Bill Nankeville
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Bill Nankeville is a British national champion mile runner and won the AAA mile title four times in five years between 1948 and 1952, his best recorded time was 4:08.8 set in 1949. Roger Bannister
interrupted his run of success in 1951.
Nankeville, Don Seaman, Roger Bannister
and Chris Chataway set a world record time of 16 minutes 41 seconds for the 4x1 mile on the 1st of August 1953, as well as the world record 15:27.2 for the 4x1500 meters on the 23rd September 1953 running with Ralph Dunkley, David Law
and Gordon Pirie
.
Nankeville represented Great Britain
in the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games
, finishing sixth with a time of 3:52.6 in the 1948 1500 meters final.
Nankeville recorded the events leading to Roger Bannister
's historic sub-four-minute mile in his book 'The Miracle of the Mile' pub. 1956. S.Paul.
He is the father of TV impressionist Bobby Davro
.
Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE is an English former athlete best known for running the first recorded mile in less than 4 minutes...
interrupted his run of success in 1951.
Nankeville, Don Seaman, Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE is an English former athlete best known for running the first recorded mile in less than 4 minutes...
and Chris Chataway set a world record time of 16 minutes 41 seconds for the 4x1 mile on the 1st of August 1953, as well as the world record 15:27.2 for the 4x1500 meters on the 23rd September 1953 running with Ralph Dunkley, David Law
David Law
David "Davey" Law was a Scottish cartoonist best known for creating Dennis the Menace and Beryl the Peril for Dundee publishers D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd ....
and Gordon Pirie
Gordon Pirie
Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie was an English long-distance runner and orienteerer.He was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England and died of stomach cancer in Lymington, Hampshire....
.
Nankeville represented Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1948 and 1952 Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, finishing sixth with a time of 3:52.6 in the 1948 1500 meters final.
Nankeville recorded the events leading to Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE is an English former athlete best known for running the first recorded mile in less than 4 minutes...
's historic sub-four-minute mile in his book 'The Miracle of the Mile' pub. 1956. S.Paul.
He is the father of TV impressionist Bobby Davro
Bobby Davro
Bobby Davro is a British actor and comedian. He is mainly known for his work as an impressionist...
.