It was the sporting equivalent of conquering Everest: running a mile in under four minutes - a feat thought impossible. Then, in 1954, a thrilling global race broke out to breach that battier, with two supremely gifted athletes emerging as front-runners: England's Roger Bannister and Australia's John Landy.
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