800 m
1:42.34 Donavan Brazier 01 Oct 2019 Doham, QAT IAAF World Championships
1:42.60 Johnny Gray 28 Aug 1985 Koblenz, GER
1:42.96 Johnny Gray 29 Aug 1984 Koblenz, GER
1:43.28 Johnny Gray 24 Aug 1984 Brussels, BEL
1:43.74 t Johnny Gray 19 Jun 1984 Los Angeles, CA U.S. Olympic trials Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1:43.74 Earl Jones 19 Jun 1984 Los Angeles, CA U.S. Olympic trials Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1:43.9 Rick Wohlhuter 22 Jun 1974 Los Angeles, CA National AAU Championships
1:44.3 tw David Wottle 01 Jul 1972 Eugene, OR U.S. Olympic trials Hayward Field
1:44.9 y Jim Ryun 10 Jun 1966 Terre Haute, IN USTAF Federation meet Indiana State University track
1:45.8 Tom Courtney 09 Aug 1957 Oslo, NOR Bislett Stadium
1:46.0 Tom Courtney 26 Jul 1957 Gaevle, SWE
1:46.4 Tom Courtney 30 Jun 1956 Los Angeles, CA U.S. Olympic trials Memorial Coliseum
1:46.7 Arnold Sewell 16 Jun 1956 Berkeley, CA National Collegiate Championships
1:46.8 Tom Courtney 30 Jun 1955 Kouvola, FIN
1:47.5 y Lon Spurrier 26 Mar 1955 Berkeley, CA
1:47.9 + Mal Whitfield 17 Jul 1953 Turku, FIN
1:48.0 Mal Whitfield 06 Aug 1952 Gothenburg, SWE
1:48.6 t Mal Whitfield 27 Jun 1952 Los Angeles, CA U.S. Olympic trials
1:48.6 John Woodruff 07 Jun 1940 Compton, CA Compton Invitational
1:49.6 yw Elroy Robinson 11 Jul 1937
1:49.7 w Glenn Cunningham 20 Aug 1936 Stockholm, SWE
1:49.8 ytw Ben Eastman 16 Jun 1934 Princeton, NJ Princeton Invitational
...
1:51.9 +w James "Ted" Meredith 08 Jul 1912 Stockholm, SWE
y - this was an 880-yard time, but since it was equal to or less than the standing 800-meter mark,
it also stood as an 800-meter record.
Notes
I have seen the following times sometimes listed as records, but all come from 880-yard races and I don't
believe any were officially timed at 800 meters.
1:43.5 + Rick Wohlhuter 08 Jun 1974 Eugene, OR
1:44.0 + Rick Wohlhuter 27 May 1973 Los Angeles, CA
1:44.3 + Jim Ryun 10 Jun 1966 Terre Haute, IN
1:45.8 + Morgan Groth 15 Aug 1964 Kingston, JAM
Half mile (880 yds)
