Dr Roger Bannister , first runner to beat the four-minute mile , married the Swedish artist Miss Moyra Elver Jacobsson in Basle today . About 200 sportsmen , bankers and friends of the two families assembled in the quiet Swiss town for the ceremonies - one before the civil registrar and the other later in a church . Photo shows: The bride and groom with the bride 's sister , Baroness Ewin Fleetwood whose son and daughter were the bridal attendants , pictured after the church service . 11 June 1955