What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for Sir Roger Bannister. Its recorded inscription reads: Sir Roger Bannister while a medical student at St Mary's Hospital Medical School from 1951 - 54, trained on the cinder track on this site in preparation for the first under 4 minute mile run in Oxford on 6th May 1954.
Sir Roger Bannister was a medical student and runner who became famous for being the first to run a mile in under four minutes, achieving this feat on May 6, 1954, which marked a significant milestone in athletics.
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