1:44.1 w Rick Wohlhuter 08 Jun 1974 Eugene, OR Hayward Field Restoration meetn Hayward Field 1:44.6 w Rick Wohlhuter 27 May 1973 Los Angeles, CA Von's Classic meet Los Angeles Coliseum 1:44.9 w Jim Ryun 10 Jun 1966 Terre Haute, IN US T&F Federation meet Indiana State University track ... 1:46.8 w Tom Courtney 24 May 1957 Los Angeles, CA 17th Coliseum Relays 1:47.5 w Lon Spurrier 26 Mar 1955 Berkeley, CA Triangular meet ... 1:48.6 w Mal Whitfield 17 Jul 1953 Turku, FIN 1:49.2 tw Mal Whitfield 19 Aug 1950 Cleveland, OH Exhibition run ... 1:49.6 w Elroy Robinson 11 Jul 1937 New York, NY World Labor Athletic Carnival Randall Island Stadium 1:49.8 tw Ben Eastman 16 Jun 1934 Princeton, NJ Palmer Stadium 1:50.9 tw Charles Hornbostel 17 Jun 1933 Chicago, IL National Collegiate AA T&F Champs Soldier Field 1:50.9 w Ben Eastman 04 Jun 1932 San Francisco, CA Pacific Associationa T&F Champs Kezar Stadium 1:51.3 w Ben Eastman 09 Apr 1932 Palo Alto, CA ... 1:52.2 w James "Ted" Meredith 13 May 1916 Philadelphia, PA Cornell-Penn dual meet Franklin Field 1:52.5 w James "Ted" Meredith 08 Jul 1912 Stockholm, SWE Olympic Games
1000 m
2:13.9 w Rick Wohlhuter 30 Jul 1974 Oslo, NOR Martin Luther King Games 2:17.7 Juris Luzins 21 Jul 1971 Verona, ITA 2:18.7 Wade Bell 04 Jul 1967 Eugene, OR Oregon Jr. Championship meet 2:19.3 Thomas Courtney 04 Jul 1957 Goteborg, SWE 2:20.8 w Mal Whitfield 16 Aug 1953 Eskilstuna, SWE 2:21.4 Mal Whitfield 11 Aug 1953 Stockholm, SWE 2:21.7 Mal Whitfield 12 Jul 1953 Kouvola, FIN 2:23.9 Glenn Cunningham 19 Jul 1933 Stockholm, SWE
3/4 mile
2:55.7 Jack Yerman 05 May 1962 Bakersfield, CA
2:56.2 Jim Grelle 05 Aug 1960 Long Beach, CA Olympic warm up meet
2:57.7* Jim Grelle 19 Jul 1958 New York, NY Handicap meet Downing Stadium
2:56.2** Wes Santee 07 Dec 1955 Quantico, VA Butler Stadium
2:58.2 Wes Santee 06 Jul 1952 New York, NY Olympic team workout Randall's Island
2:58.7 Paul Moore 17 Apr 1940 Palo Alto, CA Stanford-San Jose meet
3:00.3 Wayne Rideout 18 Jun 1938 Princeton, NJ Princeton Invitational Palmer Stadium
3:00.8 Glenn Cunningham 05 Jun 1937 New York, NY NYAC Games Travers Island
3:01.4 Joe Mangan 08 Jun 1935 New York, NY NYAC Games Travers Island
3:00.8*** Bill Bonthron 01 Aug 1934 Gothenburg, SWE International meet
3:02.3[.2] Gene Venzke 19 May 1934 Philadelphia, PA Special race Franklin Field
3:02.8 Thomas Conneff 21 Aug 1895 New York, NY NYAC tryouts for international games Travers Island
3:07+ Thomas Conneff 26 Aug 1893 Boston, MA Boston AA Handicap Games Holme's Field
* At the time, it was note that this would not go down as a record because it was a
handicap race, but in later years it seems to have been treated as the record.
