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<p>LEFTERIS PITARAKIS/Associated Press The Olympic Flame is passed between Sir Roger Bannister and Oxford doctoral student Nicola Byrom on the running track at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford, England, on Tuesday. Bannister was the first person ever to run a sub four-minute-mile, on May 6, 1954, at this track in Oxford. Bannister returned to the site of his greatest sporting achievement, to participate in the Olympic Torch relay as the Olympic flame is carried around the country to the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games.</p>

<p>LEFTERIS PITARAKIS/Associated Press The Olympic Flame is passed between Sir Roger Bannister and Oxford doctoral student Nicola Byrom on the running track at Iffley Road Stadium in Oxford, England, on Tuesday. Bannister was the first person ever to run a sub four-minute-mile, on May 6, 1954, at this track in Oxford. Bannister returned to the site of his greatest sporting achievement, to participate in the Olympic Torch relay as the Olympic flame is carried around the…

July 11, 2012

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Bannister carries Olympic torch on fabled track
July 11, 2012 9:15 p.m.

Bannister carries Olympic torch on fabled track

58 years ago, he ran first 4-minute mile in history

OXFORD, England - Roger Bannister returned to the track where he broke the 4-minute barrier for the mile 58 years ago, walking slowly but smiling broadly as he carried the Olympic torch across the finish line Tuesday just 17 days before the start of the London Games.