The mile run (1,760

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s) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the

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run event began in

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, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived

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's switch to metric distances in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the four-minute mile in the 1950s a high point for the race. In spite of the roughly equivalent

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race, which is used instead of the mile at the

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and

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and is sometimes referred as the foremost middle-distance track event in athletics, the mile run is present in all fields of athletics, and since 1976, it is the only imperial distance for which World Athletics has on its books for official

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. Although the mile is not featured at any major championships, the

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, Dream Mile, Emsley Carr Mile 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 ...

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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, ...

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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

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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

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in 1593. Thus, the history of the mile run began in

and it initially found usage within the 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

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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

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in the late 19th century, as running was beginning to gain popularity in the sports world. Separate

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categories were kept for amateurs and professionals, with professional runners providing the faster times. High-profile contests between Britons William Cummings and 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

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. 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. Bannister and Landy

The mile run continued to be a popular distance in spite of the

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and athletics in general, replacing the imperial distance for the metric mile (1500 meters). It was the

– sometimes referred to as the

metric mile A metric mile is a colloquial term used in some countries for the 1500 meters, the premier middle distance running event in international track and field. The term 'metric mile' (0.93 statute miles) was applied to this distance because it appr ...

– which was featured on the

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. The International Amateur Athletics Federation formed in 1912 and confirmed the first officially recognised world record in the mile the following year (4:14.4 minutes run by

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).12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook
(p. 546, 549–50).

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. 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 Paavo Johannes Nurmi (; 13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the " Flying Finn" or the "Phantom Finn", as he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 official worl ...

Jack Lovelock John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres. Early life Lovelock was born in the town of Crushington ...

and Sydney Wooderson were all world record holders over the distance. In the 1940s,

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runners

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and

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pushed times into a new territory, as they set three world records each during their rivalry over the decade.Mile - Introduction

. Retrieved on 12 June 2011. The goal of completing a sub- four-minute mile 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 Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and ...

became the first person to achieve the feat in May 1954 and his effort, conducted with the help of Chris Brasher and Chris Chataway, was a key moment in the rise of the use of

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at the top level of the sport – an aspect which is now commonplace at non-championship middle and

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. In fact, pacemakers, if performing effectively, can earn generous sums of money for their performances and accurate pacing duties. Augustine Choge Kiprono

The 1960s saw American

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, considered one of the world's most decorated middle-distance runners, set world records near the 3:50-minute mark and his achievements popularised

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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,

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dominance of the distance; Kenya's Kip Keino won the mile at the

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(which was among the last mile races to be held at a major

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as of 2021). Filbert Bayi of Tanzania became Africa's first world record holder over the distance in 1975, although New Zealander 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

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and Steve Ovett, who improved the record five times between them, including two records at the

Oslo Dream Mile The Dream Mile may refer to the annual Diamond League race in Oslo at Bislett Stadium, or several historic individual races featuring top middle-distance runners. Dream Mile (Bislett) The Dream Mile is an annual mile race run at Bislett Stadium, O ...

race.

Noureddine Morceli Noureddine Morceli ( ar, نور الدين مرسلي, ''Nūr ud-Dīn Mursilī''; born February 28, 1970) is a retired Algerian middle-distance runner. He was the winner of the 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and won three straight gold ...

brought the mile record back into African hands in 1993 and Morocco's

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

at the

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, Dream Mile at the

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, the British Emsley Carr Mile, and the Bowerman Mile at the

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being among the most prominent. Aside from track races, mile races are also occasionally contested in

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and mile runs on the road include the

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. 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

Women's Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019

Men (outdoor)

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Noah Ngeny Noah Kiprono Ngeny (born 2 November 1978) is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and world record holder in the 1000 m. Career Noah was born in the Uasin Gishu District in Kenya. Ngeny play ...

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Steve Cram Stephen Cram, (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arr ...

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Daniel Komen Daniel Kipngetich Komen (born 17 May 1976) Komen is rumoured to be three years older than officially recognised. is a Kenyan middle- and long-distance runner. Remembered for his rivalry with Haile Gebrselassie, Komen's most notable achievemen ...

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Vénuste Niyongabo Vénuste Niyongabo (born December 9, 1973) is a Burundian former long and middle-distance runner. In 1996, he became the first Olympic medalist from Burundi by winning the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He had only competed twice befo ...

