Roger Bannister's record-breaking shoes sold for $412,000
The pair of running shoes worn by Roger Bannister when the Briton ran the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 were sold by auctioneers Christie`s on Thursday for 266,500 pounds ($412,062.30).
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London: The pair of running shoes worn by Roger Bannister when the Briton ran the first sub-four minute mile in 1954 were sold by auctioneers Christie`s on Thursday for 266,500 pounds ($412,062.30).
Expected to fetch between 30,000-50,000 pounds, they were bought by an anonymous bidder at the `Out of the Ordinary` sale in London.
"These shoes are the last tangible link I have with the four-minute mile," Bannister had said before the sale. "All my trophies are now on display at Pembroke College, Oxford, where I was Master.
"They served me great purpose, I’m grateful to them. I think it’s the right time to part with them and I plan to give part of the proceeds to the Autonomic Charitable Trust (ACT) which encourages the area of neurological research to which I have devoted most of my life," he added.
"Other worthwhile causes in which I have an interest will also benefit."
Bannister wore the shoes on May 6, 1954 at Oxford`s Iffley Road cinder track when he ran the mile in three minutes 59.4 seconds. A programme from the meeting, with pencil notes for the race, fetched 4,375 pounds.
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