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The mile run (1,760
The mile run continued to be a popular distance in spite of the metrication of
(p. 546, 549–50). IAAF. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. The fact that the mile run was the only imperial distance to retain its official world record status after 1976 reflects its continued popularity in the international (and principally metric) era. Decades later, the distance is ubiquitous, whether run in high school gym classes or used for logging in miles for your average recreational runner. The top men's middle-distance runners continued to compete in the mile run in the first half of the 1900s – Paavo Nurmi, Jack Lovelock and Sydney Wooderson were all world record holders over the distance. In the 1940s, Sweden, Swedish runners Gunder Hägg and Arne Andersson pushed times into a new territory, as they set three world records each during their rivalry over the decade.Mile - Introduction
IAAF. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. The goal of completing a sub-
The 1960s saw American Jim Ryun, considered one of the world's most decorated middle-distance runners, set world records near the 3:50-minute mark and his achievements popularised interval workout techniques which are still heavily used today, especially for collegiate distance runners. From this period onwards, African runners began to emerge, breaking the largely white, Western world, Western dominance of the distance; Kenya's Kip Keino won the mile at the Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (which was among the last mile races to be held at a major multi-sport event as of 2021).
Filbert Bayi of Tanzania became Africa's first world record holder over the distance in 1975, although New Zealander John Walker (runner), John Walker further broke Bayi's record a few months later to become the first man under 3:50 minutes for the event. The 1980s was highlighted by the rivalry between British runners Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, who improved the record five times between them, including two records at the Oslo Dream Mile race. Noureddine Morceli brought the mile record back into African hands in 1993 and Morocco's
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, 1
, 1
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IAAF list of one-mile records in XML
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yard
The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it has been by international agreement standardized as exactly ...
s or exactly 1,609.344 metre
The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from the Greek noun , "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), though its prefi ...
s) is a middle-distance foot race
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...
.
The history of the mile run event began in England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1609 m) in four minutes or less. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister, at age 25, in 3:59.4. As of April 2021, the "four-minute barrier" has been broken by 1,663 athletes, and is n ...
in the 1950s a high point for the race.
In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
race, which is used instead of the mile at the World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
and Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
and is sometimes referred as the foremost middle-distance track event in athletics, the mile run is present in all fields of athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
, and since 1976, it is the only imperial distance for which World Athletics has on its books for official world records
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book ''Guinness World Records'' and other world records organization ...
.
Although the mile is not featured at any major championships, the Wanamaker Mile The Wanamaker Mile is an indoor mile race held annually at the Millrose Games in New York City. It was named in honour of department store owner Rodman Wanamaker. The event was first held in 1926 inside Madison Square Garden, which was the venue ...
, Dream Mile, Emsley Carr Mile
The Emsley Carr Mile is an annual invitational athletics running event held in the United Kingdom over one mile for men. The race was won in 2022 by the British athlete Matthew Stonier.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1953 by Sir William Ca ...
and Bowerman Mile races are among the foremost annual middle-distance races outdoors, respectively.
The current mile world record holders are Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj ( ar, هشام الݣروج, Hishām l-Garrūj; ber, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record h ...
of Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
with a time of 3:43.13 and Sifan Hassan
Sifan Hassan ( om, Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, ...
of The Netherlands
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with the women's record of 4:12.33.
The record for the fastest mile ever run on any terrain is held by Craig Wheeler, who ran a downhill mile in 1993 in a time of 3:24; Wheeler's time is not an officially recognized record due to the downhill grade of the course he ran.
History
Although a Mile, statute mile today is equal to a length of 5,280 feet, the distance of the English mile gained its current definition of 1,760 yards through a statute of the Parliament of England in 1593. Thus, the history of the mile run began inEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
and it initially found usage within the gambling, wagered running contests of the 18th and 19th century. Such contests would attract large numbers of spectators and gamblers – so many that the activity became a professional sports, professional one for its more-established participants.Bryant, John (2005). ''3:59.4: The Quest to Break the 4 Minute Mile''. Random House. .
