World Indoor Record Progression - Men
400 m – 600 yd – 600 m – 800 m – half mile – 1000 yd – 1000 m – 3/4 mile – 1500 m – mile – 2000 m – 1.5 mile – 3000 m – 2 mile – 2.25 mile – 2.5 mile – 3 mile – 5000 m – 10000 m – 1 7/8 mile relay – distance medley relay – 4 x 800 m relay – 4 x 880 yd relay – 4 x 1 mile relay
400 m
44.52 Michael Norman USA 10 Mar 2018 College Station, TX NCAA Div I Championships 44.57 Kerron Clement USA 12 Mar 2005 Fayetteville, AR 44.63 Michael Johnson USA 04 Mar 1995 Atlanta, GA 44.97A Michael Johnson USA 01 Feb 1995 Reno, NV 45.02 Danny Everett USA 02 Feb 1992 Stuttgart, GER 45.05 Thomas Schonlebe GER 05 Feb 1988 Sindelfingen 45.41 Thomas Schonlebe GER 09 Feb 1986
600 yds
1:07.53 Mark Everett USA 07 Feb 1992 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:07.6 Martin McGrady USA 27 Feb 1970 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 1:08.5 Martin McGrady USA 14 Feb 1970 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 1:08.7 t Lee Evans USA 13 Feb 1970 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Indoor Games (11th) Los Angeles Forum 1:08.7 Martin McGrady USA 13 Feb 1970 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Indoor Games (11th) Los Angeles Forum 1:09.0 Martin McGrady USA 12 Feb 1966 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 1:09.2 Wendell Mottley TTO 29 Feb 1964 Ithaca, NY Heptagonal Championships Barton Hall (Cornell) 1:09.3 George Kerr JAM 03 Mar 1961 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:09.5 t Tom Courtney USA 02 Feb 1957 Boston, MA Boston AA Games Boston Garden 1:09.5 Mal Whitfield USA 28 Feb 1953 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:10.2 t Mal Whitfield USA 31 Jan 1953 Boston, MA Boston AA Games (64th) Boston Garden 1:10.2 t Hugh Short USA 06 Feb 1943 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:10.2 John Borican USA 08 Mar 1941 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:10.8 James Herbert USA 09 Mar 1940 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:11.1 t James Herbert USA 26 Mar 1938 Chicago, IL Chicago Indoor Relays International Amphitheater 1:11.1 James Herbert USA 12 Mar 1938 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:11.3 Charles Hornbostel USA 02 Feb 1935 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:11.6 Alan Helffrich USA 17 Mar 1925 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 1:12.8 Jake Driscoll USA 14 Apr 1923 Buffalo, NY 174th Regiment Games 174th Regiment Armory 1:13.4 Tom Halpin USA 02 Mar 1914 New York, NY National AAU Championships
See the American Indoor 600 Yard Progression for details on some of the confusions with records prior to Halpin’s.
600 m
1:13.77 Donovan Brazier USA 24 Feb 2019 Staten Island, NY USATF Indoor Championships Ocean Breeze Athl. Facility 1:14.79 Michael Saruni KEN 19 Jan 2018 Albuquerque, NM Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational 1:14.91 Casimir Loxsom USA 28 Jan 2017 University Park, PA Penn State National Invitational 1:14.97 Emmanuel Korir KEN 20 Jan 2017 Albuquerque, NM Cherry & Silver Collegiate Invitational 1:15.12 Nico Motchebon GER 28 Feb 1999 Sindelfingen, GER IHS Grand Prix Sindelfingen 1:15.77 Donato Sabia ITA 04 Feb 1984 Genoa, ITA 1:16.7 Lee Evans USA 03 Mar 1973 Pocatello, ID 1:17.7 Martin Bilham GBR 20 Dec 1969 Cosford. GBR 1:18.5 Martin Bilham GBR 22 Nov 1969 Cosford, GBR 1:19.0 Werner Schmidt ... 1:20.3 Jimmy Herbert USA 26 Feb 1938 New York, NY AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 1:21.0 Eddie O'Brien USA 22 Feb 1936 New York, NY AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 1:21.4 Milton Sandler USA 25 Feb 1933 New York, NY AAU Championships
800 m
1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer DEN 09 Mar 1997 Paris, FRA World Indoor Championships Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 1:43.96 Wilson Kipketer DEN 07 Mar 1997 Paris, FRA World Indoor Championships Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 1:44.84 Paul Ereng KEN 04 Mar 1989 Budapest, HUN World Indoor Championships Budapest Sportcsarnok 1:44.91 Sebastian Coe GBR 12 Mar 1983 Cosford, GBR USA-UK dual meet 1:46.0 Sebastian Coe GBR 11 Feb 1981 Cosford, GBR 1:46.37 Carlo Grippo ITA 24 Feb 1977 Milan, ITA 1:46.6 Dieter Fromm GDR 08 Mar 1969 Belgrade, YUG European Indoor Championships 1:47.4 Ted Nelson USA 07 Apr 1965 Berlin, GER Deutschland Halle 1:49.5 +t Bill Crothers CAN 30 Jan 1964 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:49.5 Jorg Lawrence FRG 09 Mar 1963 West Berlin, GER West German Indoor Championships 1:49.7 + Arnold Sowell USA 09 Feb 1957 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:50.0 + John Borican USA 25 