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This foreshortening of the century forced the elimination of such undeniably epochal events as Jesse Owens' performance in Berlin, Roger Bannister's breaking of the four-minute mile, and the Baltimore Colts' sudden death championship win.
On May 6, 1954, at Oxford University's Iffley Road track, Roger Bannister became, by just half a second, the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes.
Four-minute miles are commonplace; the current record, held by Algerian Noureddine Morceli, is 3:44 , more than 5 percent faster than Bannister's speed.