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- EnglandΓÇÖs Oxford
- University. While most of
- his competitors focused
- on running, Roger
- focused on becoming a
- doctor.
-
- His efforts paid off: Roger became nearly as
- famous a doctor as he had been an athlete!
- In 1971, he was named chairman of the
- British Sports Council. Then in 1975, for his
- work in medicine, Roger was knighted by the
- queen of England and became known as Sir
- Roger Bannister. Today, he is retired as a
- doctor and works on medical journals.
-