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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.
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.
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.