Mar 1942 New York, NY Navy Relief Society benefit Bronx Coliseum 1:47.0 +x John Woodruff USA 14 Mar 1940 Hanover, NH Dartmouth Invitational Davis Field House [6 2/3 lap] 1:49.2 +x John Borican USA 15 Mar 1939 Hanover, NH Dartmouth track [6 2/3/ lap] 1:51.4 yt John Borican USA 21 Feb 1942 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 1:51.4 y Lloyd Hahn USA 03 Mar 1928 New York, NY IC4A Championships 102nd Engineer's Armory 1:53.8 yx Lloyd Hahn USA 08 Jan 1928 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games 106th Regiment Armory 1:54.0 Alan Helffrich USA 21 Feb 1925 Washington, DC Georgetown University Meet Convention Hall 1:54.8 Schuyler Enck USA 16 Feb 1924 Brooklyn, NY Wilco AA Games 13th Regiment Armory Notes 1:47.0 x John Woodruff - disallowed because of oversize track (6 2/3 laps)[or no border the whole way around?] 1:49.2 x John Borican - disallowed because of oversize track (6 2/3 laps)[or no border the whole way around?] 1:51.4 y Lloyd Hahn - this was 880 yd time, but since lower than previous 800 m record, assigned as 800 record, too 1:53.8 yx Lloyd Hahn - disallowed because of unbordered track
Half mile (880 yds)
1:46.8 Johnny Gray USA 17 Jan 1986 Los Angeles, CA Sunkist Invitational Los Angeles Sports Arena 1:46.9 Johnny Gray USA 15 Feb 1985 San Diego, CA Michelob Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 1:47.97 * Randy Wilson USA 13 Feb 1982 Boston, MA 1:47.9 Ralph Doubell AUS 25 Jan 1969 Albuquereque, NM Albuquerque Invitational 1:48.9 Dave Patrick USA 10 Mar 1967 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor championships Cobo Hall 1:48.3 x Jim Ryun USA 23 Feb 1967 Lawrence, KS Kansas-Oklahoma State dual meet Allen Fieldhouse 1:49.0 Tom von Ruden USA 18 Feb 1967 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 1:49.3 x Pete Farrell USA 28 Jan 1967 South Bend, IN Notre Dame-Miami (Ohio) meet Notre Dame Fieldhouse 1:49.8 Tom Farrell USA 11 Feb 1965 New York, NY New York Athletic Club games Madison Square Garden 1:49.9 Peter Snell NZL 18 Mar 1962 Tokyo, JPN Tokyo International Indoor meet 1:50.2 John Dunkelberg USA 16 Feb 1963 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 1:50.3 Arnold Sowell USA 09 Feb 1957 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 1:50.5 John Borican USA 25 Mar 1942 New York, NY Navy Relief Society benefit Bronx Coliseum 1:51.4 t John Borican USA 21 Feb 1942 New York, NY New York Athletic Club games Madison Square Garden 1:47.7 x John Woodruff USA 14 Mar 1940 Hanover, NH Dartmouth Invitational Davis Field House [Dartmouth] 1:49.8 x John Borican USA 15 Mar 1939 Hanover, NH Dartmouth track 1:51.4 Lloyd Hahn USA 03 Mar 1928 New York, NY IC4A Championships 102nd Engineer's Armory 1:53.8 x Lloyd Hahn USA 08 Jan 1928 New York, NY Knights of Columbus games 106th Regiment Armory 1:54.6 * Eli B. Parsons USA 19 Mar 1904 Buffalo, NY NOTE: 1:47.97 * Randy Wilson -- I've seen references to Randy Wilson and Ralph Doubell sharing the record of 1:47.9 1:48.3 x Jim Ryun - disallowed because of dirt track (?) 1:49.3 x Pete Farrell - disallowed because of dirt track (?) 1:47.7 x John Woodruff - disallowed because of oversize track (6 2/3 laps)[or no border the whole way around?] 1:49.8 x John Borican - disallowed because of oversize track (6 2/3 laps)[or no border the whole way around?] 1:53.8 x Lloyd Hahn - disallowed because of unbordered track 1:54.6 * Eli B. Parsons - time run during relay race
1000 yds
2:04.39 Johnny Gray USA 23 Feb 1986 San Diego, CA Michelob Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 2:04.7 Don Paige USA 05 Feb 1982 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Games Los Angeles Forum 2:04.9 Don Paige USA 06 Feb 1981 New York, NNY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 2:05.1 Mark Winzenried USA 13 Feb 1972 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 2:05.5 Ralph Doubell AUS 24 Jan 1970 Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque Invitational Tingley Coliseum 2:06.0 Peter Snell NZL 10 Feb 1962 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Indoor Games 2:07.9 Ernie Cunliffe USA 28 Jan 1961 Boston, MA Boston AA Games (72nd) Boston Garden 2:08.2 t Arnold Sowell USA 19 Feb 1955 New York, NY National AAU meet Madison Square Garden 2:08.2 Don Gehrmann USA 16 Feb 1952 New York, NY National AAU Championships (64th) Madison Square Garden 2:08.8 John Borican USA 11 Mar 1939 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 2:10.1 Cunningham, Glenn USA 16 Mar 1935 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games Madison Square Garden 2:12.0 Harold Cutbill USA 18 Mar 1922 Buffalo, NY 174th Regiment Games 174th Regiment Armory 2:13.4 t Harold Cutbill USA 11 Feb 1922 Buffalo. NY AAU Championships 174th Regiment Armory 2:13.4 Joie Ray USA 28 Apr 1919 New York, NY 5th Company, Batter E games 13th Regiment Armory 2:14.0 t Joie Ray USA 16 Mar 1918 New York, NY National AAU Championships 22nd Regiment Armory 2:14.0 John Overton USA 17 Mar 1917 New York, NY National AAU Championships 22nd Regiment Armory 2:15.4 t John Overton USA 18 Mar 1916 New York, NY National AAU Championships 22nd Regiment Armory 2:15.4 Abel Kiviat USA 02 Mar 1914 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 2:15.8 Abel Kiviat USA 06 Mar 1913 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden
