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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 January 2025.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.70: * Mark English also ran 59.60 on a road (2015). * Colin Campbell ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968). * Pavel Maslák 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 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 February 2023.

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.6: * Anyika Onuora also ran 1:06.94 on a road (2018), and 1:07.04 on a road (2016). * Lynsey Sharp 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 also ran 1:07.74 (2007).

References

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