World Outdoor Record Progression - Men

400 m  –  600 m  –  800 m  –  half mile  –  1000 m  –  3/4 mile  –  1500 m  –  mile  –  2000 m  –  3000 m  –  3000 m sc  –  2 mile  –  3 mile  –  5000 m  –  10000 m  –  4 x 800 m relay  –  two-mile relay  –  distance medley relay  –  4 x 1 mile relay

400 m

43.03        Wayde van Niekerk        RSA  14 Aug 2016    Rio de Janeiro, BRA      Olympic Games
43.18        Michael Johnson          USA  26 Aug 1999    Seville, ESP             IAAF World Championships
43.29        Butch Reynolds           USA  17 Aug 1988    Zurich, SUI
43.86 A      Lee Evans                USA  18 Oct 1968    Mexico City, MEX         Olympic Games
44.0 A x     Lee Evans                USA  14 Sep 1968    Echo Summit, CA          U.S. Olympic Trials
44.1 A       Larry James              USA  14 Sep 1968    Echo Summit, CA          U.S. Olympic Trials
44.5         Tommie Smith             USA  20 May 1967    San Jose, CA
44.9         Mike Larrabee            USA  12 Sep 1964    Los Angeles, CA          U.S. Olympic Trials
44.9 y       Adolph Plummer           USA  25 May 1963    Tempe, AZ
44.9         Carl Kaufmann            GER  06 Sep 1960    Rome, ITA                Olympic Games
44.9         Otis Davis               USA  06 Sep 1960    Rome, ITA                Olympic Games
45.2         Lou Jones                USA  30 Jun 1956    Los Angeles, CA          U.S. Olympic Trials
45.4 A       Lou Jones                USA  18 Mar 1955    Mexico City, MEX         Pan-Am Games
45.9         Herb McKenley            JAM  02 Jul 1948    Milwaukee, WI
46.0 y       Herb McKenley            JAM  05 Jun 1948    Berkeley, CA
46.0         Grover Klemmer           USA  06 Jun 1941    Philadelphia, PA
46.0         Rudolf Harbig            GER  12 Aug 1939    Frankfurt am Main, GER
46.1         Archie Williams          USA  19 Jun 1936    Chicago, IL              NCAA Championships
46.2         Bill Carr                USA  05 Aug 1932    Los Angeles, CA          Olympic Games
46.4 y       Ben Eastman              USA  26 Mar 1932    Palo Alto, CA
47.0         Emerson Spencer          USA  12 May 1928    Palo Alto, CA
47.6         Eric Liddell             GBR  11 Jul 1924    Paris, FRA
47.4 y       Ted Meredith             USA  27 May 1916    Cambridge, MA
48.2         Charles Reidpath         USA  13 Jul 1912    Stockholm, SWE           Olympic Games
47.8 y       Maxie Long               USA  29 Sep 1900    New York, NY

600 m

1:12.81      Johnny Gray              USA  24 May 1986    Santa Monica, CA
1:14.16      Johnny Gray              USA  21 Jul 1984    Sacramento, CA
1:14.3       Lee Evans                USA  31 Aug 1968    Echo Summit, CA

800 m

1:40.91      David Rudisha            KEN  09 Aug 2012    London, GBR              Olympic Games
1:41.01      David Rudisha            KEN  29 Aug 2010    Rieti, ITA
1:41.09      David Rudisha            KEN  22 Aug 2010    Berlin, GER
1:41.11      Wilson Kipketer          DEN  24 Aug 1997    Cologne, GER
1:41.24      Wilson Kipketer          DEN  13 Aug 1997    Zurich, SUI
1:41.73 t    Wilson Kipketer          DEN  07 Aul 1997    Stockholm, SWE
1:41.73      Sebastian Coe            GBR  10 Jun 1981    Florence, ITA
1:42.4       Sebastian Coe            GBR  05 Jul 1979    Oslo, NOR
1:43.4       Alberto Juantorena       CUB  21 Aug 1977    Sofia, Bulgaria
1:43.5       Alberto Juantorena       CUB  17 Jul 1976    Montreal, CAN
1:43.7       Marcello Fiasconaro      ITA  27 Jun 1973    Milan, ITA
1:44.3 t     Dave Wottle              USA  01 Jul 1972    Eugene, OR
1:44.3 t     Ralph Doubell            AUS  15 Oct 1968    Mexico City, MEX
1:44.3 +     Peter Snell              NZL  03 Feb 1962    Christchurch, NZL
1:45.7       Roger Moens              BEL  03 Aug 1955    Oslo, NOR
1:46.6       Rudolf Harbig            GER  15 Jul 1939    Milan, ITA
1:48.4 +     Sydney Wooderson         GBR  20 Aug 1938    Motspur Park, UK
1:49.6 y     Elroy Robinson           USA  11 Jul 1937    New York, NY
1:49.7       Glenn Cunningham         USA  20 Aug 1936    Stockholm, SWE
1:49.8 yt    Ben Eastman              USA  16 Jun 1934    Princeton, NJ
1:49.8       Tommy Hampson            GBR  02 Aug 1932    Los Angeles, CA
1:50.6       Sera Martin              FRA  14 Jul 1928    Paris, FRA
1:51.6 y     Otto Peltzer             GER  03 Jul 1926    London, GBR
1:51.9 +     Ted Meredith             USA  08 Jul 1912    Stockholm, SWE