The mile run was at the heart of the divide between professional and amateur sports in the late 19th century, as running was beginning to gain popularity in the sports world. Separate world record categories were kept for amateurs and professionals, with professional runners providing the faster times. High-profile contests between Britons William Cummings (athlete), William Cummings and Walter George (athlete), Walter George brought much publicity to the sport, as did George's races against the American Lon Myers. The mile run was also one of the foremost events at the amateur AAA Championships. Although the spotlight was shining on the running scene, the categories remained distinct but the respective rise in amateurism and decline of the professional sector saw the division become irrelevant in the 20th century.
The mile run continued to be a popular distance in spite of the metrication of track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...
and athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
in general, replacing the imperial distance for the metric mile (1500 meters). It was the 1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...
– sometimes referred to as the metric mile – which was featured on the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics programme. The International Amateur Athletics Federation formed in 1912 and confirmed the first officially recognised Mile run world record progression, world record in the mile the following year (4:14.4 minutes run by John Paul Jones (athlete), John Paul Jones).12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook(p. 546, 549–50). IAAF. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. The fact that the mile run was the only imperial distance to retain its official world record status after 1976 reflects its continued popularity in the international (and principally metric) era. Decades later, the distance is ubiquitous, whether run in high school gym classes or used for logging in miles for your average recreational runner. The top men's middle-distance runners continued to compete in the mile run in the first half of the 1900s – Paavo Nurmi, Jack Lovelock and Sydney Wooderson were all world record holders over the distance. In the 1940s, Sweden, Swedish runners Gunder Hägg and Arne Andersson pushed times into a new territory, as they set three world records each during their rivalry over the decade.Mile - Introduction
IAAF. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. The goal of completing a sub-
four-minute mile
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1609 m) in four minutes or less. It was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister, at age 25, in 3:59.4. As of April 2021, the "four-minute barrier" has been broken by 1,663 athletes, and is n ...
sparked further interest in the distance in the 1950s and to this day, many competitive runners are still chasing the ambitious barrier. Englishman Roger Bannister became the first person to achieve the feat in May 1954 and his effort, conducted with the help of Chris Brasher and Christopher Chataway, Chris Chataway, was a key moment in the rise of the use of pacemaker (running), pacemakers at the top level of the sport – an aspect which is now commonplace at non-championship middle and long-distance running, long-distance races. In fact, pacemakers, if performing effectively, can earn generous sums of money for their performances and accurate pacing duties.
The 1960s saw American Jim Ryun, considered one of the world's most decorated middle-distance runners, set world records near the 3:50-minute mark and his achievements popularised interval workout techniques which are still heavily used today, especially for collegiate distance runners. From this period onwards, African runners began to emerge, breaking the largely white, Western world, Western dominance of the distance; Kenya's Kip Keino won the mile at the Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (which was among the last mile races to be held at a major multi-sport event as of 2021).
Filbert Bayi of Tanzania became Africa's first world record holder over the distance in 1975, although New Zealander John Walker (runner), John Walker further broke Bayi's record a few months later to become the first man under 3:50 minutes for the event. The 1980s was highlighted by the rivalry between British runners Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, who improved the record five times between them, including two records at the Oslo Dream Mile race. Noureddine Morceli brought the mile record back into African hands in 1993 and Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj ( ar, هشام الݣروج, Hishām l-Garrūj; ber, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record h ...
set the current record of 3:43.13, which has stood since 1999.
Mile run contests remain a key feature of many annual track and field meetings, including recreational, high school, and collegiate meets, with long-running series such as the Wanamaker Mile The Wanamaker Mile is an indoor mile race held annually at the Millrose Games in New York City. It was named in honour of department store owner Rodman Wanamaker. The event was first held in 1926 inside Madison Square Garden, which was the venue ...
at the Millrose Games, Dream Mile at the Bislett Games, the British Emsley Carr Mile
The Emsley Carr Mile is an annual invitational athletics running event held in the United Kingdom over one mile for men. The race was won in 2022 by the British athlete Matthew Stonier.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1953 by Sir William Ca ...