1000 m
2:14.20 Ayanleh Souleiman DJI 17 Feb 2016 Stockholm, SWE Globen Galan 2:14.96 Wilson Kipketer DEN 20 Feb 2000 Birmingham, GBR 2:15.25 Wilson Kipketer DEN 06 Feb 2000 Stuttgart, GER 2:15.26 Noureddine Morceli ALG 22 Feb 1992 Birmingham, GBR 2:16.62 Rob Druppers NED 20 Feb 1988 The Hague, NED Dutch Indoor Championships 2:18.00 Igor Lotarev URS 14 Feb 1987 Moscow, RUS 2:18.58 Sebastian Coe GBR 19 Mar 1983 Oslo, NOR Norway-England meet 2:19.1 Paul-Heinz Wellmann FRG 18 Jan 1976 Dortmund, GER 2:20.4 Tom von Ruden USA 19 Feb 1971 New York, NY U.S. Olympic Invitational Madison Square Garden 2:20.9 John Davies GBR 12 Dec 1970 Cosford, GBR 2:21.0 Tom von Ruden USA 20 Feb 1970 New York, NY 2nd Olympic Invitational Madison Square Garden 2:21.2 Pierre Toussaint FRA 11 Feb 1967 Lyons, FRA 2:21.6 Michel Jazy FRA 21 Feb 1962 Stuttgart, GER 2:23.0 Edmund Brenner FRG 05 Feb 1956 Dortmund, GER 2:24.3 John Borican USA 28 Feb 1942 New York, NY National A.A.U. championship Madison Square Garden 2:26.4 Lloyd Hahn USA 26 Mar 1927 New York, NY United Swedish Charities meet Madison Square Garden 2:29.6 Joie Ray USA 24 Feb 1925 New York, NY AAU meet Madison Square Garden Notes 2:29.6 Joie Ray - Chicago Tribune, Feb 25, 1925, p17, indicates that no previous record was listed.
3/4 mile
3:00.0 Filbert Bayi TZA 21 Feb 1975 New York,NY US Olympic Invitational Meet Madison Square Garden 3:01.2 Joe Deady USA 07 Jan 1956 New York, NY Metropolitan AAU Championships 3:01.0 x Gil Dodds USA 26 Feb 1944 New York, NY National AAU Indoor Championships Madison Square Garden 3:01.2 x John Borican USA 14 Mar 1940 Hanover,NH Dartmouth Meet 3:02.6 John Borican USA 03 Feb 1940 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 3:03.4 Lloyd Hahn USA 09 Mar 1925 New York, NY Manhattan College Meet 102nd Engineers' Armory 3:03.8 Paavo Nurmi FIN 27 Jan 1925 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 3:04.8 Joie Ray USA 20 Mar 1918 New York, NY Rodman Wanamaker Special Race Madison Square Garden Notes 3:01 x Gil Dodds - disallowed because not officially timed? 3:01.2 x John Borican - disallowed because of six-lap track
1500 m
3:30.60 Jakob Ingebrigtsen GBR 17 Feb 2022 Lievin, FRA Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais 3:31.04 Samuel Tefera ETH 16 Feb 2019 Birmingham, UK Muller Indoor Grand Prix 3:31.18 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 02 Feb 1997 Stuttgart, GER 3:34.16 Noureddine Morceli ALG 28 Feb 1991 Seville, ESP Placido Fernandez Viagas meet 3:34.20 Peter Elliott GBR 27 Feb 1990 Seville, ESP Placido Fernandez Viagas meet 3:35.6 Marcus O'Sullivan IRL 10 Feb 1989 East Rutherford, NJ Vitalis Meadowlands Invitational Byrne Meadowlands Arena 3:35.4 +x Marcus O'Sullivan IRL 13 Feb 1988 East Rutherford, NJ Vitalis/U.S. Olympic Invitational Byrne Meadowlands Arena 3:36.04 Jose Luis Gonzalez ESP 01 Mar 1986 Oviedo, ESP 3:35.6 +x Eamonn Coghlan IRL 20 Feb 1981 San Diego, CA Jack-in-the-Box Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 3:37.4 John Walker NZL 06 Jan 1979 Long Beach, CA Muhammad Ali Invitational 3:37.8 Harald Norpoth FRG 13 Feb 1971 West Berlin, GER West Germany-Spain meet 3:40.7 Michel Jazy FRA 27 Feb 1966 Lyon, FRA West Germany-France meet 3:41.7 Jurgen May GDR 27 Feb 1966 Berlin, GER East German Indoor Championships 3:41.9 + Jurgen May GDR 20 Feb 1966 Berlin, GER 3:42.0 + Siegfried Herrmann GDR 21 Feb 1965 Berlin, GER 3:42.2 Jurgen May GDR 14 Feb 1965 Berlin, GER 3:43.2 +x Jim Beatty USA 10 Feb 1962 Los Angeles, CA LA Times Indoor Games 3:44.6 Siegfried Herrmann GDR 28 Feb 1960 Berlin, GER 3:48.3 + Wes Santee USA 05 Feb 1955 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 3:48.4 Glenn Cunningham USA 26 Feb 1938 New York, NY National A.A.U. meet Madison Square Garden 3:49.9 Gene Venzke USA 22 Feb 1936 New York, NY National A.A.U. meet adison Square Garden 3:50.5 Glenn Cunningham USA 23 Feb 1935 New York, NY National A.A.U. meet Madison Square Garden 3:52.2 t William Bonthron USA 24 Feb 1934 New York, NY National A.A.U. meet Madison Square Garden 3:52.2 Glenn