** This doesn't seem to have gone on the books as a record. It may not have been officially timed.
*** American citizen record, but not American soil record.
1500 m
3:29.30 Bernard Lagat 28 Aug 2005 Rieti, ITA Rieti Grand Prix 3:29.77 Sydney Maree 25 Aug 1985 Cologne, FRG Mobil Grand Prix 3:31.76 Steve Scott 16 Jul 1985 Nice, FRA Nice International T&F meet 3:31.96 Steve Scott 26 Aug 1981 Koblenz, GER International meet 3:33.1 w Jim Ryun 08 Jul 1967 Los Angeles, CA U.S.-British Commonwealth T&F meet Los Angeles Coliseum 3:36.1 + Jim Ryun 17 Jul 1966 Berkeley, CA All American Invitational Edwards Stadium 3:38.1 Tom O'Hara 28 Jun 1964 New Brunswick, NJ National AAU T&F championships 3:39.3 + Cary Weisiger 07 Jun 1963 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 3:39.4 Jim Beatty 09 Aug 1962 Oslo, NOR International meet Bislet Stadium 3:39.9 Jim Beatty 22 Jul 1962 Stanford, CA U.S.-Russian meet Stanford Stadium 3:40.2 Jim Beatty 07 Aug 1961 Oslo, NOR International meet Bislet Stadium 3:40.9 t Jim Beatty 29 Jul 1961 Warsaw, POL U.S.-Poland meet 20th Anniversary Stadium 3:40.9 Dyrol Burleson 06 Sep 1960 Rome, ITA Olympic Games 3:41.3 Dyrol Burleson 12 Aug 1960 Walnut, CA Olympic tune-up meet 3:41.5 William Dellinger 05 Aug 1958 Budapest, HUN U.S.-Hungary meet 3:42.8 +w Wesley Santee 04 Jun 1954 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 3:44.2 Wesley Santee 23 Jul 1953 Gothenburg, SWE International meet 3:45.2 t Bob McMillen 20 Aug 1952 Luxembourg, LUX 3:45.2 Bob McMillen 26 Jul 1952 Helsinki, FIN Olympic Games 3:47.9 Walter Mehl 29 Jun 1940 Fresno, CA National AAU T&F championships 3:48.4 Glenn Cunningham 06 Aug 1936 Berlin, GER Olympic Games 3:48.8 w William Bonthron 30 Jun 1934 Milwaukee, WI National AAU meet Marquette University stadium 3:51.6 Glenn Cunningham 12 Aug 1933 Budapest, HUN U.S.-Hungary meet 3:52.3 Glenn Cunningham 30 Jun 1933 Chicago, IL National AAU T&F championships Soldier Field 3:52.6 Gene Venzke 18 Jun 1932 Cambridge, MA Eastern Olympic tryouts 3:53.1 + Glenn Cunningham 11 Jun 1932 Chicago,IL National Collegiate Athletic Assn meet Stagg Field 3:55.0 Ray Conger 07 Jul 1928 Cambridge, MA Olympic tryouts Harvard Stadium 3:55.8 w Abel Kiviat 08 Jun 1912 Cambridge, MA Olympic tryouts Harvard Stadium 3:56.8 Abel Kiviat 01 Jun 1912 New York, NY A.A.U. Metropolitan Assn. meet Celtic Park 3:59.2 Abel Kiviat 26 May 1912 New York, NY Postoffice Clerks' Association games Celtic Park 4:01.2 John Halstead 06 Jun 1908 Philadelphia, PA Olympic trials 4:05.4 James Lightbody 03 Sep 1904 Saint Louis, MO Olympic Games 4:09.0 John Bray 30 May 1900 Bayonne, NJ Knickerbocker AC Decoration Day meet Note: Sydney Maree ran a 3:31.24 on 28 Aug 1983 in Cologne, GER, but was not yet a U.S. citizen.
Mile
