Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bannister akaberekerwa muTownsville, Queensland musi wa3 Gumiguru 1984. Akakunda mukombe wevechidiki wepfumo paAustralia Athletics Championships muna 2001. Akazokunda mazita mashanu emunyika epamusoro: muna 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, na2012. Akakwikwidza kaviri paWorld Championships muAthletics, achiisa gumi nerimwe mukukodzera muna 2007 uye achipedza wechinomwe mumutambo wekupedzisira muna 2011. Akamirira nyika yake kumaOlympic Games muna 2008 na2012, achipedza ari wechitanhatu.
muchikamu chekutanga uye kuisa makumi maviri nemanomwe muchikamu chekupedzisira chekupedzisira. Akakunda ndarama pa2010 Commonwealth Games <unk> yekutanga uye chete yepasirese mukuru menduru yebasa rake. Ikoku kwakamuita mukundi wokutanga weAustralia muchiitiko ichocho kwamakore anenge makumi mashanu, achitevera mumakwara emukundi wa1962 Alf Mitchell.