Cunningham USA 24 Feb 1934 New York, NY National A.A.U. meet Madison Square Garden 3:53.4 Gene Venzke USA 27 Feb 1932 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 3.55.8 Lloyd Hahn USA 21 Feb 1925 Washington, DC Georgetown University meet Convention Hall 3:56.2 + Paavo Nurmi FIN 06 Jan 1925 New York, NY Finnish American AC meet Madison Square Garden 3.57.0 Joie Ray USA 30 Mar 1920 New York, NY John Wanamaker Commercial Inst. games 22nd Regiment Armory 4:01.6 William Gordon USA 10 Mar 1914 New York, NY Bronx Church House games 22nd Regiment Armory Notes 3:35.4 +x Marcus O'Sullivan - insufficient of timers at 1500 m intermediate distance 3:35.6 +x Eamonn Coghlan - insufficient number of timers at 1500 m intermediate distance 3:43.2 +x Jim Beatty - time was not submitted for official record recognition
Mile
3:47.01 Yomif Kejelcha ETH 03 Mar 2019 Boston, MA Bruce Lehane Invitational Mile 3:48.45 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 12 Feb 1997 Ghent, BEL Indoor Flanders Meeting Flanders Sports Arena 3:49.78 Eamonn Coghlan IRL 27 Feb 1983 East Rutherford, NJ Vitalis/U.S. Olympic Invitational Brendan Byrne Arena [10 laps] 3:50.6 Eamonn Coghlan IRL 20 Feb 1981 San Diego, CA Jack-in-the-Box Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 3:52.6 Eamonn Coghlan IRL 16 Feb 1979 San Diego, CA San Diego Invitational San Diego Sports Arena 3:54.93 Dick Buerkle USA 13 Jan 1978 College Park, MD National Invitational Indoor Track Meet U. Maryland Field House 3:55.0 Tony Waldrop USA 17 Feb 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 3:56.4 t Jim Ryun USA 19 Feb 1971 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 3:56.4 Thomas O'Hara USA 06 Mar 1964 Chicago, IL Chicago Daily News Relays Chicago Stadium 3:56.6 Thomas O'Hara USA 13 Feb 1964 New York, NY New York Athletic Club Games Madison Square Garden 3:58.6 Jim Beatty USA 15 Feb 1963 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 3:58.9 Jim Beatty USA 10 Feb 1962 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games Los Angeles Sports Arena 4:01.4 Ron Delany IRL 07 Mar 1959 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 4:02.5 Ron Delany IRL 21 Feb 1959 New York, NY AAU Indoor Championships Madison Square Garden 4:03.4 Ron Delany IRL 14 Mar 1958 Chicago, IL Chicago Relays International Amphitheatre 4:03.6 Gunnar Nielsen DEN 05 Feb 1955 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 4:03.8 Wesley Santee USA 29 Jan 1955 Boston, MA Boston A.A. meet Boston Garden 4:04.9 Wesley Santee USA 15 Feb 1954 East Lansing, MI Kansas, Michigan State, Illinois meet Michigan State field house 4:05.3 Gilbert Dodds USA 31 Jan 1948 New York, NY 41st Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 4:06.4 Gilbert Dodds USA 18 Mar 1944 Chicago, IL Chicago Relays Chicago Stadium 4:07.3 Gilbert Dodds USA 11 Mar 1944 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 4:07.4 t Walter Mehl USA 15 Feb 1941 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 4:07.4 t Leslie MacMitchell USA 15 Feb 1941 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 4:07.4 t Charles Fenske USA 17 Feb 1940 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 4:07.4 t Charles Fenske USA 03 Feb 1940 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 4:07.4 Glenn Cunningham USA 12 Mar 1938 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 4:08.4 Glenn Cunningham USA 17 Mar 1934 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 4:10.0 Gene Venzke USA 17 Feb 1932 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 4:11.2 Gene Venzke USA 06 Feb 1932 New York, NY 25th Millrose Gams Madison Square Garden 4:12.0 t Joie Ray USA 17 Mar 1925 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 4:12.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 07 Mar 1925 Buffalo, NY 174th Armory Games 174th Infantry Armory 4:13.4 Lloyd Hahn USA 14 Feb 1925 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 4:13.6 Paavo Nurmi FIN 06 Jan 1925 New York, NY Finnish American AC meet Madison Square Garden 4:14.6 Joie Ray USA 12 Apr 1919 Chicago, IL Central A.A.U Sr. & Jr. championships Chicago Coliseum 4:16.0 John Overton USA 10 Mar 1917 Philadelphia, PA Meadowbrook A.C. games Exposition Building 4:18.2 Abel Kiviat USA 15 Feb 1913 New York, NY Columbia University Indoor Games 71st Regiment Armory 4:18.8 Oscar Hedlund USA 12 Feb 1913 New York, NY Mercury Foot meet Madison Square Garden 4:19.8 t Oscar Hedlund USA 22 Feb 1912 Troy, NY Troy Armory 4:19.8 Herbert Trube USA 13 Feb 1909 New York, NY Columbia Indoor Carnival Madison Square Garden See the American Indoor Mile Progression for details on some of the confusions with records prior to Trube's.