3:46.91 Alan Webb 21 Jul 2007 Brasschaat, BEL Atletiek Vlaanderen 3:47.69 Steve Scott 07 Jul 1982 Oslo, NOR Oslo Games Bislett Stadium 3:48.53 Steve Scott 26 Jun 1982 Oslo, NOR Bislett Games Bislett Stadium 3:49.68 Steve Scott 11 Jul 1981 Oslo, NOR Oslo Games Bislett Stadium 3:51.1 w Jim Ryun 23 Jun 1967 Bakersfield, CA National AAU T&F Championships Memorial Stadium (Bakersfield College) 3:51.3 w Jim Ryun 17 Jul 1966 Berkeley, CA All American Invitational Edwards Stadium 3:53.7 Jim Ryun 04 Jun 1966 Compton, CA Compton Invitational Los Angeles Coliseum 3:55.3 Jim Ryun 27 Jun 1965 San Diego, CA National AAU Championships Balboa Stadium 3:55.4 Jim Grelle 15 Jun 1965 Vancouver, BC Vancouver International Track Meet 3:55.5 Jim Beatty 07 Jun 1963 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 3:56.3 Jim Beatty 21 Aug 1962 Helsinki, FIN 3:56.5 Jim Beatty 18 Aug 1962 London, GBR White City Stadium 3:57.6 Dyrol Burleson 24 May 1961 Eugene, OR Emerald Empire Athletic Assn. meet 3:58.0 Jim Beatty 28 May 1960 Modesto, CA California Relays 3:58.6 Dyrol Burleson 23 Apr 1960 Eugene, OR Standford-Oregon dual meet 3:58.7 Don Bowden 01 Jun 1957 Stockton, CA Pacific AAU track meet 4:00.5 Wesley Santee 02 Apr 1955 Austin, TX Texas Relays 4:00.6 Wesley Santee 04 Jun 1954 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 4:01.3 Wesley Santee 29 May 1954 Kansas City, KS Missouri Valley AAU meet 4:02.4 Wesley Santee 05 Jun 1953 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 4:06.0 William Hulse 31 Jul 1943 Berea, OH Baldwin-Wallace meet 4:06.5 Gilbert Dodds 24 Jul 1943 Cambridge, MA Harvard Stadium 4:06.7 w Glenn Cunningham 16 Jun 1934 Princeton, NJ Alumni Day track & field meet Palmer Stadium (Princeton) 4:08.7 William Bonthron 15 Jul 1933 Princeton, NJ 4:09.8 Glenn Cunningham 17 Jun 1933 Chicago, IL National Collegiate AA championships Soldier Field 4:11.1 Glenn Cunningham 11 Jun 1932 Chicago, IL National Collegiate Athletic Assn meet Stagg Field 4:12.4 Ralph Hill 17 May 1930 Eugene, OR Washington-Oregon dual meet 4:12.6 w Norman Taber 16 Jul 1915 Cambridge, MA Harvard Stadium 4:14.4 w John Paul Jones 31 May 1913 Cambridge, MA 38th ICAAAA meet Harvard Stadium 4:15.4 John Paul Jones 27 May 1911 Cambridge, MA 36th Intercollegiate T&F meet Soldiers Field 4:15.6 Thomas Conneff 28 Aug 1895 New York Travers Island 4:17.8 Thomas Conneff 26 Aug 1893 Cambridge, MA 4:21.4 Thomas Conneff 19 Sep 1891 New York 4:27.6 Lawrence Myers 11 Nov 1882 New York 4:29.5 Lawrence Myers 31 May 1880 New York 4:37.6 William Duffy 20 Sep 1879 Mott Haven, NY 4:43.8 Edward Merrit 24 Oct 1877 Mott Haven, NY
2000 m
4:52.44 Jim Spivey 15 Sep 1987 Lausanne, SUI 4:54.20 Sydney Maree 04 Sep 1985 Rieti, ITA 4:54.71 Steve Scott 31 Aug 1982 Ingelheim, GER 4:58.72 Steve Scott 14 Aug 1982 Nice, FRA 5:00.11 Craig Masback 05 Jun 1982 Bordeux, FRA 5:01.4 Steve Prefontaine 09 May 1975 Coos Bay, OR 5:02.2 Marty Liquori 07 Jul 1971 Louvain, BEL 5:07.4 Jim Grelle 18 Mar 1966 Sydney, AUS 5:10.0 Fred Dwyer 29 Jul 1955 Boras, SWE 5:16.8[.7] w Archie San Romani 26 Aug 1937 Helsinki, FIN
3000 m
