And we know this how ??

Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes !!
11:15 Fri 13th Jul 2012
 
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He was timed with a stopwatch.

Or is that too obvious?
It is the first substantiated sub 4 minute mile.
there were claims of sub 4 minute miles before Bannisters.
Ah I see. How do we know there were no sub-four minute miles before this. Well, we don't. Perhaps Bannister's record should be known as the first officially timed sub-four.
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Perhaps it should.
The world is divided into positive believers and negative non-believers.

Those who watched and watch again that 'magic' moment in Oxford, 58 years ago will always accept and believe that it was indeed the first sub-four minute mile. They are positive believers.

Proving that negative non-believers do not matter.

It was the first officially recorded sub-4 mile. That's all
ichkeria . . .that's all? In sporting circles it was an exceptional achievement - that's all.

What would YOU expect - a two-minute mile?
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People who KNOW are the most dangerous people in the world.

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