2000 m
4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 17 Feb 2007 Birmingham, GBR Norwich Union Grand Prix 4:52.86 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 15 Feb 1998 Birmingham, GBR BUPA Grand Prix 4:54.07 Eamonn Coghlan IRL 20 Feb 1987 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games 4:58.6 Steve Scott USA 08 Feb 1981 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games 5:00.0 + Emiel Puttemans BEL 18 Feb 1973 Berlin, GER 5:04.4 Michel Jazy FRA 06 Feb 1965 Lyons, FRA Sports Palace 5:12.2 John Whetton GBR 18 Apr 1964 London, GBR Britain-Finland meet 5:16.8 + Jim Beatty USA 08 Mar 1963 Chicago, IL Chicago Daily News Relays 5:22.4 + Paavo Nurmi FIN 12 Feb 1925 Buffalo, NY 106th Regiment Indoor Games 5:33.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 17 Jan 1925 New York, NY Fordham University Games 102nd Regiment Armory Notes 5:33.0 - Paavo Nurmi - according to the Chicago Tribune, this was the first indoor 2000 m record
1.5 mile
6:37.8 Edvin Wide SWE 02 Apr 1927 New York, NY Elks NY Lodge No. 1 meet 102nd Engineers Armory 6:39.4 t Paavo Nurmi FIN 02 Mar 1925 New York, NY 71st Regiment Armory Games 6:39.4 Paavo Nurmi FIN 28 Jan 1925 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 6:41.8 Joie Ray USA 31 Jan 1923 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 6:42.6[.8] Joie Ray USA 01 Feb 1922 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 6:45.0 Joie Ray USA 24 Jan 1917 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 6:53.0 John Overton USA 26 Jan 1916 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden ... 6:57.6 David C. Munson USA 04 Feb 1905 New York, NY Irish-American AA meet
3000 m
7:23.81 Lamecha Girma ETH 15 Feb 2023 Liévin, FRA Liévin World Indoor Tour meet
7:24.90 Daniel Komen KEN 06 Feb 1998 Budapest, HUN Samsung Cup 7:26.15[.14] Haile Gebrselassie ETH 25 Jan 1998 Karlsruhe, GER 7:30.72 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 04 Feb 1996 Stuttgart, GER 7:35.15 Moses Kiptanui KEN 12 Feb 1995 Ghent, BEL Coke Indoor meet 7:36.66 x Said Aouita MAR 11 Mar 1992 Piraeus, GRE Athena '92 7:37.31 Moses Kiptanui KEN 20 Feb 1992 Seville, SPA 7:39.2 + Emiel Puttemans BEL 18 Feb 1973 West Berlin, GER 7:45.2 Emiel Puttemans BEL 10 Feb 1973 Leiden, NED 7:46.85 Ricky Wilde GBR 15 Mar 1970 Vienna, AUT European Indoor Championships Wiener Stadthalle 7:47.8 Bernd Diessner GDR 16 Feb 1969 East Berlin, GER East German Indoor Championships 7:49.0 Siegfried Hermann GDR 27 Feb 1966 East Berlin, GER East German Indoor Championships 7:53.2 Siegfried Hermann GDR 14 Feb 1965 East Berlin, GER East German Indoor Championships 7:58.6 Siegfried Hermann GDR 16 Feb 1964 East Berlin, GER East German Indoor Championships 7:58.7[.8] Siegfried Hermann GDR 22 Mar 1959 East Berlin, GER 8:09.4 Friedrich Janke GDR 16 Mar 1958 East Berlin, GER 8:16.4 Klaus Richtzenhain GDR 23 Feb 1957 Dortmund, GER 8:17.7 + Horace Ashenfelter USA 06 Feb 1954 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 8:22.4 + Edvin Wide FIN 19 Mar 1927 Philadelphia, PA Meadowbrook meet 103rd Cavalry Armory 8:26.4 + Paavo Nurmi FIN 12 Mar 1925 New York, NY Greek-American AC games 71st Regiment Armory 8:26.8 + Paavo Nurmi FIN 15 Jan 1925 New York, NY AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 8:31.2 + Joie Ray USA 10 Feb 1923 Brooklyn, NY Wilco Athletic Club games 13th Regiment Armory 8:31.4 Joie Ray USA 18 Feb 1922 Brooklyn, NY Wilco Athletic Association games 13th Regiment Armory 8:35.0 George Bonhag USA 06 Dec 1911 New York, NY Thirteenth Regiment Games 8:52.4 George Bonhag USA 04 Mar 1911 New York, NY 7th Regiment Armory Oversized track 7:57.2 x Michel Jazy FRA 08 Feb 1964 Paris, FRA Notes 7:36.66 x Said Aouita - disallowed because he ran a few steps inside the border
2 mile
8:00.67 Josh Kerr GBR 11 Feb 2024 New York, NY Millrose Games
