The mile race returns to the Commonwealth Games in tribute to Roger Bannister The ... when England’s Bannister went toe-to-toe with Australian John Landy, just weeks after becoming the first ...

A British medical student, Roger Bannister, was competing in the mile against arch rival John Landy of New Zealand. It was called the Everest of athletic achievements when Bannister had run the ...

Englishman Roger Banister was a hero throughout ... However, just 46 days later on June 21 in Finland, Bannister's record was broken by his great rival John Landy of Australia, with a time of ...