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Saïd Aouita Saïd Aouita ( ar, سعيد عويطة; born November 2, 1959) is a former Moroccan track and field athlete. He is the only athlete in history to have won a medal in each of the 800 meters and 5000 meters at the Olympic games. He won the 5000 mete ...

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Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner. Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his ...

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Ayanleh Souleiman Ayanleh Souleiman (born 3 December 1992), also known as ''Hassan Ayanleh'' ( so, Xasan Ayaanle Saleebaan) is a Djiboutian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He is the Djiboutian record holder for the distance, with his be ...

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Silas Kiplagat Silas Kiplagat (born 20 August 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:27.64 minutes, which makes him the fifth fastest of all-time over the distance. Born in Siboh Village, Ma ...

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William Chirchir William Chirchir (born 6 February 1979, in Bomet) is a Kenyan runner (Kipsigis Kipsigis may refer to: *the Kipsigis people of Kenya *Kipsigis language Kipsigis (or Kipsikii, Kipsikiis) is part of the Kenyan Kalenjin dialect cluster, It is spo ...

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Dahame Najem Bashir Daham Najim Bashir ( ar, دهام نجم بشير; born David Nyaga on 8 November 1979) is a Kenyan-born middle-distance runner now representing Qatar. At the 2005 Bislett Games he set a new Asian record over one mile with 3:47.97 minutes. I ...

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Paul Korir Paul Kipketer Korir (born July 15, 1977, in Kipkoror, near Lessos, Nandi District in the Rift Valley Province) is a middle distance athlete from Kenya. Biography He graduated from Kilibwoni High School in Nandi District in 1996. He has started ...

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Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (born November 27, 1984, in Chemorgong, Koibatek District) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. He graduated from Timboroa High School in 2003. He started running seriously whil ...

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Stewart McSweyn Stewart McSweyn (born 1 June 1995) is an Australian long-distance runner. He competed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and managed to qualify for the Men's 1500m final. He came third in his heat with a time of 3:36.39 and qualified for the semifinals. ...

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Andrés Manuel Díaz Andrés Manuel Díaz (born 12 July 1969 in A Coruña) is a former Spanish middle-distance runner. He represented Spain at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000 and was the bronze medallist over 1500 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships. ...

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Svetlana Masterkova Svetlana Aleksandrovna Masterkova (russian: Светлана Александровна Мастеркова; born 17 January 1968) is a Russian former middle-distance runner and former women's world record holder for the mile and the current ...

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Gudaf Tsegay Gudaf Tsegay Desta (born 23 January 1997) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist in the women's 5000 metres. At the World Athletics Championships, she won a bronze for the 1500 metres ...

, , 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 , ,

, , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 12, ,

Faith Kipyegon Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (born 10 January 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. A 2016 Rio Olympic and 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion with the Games record at the latter, she is the second woman in history ...

, , , , 11 SEP 2015 , ,

, , - , , 14 , 4:17.00 , ''Artyomova #2'' , , 20 SEP 1991 ,

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...

, , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 10 , 15 , 4:17.25 , , Sonia O'Sullivan, , , , 22 JUL 1994 , ,

, , , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 11 , 16 , 4:17.30 , Jenny Simpson , , 22 JUL 2018 , London , , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 12 , 17 , 4:17.33 , ,

Maricica Puica Maricica is a Romanian female given name: *Maricica Puică (née Luca), a retired Romanian Olympic middle-distance runner. * Maricica Țăran, retired Romanian-German Olympic rower See also * Maria (disambiguation) * Marioara *Marcel (disambiguati ...

, , , , 21 AUG 1985 , ,

, , , - , , 18 , 4:17.44 , ''Puica #2'' , , 16 SEP 1982 ,

, , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 13 , 19 , , 4:17.57, , Zola Budd, , , , 21 AUG 1985, ,

, , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 14 , 20 , 4:17.60 , Laura Weightman , , 12 JUL 2019 , Monaco , , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 15 , 21 , 4:17.75 , ,

Maryam Yusuf Jamal Maryam Yusuf Jamal ( ar, مريم يوسف جمال; om, Maryam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic medal, a gol ...