half mile

1:44.1       Rick Wohlhuter           USA  09 Jun 1974    Eugene, OR               Hayward Field Restoration meetn         Hayward Field
1:44.6       Rick Wohlhuter           USA  27 May 1973    Los Angeles, CA          Von's Classic meet                      Los Angeles Coliseum
1:44.9       Jim Ryun                 USA  10 Jun 1966    Terre Haute, IN          US T&F Federation meet                  Indiana State University track
1:45.1       Peter Snell              NZL  03 Feb 1962    Christchurch, NZL                                                Lancaster Park track
1:46.8       Tom Courtney             USA  24 May 1957    Los Angeles, CA          17th Coliseum Relays
1:47.5       Lon Spurrier             USA  26 Mar 1955    Berkeley, CA             Triangular meet
1:48.6 t     Gunnar Nielsen           DEN  30 Sep 1954    Copenhagen, DEN
1:48.6       Mal Whitfield            USA  17 Jul 1953    Turku, FIN
1:49.2 t     Mal Whitfield            USA  19 Aug 1950    Cleveland, OH            Exhibition run    
1:49.2       Sydney Wooderson         GBR  20 Aug 1938    London, GBR                                                      Motspur Park, Surrey
1:49.6       Elroy Robinson           USA  11 Jul 1937    New York, NY             World Labor Athletic Carnival           Randall Island Stadium
1:49.8       Ben Eastman              USA  16 Jun 1934    Princeton, NJ                                                    Palmer Stadium
1:50.9 t     Charles Hornbostel       USA  17 Jun 1933    Chicago, IL              National Collegiate AA T&F Champs       Soldier Field 
1:50.9       Ben Eastman              USA  04 Jun 1932    San Francisco, CA        Pacific Associationa T&F Champs         Kezar Stadium              
1:51.3       Ben Eastman              USA  09 Apr 1932    Palo Alto, CA            triangular meet
1:51.6       Otto Peltzer             GER  03 Jul 1926    London, GBR              British AAA games                       Stamford Bridge
1:52.2       James "Ted" Meredith     USA  13 May 1916    Philadelphia, PA         Cornell-Penn dual meet                  Franklin Field
1:52.5       James "Ted" Meredith     USA  08 Jul 1912    Stockholm, SWE           Olympic Games
1:52.8       Emilio Lunghi            ITA  15 Sep 1909    Montreal, CAN            Montreal A.A.A. meet
1:53.4       Charles Kilpatrick       USA  21 Sep 1895    New York, NY                                                     Manhattan Field
1:54.4       F.J.K. Cross             GBR         1888    Oxford, GBR
1:55.4       Lon Myers                USA  (7 Jul)1884/5  Birmingham?              Olympic A.C. games

1000 m

2:11.96      Noah Ngeny               KEN  05 Sep 1999    Rieti, ITA
2:12.18      Sebastian Coe            GBR  11 Jul 1981    Oslo, NOR
2:13.40      Sebastian Coe            GBR  01 Jul 1980    Oslo, NOR
2:13.9       Rick Wohlhuter           USA  30 Jul 1974    Oslo, NOR
2:16.0       Danie Malan              RSA  24 Jun 1973    Munich, GER
2:16.2       Franz-Josef Kemper       FRG  21 Sep 1966    Hanover, GER
2:16.2       Jurgen May               GDR  20 Jul 1965    Erfurt, GER
2:16.6       Peter Snell              NZL  12 Nov 1964    Auckland, NZL
2:16.7       Siegfried Valentin       GDR  19 Jul 1960    Potsdam, GER
2:17.8       Dan Waern                SWE  21 Aug 1959    Karlstad, SWE
2:18.1       Dan Waern                SWE  19 Sep 1958    Turku, FIN
2:19.0 t     Istvan Rozsavolgyi       HUN  21 Sep 1955    Tata, HUN
2:19.0       Audun Boysen             NOR  30 Aug 1955    Gothenburg, SWE
2:19.5       Audun Boysen             NOR  18 Aug 1954    Gavle, SWE
2:20.4       Audun Boysen             NOR  17 Sep 1953    Oslo, NOR
2:20.8       Mal Whitfield            USA  16 Aug 1953    Eskilstuna, SWE
2:21.2       Stanislav Jungwirth      CZE  27 Oct 1952    Stara Boleslav, TCH
2:21.3       Olle Aberg               SWE  10 Aug 1952    Copenhagen, DEN
2:21.4       Marcel Hansenne          FRA  27 Aug 1948    Gothenburg, SWE
2:21.4       Rune Gustafsson          SWE  04 Sep 1946    Boras, SWE
2:21.5       Rudolf Harbig            GER  24 May 1941    Dresden, FWE
2:23.6       Jules Ladoumegue         FRA  19 Oct 1930    Paris, FRA
2:25.8       Otto Peltzer             GER  18 Sep 1927    Colombes, FRA
2:26.8       Sera Martin              FRA  30 Sep 1926    Colombes, FRA
2:28.6       Sven Lundgren            SWE  27 Sep 1922    Stockholm, SWE
2:29.1       Anatole Bolin            SWE  22 Sep 1918    Stockholm, SWE
2:32.3       Georg Mickler            GER  22 Jun 1913    Hanover, GER

3/4 mile

2:55.2       Brian Hewson             GBR  03 Jun 1958    London, GBR                                                      Paddington Track
2:55.4       Brian Hewson             GBR  07 Jun 1955    London, GBR                                                      Paddington Track
2:56.0       Brian Hewson             GBR  11 Apr 1955    Cambridge, GBR	
2:56.6       Arne Andersson           SWE  05 Jul 1944    Stockholm, SWE                                                   Stockholm Stadium
2:58.7       Paul Moore               USA  17 Apr 1940    Palo Alto, CA            Stanford-San Jose meet
2:59.5       Sidney Wooderson         GBR  06 Jun 1939    Manchester, GBR          Special race
3:00.3       Wayne Rideout            USA  18 Jun 1938    Princeton, NJ            Princeton Invitational                  Palmer Stadium
3:00.4       Joseph Mostert           BEL  26 Sep 1937    Paris, FRA                                                       Stade Jean Bouin
3:00.6       Jules Ladoumegue         FRA  13 Sep 1931    Paris, FRA               Charity meet                            Colombes Stadium
3:02.8       Thomas Conneff           USA  21 Aug 1895    New York, NY             NYAC tryouts for international games    Travers Island
3:07+        Thomas Conneff           USA  26 Aug 1893    Boston, MA               Boston AA Handicap Games                Holme's Field

Note: Some papers listed a 3:02.2 time by Jack Lovelock in 1932 as a record.

