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competitions.

All-time top 25

*i = indoor performance *OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m in circumference) *A = affected by altitude *h = hand timing

Men

*Correct as of December 2022.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.71: * Mark English also ran 59.60 on a road (2015). *

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ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968). *

Pavel Maslák Pavel Maslák (, born 21 February 1991) is a Czech sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He is the only athlete in history who has managed to win the 400 m title at the World Indoor Championships at three consecutive champion ...

also ran 1:00.36 (2014). * Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013).

Times rejected

Roddie Haley Roddie Haley (December 6, 1964 – February 17, 2022) was an American sprinter. Biography Haley ran on the American 4 × 400 m relay team at the 1987 Pan American Games and 1987 World Championships, winning gold medals at both events. He also f ...

ran 59.82 in Oklahoma City on 15 March 1986, but this time was rejected as a record due to an incorrectly measured track. Haley also ran a 59.90 in Oklahoma City on 14 March 1987, but this time was rejected as a record for the same reason.

Women

*Correct as of December 2022.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.65: *

Anyika Onuora Anyika Onuora (born 28 October 1984) is a retired British sprint track and field athlete who competed in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 400 metres, and also the 4×100 metres relay and 4x400 metres relay. Specialising in the short sprints an ...

also ran 1:06.94 on a road (2018), and 1:07.04 on a road (2016). *

Lynsey Sharp Lynsey Sharp (born 11 July 1990) is a Scottish track and field athlete who competes in the 800 metres. She is the 2012 European champion and represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. She won a silver medal at the 2014 Com ...

also ran 1:07.48 on a road (2017), 1:07.73 on a road (2018), and 1:08.05 on a road (2014). *

Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova (born 12 April 1976 in Sverdlovsk) is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay. She is also a world champion (indoor and outdoor) in this event. In 2005, she ...

also ran 1:07.74 (2007).

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