Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Bannister akaberekerwa muTownsville, Queensland musi wa 3 October 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 kumitambo yeOlympic muna 2008 na2012,
achigumisa ari wechitanhatu pane wokutanga uye achiisa makumi maviri nemanomwe muchikamu chokukwanisa chechipiri. 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.