1500 m

3:26.00      Hicham El Guerrouj       MAR  14 Jul 1998    Rome, ITA                Golden Gala
3:27.37      Noureddine Morceli       ALG  12 Jul 1995    Nice, FRA                NIKAIA / GP
3:28.86      Noureddine Morceli       ALG  06 Sep 1992    Rieti, ITA               
3:29.46      Said Aouita              MAR  23 Aug 1985    Berlin, GER              ISTAF / GP
3:29.67      Steve Cram               GBR  16 Jul 1985    Nice, FRA                NIKAIA / GP
3:30.77      Steve Ovett              GBR  04 Sep 1983    Rieti, ITA               
3:31.24      Sydney Maree             USA  28 Aug 1983    Cologne, GER             Internationales des ASV Koln
3:31.4       Steve Ovett              GBR  27 Aug 1980    Koblenz, GER             Internationales von Rot-Weiss Koblenz
3:32.1       Steve Ovett              GBR  15 Jul 1980    Oslo, NOR                Oslo Games
3:32.1       Sebastian Coe            GBR  15 Aug 1979    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse Zurich
3:32.2       Filbert Bayi             TAN  02 Feb 1974    Christchurch, NZL        Commonwealth Games
3:33.1       Jim Ryun                 USA  08 Jul 1967    Los Angeles, CA          USA v. Commonwealth
3:35.6       Herb Elliott             AUS  06 Sep 1960    Rome, ITA                Olympic Games
3:36.0       Herb Elliott             AUS  28 Aug 1958    Gothenburg, SWE          
3:38.1       Stanislav Jungwirth      TCH  12 Jul 1957    Stara Boleslav, TCH      Record attempt
3:40.2       Olavi Salonen            FIN  11 Jul 1957    Turku, FIN               
3:40.2       Olavi Salsola            FIN  11 Jul 1957    Turku, FIN               
3:40.6       Istvan Rozsavolgyi       HUN  03 Aug 1956    Tata, HUN                Olympic Test
3:40.8 t     Gunnar Nielsen           DEN  06 Sep 1955    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games
3:40.8 t     Laszlo Tabori            HUN  06 Sep 1955    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games
3:40.8       Sandor Iharos            HUN  28 Jul 1955    Helsinki, FIN            Finland vs. Hungary
3:41.8 +     John Landy               AUS  21 Jun 1954    Turku, FIN               
3:42.8 +     Wes Santee               USA  04 Jun 1954    Compton, CA              
3:43.0 t     Werner Lueg              FRG  29 Jun 1952    Berlin, GER              German National Championships 
3:43.0 t     Lennart Strand           SWE  15 Jul 1947    Malmo, SWE               
3:43.0       Gunder Hagg              SWE  07 Jul 1944    Gothenburg, SWE          
3:45.0       Arne Andersson           SWE  17 Aug 1943    Gothenburg, SWE          
3:45.8       Gunder Hagg              SWE  17 Jul 1942    Stockholm, SWE           
3:47.6       Gunder Hagg              SWE  10 Aug 1941    Stockholm, SWE           Swedish National Championships
3:47.8       Jack Lovelock            NZL  06 Aug 1936    Berlin, GER              Olympic Games
3:48.8       Bill Bonthron            USA  30 Jun 1934    Milwaukee, WI            National AAU Championships
3:49.0       Luigi Beccali            ITA  17 Sep 1933    Milan, ITA               Italy vs. Great Britain
3:49.2 t     Luigi Beccali            ITA  09 Sep 1933    Turin, ITA               World Student Games
3:49.2       Jules Ladoumegue         FRA  05 Oct 1930    Paris, FRA               
3:51.0       Otto Peltzer             GER  11 Sep 1926    Berlin, GER              Internationales SCC Sportfest
3:52.6       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  19 Jun 1924    Helsinki, FIN            Olympic Test
3:54.7       John Zander              SWE  05 Aug 1917    Stockholm, SWE           District Championships / 385m track
3:55.8       Abel Kiviat              USA  08 Jun 1912    Cambridge, MA            Eastern Olympic Trials

Mile

3:43.13        Hicham El Guerrouj       MAR  07 Jul 1999    Rome, ITA                Golden Gala                             Olympic Stadium
3:44.39        Noureddine Morceli       ALG  05 Sep 1993    Rieti, ITA               Rieti Invitational
3:46.32        Steve Cram               GBR  27 Jul 1985    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
3:47.33        Sebastian Coe            GBR  28 Aug 1981    Brussels, BEL            Ivo van Damme Memorial meet             Heysel Stadium
3:48.40        Steve Ovett              GBR  26 Aug 1981    Koblenz, FRG             International meet                      Rhine River Stadium
3:48.53        Sebastian Coe            GBR  19 Aug 1981    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse Zurich                       Stadion Letzigrund
3:48.8         Steve Ovett              GBR  01 Jul 1980    Oslo, NOR                                                        Bislett Stadium
3:49.0 (48.95) Sebastian Coe            GBR  17 Jul 1979    Oslo, NOR                                                        Bislett Stadium
3:49.4         John Walker              NZL  12 Aug 1975    Gothenburg, SWE          Gothenburg (Goteborg) Games             Slottskogsvallen Stadium
3:51.0         Filbert Bayi             TZA  17 May 1975    Kingston, JAM            Martin Luther King Intl. Freedom Games  National Stadium
3:51.1         Jim Ryun                 USA  23 Jun 1967    Bakersfield, CA          National AAU T&F Championships          Memorial Stadium
3:51.3         Jim Ryun                 USA  17 Jul 1966    Berkeley, CA             All American Invitational               Edwards Stadium
3:53.6         Michel Jazy              FRA  09 Jun 1965    Rennes, FRA                                                      Courtemanche Stadium
3:54.1 (.04)   Peter Snell              NZL  17 Nov 1964    Auckland, NZL
3:54.4         Peter Snell              NZL  27 Jan 1962    Wanganui, NZL                                                    Cooks Gardens
3:54.5         Herb Elliott             AUS  06 Aug 1958    Dublin, IRL              Clonliffe Harriers and Crusaders meet   Santry Stadium
3:57.2         Derek Ibbotson           GBR  19 Jul 1957    London, GBR              New York-London dual meet               White Stadium
3:58.0         John Landy               AUS  21 Jun 1954    Turku, FIN                                                       Turku Stadium
3:59.4         Roger Bannister          GBR  06 May 1954    Oxford, GBR                                                      Iffley Road Track
4:01.4         Gunder Hagg              SWE  17 Jul 1945    Malmo, SWE
4:01.6         Arne Andersson           SWE  18 Jul 1944    Malmo, SWE
4:02.6         Arne Andersson           SWE  01 Jul 1943    Gothenburg, SWE          Swedish National Festival meet          
4:04.6         Gunder Hagg              SWE  04 Sep 1942    Stockholm, SWE                                                   Stockholm Stadium
4:06.2 t       Arne Andersson           SWE  10 Jul 1942    Stockholm, SWE                                                   Stockholm Stadium
4:06.2         Gunder Hagg              SWE  01 Jul 1942    Gothenburg, SWE
4:06.4         Sydney Wooderson         GBR  28 Aug 1937    London, GBR              Blackheath Harriers meet                Motspur Park
4:06.8         Glenn Cunningham         USA  16 Jun 1934    Princeton, NJ                                                    Palmer Stadium
4:07.6         Jack Lovelock            NZL  15 Jul 1933    Princeton, NJ            Princeton-Cornell-Oxford-Cambridge meet Palmer Stadium
4:09.2         Jules Ladoumegue         FRA  04 Oct 1931    Paris, FRA                                                       Stade Jean Bouin
4:10.4         Paavo Nurmi              FIN  23 Aug 1923    Stockholm, SWE                                                   Stockholm Stadium
4:12.6         Norman Taber             USA  16 Jul 1915    Cambridge, MA                                                    Harvard Stadium
4:14.4         John Paul Jones          USA  31 May 1913    Cambridge, MA            38th ICAAAA meet                        Harvard Stadium

