<P> Breaking the four - minute barrier was first achieved on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University 's Iffley Road Track , by Englishman Roger Bannister , with the help of fellow - runners as pacemakers . </P>
<P> Breaking the four - minute barrier was first achieved on 6 May 1954 at Oxford University 's Iffley Road Track , by Englishman Roger Bannister , with the help of fellow - runners as pacemakers . </P>
who ran the first under 4 minute mile
who ran the first under 4 minute mile
Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister