The 600 metres is a rarely run

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competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions.

All-time top 25

*i = indoor performance *A = affected by altitude *h = hand timing

Men

*Correct as of March 2022.

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:14.84: *

John Kipkurgat John Kipkurgat (born 16 March 1944) is a Kenyan former middle-distance runner who won gold in men's 800 metres at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. Career Kipkurgat won silver in men's 800 metres behind fellow Kenyan Cosmas Silei at ...

also ran 1:13.2 (1974). *

David Rudisha David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He is a two-time back-to-back Olympic champion from the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Olympics, a two-time World champion from t ...

also ran 1:13.71 (2014), 1:14.30 (2012), and 1:14.4 (2010). *

Joseph Mutua Mwengi Joseph Mwengi Mutua (born 10 December 1978 in Machakos, Eastern Province) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 800 metres. His personal best time is 1:43.33 minutes, achieved in August 2002 in Zürich. He holds the African indoor record in ...

also ran 1:13.72 (2003). *

Donavan Brazier Donavan Brazier (born April 15, 1997) is an American middle-distance runner. He holds the American junior record and American record in men's 800 meters and won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships. Athletics career Youth In 2014, ...

also ran 1:13.97i (2022) and 1:14.39i (2020). *

Johnny Gray John Lee Gray Jr. (born June 19, 1960) is a retired American world class 800 meter runner from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s and the holder of the 600m world best. A four-time-Olympian (1984-1996) in 1985 he set the US record of 1:42.60 at a ...

also ran 1:14.16 (1984). *

Duane Solomon Duane Renard Solomon (born December 28, 1984) is a retired American Olympic track athlete, primarily known for racing the 800 meters. He ran for his home country in the IAAF World Championships in 2007 and 2013 as well as in the 2012 Olympic G ...

also ran 1:14.43 (2014). * Ryan Sánchez also ran 1:14.52 (2019). *

Adam Kszczot Adam Piotr Kszczot (pronounced ; born 2 September 1989) is a retired Polish middle-distance runner, who specialized in the 800 metres. His achievements include a gold medal at the 2018 World Indoor Championships as well as silver medals at the ...

also ran 1:14.69 (2014).

Women

*Correct as of May 2022.World Athletics all-time best

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:25.00: *

Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola ( ; born 27 October 1972) is a retired female track and field athlete from Mozambique who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth female track and field athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. ...

also ran 1:23.13 (2003). *

Pamela Jelimo Pamela Jelimo (born 5 December 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 metres. She won the gold medal in 800 metres at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing at the age of 18. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold ...

also ran 1:24.08 (2008). *

Athing Mu Athing Mu (born June 8, 2002) is an American middle-distance runner. She is the youngest woman in history to own Olympic and world titles in an individual track and field event. At the age of 19, Mu won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 20 ...

also ran 1:23.57 (2019), 1:24.13 (2022). * Anita Weiß also ran 1:24.30 (1976). * Ajee' Wilson also ran 1:23.84 (2017), 1:24.48 (2017).

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