, , , , 14 SEP 2007 , ,

, , , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 16 , 22 , 4:17.87 , Gabriela DeBues-Stafford , , 12 JUL 2019 , Monaco , , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 17 , 23 , 4:18.03 ,

Laura Muir Laura Muir (born 9 May 1993) is a Scottish middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the 1500 metres, having previously finished seventh in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Muir won the bronze med ...

, , 09 JUL 2017 , London , , - , , 24 , 4:18.08 , ''Slaney #2'' , , 09 JUL 1982 ,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, , - bgcolor="#f6F5CE" , 18 , 25 , 4:18.23 , ,

Doina Melinte Doina Ofelia Melinte (; née Beșliu on 27 December 1956) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed at four Olympics (1980–92), and won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver medal in the 1500 metres in 1984. She won the ...

, , , , 14 JUL 1990 , ,

, , , - bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 19 , , 4:18.23 , , Gelete Burka, , , , 07 SEP 2008 , ,

, , , -bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 20 , , 4:18.42 ,

Rababe Arafi Rababe Arafi ( ar, رباب عرافي, born 12 January 1991) is a middle-distance runner from Morocco, who specialises in the 1500 metres. Born in Khouribga, she is a three-time medallist at the African Championships in Athletics, having been c ...

, , 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 Ciara Mageean ( ) (born 12 March 1992) is a middle-distance runner from Portaferry in Northern Ireland who specialises in the 1500 metres. She is a three-time European Athletics Championship medallist at the event, with bronze in 2016 and si ...

, , , , 12 JUL 2019 , ,

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign ''Sovereign'' is a title which can be applied to the highest leader in various categories. The word ...

, , , -bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 24 , , 4:19.30 , , Gabriela Szabo, , , , 01 JUL 1998 , ,

Bellinzona Bellinzona ( , , Ticinese ; french: Bellinzone ; german: Bellenz ; rm, Blizuna )is a municipality, a historic Swiss town, and the capital of the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town is famous for its three castles (Castelgrande, Montebell ...

, , , -bgcolor=#CCFFCC , 25 , , , 4:19.41, , Kirsty Wade, , , , 27 JUL 1985, ,

, *

Men (indoor)

* Correct as of February 2022. {, class="wikitable" , - !Rank !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !Ref , - !1 , 3:47.01 ,

Yomif Kejelcha Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won a silver medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. On 3 March 2019, Kejelcha broke the indoor mile world recor ...

, , 3 March 2019 ,

Boston University Track and Tennis Center The Boston University Track and Tennis Center houses a banked, 6 lane, 200m indoor track. On January 28, 2013, Olympic Medalist Galen Rupp ran a facility record of 3.50.92 in the mile. On February 9, 2018, Edward Cheserek improved that to 3:49 ...

, , - !2 , 3:48.45 , ,

, , , , 12 February 1997 , , Indoor Flanders Meeting , , , - !3 , 3:48.87 , Josh Kerr , , 27 February 2022 ,

, , - !4 , 3:49.44 , Edward Cheserek , , 9 February 2018 , David Hemery Valentine Invitational , , - !5 , 3:49.78 , ,

Eamonn Coghlan Eamonn Christopher Coghlan (born 21 November 1952) is an Irish former track and field athlete who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5,000 metres. He is a three-time Olympian and former world champion in the 5,000 m. He ser ...

, , , , 27 February 1983 , ,

Meadowlands Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor arena facility located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The arena is located on ...

, , , - !6 , 3:49.89 , ,

, , , , 11 February 2005 , , Randal Tyson Track Center, , , - !7 , 3:49.98 , Johnny Gregorek , , 3 March 2019 ,

, , - !8 , 3:50.17 , Cooper Teare , , 11 February 2022 , Chicago , , - !9 , 3:50.35 ,

Cole Hocker Cole Hocker (born June 6, 2001) is an American middle and long-distance runner. He competed collegiately for the University of Oregon, where he won multiple NCAA titles. Hocker announced in 2021 he would forgo his remaining NCAA eligibility to ...

, , 11 February 2022 , Chicago , , - !10 , 3:50.63 , , Matthew Centrowitz, , , , 20 February 2016 , , Fort Washington Avenue Armory, , , - !11 , 3:50.70 , ,

, , , , 20 February 1993 , ,

Arena Birmingham Arena Birmingham (known for sponsorship reasons as Utilita Arena Birmingham, and previously as The Barclaycard Arena and originally as the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, United Kingdom. It ...