7:29:00 Bernard Lagat 29 Aug 2010 Rieti, ITA IAAF World Challenge 7:30.84 Bob Kennedy 08 Aug 1998 Monaco Herculis International 7:31.69 Bob Kennedy 23 Aug 1996 Brussels, BEL Van Damme Memorial meet 7:33.96 Bob Kennedy 10 Aug 1996 Monaco Herculis Grand Prix 7:35.33 Bob Kennedy 18 Jul 1994 Nice, FRA Nikaia Grand Prix 7:35.84 Doug Padilla 09 Jul 1983 Oslo, NOR 7:36.69 Steve Scott 01 Sep 1981 Ingelheim, GER 7:37.7 Rudy Chapa 10 May 1979 Eugene, OR 7:42.6 Steve Prefontaine 02 Jul 1974 Milan, ITA 7:44.2 Steve Prefontaine 03 Aug 1972 Oslo, NOR 7:45.8 Steve Prefontaine 24 Jun 1972 Gresham, OR Rose Festival meet 7:54.2 Jim Beatty 15 Aug 1962 Avranches, FRA 8:03.6 Max Truex 16 Sep 1960 Cologne, GER 8:12.2 Fred Wilt 20 Jul 1950 Turku, FIN 8:18.9 Greg Rice 04 May 1940 Minneapolis, MN Finnish Relief Fund race Memorial Stadium Note: Sydney Maree ran a 7:33.37 on 17 Jul 1982 but was not yet a U.S. citizen. I have seen Maree's time presented as a U.S. record in some places, though. If this performance is allowed as an American record, the progression would be as shown below. 7:31.69 Bob Kennedy 23 Aug 1996 Brussels, BEL Van Damme Memorial meet 7:33.37 Sydney Maree 17 Jul 1982 London, GBR Crystal Palace 7:36.69 Steve Scott 01 Sep 1981 Ingelheim, GER
3000 m steeplechase
8:00.45 Evan Jager 04 Jul 2015 Saint Denis, FRA Meeting Areva (DL) 8:04.71 Evan Jager 05 Sep 2014 Brussels, BEL Memorial Van Damme (DL) 8:06.81 Evan Jager 20 Jul 2012 Monaco Herculis Meeting International d'Athletisme 8:08.82 Dan Lincoln 14 Jul 2006 Rome, ITA Golden Gala 8:09.17 Henry Marsh 28 Aug 1985 Koblenz, FRG 8:12.37 Henry Marsh 17 Aug 1983 Berlin, FRG 8:15.68 Henry Marsh 28 Jun 1980 Eugene, OR U.S.A. Olympic Trials 8:19.29 Doug Brown 18 Aug 1978 Berlin, FRG 8:21.55 Henry Marsh 05 Jul 1977 Stockholm, SWE 8:22.54 George Malley 11 Jun 1977 Los Angeles, CA U.S.A. Outdoor Track & Field Championships 8:23.2 Doug Brown 11 May 1974 Knoxville, TN Tom Black Classic 8:26.4 Sid Sink 26 Jun 1971 Eugene, OR Amateur Athletic Union Track and Field Championships 8:30.6[.5] George Young 21 Jun 1968 Sacramento, CA Amateur Athletic Union Track and Field Championships 8:32.4 Pat Traynor 17 Aug 1967 Duesseldorf, FRG USA-West Germany dual meet 8:34.2 George Young 15 Oct 1964 Tokyo, JAP Olympic Games (round 1) 8:38.0 George Young 16 Jul 1961 Moscow, URS U.S.-Soviet Union meet 8:40.8 Phil Coleman 01 Aug 1958 Warsaw, POL U.S.-Poland meet 8:45.4 Horace Ashenfelter 25 Jul 1952 Helsinki, FIN Olympic Games (final) 8:51.0 Horace Ashenfelter 23 Jul 1952 Helsinki, FIN Olympic Games (round 1) 9:08.2 Harold Manning 12 Jul 1936 New York, NY Olympic Trials 9:14.5 Joe McCluskey 16 Jul 1932 Palo Alto, CA Olympic tryouts
2 mile
8:07.07 Matthew Tegenkamp 10 Jun 2007 Eugene, OR Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field 8:11.48 Alan Webb 04 Jun 2005 Eugene, OR Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field 8:11.59 Bob Kennedy 19 Jul 1997 Hechtel, BEL 8:12.74 Marc Davis 24 Aug 1994 Goteborg, SWE iDAG Galan 8:17.12[.2] Marty Liquori 17 Jul 1975 Stockholm, SWE 8:18.29[.4] Steve Prefontaine 18 Jul 1974 Stockholm, SWE 8:19.4 Steve Prefontaine 24 Aug 1972 Munich, GER 8:22.0 George Young 01 Jun 1968 San Diego, CA 8:25.2(.1) Jim Ryun 13 May 1966 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Coliseum Relays 8:26.4 