbreakable. A neurologist, he wrote papers on the physiology of exercise, and he is said to have achieved his speed through scientific training methods

Hyphenation

sir Rog·er Ban·nis·ter

Turkish pronunciation

sır räcır bänıstır

Pronunciation

/ˈsər ˈräʤər ˈbanəstər/ /ˈsɜr ˈrɑːʤɜr ˈbænəstɜr/