2000 m

4:43.13      Jakob Ingebrigtsen       NOR  08 Sep 2023    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme
4:44.79      Hicham El Guerrouj       MAR  07 Sep 1999    Berlin, GER              Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF)     Olympiastadion
4:47.88      Noureddine Morceli       ALG  03 Jul 1995    Paris, FRA               Gaz de France Grand Prix
4:50.81      Said Aouita              MOR  16 Jul 1987    Paris, FRA               Paris International meet
4:51.39      Steve Cram               GBR  04 Aug 1985    Budapest, HUN            Mobil Grand Prix
4:51.40[.52] John Walker              NZL  30 Jun 1976    Oslo, NOR                Bislett International meet              Bislett Stadium
4:56.2       Michel Jazy              FRA  12 Oct 1966    Paris, FRA                                                       Charlety Stadium
4:57.8       Harald Norpoth           FRG  10 Sep 1966    Hagen, GER
5:01.2[.0]   Jozef Odlozil            TCH  08 Sep 1965    Stara Boleslav, TCH     
5:01.6       Michel Jazy              FRA  14 Jun 1962    Paris, FRA                                                       Charlety Stadium
5:02.2       Istvan Rozsavolgyi       HUN  02 Oct 1955    Budapest, HUN
5:07.0       Gaston Reiff             BEL  29 Sep 1948    Brussels, BEL
5:11.8       Gunder Hagg              SWE  23 Aug 1942    Ostersund, SWE
5:16.4       Gunder Hagg              SWE  21 Jul 1942    Malmo, SWE
5:16.8[.7]   Archie San Romani        USA  26 Aug 1937    Helsinki, FIN
5:18.4       Henry Kalarne            SWE  02 Jul 1937    Stockholm, SWE
5:20.4       Miklos Szabo             HUN  04 Oct 1936    Budapest, HUN
5:21.8       Jules Ladoumegue         FRA  02 Jul 1931    Paris, FRA
5:23.4       Eino Purje/Borg          FIN  09 Aug 1927    Viipuri,
5:24.6       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  18 Jun 1927    Kuopio, FIN
5:25.9[26.0] Edvin Wide               SWE  11 Jun 1925    Stockholm, SWE
5:26.3 [.4]  Paavo Nurmi              FIN  04 Sep 1922    Tampere, FIN
5:30.4       John Zander              SWE  17 Jun 1918    Stockholm, SWE
5:31.0       John Zander              SWE  10 Jul 1917    Stockholm, SWE

3000 m

7:17.55      Jakob Ingebrigtsen       NOR  25 Aug 2024    Chorzow, POL             Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
7:20.67      Daniel Komen             KEN  01 Sep 1996    Rieti, ITA               Rieti Grand Prix
7:25.11      Noureddine Morceli       ALG  02 Aug 1994    Monte Carlo, MON         Monaco Grand Prix
7:28.96      Moses Kiptanui           KEN  16 Aug 1992    Cologne, GER             Weltklasse meet
7:29.45      Said Aouita              MAR  20 Aug 1989    Cologne, GER             Weltklasse meet
7:32.1       Henry Rono               KEN  27 Jun 1978    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
7:35.2       Brendan Foster           GBR  03 Aug 1974    Gateshead, ENG
7:37.6       Emile Puttemans          BEL  14 Sep 1972    Aarhus, DEN
7:39.6       Kipchoge Keino           KEN  27 Aug 1965    Halsingborg, SWE
7:46.0       Siegfried Herrmann       GER  05 Aug 1965    Erfurt, GER
7:49.0+      Michel Jazy              FRA  23 Jun 1965    Melun, FRA
7:49.2       Michel Jazy              FRA  27 Jun 1962    St. Maur, FRA
7:52.8       Gordon Pirie             GBR  04 Sep 1956    Malmo, SWE
7:55.5*      Gordon Pirie             GBR  22 Jun 1956    Trondheim, NOR
7:55.6*      Sandor Iharos            HUN  14 May 1955    Budapest, HUN
7:58.7       Gaston Reiff             BEL  12 Aug 1949    Gavle, SWE
8:01.2       Gunder Hagg              SWE  28 Aug 1942    Stockholm, SWE
8:09.0       Henry Kalarne            SWE  14 Aug 1940    Stockholm, SWE
8:14.8       Gunnar Hockert           GER  16 Sep 1936    Stockholm, SWE
8:18.4       Henry Nielsen            DEC  24 Jul 1934    Stockholm, SWE
8:18.8       Janusz Kusocinski        POL  19 Jun 1932    Antwerp, BEL
8:20.4       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  13 Jul 1926    Stockholm, SWE
8:25.4       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  24 May 1926    Berlin, GER
8:27.5       Edvin Wide               SWE  07 Jun 1925    Halmstad, SWE
8:27.8       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  17 Sep 1923    Copenhagen, DEN
8:28.6       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  27 Aug 1922    Turku, FIN
8:33.1       John Zander              SWE  07 Aug 1918    Stockholm, SWE
8:34.8       John Zander              SWE  15 Jul 1918    Malmo, SWE
8:35.7       John Zander              SWE  12 Jul 1917    Stockholm, SWE
8:36.8       Johannes Kolehmainen     FIN  12 Jul 1912    Stockholm, SWE
8:46.6       Bror Fock                SWE  24 May 1912    Stockholm, SWE
8:48.5       Johannes Kolehmainen     FIN  24 Sep 1911    Oulunkyla, FIN
8:49.6       Jean Bouin               FRA  06 May 1911    Colombes, FRA
8:54.0       Johan Svanberg           SWE  21 Aug 1908    Stockholm, SWE
8:55.0       Edvard Dahl              SWE  27 Oct 1907    Norrkoping, SWE
9:02.4       Louis deFleurac          FRA  19 Jun 1904    Paris, FRA
9:09.6#      Alfred Shrubb            GBR  11 Jun 1904    Glasgow, SCO
9:11.0#      Alfred Shrubb            GBR  30 May 1903    Ilford, ENG
9:11.5       William Lang             GBR  01 Aug 1863    Manchester, ENG
9:20.0       Jack White               GBR  20 Apr 1861    Manchester, ENG
9:38.0       Jack White               GBR  27 Aug 1860    London, ENG
9:38.0       James Pudney             GBR  06 Apr 1852    London, ENG