, , , - !12 , 3:50.83 , Oliver Hoare , , 29 January 2022 , Fort Washington Avenue Armory , , - !13 , 3:50.92 , ,

Galen Rupp Galen Rupp (born May 8, 1986) is an Americans, American Long-distance track event, long-distance runner. He competed in the Summer Olympics in 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 in Beijing, 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 in London, 2016 Summer Olympics, 201 ...

, , , , 26 January 2013 , ,

, , , - ! rowspan="2" , 14 , rowspan="2" , 3:50.94 , Marcus O'Sullivan , , 13 February 1988 ,

, , - , Sam Prakel , , 3 March 2019 ,

, , - !16 , 3:51.06 , , Nick Willis, , , , 20 February 2016 , , Fort Washington Avenue Armory, , , - !17 , 3:51.20 , , Ray Flynn , , , , 27 February 1983 , ,

, , , - !18 , 3:51.21 ,

Lopez Lomong Lopez Lomong (born January 5, 1985) is a South Sudanese-born American track and field athlete. Lomong, one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, came to the United States at the age of 16 and became a U.S. citizen in 2007. Lomong qualified for the 2008 Su ...

, , 19 February 2013 , Fort Washington Avenue Armory , , - !19 , 3:51.26 , Henry Wynne , , 3 March 2019 ,

, , - !20 , 3:51.8 , Steve Scott , , 20 February 1981 , San Diego , , - !21 , 3:52.02 , Peter Elliott , , 9 February 1990 ,

East Rutherford East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.

, , - !22 , 3:52.03 ,

Morgan Beadlescomb Morgan Beadlescomb (born June 1, 1998) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner currently representing Adidas. Early Years Beadlescomb attended Algonac High School in Algonac, Michigan. He won the Lower Peninsula D2 Cross Countr ...

, , 11 February 2022 , Chicago , , - !23 , 3:52.10 , Ciaran O Lionaird , , 16 February 2013 ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, , - !24 , 3:52.18 , Rui Silva , , 15 February 2001 , Stockholm , , - !25 , 3:52.22 , Kyle Merber , , 26 February 2017 ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the capital city, state capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financ ...

Notes

Below is a list of other times superior to 3:50.55: *

also ran 3:48.46 (2019). * Cooper Teare also ran 3:50.39 (2021) *

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 The Globen Galan is an annual indoor athletics event held in February at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting was first held in 1990 and from 2000 to 2010 known as GE Galan, because General Electric was the official title sponsor. ...

, , , - !2 , 4:16.85 , Elle Purrier , , 8 February 2020 ,

, , - !3 , 4:17.14 , ,

, , , , 9 February 1990 , ,

, , , - !4 , 4:17.26 , Konstanze Klosterhalfen , , 8 February 2020 ,

, , - !5 , 4:17.88 , Jemma Reekie , , 8 February 2020 ,

, , - !6 , 4:18.75 ,

, , 16 February 2019 ,

, , - !7 , 4:18.99 , , Paula Ivan, , , , 10 February 1989 , ,

, , , - !8 , 4:19.73 , Gabriela DeBues-Stafford ,

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tota ...

, 8 February 2020 ,

, , - !9 , 4:19.89 , ,

, , , , 11 February 2017 , ,

, , , - !10 , 4:20.5 , ,

Mary Decker-Tabb Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is a retired American middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and was the world rec ...

, , , , 19 February 1982 , , San Diego Sports Arena, , , - !11 , 4:20.81 ,

Josette Norris Josette Andrews (née Norris; born December 15, 1995) is an American middle to long-distance runner. Raised in Tenafly, New Jersey, Norris graduated from Tenafly High School in 2014, where she won the Meet of Champions in the 1,600 meters event ...

, , 29 January 2022 , Fort Washington Avenue Armory , , - !12 , 4:21.72 ,

, , 17 February 2022 ,

Liévin Liévin (; pcd, Lévin; ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The inhabitants are called ''Liévinois''. Overview The town of Liévin is an old mining area of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this town is of modest size bu ...

, , - !13 , 4:21.79 , ,

Regina Jacobs Regina Jacobs (born August 28, 1963 in Los Angeles) is an American former middle-distance runner from Los Angeles. She had an extended career that included two IAAF World Championships in Athletics silver medals and an indoor world championship ...

