Sir Chris Chataway: Former British athlete dies

Former British athlete Sir Chris Chataway has died at the age of 82.

Chataway, who broke the 5,000m world record in 1954, is more famously remembered as the man who helped pace Sir Roger Bannister to breaking the four-minute mile barrier the same year.

He was named the first-ever BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1954.

Chataway, who also won the Commonwealth Games three miles title in 1954, was knighted for his services to the aviation industry in 1995.

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