w Robert Schul 29 Aug 1964 Los Angeles, CA 8:29.8 w Jim Beatty 08 Jun 1962 Los Angeles, CA Southern Pacific AAU meet 8:42.5 Dyrol Burleson 07 Apr 1962 Eugene, OR Oregon-Brigham Young dual meet 8:43.8 William Dellinger 14 Sep 1960 London, GBR USA-British Commonwealth meet 8:48.0[.6] Phil Coleman 14 Nov 1956 Geelong, AUS 8:49.6 Horace Ashenfelter 03 Jun 1955 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 8:54.5 Fred Wilt 30 May 1951 Providence, RI 8:58.4[.3]w Donald Lash 13 Jun 1936 Princeton, NJ Princeton Invitational Palmer Stadium 9:13.2 Norman Bright 09 Jul 1935 New York, NY Ohio Field (NYU) 9:15.4 Joseph Mangan 15 Jul 1933 Princeton, NJ Princeton-Cornell-Oxford-Cambridge meet Palmer Stadium 9:17.8 Tel Berna 04 May 1912 Ithaca, NY Cornell-Penn dual meet 9:25.2 Tel Berna 27 May 1911 Cambridge, MA Harvard Stadium 9:26.6 Tel Berna 07 May 1910 Ithaca, NY Cornell-Penn dual meet 9:27.6[.4] P. J. Taylor 29 May 1909 Cambridge, MA Intercollegiate Championships
3 mile
12:51.4 Steve Prefontaine 08 Jun 1974 Eugene, OR Hayward Field Restoration meet Hayward Field 12:53 Gerry Lindgren 14 May 1966 Seattle, WA Northern Div. Pacific Athl. Conf. meet 13:04.2 Gerry Lindgren 10 Jul 1965 London, GBR AAA Championships White City Stadium ... 13:10.4 Bob Schul 26 Jun 1965 San Diego, CA National AAU meet 13:11.4 Ron Larrieu 10 Jun 1965 Toronto, CAN 13:15.6 + Bob Schul 05 Jun 1964 Compton, CA Compton Invitational ... 13:21 [.6] Max Truex 21 Jul 1961 London, GBR U.S.-Great Britain meet White City Stadium 13:28.0 Jim Beatty 03 Jun 1960 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 13:35.7 Max Truex 31 May 1957 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 13:47.6 Max Truex 11 May 1957 Fresno, CA West Coast Relays 13:51.8 Charley Cappozoli 04 Aug 1952 London, GBR U.S.-British Empire meet ... 14:00 Greg Rice 06 Jun 1942 Pelham Manor, NY Metropolitian AAU meet Travers Island 14:13 Greg Rice 28 Dec 1941 New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl meet Sugar Bowl
5000 m
12:53.60 Bernard Lagat 22 Jul 2011 Monaco Herculis/Samsung Diamond League meet Stade Louis II 12:54.12 Bernard Lagat 04 Jun 2010 Oslo, NOR Bislett Games 12:56.27 Dathan Ritzenhein 28 Aug 2009 Zurich, SUI Weltklasse meet 12:58.21 Bob Kennedy 14 Aug 1996 Zurich, SUI Weltklasse meet 12:58.75 Bob Kennedy 08 Jul 1996 Stockholm, SWE Galan Grand Prix 13:01.15 Sydney Maree 27 Jul 1985 Oslo, NOR 13:11.93 Alberto Salazar 06 Jul 1982 Stockholm, SWE 13:12.91 Matt Centrowitz 05 Jun 1982 Eugene, OR Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field 13:15.06 Martin Liquori 04 Sep 1977 Dusseldorf, GER World Cup meet 13:16.00 Martin Liquori 24 Aug 1977 Zurich, SUI 13:19.40 Duncan MacDonald 10 Aug 1976 Stockholm, SWE Olympic Stadium 13:21.87 Steve Prefontaine 26 Jun 1974 Helsinki, FIN 13:22.4 Steve Prefontaine 27 Jun 1973 Helsinki, FIN World Athletic Games 13:22.8 Steve Prefontaine 09 Jul 1972 Eugene, OR U.S. Olympic Track Trials Hayward Field 13:29.6 Steve Prefontaine 29 Apr 1972 Eugene, OR Oregon-Washington meet 13:30.4 Steve Prefontaine 