3000 m steeplechase

7:52.11      Lamecha Girma            ETH  09 Jun 2023    Paris, FRA              Meeting de Paris
7:53.63      Saif Saaeed Shaheen      QAT  03 Sep 2004    Brussels, BEL
7:55.28      Brahim Boulami           MAR  24 Aug 2001    Brussels, BEL
7:55.72      Bernard Barmasai         KEN  24 Aug 1997    Cologne, FRG
7:59.08      Wilson Boit Kipketer     KEN  13 Aug 1997    Zurich, SUI
7:59.18      Moses Kiptanui           KEN  16 Aug 1995    Zurich, SUI
8:02.08      Moses Kiptanui           KEN  19 Aug 1992    Zurich, SUI
8:05.35      Peter Koech              KEN  03 Jul 1989    Stockholm, SWE
8:05.4       Henry Rono               KEN  13 May 1978    Seattle, WA
8:08.2       Anders Garderud          SWE  28 Jul 1976    Montreal, CAN
8:09.8       Anders Garderud          SWE  01 Jul 1975    Stockholm, SWE
8:10.4       Anders Garderud          SWE  25 Jun 1975    Oslo, NOR
8:19.1       Ben Jipcho               KEN  19 Jun 1973    Helsinki, FIN
8:20.8 t     Ben Jipcho               KEN  15 Jan 1973    Lagos, NGR
8:20.8       Anders Garderud          SWE  14 Sep 1972    Helsinki, FIN
8:22.0       Kerry O'Brien            AUS  04 Jul 1970    Berlin, FRG
8:22.2       Vladimir Dudin           URS  19 Aug 1969    Kiev, RUS
8:24.2       Jouko Kuha               FIN  17 Jul 1968    Stockholm, SWE
8:26.4       Gaston Roelants          BEL  07 Aug 1965    Leuven, BEL
8:29.6       Gaston Roelants          BEL  07 Sep 1963    Leuven, BEL
8:30.4       Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak    POL  26 Jun 1961    Walcz, POL
8:31.2       Grigoriy Taran           URS  28 May 1961    Kiev, RUS
8:31.4       Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak    POL  26 Jun 1960    Tula, RUS
8:32.0       Jerzy Chromik            POL  02 Aug 1958    Warsaw, POL
8:35.5       Semyon Rzhishchin        URS  21 Jul 1958    Tallinn, EST
8:35.6       Sandor Rozsnyoi          HUN  16 Sep 1956    Budapest, HUN
8:39.8       Semyon Rzhishchin        URS  14 Aug 1956    Moscow, RUS
8:40.2       Jerzy Chromik            POL  11 Sep 1955    Budapest, HUN
8:41.2       Jerzy Chromik            POL  31 Aug 1955    Brno, CZE
8:45.4       Vasiliy Vlasenko         URS  18 Aug 1955    Moscow, RUS
8:45.4       Pentti Karvonen          FIN  15 Jul 1955    Oslo, NOR
8:47.8       Pentti Karvonen          FIN  01 Jul 1955    Helsinki, FIN
8:49.6 *     Sandor Rozsnyoi          HUN  28 Aug 1954    Bern, SUI
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8:44.4       Olavi Rinteenpaa         FIN  02 Jul 1953    Helsinki, FIN
8:45.4       Horace Ashenfelter       USA  25 Jul 1952    Helsinki, FIN
8:48.6       Vladimir Kazantsev       URS  12 Jun 1952    Kiev, RUS
8:49.8       Vladimir Kazantsev       URS  10 Jul 1951    Moscow, RUS
8:59.6       Erik Elmsater            SWE  04 Aug 1944    Stockholm, SWE
9:03.4       Erik Elmsater            SWE  22 Aug 1943    Ostersund, SWE
9:03.8       Volmari Iso-Hollo        FIN  08 Aug 1936    Berlin, GER
9:08.2       Harold Manning           USA  12 Jul 1936    New York, NY
9:09.4       Volmari Iso-Hollo        FIN  28 May 1933    Lahti, FIN
9:14.5       Joe McCluskey            USA  16 Jul 1932    Palo Alto, CA
9:21.8       Toivo Loukola            FIN  04 Aug 1928    Amsterdam, NED
9:25.2       Toivo Loukola            FIN  09 Jul 1928    Helsinki, FIN
9:33.4       Paul Bontemps            FRA  09 Jun 1924    Paris, FRA
9:36.6       Ernesto Ambrosini        ITA  09 Jun 1923    Paris, FRA
9:49.8       Jonas Ternstrom          SWE  04 Jul 1914    Malmo, SWE

* Rozsnyoi's record was the first officially recognized by the IAAF.