, and the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic being among the most prominent. Aside from track races, mile races are also occasionally contested in cross country running and mile runs road running, on the road include the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York City. However, in high school and collegiate cross country running, races are often measured in kilometers, with 5K and 8K being the most common.
Records
Outdoor
Indoor
All-time top 25
Men (outdoor)
* Correct as of June 2022. {, {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Ath.# !! Perf.# !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! Ref , -bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1 , 3:43.13 ,Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj ( ar, هشام الݣروج, Hishām l-Garrūj; ber, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record h ...
,
, rowspan="2" , 7 JUL 1999
, rowspan="2" , Golden Gala, Rome , ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align=center, 2
, align=center, 2
, 3:43.40
, Noah Ngeny
,
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align=center, 3
, align=center, 3
, 3:44.39 , , Noureddine Morceli , , , , 05 SEP 1993 , , Rieti Meeting, Rieti , ,
, -
, rowspan="7" ,
, align=center, 4
, 3:44.60
, ''Guerrouj #2''
, rowspan="7" ,
, 16 JUL 1998
, Nice
,
, -
, align=center, 5
, 3:44.90
, ''Guerrouj #3''
, 04 JUL 1997
, Bislett Games, Oslo
,
, -
, align=center, 6
, 3:44.95
, ''Guerrouj #4''
, 29 JUN 2001
, Golden Gala, Rome
,
, -
, align=center, 7
, 3:45.19
, ''Morceli #2''
, 16 AUG 1995
, Zürich, Zurich
,
, -
, align=center, 8
, 3:45.64
, ''Guerrouj #5''
, 26 AUG 1997
, Berlin
,
, -
, align=center, 9
, 3:45.96
, ''Guerrouj #6''
, 05 AUG 2000
, London
,
, -
, align=center, 10
, 3:46.24
, ''Guerrouj #7''
, 28 JUL 2000
, Bislett Games, Oslo
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 4
, align="center" , 11
, 3:46.32 , , Steve Cram, , , , 27 July 1985 , , Bislett Games, Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 5
, align="center" , 12
, 3:46.38
, Daniel Komen
,
, 26 August 1997
, ISTAF Berlin, Berlin, ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 6
, align="center" , 13
, 3:46.46
, Jakob Ingebrigtsen
,
, 16 June 2022
, Oslo
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 7
, align="center" , 14
, 3:46.70
, , Vénuste Niyongabo
, ,
, 26 August 1997
, ISTAF Berlin, Berlin
, ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 8
, align="center" , 15
, 3:46.76 , , Saïd Aouita, , , , 2 July 1987 , , Helsinki , ,
, -
,
, align=center, 16
, 3:46.78
, ''Morceli #3''
,
, 27 AUG 1993
, ISTAF Berlin, Berlin
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 9
, align="center" , 17
, 3:46.91 , , Alan Webb (runner), Alan Webb, , , , 21 July 2007 , , Brasschaat, ,
, -
, rowspan="3" ,
, align=center, 18
, 3:46.92
, ''Aouita #2''
, rowspan="3" ,
, 21 AUG 1985
, Zürich, Zurich
,
, -
, align=center, 19
, 3:47.10
, ''Guerrouj #8''
, 07 AUG 1999
, London
,
, -
, align=center, 20
, 3:47.24
, ''Ingebrigtsen #2''
, 21 AUG 2021
, Hayward Field, Eugene
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 10
, align="center" , 21
, 3:47.28 , , Bernard Lagat
,
, , 29 June 2001 , , Golden Gala, Rome , ,
, -
,
, align=center, 22
, 3:47.30
, ''Morceli #3''
,
, 03 SEP 1993
, Brussels
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 11
, align="center" , 23
, 3:47.32
, Ayanleh Souleiman
,
, 31 May 2014
, Hayward Field, Eugene
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 12
, align="center" , 24