03 Jul 1971 Berkeley, CA USA-USSR meet Edwards Stadium 13:32.2 George Young 15 May 1971 Bakersfield, CA 13:33.8 Gerry Lindgren 25 May 1968 Modesto, CA California Relays Modesto Junior College Stadium 13:38.0 t Gerry Lindgren 04 Jun 1966 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 13:38.0 Bob Schul 05 Jun 1964 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 13:45.0 Jim Beatty 24 Aug 1962 Turku, FIN 13:49.6 Max Truex 02 Jun 1962 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 13:51.7 Jim Beatty 03 Jun 1960 Compton, CA Compton Relays 14:03.6 Max Truex 06 May 1960 Sunnyvale, CA 14:04.2 Max Truex 31 May 1957 Compton, CA Compton Invitational 14:14.5 Max Truex 11 May 1957 Fresno, CA West Coast Relays 14:16.2 William Dellinger 01 Nov 1956 Los Angeles, CA 14:22.8 Max Truex 20 Oct 1956 Ontario, CA 14:25.5 William Dellinger 13 Oct 1956 Berkeley, CA 14:26.0 William Dellinger 29 Jun 1956 Los Angeles, CA 14:26.8 Fred Wilt 29 Jun 1950 Helsinki, FIN USA-Finland meet 14:30.0 Ralph Hill 05 Aug 1932 Los Angeles, CA Olympic Games 15:05.8 Charles F. Hunter 26 Jun 1920 Pasadena, CA Western Olympic Games tryouts Tournament of Roses Park 15:06.4 Louis Scott 26 May 1912 Celtic Park, NY
6 mile
26:51.8+ Steve Prefontaine 27 Apr 1974 Eugene, OR U. Oregon Twilight Meet Hayward Field 27:09.4 Steve Prefontaine 24 Mar 1973 Bakersfield, CA Bakersfield Invitational Bakersfield College track 27:11.6 Gerry Lindgren 27 Jun 1965 San Diego, CA National AAU Championships Balboa Stadium 27:11.6 Billy Mills 27 Jun 1965 San Diego, CA National AAU Championships Balboa Stadium 27:54.0 Ron Larrieu 12 Aug 1964 Los Angeles, CA Pierce College track 28:00.8 Leonard "Buddy" Edelen 12 Jul 1963 London, GBR AAA Championships White City Stadium 28:21.8 Peter McArdle 15 Jun 1963 Yonkers, NY Metropolitan AAU Championships War Memorial Field 28:26.0 Leonard "Buddy" Edelen 13 Jul 1962 London, GBR AAA Championships White City Stadium 28:34.8 Peter McArdle 22 Jun 1962 Walnut, CA National AAU Championships Mt. San Antonio College stadium 28:52.6 John Gutknecht 24 Jun 1961 New York, NY National AAU Championships Downing Stadium 28:56.0 Bob Soth 12 Aug 1960 Walnut, CA Mt. San Antonio College stadium 29:28.1 Gordon McKenzie 09 Jun 1956 New York, NY Metropolitan AAU Championships Downing Stadium 29:33.6 Dick Hart 01 Oct 1955 Swarthmore, PA 30:24.7 Gordon McKenzie 11 Jun 1955 New York, NY Metropolitan AAU Championships Downing Stadium 30:27.4 Louis Gregory 11 Jun 1932 New York, NY Metropolitan AAU Championships Yankee Stadium ... 30:43.0+ William Kramer 08 Jun 1912 Cambridge, MA United States Olympic Trials Harvard Stadium 31:05.2++ George Bonhag 06 Nov 1909 New York, NY Celtic Park + en route to 10k ++ en route to 10 miles Notes: 1. Newspaper reports of McKenzie's 6/11/55 record note that he broke Curtis Stone's record of 30:33.4. That time, though, was for a 10k and I've found no report of an official six-mile split time for that race. 2. I've seen a report of a 29:01.8 by Leonard "Buddy" Edelen in 1960, but I can't find confirmation of this.