2 mile

7:54.10      Jakob Ingebrigtsen       NOR  09 Jun 2023    Paris, FRA               Meeting de Paris
7:58.61      Daniel Komen             KEN  19 Jul 1997    Hechtel, BEL             Night of Athletics
8:01.08      Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  31 May 1997    Hengelo, NED             Adriaan Paulen Memorial/Grand Prix
8:03.54      Daniel Komen             KEN  14 Jul 1996    Lappeenranta, FIN
8:07.46      Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  28 May 1995    Kerkrade, NED 
8:09.01      Moses Kiptanui           KEN  30 Jul 1994    Hechtel, BEL             Night of Athletics
8:12.17      Khalid Skah              MAR  31 Jul 1993    Hechtel, BEL             Night of Athletics
8:13.45      Said Aouita              MAR  28 May 1987    Turin, ITA               Italy-URS meet
8:13.51      Steve Ovett              GBR  15 Sep 1978    London, GBR              International meeet                     Crystal Palace
8:13.8       Brendan Foster           GBR  27 Aug 1973    London, GBR                                                      Crystal Palace
8:14.0       Lasse Viren              FIN  14 Aug 1972    Stockholm, SWE
8:17.8       Emiel Puttemans          BEL  21 Aug 1971    Edinburgh, GBR           Scottish Highland Games                 Meadowbank Stadium
8:19.6       Ronald Clarke            AUS  24 Aug 1968    London, GBR                                                      White City Stadium
8:19.8       Ronald Clarke            AUS  27 Jun 1967    Vasteras, SWE                                                    Arosvallen Stadium     
8:22.6       Michel Jazy              FRA  23 Jun 1965    Melun, FRA
8:26.4       Robert Schul             USA  29 Aug 1964    Los Angeles, CA
8:29.6       Michel Jazy              FRA  06 Jun 1963    Paris, FRA                                                       Stade Charlety
8:29.8       Jim Beatty               USA  08 Jun 1962    Los Angeles, CA          Southern Pacific AAU meet
8:30.0       Murray Halberg           NZL  07 Jul 1961    Jyvaskyla, FIN
8:32.0       Albert Thomas            AUS  07 Aug 1958    Dublin, IRL
8:33.4       Sandor Iharos            HUN  30 May 1955    London, GBR                                                      White City Stadium
8:40.4       Gaston Reiff             BEL  26 Aug 1952    Paris, FRA               International meet
8:42.8       Gunder Hagg              FIN  04 Aug 1944    Stockholm, SWE
8:46.4       Gunder Hagg              FIN  25 Jun 1944    Ostersund, SWE
8:47.8       Gunder Hagg              FIN  03 Jul 1942    Stockholm, SWE                                                   Stockholm Stadium
8:53.2       Taisto Maki              FIN  07 Jul 1939    Helsinki, FIN
8:56.0       Miklos Szabo             HUN  30 Sep 1937    Budapest, HUN
8:57.4       Gunnar Hockert           FIN  24 Sep 1936    Stockholm, SWE
8:58.4       Donald Lash              USA  13 Jun 1936    Princeton, NJ            Princeton invitation meet               Palmer Stadium
8:59.5       Paavo Nurmi              FIN  24 Jul 1931    Helsinki, FIN (Helsingfors ?)
9:01.4       Edvin Wide               SWE  12 Sep 1926    Berlin, GER
9:09.6       Alfred Shrubb            GBR  11 Jun 1904    Glasgow, SCO
9:11.0       Alfred Shrubb            GBR  30 May 1903    Ilford, GBR
9:11.5       William Lang             GBR  01 Aug 1863    Manchester, GBR
9:20.0       Jack White               GBR  20 Apr 1861    Manchester, GBR
9:38.0       Jack White               GBR  27 Aug 1860    London, GBR
9:38.0       James Pudney             GBR  06 Apr 1852    London, GBR

3 mile

12:47.8[.6]+ Emiel Puttemans          BEL  20 Sep 1972    Brussels, BEL
12:50.4+     Ronald Clarke            AUS  05 Jul 1966    Stockholm, SWE
12:52.26     Ronald Clarke            AUS  10 Jul 1965    London, ENG
13:00.4+     Ronald Clarke            AUS  04 Jun 1965    Los Angeles CA/USA
13:07.6      Ronald Clarke            AUS  03 Dec 1964    Melbourne, AUS
13:10.0+     Murray Halberg           NZL  25 Jul 1961    Stockholm, SWE
13:10.8      Albert Thomas            AUS  09 Jul 1958    Dublin, IRL
13:14.2+     Sandor Iharos            HUN  23 Oct 1955    Budapest, HUN
13:23.2      Christopher Chataway     GBR  30 Jul 1955    London, ENG
13:26.4+     Vladimir Kuts            UKR  23 Oct 1954    Prague, CZE
13:27.0+     Vladimir Kuts            UKR  13 Oct 1954    London, ENG
13:27.4+     Vladimir Kuts            UKR  29 Aug 1954    Bern, SUI
13:31.4+     Vladimir Kuts            UKR  20 Sep 1953    Budapest, HUN
13:32.4+     Gunder Hagg              SWE  20 Sep 1942    Goteborg, SWE
13:35.4      Gunder Hagg              SWE  11 Sep 1942    Stockholm, SWE
13:42.4+     Taisto Maki              FIN  16 Jun 1939    Helsinki, FIN
13:50.6+     Lauri Lehtinen           FIN  19 Jun 1932    Helsinki, FIN
14:02.0+     Paavo Nurmi              FIN  19 Jun 1924    Helsinki, FIN
14:08.4+     Paavo Nurmi              FIN  12 Sep 1922    Stockholm, SWE
14:17.2      Alfred Shrubb            GBR  27 Aug 1904    Abergavenny, WAL
14:17.6      Alfred Shrubb            GBR  21 May 1903    London, ENG
14:19.2      Peter Cannon             SCO  14 May 1888    Glasgow, SCO
14:21.0      William Cummings         SCO  12 Jun 1880    Preston, ENG
14:36.0+     Jack White               GBR  11 May 1863    London, ENG
14:50.0+     Jack White               GBR  15 Dec 1862    London, ENG
14:52.0+     James Rowan              GBR  29 Apr 1861    London, ENG
14:52.0+     William Howitt           GBR  31 May 1852    London, ENG

