Multiple choice

First man to run a mile under 4 minutes.

  1. Milkha Singh

  2. British Athlete Sir Roger Bannister

  3. Johnson

  4. Grain Smith
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes on May 6, 1954, at Oxford's Iffley Road track. He broke the 4-minute barrier with a time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds.

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