, , , , 8 January 2000 , , New Balance Mile Challenge, , , - !14 , 4:22.66 , , Shannon Rowbury, , , , 31 January 2015 , , Wake Forest Invitational, , , - !15 , 4:22.86 ,

Colleen Quigley Colleen Quigley (born November 20, 1992) is an American middle-distance runner, steeplechase specialist and an Olympian from St. Louis, Missouri. She is the current World Record holder in the 4x1500 meters relay (set July 31, 2020). Competing i ...

, , 9 February 2019 , Fort Washington Avenue Armory , , - !16 , 4:22.93 , , Kate Grace, , , , 11 February 2017 , ,

, , , - !17 , 4:23.00 , ,

Carla Sacramento Carla Cristina Paquete Sacramento OIH (born 10 December 1971 in São Sebastião da Pedreira) is a middle distance runner from Portugal. Biography Sacramento won medals at a variety of distances but her speciality is the 1500 m. She won ...

, , , , 24 February 2002 , , Meeting Pas de Calais, , , - !18 , 4:23.19 , Gabriela Szabo , , 4 February 2001 , Sparkassen Cup , , - !19 , 4:23.33 , Kutre Dulecha , , 4 February 2001 , Sparkassen Cup , , - !20 , 4:23.49 ,

Olga Komyagina Olga Komyagina (born 10 February 1974) is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. She gained fame acting as a pacemaker/rabbit in races, and is widely considered to be the best pacemaker in the history of athletics. ...

, , 27 January 2008 , Moscow , , - !21 , 4:23.50 , Axumawit Embaye , , 21 February 2015 ,

, , - !22 , 4:23.53 , Gelete Burka , , 20 February 2010 ,

, , - !23 , 4:23.86 , Kirsty Wade , , 5 February 1988 ,

, , - !24 , 4:24.06 , Jessica Hull , , 29 January 2022 , Fort Washington Avenue Armory , , - !25 , 4:24.10 ,

Kalkidan Gezahegne Kalkidan Gezahegne (born 8 May 1991) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 10,000 metres 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist. 11 years earlier, at age 18, Gezahegne became the youngest ever female World ind ...

, , 20 February 2010 ,

Notes

Below is a list of other times superior to 4:22.59: * 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 , , , - , 6 , , 5:44.4 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 5 August 2014 , , Santa Rosa , , , - , 7 , , 5:20.3 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 9 June 2015 , , Santa Rosa , , , - , 8 , , 5:12.1 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 9 August 2016 , , Santa Rosa , , , - , 9 , , 5:02.5 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 27 June 2017 , , Santa Rosa , , , - , 10 , , 4:46.6 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 24 July 2018 , , Santa Rosa , , , - , 11 , , 4:43.9 , , Daniel Skandera , , , , 2 November 2007 , , 1 November 2019 , ,

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...

, , , - , 12 , , 4:36.80 , , Jeremy Kain , , , , 18 August 2004 , , 13 July 2017 , ,

Los Gatos Los Gatos (, ; ) is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population is 33,529 according to the 2020 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area just southwest of San Jose in the foothills of th ...

, , , - , 13 , , 4:26.49 , , James Burke , , , , 5 August 1997 , , 21 May 2011 , ,

Schenectady Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Yo ...

, , , - , 14 , , 4:12.77 , , Marcus Reilly , , , , 13 November 2005 , , 7 November 2020 , , Fairhaven , , , - , 15 , , 4:05.77 , , Corey Campbell , , , , 26 July 2006 , , 20 May 2022 , ,

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

, , , - , rowspan=2, 16 , 3:56.29 , , Jakob Ingebrigtsen , , , , 19 September 2000 , , 15 June 2017 , ,

, , , - style="background:#f6f5ce;" , 3:54.63 , , Victor Torres , , , , 19 April 1989 , , 14 June 2005 , ,

, , , - , 17 , , 3:50.90 , , Hamza Driouch , , , , 16 November 1994 , , 7 June 2012 , ,

, , , - , 18 , , 3:49.77 , , Caleb Ndiku , , , , 9 October 1992 , , 4 June 2011 , ,

, , , - , 19 , , 3:49.29 , ,

William Biwott Tanui William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conques ...