5000 m

12:35.36     Joshua Cheptegei         UGA  14 Aug 2020    Monaco, MON              Herculis Meeting International
12:37.35     Kenenisa Bekele          ETH  31 May 2004    Hengelo, NED             Fanny Blankers-Koen Games               Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadium
12:39.36     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  13 Jun 1998    Helsinki, FIN            Ericsson Grand Prix
12:39.74     Daniel Komen             KEN  22 Aug 1997    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme                      King Baudouin Stadium
12:41.86     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  13 Aug 1997    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse in Zurich                    Letzigrund Stadium
12:44.39     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  16 Aug 1995    Zurich, SUI              Weltklasse in Zurich                    Letzigrund Stadium
12:55.30     Moses Kiptanui           KEN  08 Jun 1995    Rome, ITA                Golden Gala / Mobil Grand Prix          Olympic Stadium
12:56.96     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  04 Jun 1994    Hengelo, NED             Adriaan Paulen Memorial
12:58.39     Said Aouita              MAR  22 Jul 1987    Rome, ITA                Golden Gala                             Olympic Stadium
13:00.40     Said Aouita              MAR  27 Jul 1985    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
13:00.41     Dave Moorcroft           ENG  07 Jul 1982    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
13:06.20     Henry Rono               KEN  13 Sep 1981    Knarvik, NOR
13:08.4      Henry Rono               KEN  08 Apr 1978    Berkeley, CA
13:12.86     Dick Quax                NZL  05 Jul 1977    Stockholm, SWE
13:13.0      Emiel Puttemans          BEL  20 Sep 1972    Brussels, BEL
13:16.4      Lasse Viren              FIN  14 Sep 1972    Helsinki, FIN
13:16.6      Ronald Clarke            AUS  05 Jul 1966    Stockholm, SWE
13:24.2      Kipchoge Keino           KEN  30 Nov 1965    Auckland, NZL
13:25.7      Ronald Clarke            AUS  04 Jun 1965    Los Angeles, CA
13:33.6      Ronald Clarke            AUS  01 Feb 1965    Auckland, NZL
13:34.8      Ronald Clarke            AUS  16 Jan 1965    Hobart, AUS
13:35.0      Vladimir Kuts            UKR  13 Oct 1957    Rome, ITA
13:36.8      Gordon Pirie             GBR  19 Jun 1956    Bergen, NOR
13:40.6      Sandor Iharos            HUN  23 Oct 1955    Budapest, HUN
13:46.8      Vladimir Kuts            UKR  18 Sep 1955    Belgrade, YUG
13:50.8      Sandor Iharos            HUN  10 Sep 1955    Budapest, HUN
13:51.2      Vladimir Kuts            UKR  23 Oct 1954    Prague, CZE
13:51.6      Christopher Chataway     ENG  13 Oct 1954    London, ENG
13:56.6      Vladimir Kuts            UKR  29 Aug 1954    Bern, SUI
13:57.2      Emil Zatopek             CZE  30 May 1954    Paris, FRA
13:58.2      Gunder Hagg              SWE  20 Sep 1942    Goteborg, SWE
14:08.8      Taisto Maki              FIN  16 Jun 1939    Helsinki, FIN
14:16.9      Lauri Lehtinen           FIN  19 Jun 1932    Helsinki, FIN
14:28.2      Paavo Nurmi              FIN  19 Jun 1924    Helsinki, FIN
14:35.3      Paavo Nurmi              FIN  12 Sep 1922    Stockholm, SWE
14:36.6      Johannes Kolehmainen     FIN  10 Jul 1912    Stockholm, SWE
15:01.2      Arthur Robertson         GBR  13 Sep 1908    Stockholm, SWE
15:13.5      Johan Svenberg           SWE  08 Aug 1907    Stockholm, SWE
15:20.0      Charles Bennett          GBR  22 Jul 1900    Paris, FRA
15:47.0#     Peter Cannon             SCO  08 Nov 1888    Glasgow, SCO
15:54.0#     Walter George            ENG  17 May 1884    London, ENG

10000 m

26:11.00     Joshua Cheptegei         UGA  07 Oct 2020    Valencia, ESP            NN Valencia World Record Day
26:17.53     Kenenisa Bekele          ETH  26 Aug 2005    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme                      Stade Roi Baudouin
26:20.31     Kenenisa Bekele          ETH  08 Jun 2004    Ostrava, CZE             IAAF Super Grand Prix meet
26:22.75     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  01 Jun 1998    Hengelo, NED             Adriaan Paulen Memorial
26:27.85     Paul Tergat              KEN  22 Aug 1997    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme
26:31.32     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  04 Jul 1997    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
26:38.08     Salah Hissou             MAR  23 Aug 1996    Brussels, BEL            Memorial Van Damme
26:43.53     Haile Gebrselassie       ETH  05 Jun 1995    Hengelo, NED             Adriaan Paulen Memorial
26:52.23     William Sigei            KEN  22 Jul 1994    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
26:58.38     Yobes Ondieki            KEN  10 Jul 1993    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
27:07.91     Richard Chelimo          KEN  05 Jul 1993    Stockholm, SWE           DN Galan Grand Prix                     Stockholm Stadium 
27:08.23     Arturo Barrios           MEX  18 Aug 1989    Berlin, GER              Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF)     Olympiastadion
27:13.81     Fernando Mamede          POR  02 Jul 1984    Stockholm, SWE           DN Galan                                Stockholm Stadium
27:22.5      Henry Rono               KEN  11 Jun 1978    Vienna, AUT
27:30.47     Samson Kimobwa           KEN  30 Jun 1977    Helsinki, FIN            World Games                             Helsinki Olympic Stadium
27:30.80     Dave Bedford             GBR  13 Jul 1973    London, ENG              British AAA Championships               Crystal Palace
27:38.35     Lasse Viren              FIN  03 Sep 1972    Munich, GER              Olympic Games
27:39.89     Ron Clarke               AUS  14 Jul 1965    Oslo, NOR                Bislett Games                           Bislett Stadium
28:14.0      Ron Clarke               AUS  16 Jun 1965    Turku, FIN
28:15.5      Ron Clarke               AUS  18 Dec 1963    Adelaide, AUS
28:18.2      Piotr Bolotnikov         RUS  11 Aug 1962    Moscow, RUS
28:18.8      Piotr Bolotnikov         RUS  15 Oct 1960    Kiev, UKR
28:30.4      Vladimir Kuts            UKR  11 Sep 1956    Moscow, RUS
28:42.8      Sandor Iharos            HUN  15 Jul 1956    Budapest, HUN
28:54.2      Emil Zatopek             CZE  01 Jun 1954    Brussels, BEL
29:01.6      Emil Zatopek             CZE  01 Nov 1953    Stara Boleslav, CZE
29:02.6      Emil Zatopek             CZE  04 Aug 1950    Turku, FIN
29:21.2      Emil Zatopek             CZE  22 Oct 1949    Ostrava, CZE
29:27.2      Viljo Heino              FIN  01 Sep 1949    Kouvola, FIN
29:28.2      Emil Zatopek             CZE  11 Jun 1949    Ostrava, CZE
29:35.4      Viljo Heino              CZE  25 Aug 1944    Helsinki, FIN
29:52.7      Taisto Maki              CZE  17 Sep 1939    Helsinki, FIN
30:02.0      Taisto Maki              CZE  29 Sep 1938    Tampere, FIN
30:05.5      Ilmari Salminen          CZE  18 Jul 1937    Kouvola, FIN
30:06.1[.2]  Paavo Nurmi              CZE  31 Aug 1924    Kuopio, FIN
30:23.2      Ville Ritola             CZE  06 Jul 1924    Paris, FRA               Olympic Games
30:35.4      Ville Ritola             CZE  25 May 1924    Helsinki, FIN
30:40.2      Paavo Nurmi              CZE  22 Jun 1921    Stockholm, SWE
30:58.7[.8]  Jean Bouin               FRA  16 Nov 1911    Paris, FRA
31:02.4      Alfred Shrubb            GBR  05 Nov 1904    Glasgow, SCO
31:23.1      William Cummings         GBR  28 Sep 1885    London, ENG
31:40.0      Walter George            GBR  28 Jul 1884    London, ENG
31:53.4      Walter George            GBR  07 Apr 1884    London, ENG
32:09.0      Walter George            GBR  25 Mar 1882    London, ENG
32:35.0      William Howitt           GBR  05 Apr 1847    London, ENG