, 3:47.33 , , Sebastian Coe , , , , 28 August 1981 , , Brussels , ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, align="center" , 13
, align="center" , 25
, 3:47.48
, Oliver Hoare (runner), Oliver Hoare
,
, 16 June 2022
, Oslo
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 14
, rowspan="12" align="center" ,
, 3:47.65 , , Laban Rotich
,
, , 4 July 1997 , , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 15
, 3:47.69 , , Steve Scott (athlete), Steve Scott , , , , 7 July 1982 , , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 16
, 3:47.79 , , José Luis González (athlete), José Luis González , , , , 27 July 1985 , , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, rowspan="2" align="center" , 17, , rowspan="2" , 3:47.88
, John Kibowen
, , , , 4 July 1997 , , Oslo
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, , Silas Kiplagat, , , , 31 May 2014
, Eugene, Oregon, Eugene
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 19
, 3:47.94 , , William Chirchir
,
, 28 July 2000
, , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 20
, 3:47.97 , , Dahame Najem Bashir , , , , 29 July 2005 , , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 21
, 3:48.17 , , Paul Korir
,
, , 8 August 2003 , , London , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 22
, 3:48.23 , , Ali Saidi-Sief , , , , 13 July 2001 , , Oslo , ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 23
, 3:48.28
, Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
,
, 10 June 2007
, Hayward Field, Eugene
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 24
, 3:48.37
, Stewart McSweyn
,
, 1 July 2021
, Oslo
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, align="center" , 25
, align="center" , 3:48.38
, Andrés Manuel Díaz
,
, 29 JUN 2001
, Golden Gala, Rome
,
*
Women (outdoor)
* Correct as of July 2019.
{, {, class="wikitable sortable"
! Ath.# !! Perf.# !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! Ref
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 1
, 1
, 4:12.33
, Sifan Hassan
Sifan Hassan ( om, Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner. She completed an unprecedented triple at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winning gold medals in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, ...
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 2
, 2
, 4:12.56 , , Svetlana Masterkova, , , , 14 AUG 1996 , , Zürich, ,
, -bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 3
, 3
, 4:14.30
, Genzebe Dibaba
,
, 06 SEP 2016
, Rovereto
,
, -
, rowspan="2" ,
, 4
, 4:14.71
, ''Hassan #2''
, rowspan="2" ,
, 22 JUL 2018
, London
,
, -
, 5
, 4:14.74
, ''Hassan #3''
, 03 SEP 2021
, King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 4
, 6
, 4:15.61 , , Paula Ivan , , , , 10 JUL 1989 , , Nice , ,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 5
, 7
, 4:15.8h , , Natalya Artyomova , , , , 05 AUG 1984 , , Leningrad , ,
, -
,
, 8
, 4:16.05
, ''Dibaba #2''
,
, 06 JUL 2017
, Lausanne
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 6
, 9
, 4:16.14
, Gudaf Tsegay
,
, 22 JUL 2018
, London
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 7
, 10
, 4:16.15
, Hellen Obiri
,
, 22 JUL 2018
, London
,
, -
,
, 11
, 4:16.15
, ''Obiri #2''
,
, 09 JUL 2017
, London
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, rowspan="2" , 8
, 12 , , rowspan="2" , 4:16.71 , , Mary Slaney , , , , 21 AUG 1985 , , Zürich
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 12, , Faith Kipyegon, , , , 11 SEP 2015 , , King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels
