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May 6, 2004

50 Years On, Celebrating the Miracle Mile

Some of the greatest runners of our time -- former world mile record holders all -- line up on the steps of the Iffley Road track, Oxford, where Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile 50 years ago.

Left to right: Arne Anderson (Sweden), Sir Roger Bannister (Britain), John Landy (Australia), Derek Ibbotson (Britain), Hern Elliot (Australia), Peter Snell (New Zealand), Michael Jazy (France), Jim Ryun (USA), Filbert Bay (Tanzania), John Walker (New Zealand), Steve Cram (Britain), and Noureddine Morceli (Algeria).

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