Autographs of Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.
At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. He accomplished this feat on 6 May 1954 at Iffley Road track in Oxford, with Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher providing the pacing. When the announcer, Norris McWhirter, declared "The time was three...", the cheers of the crowd drowned out Bannister's exact time, which was 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds. He had attained this record with minimal training, while practising as a junior doctor. Bannister's record lasted just 46 days.
Bannister went on to become a neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, before retiring in 1993. As Master of Pembroke, he was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1986 to 1993. When asked whether the 4-minute mile was his proudest achievement, he said he felt prouder of his contribution to academic medicine through research into the responses of the nervous system. Bannister was patron of the MSA Trust. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2011.
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Traded items with a signature of Roger Bannister
The most expensive item with a signature of Roger Bannister (Roger Bannister – First Four Minutes (1955) – Signed ‘All Success in Liverpool’) was sold in December 2025 for £425.00 while the cheapest item (Sir Roger Bannister 1929-2018 (Athletics) Signed Picture) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2020. The month with the most items sold (30) was March 2018 with an average selling price of £22.49 for an autographed item of Roger Bannister. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2019 with £129.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2014. In average, an autographed item from Roger Bannister is worth £14.01.
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Latest News about Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Bannister wins a new 'record' from Guinness + video (09/12/2014): SUB four-minute mile hero Sir Roger Bannister has been honoured by Guinness World Records to mark 60 years of the organisation. 
Roger Bannister (01/11/2014): As a boy, I lived in rather dull London suburbia, so my sister and I really looked forward to escaping to the countryside every summer and Easter. My parents belonged to the Holiday Fellowship, and we’d only ever go to Derwentwater, in the Lake District, or to Devon or the Wye Valley.Sir Roger Bannister to start race (06/10/2014): Sir Roger Bannister will start this year's Oxford Half Marathon, 60 years after becoming the first to run a mile in less than four minutes. Brookes to honour Sir Roger Bannister (01/09/2014): Sir Roger Bannister will receive an honorary doctorate from Oxford Brookes University tomorrow. Exclusive Interview: Sir Roger Bannister on the Miracle Mile (06/08/2014): SIR Roger Bannister is supremely at ease with the questions.
Older News Stories about Roger Bannister
King George V being chased by a beggar, suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst being arr (07/2014): The Getty Images Gallery has selected the images from its Hulton Archive, each telling its own story and forming a wider narrative on the history of photography for its 'Jewels of the Archive' exhibition. 'People often ask me if I meant to break the four-minute mile. That was my sole (06/2014): We ask a celebrity a set of devilishly probing questions - and only accept THE definitive answer. This week it's running legend, Rodger Bannister's turn. The Sentinel published Anniversary of Sir Roger Bannister's four-minute mile (05/2014): ArticleRoger Bannister: 'The day I broke the four-minute mile' (03/2014): In an extract from his new book, Roger Bannister describes how he prepared for his unforgettable race
