How Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy raced to break the four-minute mile

Within weeks of Bannister's historic achievement his mile record was broken - and the rivalry did not end there Their rivalry was the stuff of legend. Sir Roger Bannister, the first athlete to break the four-minute-mile barrier, died on Saturday aged 88. He is being remembered as a trailblazer who "made the impossible possible" and inspired generations of British people to take up sport. Related: Roger Bannister, a gentleman who almost didn't run race that defined him | Sean Ingle Related: Sir R...