<Tr> <Th_colspan="3"> European Championships </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1954 Bern </Td> <Td> 1500 m </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1950 Brussels </Td> <Td> 800 m </Td> </Tr> <P> Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister CH CBE (23 March 1929--3 March 2018) was a British middle - distance athlete and neurologist who ran the first sub-4 - minute mile . </P>

First man to run 1 mile in 4 minutes