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SIGNED BY BANNISTER AND HIS PACE MAKERS AFTER HE BROKE THE FOUR MINUTE MILE
BANNISTER
(Roger Gilbert, 1929-2018, Neurologist and Athlete, first Man to run the Four Minute Mile),
Chris BRASHER
(1928-2003, Track and Field Athlete, Sports Journalist and co-founder of the London Marathon) and
Chris CHATAWAY
(1931-2014, Middle and Long Distance Runner, News Broadcaster and Conservative MP)
Fine Photo signed by all three after the historic record breaking event
showing Bannister shaking hands with Chataway with Brasher standing the other side of them, 6½” x 4¾”, no place but Oxford, no date but 6th May
The four-minute mile barrier was first broken on 6th May 1954 at Oxford University's Iffley Road Track, by Bannister with the help of fellow runners Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher as pacemakers.
Item Date:
1954
Stock No:
42700
£250
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