, , , , 5 March 1990 , , 3 July 2009 , ,

, ,

Girls

{, class="wikitable" , - ! Age !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Birthdate !! Date !! Place !! Ref , - , 6 , , 6:36.0 , , Celine Struijvé , , , , 10 November 2012 , , 17 September 2019 , , 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 Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near w ...

, , , - , 10 , , 5:04.19 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 16 January 2016 , ,

, , , - , 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 , ,

, , , - , 13 , , 4:44.73 , , Imogen Stewart , , , , 27 July 2005 , , 22 December 2018 , , Sydney , , , - , 14 , , 4:40.1 , ,

Mary Decker Mary Teresa Slaney (formerly Tabb, née Decker, born August 4, 1958) is a retired American middle-distance runner. During her career, she won gold medals in the 1500 meters and 3000 meters at the 1983 World Championships, and was the world re ...

, , , , 4 August 1958 , , 16 March 1973 , , Richmond , , , - , 15 , , 4:35.16 , , Sadie Engelhardt , , , , 21 August 2006 , , 9 April 2022 , , Arcadia , , , - , 16 , , 4:28.25 , , Mary Cain , , , , 3 May 1996 , , 16 February 2013 , ,

, , , - , 17 , , 4:24.11 , , Mary Cain , , , , 3 May 1996 , , 24 January 2014 , ,

, , , - , 18 , , 4:24.10 , ,

, , , , 8 May 1991 , , 20 February 2010 , ,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

, , , - , 19 , , 4:17.57 , , Zola Budd , , , , 26 May 1966 , , 21 August 1985 , ,

, ,

Season's bests

Men

{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" , - !Year !Time !Athlete !Place , - , 2001 , 3:44.95 , align=left, ,

, - , 2002 , 3:48.28 , align=left, ,

, - , 2003 , 3:48.17 , align=left, ,

, - , 2004 , 3:49.84 , align=left, ,

, - , 2005 , 3:47.97 , align=left, ,

, - , 2006 , 3:50.32 , align=left, ,

, - , 2007 , 3:46.91 , align=left, ,

, - , 2008 , 3:49.38 , align=left, ,

, - , 2009 , 3:48.50 , align=left, ,

, - , 2010 , 3:49.56 , align=left, ,

, - , 2011 , 3:49.09 , align=left, ,

, - , 2012 , 3:49.22 , align=left, ,

, - , 2013 , 3:49.48 , align=left, ,

, - , 2014 , 3:47.32 , align=left, ,

, - , 2015 , 3:51.10 , align=left, ,

, - , 2016 , 3:50.63 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2017 , 3:49.04 , align=left, ,

, - , 2018 , 3:49.44 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2019 , 3:47.01 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2020 , 3:51.23 , align=left, ,

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

, - , 2021 , 3:47.24 , ,

, - , 2022 , 3:46.46 , ,

Women

{, 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, ,

, - , 2003 , 4:24.40 , align=left, , Heusden-Zolder , - , 2004 , 4:21.57 , align=left, , Tula , - , 2005 , 4:28.29 , align=left, , Tula , - , 2006 , 4:27.96 , align=left, , Falmouth , - , 2007 , 4:17.75 , align=left, ,

, - , 2008 , 4:18.23 , align=left, ,

, - , 2009 , 4:25.91 i , align=left, ,

College Station College station or College Station may refer to: Transportation *College station (MetroLink), a St. Louis light rail station in Saint Clair County, Illinois, United States *College station (PNR), a Philippine National Railways station in Los Baño ...

, - , 2010 , 4:23.53 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2011 , 4:28.60 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2012 , 4:26.76 , align=left, , Falmouth , - , 2013 , 4:27.02 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2014 , 4:24.11 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2015 , 4:16.71 , align=left, ,

, - , 2016 , 4:13.31 i , align=left, , Stockholm , - , 2017 , 4:16.05 , align=left, ,

, - , 2018 , 4:14.71 , align=left, ,

, - , 2019 , 4:12.33 , align=left, ,

, - , 2020 , 4:16.81 i , align=left, ,

, - , 2021 , 4:14.74 , align=left, ,

, - , 2022 , 4:27.81 , align=left, ,

* "i" indicates performance on 200m indoor track

References

External links

IAAF list of one-mile records in XML
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