,
, -
,
, 14
, 4:17.00
, ''Artyomova #2''
,
, 20 SEP 1991
, Barcelona
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 10
, 15
, 4:17.25 , , Sonia O'Sullivan, , , , 22 JUL 1994 , , Oslo, ,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 11
, 16
, 4:17.30
, Jenny Simpson
,
, 22 JUL 2018
, London
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 12
, 17
, 4:17.33 , , Maricica Puica, , , , 21 AUG 1985 , , Zürich, ,
, -
,
, 18
, 4:17.44
, ''Puica #2''
,
, 16 SEP 1982
, Rieti Meeting, Rieti
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 13
, 19 , , 4:17.57, , Zola Pieterse, Zola Budd, , , , 21 AUG 1985, , Zürich
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 14
, 20
, 4:17.60
, Laura Weightman
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 15
, 21
, 4:17.75 , , Maryam Yusuf Jamal, , , , 14 SEP 2007 , , Brussels, ,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 16
, 22
, 4:17.87
, Gabriela Stafford, Gabriela DeBues-Stafford
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 17
, 23
, 4:18.03
, Laura Muir
,
, 09 JUL 2017
, London
,
, -
,
, 24
, 4:18.08
, ''Slaney #2''
,
, 09 JUL 1982
, Paris
,
, - bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
, 18
, 25
, 4:18.23 , , Doina Melinte, , , , 14 JUL 1990 , , Oslo, ,
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 19
,
, 4:18.23 , , Gelete Burka, , , , 07 SEP 2008 , , Rieti Meeting, Rieti, ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 20
,
, 4:18.42
, Rababe Arafi
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 21
,
, 4:18.58
, Axumawit Embaye
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
, ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 22
,
, 4:18.65
, Winnie Nanyondo
,
, 12 JUL 2019
, Monaco
,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 23
,
, 4:18.23 , , Ciara Mageean, , , , 12 JUL 2019 , , Monaco, ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 24
,
, 4:19.30 , , Gabriela Szabo, , , , 01 JUL 1998 , , Bellinzona, ,
, -bgcolor=#CCFFCC
, 25
, , , 4:19.41, , Kirsty Wade, , , , 27 JUL 1985, , Oslo
,
*
Men (indoor)
* Correct as of February 2022. {, class="wikitable" , - !Rank !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref , - !1 , 3:47.01 , Yomif Kejelcha , , 3 March 2019 , Boston University Track and Tennis Center , , - !2 , 3:48.45 , ,Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj ( ar, هشام الݣروج, Hishām l-Garrūj; ber, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record h ...
, , , , 12 February 1997 , , Indoor Flanders Meeting , ,
, -
!3
, 3:48.87
, Josh Kerr (athlete), Josh Kerr
,
, 27 February 2022
, Boston University Track and Tennis Center
,
, -
!4
, 3:49.44
, Edward Cheserek
,
, 9 February 2018
, Boston University Track and Tennis Center, David Hemery Valentine Invitational
,
, -
!5
, 3:49.78 , , Eamonn Coghlan, , , , 27 February 1983 , , Meadowlands Arena, ,
, -
!6
, 3:49.89 , , Bernard Lagat, , , , 11 February 2005 , , Randal Tyson Track Center, ,
, -
!7
, 3:49.98
, John Gregorek Jr., Johnny Gregorek
,
, 3 March 2019
, Boston University Track and Tennis Center
,
, -
!8
, 3:50.17
, Cooper Teare
,
, 11 February 2022
, Chicago
,
, -
!9
, 3:50.35
, Cole Hocker
,
, 11 February 2022
, Chicago
,
, -
!10
, 3:50.63 , , Matthew Centrowitz Jr., Matthew Centrowitz, , , , 20 February 2016 , , Fort Washington Avenue Armory, ,
, -
!11
, 3:50.70 , , Noureddine Morceli, , , , 20 February 1993 , , Arena Birmingham, ,
, -
!12
, 3:50.83