10000 m
26:44.36 Galen Rupp 30 May 2014 Eugene, OR Prefontaine Classic Hayward Field 26:48.00 Galen Rupp 16 Sep 2011 Brussels, BEL Memorial Van Damme 26:59.60 Chris Solinsky 01 May 2010 Palo Alto, CA Payton Jordan Invitational 27:13.98 Meb Keflezighi 04 May 2001 Palo Alto, CA Payton Jordan Invitational 27:20.56 Marcus Nenow 05 Sep 1986 Brussels, BEL Memorial Van Damme 27:25.61 Alberto Salazar 26 Jun 1982 Oslo, NOR Bislett Games 27:29.16 Craig Virgin 17 Jul 1980 Paris, FRA Charlety Stadium 27:39.4 Craig Virgin 17 Jun 1979 Walnut, CA 92nd National AAU T&F Champ. Mt. San Antonio College Stadium 27:43.6 Steve Prefontaine 27 Apr 1974 Eugene, OR Oregon Twilight meet Hayward Field 27:51.32 Frank Shorter 03 Sep 1972 Munich, GER Olympic Games 27:58.23 Frank Shorter 31 Aug 1972 Munich, GER Olympic Games 28:08.0 Greg Fredericks 15 Jun 1972 Seattle, WA National AAU Championships 28:17.6 Billy Mills 12 Aug 1965 Augsburg, GER 28:24.4 Billy Mills 14 Oct 1964 Tokyo, JPN Olympic Games 28:50.34[.2] Max Truex 08 Sep 1960 Rome, ITA Olympic Games 29:58.9 Leonard "Buddy" Edelen 06 May 1960 Sunnyvale, CA 30:19.2 Lew Stieglitz 22 Apr 1960 Walnut, CA Mt. SAC Relays 30:31.9 Joe Tyler 07 Jun 1956 Los Angeles, CA Southern Pacific AAU Championships Coliseum 30:33.4 Curtis Stone 20 Jun 1952 Long Beach, CA National AAU Championships 30:38.4 Curtis Stone 29 Jul 1949 Oslo, NOR 30:54.6 Eino Pentti 17 Sep 1938 Helsinki, FIN 31:06.9 Don Lash 03 Jul 1936 Princeton, NJ National AAU Championships Palmer Stadium 31:24 Thomas McDonough 18 Jun 1932 Cambridge, MA Harvard Stadium 31:28.4 Joie Ray 07 Jul 1928 Cambridge, MA Harvard Stadium 31:43.6 W.J. "Willie" Kramer 08 Jun 1912 Cambridge, MA
4 x 1 mile relay
14:34.97 E. Jager, G. Fisher, S. McGorty, L. Lomong 31 Jul 2020 Portland, OR Bowerman TC Intrasquad IV meet 14:40.80 P. Casey, D. Torrence, W. Leer, L. Manzano 25 May 2014 Nassau, BAH IAAF World Relays 14:46.30
4 x 1 mile relay
16:08.54 D. Aldridge, D. Padilla, T. Smith, C. Aragon 04 May 1984 Eugene, OR 16:15.5 S. James, K. Young, J. Wright, D. Lapp 15 Apr 1977 Knoxville, TN 16:18.3 C. Perez, K. Palmer, D. Akin, J. Schemmel 23 Apr 1976 Des Moines, IA 16:19.6 S. Danforth, B. Vermilyea, C. MacDonald, D. Wottle 27 Apr 1973 Des Moines, IA 16.22.2 S. Eden, R. Beardmore, S. Wheeler, R. Wheeler 14 Apr 1973 Austin, TX 16:23.6 D. Wright, D. Buerkle, C. Mason, M. Liquori (?) 23 May 1970 Modesto, CA
Indoor Progression
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