8:03.40 Mohamed Farah GBR 21 Feb 2015 Birmingham, GBR Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Alexander Stadium 8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 16 Feb 2008 Birmingham, GBR Norwich Union Grand Prix National Indoor Arena 8:04.69 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 21 Feb 2003 Birmingham, GBR Birmingham Grand Prix National Indoor Arena 8:09.66 Hailu Mekonnen ETH 20 Feb 2000 Birmingham, GBR Birmingham Grand Prix National Indoor Arena 8:13.2[.3] Emiel Puttemans BEL 18 Feb 1973 Berlin, GER 8:19.2 Kerry O'Brien AUS 19 Feb 1971 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 8:27.2 t Kerry Pearce AUS 06 Feb 1971 Seattle, WA Seattle Invitational Seattle Coliseum 8:27.2 t George Young USA 22 Feb 1969 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 8:27.2 Kerry Pearce AUS 03 Feb 1968 San Diego, CA San Diego Indoor Games San Diego Sports Arena 8:28.8 Ronald Clarke AUS 25 Feb 1966 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Invitational Cow Palace 8:30.7 Jim Beatty USA 08 Mar 1963 Chicago, IL Chicago Daily News Relays Chicago Stadium 8:34.3 Murray Halberg NZL 14 Jan 1961 Portland, OR Portland Memorial Coliseum 8:46.0 Allan Lawrence AUS 13 Feb 1960 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Times Indoor Games Los Angeles Sports Arena 8:46.8[.7] Allan Lawrence AUS 07 Mar 1959 New York, NY Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 8:49.9 Bill Dellinger USA 07 Feb 1959 Boston, MA 70th Boston A.A. Games Boston Garden 8:50.5 Horace Ashenfelter USA 13 Feb 1954 New York, NY New York Athletic Club indoor meet Madison Square Garden 8:50.7 Fred Wilt USA 23 Feb 1952 New York, NY IC4A Games Madison Square Garden 8:51.0 Greg Rice USA 26 Mar 1943 Cleveland, OH Knights of Columbus meet 8:51.1 Greg Rice USA 22 Mar 1941 Chicago, IL Chicago Relays International Ampitheater 8:53.4 Greg Rice USA 15 Feb 1941 New York, NY New York Athletic Club indoor meet Madison Square Garden 8:56.2 Greg Rice USA 09 Mar 1940 New York, NY 21st Knights of Columbus meet Madison Square Garden 8:58.0 Donald Lash USA 13 Feb 1937 Boston, MA 48th Boston A.A. meet Boston Garden 8:58.2 Paavo Nurmi FIN 14 Feb 1925 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 9:03.8 Ville Ritoal FIN 12 Feb 1925 Buffalo, NY 106 Regiment Indoor Games 9:08.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 07 Feb 1925 Brooklyn, NY Wilco Athletic Club Games 13th Regiment Armory 9:08.4 Joie Ray USA 10 Feb 1923 Brooklyn, NY Wilco Athletic Club Games 13th Regiment Armory 9:11.4 Joie Ray USA 13 Feb 1917 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 9:14.2 George Bonhag USA 26 Feb 1910 Buffalo, NY 74th Regiment Athletic Meet 9:27.8 George Bonhag USA 13 Feb 1909 New York, NY Columbia Indoor Carnival Madison Square Garden 9:28.4[.6] Michael Driscoll USA 30 Nov 1908 New York, NY A.A.U. Championships Madison Square Garden 9:39.2 George Bonhag USA 09 Nov 1906 New York, NY A.A.U. Championships Madison Square Garden 9:40.8 Alex Grant USA 16 Feb 1901 Boston, MA Boston AA indoor meet Mechanics Hall 10:02.6[.8] Alex Grant USA 03 Feb 1900 Boston, MA Boston AA indoor meet Mechanics Hall 10:04.8 Alex Grant USA 18 Feb 1899 Boston, MA Boston AA indoor meet
2.25 mile
... 10:19.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 03 Feb 1925 New York, NY Western Union AA Games Madison Square Garden 10:33.4 Ville Ritola FIN 27 Jan 1925 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 10:36.4 Ville Ritola FIN 24 Jan 1925 Brooklyn, NY 10:42.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 21 Jan 1925 Newark, NJ 10:42.2 Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 12 Feb 1913 New York, NY
2.5 mile
... 10:19.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 03 Feb 1925 New York, NY Western Union AA Games Madison Square Garden 10:33.4 Ville Ritola FIN 27 Jan 1925 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 10:36.4 Ville Ritola FIN 24 Jan 1925 Brooklyn, NY 10:42.0 Paavo Nurmi FIN 21 Jan 1925 Newark, NJ 10:42.2 Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 12 Feb 1913 New York, NY
3 mile
12:54.6 + Emiel Puttemans BEL 10 Jan 1976 Paris, FRA 12:58.9 + Emiel Puttemans BEL 17 Mar 1974 Paris, FRA 13:05.2 + Emiel Puttemans BEL 24 Feb 1974 Vittel, FRA 13:07.2 Tracy Smith USA 23 Feb 1973 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:09.8 George Young USA 01 Mar 1969 Philadelphia, PA National AAU Championships Spectrum 13:12.6 Ron Clarke AUS 24 Jan 1969 Oakland, CA Athens Invitational Oakland Coliseum 13:15 [.2] Tracy Smith USA 01 Mar 1968 Toronto, Ontario Toronto Telegraph Maple Leaf Games 13:16.2 Tracy Smith USA 04 Mar 1967 Oakland, CA National AAU Championships 13:18.4 Ron Clarke AUS 22 Feb 1964 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:26.4 t Albert Thomas AUS 24 Jan 1964 Toronto, CAN Maple Leaf Games Maple Leaf Gardens 13:26.4 Allan Lawrence AUS 20 Feb 1960 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:37[36.9] William Dellinger USA 21 Feb 1959 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:45.7 Greg