, Oliver Hoare (athlete), Oliver Hoare
,
, 29 January 2022
, Fort Washington Avenue Armory
,
, -
!13
, 3:50.92 , , Galen Rupp, , , , 26 January 2013 , , Boston University Track and Tennis Center, ,
, -
! rowspan="2" , 14
, rowspan="2" , 3:50.94
, Marcus O'Sullivan
,
, 13 February 1988
, Meadowlands Arena
,
, -
, Sam Prakel
,
, 3 March 2019
, Boston University Track and Tennis Center
,
, -
!16
, 3:51.06 , , Nick Willis, , , , 20 February 2016 , , Fort Washington Avenue Armory, ,
, -
!17
, 3:51.20 , , Ray Flynn (athlete), Ray Flynn , , , , 27 February 1983 , , Meadowlands Arena , ,
, -
!18
, 3:51.21
, Lopez Lomong
,
, 19 February 2013
, Fort Washington Avenue Armory
,
, -
!19
, 3:51.26
, Henry Wynne
,
, 3 March 2019
, Boston University Track and Tennis Center
,
, -
!20
, 3:51.8
, Steve Scott (athlete), Steve Scott
,
, 20 February 1981
, San Diego
,
, -
!21
, 3:52.02
, Peter Elliott (athlete), Peter Elliott
,
, 9 February 1990
, East Rutherford, New Jersey, East Rutherford
,
, -
!22
, 3:52.03
, Morgan Beadlescomb
,
, 11 February 2022
, Chicago
,
, -
!23
, 3:52.10
, Ciaran O Lionaird
,
, 16 February 2013
, New York, New York, New York
,
, -
!24
, 3:52.18
, Rui Silva (runner), Rui Silva
,
, 15 February 2001
, Stockholm
,
, -
!25
, 3:52.22
, Kyle Merber
,
, 26 February 2017
, Boston
,
Notes
Below is a list of other times superior to 3:50.55: *Yomif Kejelcha also ran 3:48.46 (2019). *Cooper Teare also ran 3:50.39 (2021) *Cole Hocker also ran 3:50.55 (2021).Women (indoor)
* Correct as of February 2022. {, class="wikitable" , - !Rank !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref , - !1 , 4:13.31 , , Genzebe Dibaba , , , , 17 February 2016 , , Globen Galan , , , - !2 , 4:16.85 , Elinor Purrier, Elle Purrier , , 8 February 2020 , Millrose Games , , - !3 , 4:17.14 , , Doina Melinte, , , , 9 February 1990 , , Meadowlands Arena, , , - !4 , 4:17.26 , Konstanze Klosterhalfen , , 8 February 2020 , Millrose Games , , - !5 , 4:17.88 , Jemma Reekie , , 8 February 2020 , Millrose Games , , - !6 , 4:18.75 , Laura Muir , , 16 February 2019 , Arena Birmingham , , - !7 , 4:18.99 , , Paula Ivan, , , , 10 February 1989 , , Meadowlands Arena, , , - !8 , 4:19.73 , Gabriela DeBues-Stafford , Canada , 8 February 2020 , Millrose Games , , - !9 , 4:19.89 , ,Sifan Hassan
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, , , , 11 February 2017 , , Millrose Games, ,
, -
!10
, 4:20.5 , , Mary Decker, Mary Decker-Tabb, , , , 19 February 1982 , , San Diego Sports Arena, ,
, -
!11
, 4:20.81
, Josette Norris
,
, 29 January 2022
, Fort Washington Avenue Armory
,
, -
!12
, 4:21.72
, Gudaf Tsegay
,
, 17 February 2022
, Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin, Liévin
,
, -
!13
, 4:21.79 , , Regina Jacobs, , , , 8 January 2000 , , Fort Washington Avenue Armory, New Balance Mile Challenge, ,
, -
!14
, 4:22.66 , , Shannon Rowbury, , , , 31 January 2015 , , Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Wake Forest Invitational, ,
, -
!15
, 4:22.86
, Colleen Quigley
,
, 9 February 2019
, Fort Washington Avenue Armory
,
, -
!16
, 4:22.93 , , Kate Grace, , , , 11 February 2017 , , Millrose Games, ,
, -
!17
, 4:23.00 , , Carla Sacramento, , , , 24 February 2002 , , Meeting Pas de Calais, ,
, -
!18
, 4:23.19
, Gabriela Szabo
,
, 4 February 2001
, Sparkassen Cup (athletics), Sparkassen Cup
,
, -
!19
, 4:23.33
, Kutre Dulecha
,
, 4 February 2001
, Sparkassen Cup (athletics), Sparkassen Cup
,
, -
!20
, 4:23.49
, Olga Komyagina
,
, 27 January 2008
, Moscow
,
, -
!21
, 4:23.50
, Axumawit Embaye
