Christopher Chattaway’s Running Shoes

On the 28th May 1955 Christopher Chattaway wore these shoes when he ran a mile in 3 minutes and 58 seconds. He was 14 seconds slower than Roger Banister who broke the 4 minute mile record in 1954. Chattaway’s shoes were designed and made by Adidas in Germany. The upper, made of goatskin, has been machine sewn onto a rubber sole.

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