Rice USA 28 Feb 1942 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:51.0 Greg Rice USA 22 Feb 1941 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:52.3 Greg Rice USA 31 Mar 1940 New York, NY Finnish Relief Fund meet Madison Square Garden 13:55.9 Greg Rice USA 24 Feb 1940 New York, NY National AAU Championships Madison Square Garden 13:56.2 + Ville Ritola FIN 24 Feb 1925 New York, NY AAU meet Madison Square Garden 14:01.4 Ville Ritola FIN 14 Feb 1925 New York, NY New York Athletic Club meet Madison Square Garden 14:04.0 Ville Ritola FIN 27 Jan 1925 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 14:15.8 Ville Ritola FIN 28 Feb 1923 New York, NY Knights of Columbus Games 22nd Regiment Armory 14:18.2 Johannes Kolehmainen FIN 12 Feb 1913 New York, NY 13th Regiment Games 14:29[.4] George Bonhag USA 29 Jan 1910 Buffalo, NY 74th Regiment meet 74th Regiment Armory 14:34.8 George Bonhag USA 06 Mar 1909 New York, NY Spanish-American War Veteran Games 22nd Regiment Armory 14:43.6[.0] George Bonhag USA 09 Feb 1907 Buffalo, NY 74th Regiment meet
5000 m
12:49.60 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 20 Feb 2004 Birmingham, GBR Norwich Union Grand Prix 12:50.38 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 14 Feb 1999 Birmingham, GBR Bupa Indoor Grand Prix National Indoor Arena 12:51.48 Daniel Komen KEN 19 Feb 1998 Stockholm, SWE Globen Galan 12:59.04 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 20 Feb 1997 Stockholm, SWE DN Games 13:10.98 Haile Gebrselassie ETH 27 Jan 1996 Sindelfingen 13:13.3 x Hans-Joerg Kunze GER 19 Feb 1983 Senftenberg, GER East German Indoor Championships 13:20.4 Suleiman Nyambui TAN 06 Feb 1981 New York, NY Millrose Games Madison Square Garden 13:20.8 Emiel Puttemans BEL 10 Jan 1976 Paris, FRA 13:24.6 Emiel Puttemans BEL 17 Mar 1974 Paris, FRA 13:30.8 Emiel Puttemans BEL 24 Feb 1974 Vittel, FRA 13:34.2 Miruts Yifter ETH 09 Feb 1974 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games 13:45.2 Vyacheslav Alanov URS 09 Mar 1969 Sverdlovsk, RUS 13:49.8 x Anatoly Makarov URS 07 Mar 1966 Leningrad, RUS 13:58.4 Alan Simpson GBR 10 Apr 1965 Tampere, FIN 14:23.2 Ville Ritola FIN 24 Feb 1925 New York, NY AAU meet for Cathedral of St. John Madison Square Garden 14:31.0 Ville Ritola FIN 03 Feb 1925 New York, NY Western Union AA Games Madison Square Garden 14:39.4 Ville Ritola FIN 24 Jan 1925 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn College AA meet 13th Regiment Armory 14:44.6 Paavo Nurmi FIN 06 Jan 1925 New York, NY Finnish American AC meet Madison Square Garden 14:54.6 Joie Ray USA 07 Mar 1923 New York, NY Western Union Games 22nd Regiment Armory 15:01.4 Ville Ritola FIN 24 Feb 1923 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Evening High School Games 13th Regiment Armory 15:05.8 George Bonhag USA 25 Jan 1912 New York, NY National A.A.U. championships Notes 13:13.3 x Hans-Joerg Kunze - oversized track 13:49.9 x Anatoly Makarov - oversized track
10000 m
27:50.29 Mark Bett KEN 10 Feb 2002 Ghent, BEL 28:12.4 Emiel Puttemans BEL 22 Feb 1975 Paris, FRA Porte de Pantin Stadium 29:05.6 Seppo Tuominen FIN 17 Feb 1974
1 7/8 mile relay
7:18.4 Villanova (Kozlowski, Ferko, Webster, Sullivan) 10 Mar 1962 New York, NY IC4A Championships 7:25.3 New York University (anchor MacMitchell) 22 Feb 1941 New York, NY National AAU Indoor Championships 7:27.5 N. Texas State (D. Brown, E. Brown, W. Rideout, B. Rideout) 05 Feb 1938 New York, NY Millrose Games 7:29.6 New York University 22 Feb 1932 New York, NY National AAU Indoor Championships 7:30.4 U. Penn (anchor C. Coan) 25 Feb 1931 New York, NY National AAU Indoor Championships 7:35.4 IAC (S. Rosen, A. Dowding, R. Watson, J. Ray) 17 Feb 1923 Buffalo, NY National AAU Indoor Championships 7:38.4 13th Regiment (F. McNally, J. Rosenberger, J. Sullivan, A. Kiviat) 07 Apr 1911 Buffalo, NY 65th Regiment Games
Distance medley relay (DMR)