,
, 21 February 2015
, Arena Birmingham
,
, -
!22
, 4:23.53
, Gelete Burka
,
, 20 February 2010
, Arena Birmingham
,
, -
!23
, 4:23.86
, Kirsty Wade
,
, 5 February 1988
, New York City
,
, -
!24
, 4:24.06
, Jessica Hull
,
, 29 January 2022
, Fort Washington Avenue Armory
,
, -
!25
, 4:24.10
, Kalkidan Gezahegne
,
, 20 February 2010
, Arena Birmingham
,
Notes
Below is a list of other times superior to 4:22.59: *Elinor Purrier, Elle Purrier also ran 4:19.30 (2022). *Konstanze Klosterhalfen also ran 4:22.59 (2022).Youth age records
Key:Boys
{, class="wikitable" , - ! Age !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Birthdate !! Date !! Place !! Ref , - , 5 , , 6:33.3 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 23 July 2013 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 6 , , 5:44.4 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 5 August 2014 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 7 , , 5:20.3 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 9 June 2015 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 8 , , 5:12.1 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 9 August 2016 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 9 , , 5:02.5 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 27 June 2017 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 10 , , 4:46.6 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 24 July 2018 , , Santa Rosa, California, Santa Rosa , , , - , 11 , , 4:43.9 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 1 November 2019 , , Oakland, California, Oakland , , , - , 12 , , 4:36.80 , , Jeremy Kain , , , , 18 August 2004 , , 13 July 2017 , , Los Gatos, California, Los Gatos , , , - , 13 , , 4:26.49 , , James Burke , , , , 5 August 1997 , , 21 May 2011 , , Schenectady, New York, Schenectady , , , - , 14 , , 4:12.77 , , Marcus Reilly , , , , 13 November 2005 , , 7 November 2020 , , Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Fairhaven , , , - , 15 , , 4:05.77 , , Corey Campbell , , , , 26 July 2006 , , 20 May 2022 , , Stirling , , , - , rowspan=2, 16 , 3:56.29 , , Jakob Ingebrigtsen , , , , 19 September 2000 , , 15 June 2017 , , Oslo, Norway, Oslo , , , - style="background:#f6f5ce;" , 3:54.63 , , Victor Torres , , , , 19 April 1989 , , 14 June 2005 , , New York City, New York , , , - , 17 , , 3:50.90 , , Hamza Driouch , , , , 16 November 1994 , , 7 June 2012 , , Oslo , , , - , 18 , , 3:49.77 , , Caleb Mwangangi Ndiku, Caleb Ndiku , , , , 9 October 1992 , , 4 June 2011 , , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , , , - , 19 , , 3:49.29 , , İlham Tanui Özbilen, William Biwott Tanui , , , , 5 March 1990 , , 3 July 2009 , , Oslo , ,Girls
{, class="wikitable" , - ! Age !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Birthdate !! Date !! Place !! Ref , - , 6 , , 6:36.0 , , Celine Struijvé , , , , 10 November 2012 , , 17 September 2019 , , Epe, Netherlands, Epe , , , - , 7 , , 6:05.1 , , Kristina Wilson , , , , 5 December 1963 , , 5 June 1971 , , , , , - , 8 , , 5:43.5 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 10 December 2013 , , Sydney , , , - , 9 , , 5:18.74 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 17 January 2015 , , Wollongong , , , - , 10 , , 5:04.19 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 16 January 2016 , , Wollongong , , , - , 11 , , 4:56.08 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 4 March 2017 , , Sydney , , , - , 12 , , 4:46.57 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 13 