- On 6 May 1954, on a track in Oxford, England, he became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. The official time was 3 minutes 59.4 seconds. He was assisted by Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher, who acted as pace makers.
- He was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to medicine.
- He was awarded the CH (Member of the Order of the Companion of Honour) in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Sport in Oxfordshire, England.
- Doctor of medicine and neurologist, he was director of the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases in London, England.
- Roger Bannister passed away on March 3, 2018, only three weeks away from what would have been his 89th birthday on March 23.
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