Roger Bannister: Sir Roger Bannister CBE is a former Olympic athlete who is best known for being the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Later becoming a distinguished neurologist and Master of Pembroke College, Oxford, he is now retired and lives in Oxford.
Contents
Preface ix
Chapter 1 Growing Up in Harrow 1
Chapter 2 Family Origins 19
Chapter 3 School in Bath and Hampstead 27
Chapter 4 Oxford 41
Chapter 5 Early Experiences in International Athletics 67
Chapter 6 International Running Career: 77
Oxford to Helsinki
Chapter 7 International Running Career: 101
The Four-Minute Mile
Chapter 8 International Running Career: 133
Vancouver and Bern
Chapter 9 Marriage and Parenthood 149
Chapter 10 In Transition 161
Chapter 11 First Medical Appointments 177
Chapter 12 The Sports Council 195
Chapter 13 Family Life 219
Chapter 14 Later Work in Sport 249
Chapter 15 Medical Work: St Mary's and The National 269
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Chapter 16 Return to Oxford 291
Chapter 17 Leeds Castle 315
Chapter 18 Retirement 321
Chapter 19 The Modern Olympic Movement 327
and London 2012
Chapter 20 The Future of Sport 345
Chapter 21 Final Words 361
Acknowledgements 363
Index 365