January 2018 , , Wollongong , , , - , 13 , , 4:44.73 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 22 December 2018 , , Sydney , , , - , 14 , , 4:40.1 , , Mary Decker , , , , 4 August 1958 , , 16 March 1973 , , Richmond, Virginia, Richmond , , , - , 15 , , 4:35.16 , , Sadie Engelhardt , , , , 21 August 2006 , , 9 April 2022 , , Arcadia, California, Arcadia , , , - , 16 , , 4:28.25 , , Mary Cain (athlete), Mary Cain , , , , 3 May 1996 , , 16 February 2013 , , New York City, New York , , , - , 17 , , 4:24.11 , , Mary Cain (athlete), Mary Cain , , , , 3 May 1996 , , 24 January 2014 , , Boston , , , - , 18 , , 4:24.10 , , Kalkidan Gezahegne , , , , 8 May 1991 , , 20 February 2010 , , Birmingham , , , - , 19 , , 4:17.57 , , Zola Budd , , , , 26 May 1966 , , 21 August 1985 , , Zürich , ,Season's bests
Men
{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Year !Time !Athlete !Place , - , 2001 , 3:44.95 , align=left, , Rome , - , 2002 , 3:48.28 , align=left, , Rome , - , 2003 , 3:48.17 , align=left, , London , - , 2004 , 3:49.84 , align=left, , London , - , 2005 , 3:47.97 , align=left, , Oslo , - , 2006 , 3:50.32 , align=left, , Oslo , - , 2007 , 3:46.91 , align=left, , Brasschaat , - , 2008 , 3:49.38 , align=left, , Oslo , - , 2009 , 3:48.50 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2010 , 3:49.56 , align=left, , Oslo , - , 2011 , 3:49.09 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2012 , 3:49.22 , align=left, , Oslo , - , 2013 , 3:49.48 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2014 , 3:47.32 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2015 , 3:51.10 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2016 , 3:50.63 i , align=left, , New York City , - , 2017 , 3:49.04 , align=left, , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2018 , 3:49.44 i , align=left, , Boston, Massachusetts, Boston , - , 2019 , 3:47.01 i , align=left, , Boston, Massachusetts, Boston , - , 2020 , 3:51.23 , align=left, , Milan , - , 2021 , 3:47.24 , , Eugene, Oregon, Eugene , - , 2022 , 3:46.46 , , OsloWomen
{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Year !Time !Athlete !Place , - , 2001 , 4:23.19 i , align=left, , Stuttgart , - , 2002 , 4:23.00 i , align=left, , Liévin , - , 2003 , 4:24.40 , align=left, , Heusden-Zolder , - , 2004 , 4:21.57 , align=left, , Tula, Russia, Tula , - , 2005 , 4:28.29 , align=left, , Tula, Russia, Tula , - , 2006 , 4:27.96 , align=left, , Falmouth, Massachusetts, Falmouth , - , 2007 , 4:17.75 , align=left, , Brussels , - , 2008 , 4:18.23 , align=left, , Rieti , - , 2009 , 4:25.91 i , align=left, , College Station, Texas, College Station , - , 2010 , 4:23.53 i , align=left, , Birmingham , - , 2011 , 4:28.60 i , align=left, , New York City, New York, New York City , - , 2012 , 4:26.76 , align=left, , Falmouth, Massachusetts, Falmouth , - , 2013 , 4:27.02 i , align=left, , New York City, New York, New York City , - , 2014 , 4:24.11 i , align=left, , Boston , - , 2015 , 4:16.71 , align=left, , Brussels , - , 2016 , 4:13.31 i , align=left, , Stockholm , - , 2017 , 4:16.05 , align=left, , Lausanne , - , 2018 , 4:14.71 , align=left, , London , - , 2019 , 4:12.33 , align=left, , Monaco , - , 2020 , 4:16.81 i , align=left, , Boston , - , 2021 , 4:14.74 , align=left, , Brussels , - , 2022 , 4:27.81 , align=left, , London * "i" indicates performance on 200m indoor trackSee also
* 5 Mile - 5 mile runReferences
External links
IAAF list of one-mile records in XML
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