9:19.42 U. Oregon (C. Hocker, L. Peralta, C. Hunter, C. Teare) 29 Jan 2021 Fayettville, AR Razorback Invitational 9:19.93 USA (M. Centrowitz, M. Berry, E. Sowinski, P. Casey) 31 Jan 2015 New York, NY Armory Track Invitational 9:25.97 U. Texas (K. Miller, D. Forston, J. Hernandez, L. Manzano) 16 Feb 2008 Fayetteville, AR Tyson Invitational 9:27.77 U. Michigan (N. Brannen, D. Talbert, A. Ellerton, N. Willis) 12 Mar 2004 Fayetteville, AR Tyson Invitational 9:28.83 Stanford U. (G. Jennings, E. Kelty, M. Stember, J. Riley) 10 Mar 2000 Fayetteville, AR NCAA Indoor T&F Championships 9:29.54 Washington State (E. Kamau, G. Macias, R. Kiplangat, B. Lagat) 13 Mar 1998 Fayetteville, AR Tyson Golden Spike Invitational 9:30.07 Arkansas (N. Bruton, C. Davis, B. Baker, G. Hood) 12 Mar 1994 Indianapolis, IN NCAA Indoor T&F Championships * 9:42.22 Villanova (J. Hunter, T. Robinson, M. England, S. Maree) 15 Mar 1980 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor T&F Championships 9:43.11 Texas El Paso (F. Ongaga, P. Njoroge, F. Munune, J. Munyala) 13 Mar 1976 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor T&F Championships 9:43.16 Texas El Paso (P. Njoroge, J. Gichongeri, W. Waigwa, J. Munyala) 13 Mar 1976 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor T&F Championships 9:43.9 Manhattan College (J. Lovett, R. Johnson, J. Savage, T. Colon) 10 Mar 1973 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor T&F Championships 9:44.6 Kansas State (C. Harper, J. Holbrook, W. Dutton, C. Nightingale) 11 Mar 1967 Detroit, MI NCAA Indoor T&F Championships Oversize track 9:28.78 Arkansas (S. Lassiter, J. Huffman, R. Stanley, M. Power) 06 Feb 1998 Ames, IA Iowa State Classic 9:31.5 Villanova (W. Smith, L. Hyman, C. Mason, M. Liquori) 13 Feb 1971 Houston, TX Astrodome Federation Meet 9:34.0 U. Houston (L. Vicenik, M. Mayes, M. Joauhar, L. Hilton) 14 Feb 1970 Houston, TX Astrodome Federation T&F Champ. * In 1984 the NCAA switched from 1320-440-880-1760 yards to 1200-400-800-1600 meters. The winning times at the 1984 and 1985 NCAA Indoor Championships were 9:40.18 (Eastern Michigan) and 9:39.40 (Wisconsin), respectively. These do NOT convert to faster times than the 9:42.22 by Villanova in 1980. The DMR was not run at the NCAA Indoor Championships from 1986-1993.
4 x 800 m relay
7:11.30 HOKA NJNY TC (J. McAsey, K. Merber, C. Giesting, J. Garn) 25 Feb 2018 Boston, MA Boston University Last Chance Meet 7:13.11 USA (R. Jones, D. Torrence, D. Solomon, E. Sowinski) 08 Feb 2014 Boston, MA New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 7:13.94 USA (J. Woody, K. Paranya, R. Kenah, D. Krummenacker) 06 Feb 2000 Boston, MA New Balance Invitational 7:17.45 x Clemson (M. Radziwinski, D. Wittman, P. Greyling, T. Herrington) 11 Mar 1989 Indianapolis, IN NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champ. 7:17.8 USSR (V. Taratynov, S. Meshcherskikh, A. Taranov, V. Semyashkin) 14 Mar 1971 Sofia, BUL European Athletics Indoor Champ. 7:17.45 x Doesn't count as world record because relay team members from different countries
4 x 880 yd relay
7:20.8 U. Chicago Track Club (T. Bach, L. Paul, K. Sparks, R. Wohlhuter) 09 Feb 1974 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 7:22.8 x Villanova (A. O'Reilly, C. Mason, M. Liquori, F. Murphy) 15 Feb 1969 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 7:23.7 x Villanova (I. Hamilton, C. Messenger, F. Murphy, D. Patrick) 17 Feb 1968 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 7:24.6 Villanova (A. Adams, J. Orr, T. Sullivan, N. Carroll) 27 Feb 1965 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 7:24.9 Villanova (J. Orr, A. Adams, T. Sullivan, N. Carroll) 15 Feb 1964 Louisville, KY Mason-Dixon Games Freedom Hall 7:26.4 Villanova (V. Zwolak, A. Adams, T. Sullivan, N. Carroll) 01 Feb 1964 Boston, MA Boston AA Games Boston Garden 7:22.8 x Not all runners from the same country 7:23.7 x Not all runners from the same country
4 x 1 mile relay
16:03.68 Brooks (D. Ribich, H. Wynne, B. Kidder, I. Yorks) 26 Jan 2019 New York, NY Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge 16:12.81 HOKA NJNY TC (D. Cabral, F. Palmer, G. Crawford, K. Merber) 17 Feb 2017 New York, NY Artie O'Connor College Invit. 16:16.67 NY Athletic Club (B. Horton, J. Smith, B. Schlapak, B. Burke) 10 Jan 1993 Hanover, NH Dartmouth Relays 16:19.0 Villanova (G. McKay, D. Paige, M. Belger, P. Kane) 17 Jan 1976 Hanover, NH Dartmouth Relays 16:34.8 U. Indiana (D. Hayes, P. Mandera, S. Heidenreich, P. Wysong) 19 Feb 1974 Bloomington, IN 16:58.4/56.3 Purdue 27 Mar 1971 1971 ... 17:21.7[.4] U. Pennsylvania (G. Venzke, C. Coan, D. Dean, B. McKniff) 11 Mar 1933 Buffalo, NY Niagara AAU Games 17:43.4 Cornell U. (L.S. Finch, H.N. Putnam, T.S. Berna, J.P. Jones) 03 Mar 1911 Buffalo, NY 65th Infantry Games 17:58 Irish-American AC (Shepherd, Bromilow, Riley, Kiviat) 1908 Note: Later reports put the Cornell record on Mar 1, 1912, but I got the information from the March 4, 1911 edition of the Cornell Daily Sun.