4 x 800 m relay

7:02.43       Kenya (J. Mwengi, W. Yiampoy, I. Kombich, W. Bungei)             25 Aug 2006     Brussels, BEL      Memorial Van Damme
7:03.89       UK (P. Elliott, G. Cook, S. Cram, S. Coe)                        30 Aug 1982     London, UK 
7:08.1        USSR (V. Podolyako, N. Kirov, V. Malozyemlin, A. Reshetnyak)     12 Aug 1978     Podolsk, RUS
7:08.5        FRG (M. Kinder, W. Adams, D. Bogatzki, F.-J. Kemper)             31 Aug 1966     Wiesbaden, GER

Two-mile relay

...
7:10.4        Chicago TC (T. Bach, K. Sparks, L. Paul, R. Wohlhuter)           12 May 1973     Durham, NC         MLK International Freedom Games
7:11.6        Kenya (N. Bon H. Nymau, T. Saisi, R. Ouko)                       05 Sep 1970     London, UK         International meet
7:14.6[.8]    W. Germany (B. Tuemmler, W. Adams, H. Norpoth, F. Josef Kemper)  13 Jun 1968     Fulda, GER
7:14.6 x      Britain (G. Grant, M. Varah, C. Carter, J. Boulter)              22 Jun 1966     London, UK         Cambridge-Oxford-Cornell-Penn meet
7:16.0        USSR                                                             22 Jun 1966     London, UK         Cambridge-Oxford-Cornell-Penn meet
7:17.4        U. California (J. Link, B. Bess, D. Buck, D. Carr)               13 May 1966     Los Angeles, CA    Coliseum Relays
7:18.3[.4]    Oklahoma State (J. Metcalf, J. Perry, T. von Ruden, D. Perry)    08 May 1965     Fresno, CA         West Coast Relays              
7:19.0 *      Villanova (J. Orr, A. Adama, T. Sullivan, N. Carroll)            15 May 1964     Los Angeles, CA    Los Angeles Coliseum Relays
7:18.9[19.0]  Oregon State (J. Underwood, J. Brady, N. Hoffman, M. Groth)      25 May 1963     Modesto, CA        California Relays
7:19.4 **     USA (E. Cunliffe, T. Murphy, J. Siebert, J. Yerman)              14 Sep 1960     London, UK         USA vs. Brit. Empire & Commonwealth
7:20.9        U. California (M. Orme, J. Siebert, J. Yerman, D. Bowden)        16 May 1958     Los Angeles, CA    Coliseum Relays
7:22.7        Occidental College (D. Reisbord, T. White, L. Wray, T. Hadley)   24 May 1957     Los Angeles, CA    Coliseum Relays
7:23.0        USA (J. Walters, L. Spurrier, A. Sowell, T. Courtney)            05 Dec 1956     Sydney, AUS        USA vs. Brit. Empire & Commonwealth
7:25.2        S. Pacific AAU (J. Walters, H. Butler, D. Schweikert, B. Weiss)  26 May 1956     Modesto, CA        California Relays
7:27.3        Fordham U. (T. Foley, F. Tarsney, B. Perichetty, T. Courtney)    21 May 1954     Los Angeles, CA    Coliseum Relays
7:29.2        USA (B. Ashenfelter, R. Pearman, J. Bares, M. Whitfield)         04 Aug 1952     London, UK         USA vs. Brit. Empire & Commonwealth
7:30.6        UK (B. Nankeville, A. Webster, F. Price, J. Parlett)             26 Sep 1951     London, UK         Sweden vs. Britain                    
7:29          Sweden (H. Liljekvist, I. Bengtsson, O. Linden, R. Gustafsson)   08 Sep 1947     Stockholm, SWE
7:34.5[.6]    U. California (J. Reese, G. Klemmer, D. Peter, C. Barnes)        24 May 1941     Los Angeles, CA    Coliseum Relays
7:35.8        USA (C. Hornbostel, B. Young, H. Williamson, J. Woodruff)        15 Aug 1936     London, UK         USA-British Empire meet               
7:41.4        Boston AA (C. Sansome, L. Welch, S. Martin, L. Hahn)             06 Jul 1926     Philadelphia, PA   National AAU T&F Championships
7:42          Georgetown (E. Swinburne, J. Holden, W. Sullivan, G. Marsters)   25 Apr 1925     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays
7:47.6        Boston College (B. McKillop, P. Mahoney, L. Welch, T. Cavanaugh) 26 Apr 1924     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                      
7:48.8        Penn State (E. Carter, J. Edgerton, S. Enck, A. Helfrich)        28 Apr 1923     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                      
7:49.4        U. Penn (G. Meredith, E. McMullin, J. Holden, L. Brown)          29 Apr 1922     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                      
7:50.4        Oxford-Cambridge (W. Tatham, H. Stallard, W. Milligan, B. Rudd)  01 May 1920     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                      
7:53          Yale (H. Rolfe, H. Cooper, A. Barker, J. Overton)                29 Apr 1916     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                           
7:53          Irish Amer. AC (F. Riley, A. Kiviat, J. Bromilow, M. Sheppard)   18 Jun 1910     Pittsburgh, PA     The Press Meet                          
7:54.8        Irish Amer. AC (A. Banderman, H. Cohn, J. Brownlow, J. Taylor)   10 Jun 1905     New York, NY       NYAC Games                     
8:04.8        U. Penn (H. Smith, A.B. Gill, F.H. Klahr, I.A. Orton)            26 Apr 1902     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                
8:05.0        Princeton                                                        28 Apr 1900     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays                    

*  1964 papers say Villanova tied 7:19.0 record of Oregon State; 1963 papers say Oregon state had time of 7:18.9
** US team finished second, but winning Commonwealth team (7:18.0) had members from multiple nations
7:14.6 x - "disqualified because a false time was called out (unofficially) to one of the runners" (http://www.scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot/graeme-grant/)

Distance medley relay

9:14.58       USA (B. Kidder, B. Miller, I. Harris, H. Wynne)                  19 Apr 2024     Eugene, OR         Oregon Relays
9:15.50 USA (K. Merber, B. Spratling, B. Johnson, B. Blankenship) 03 May 2015 Nassau, BAH IAAF World Relays 9:15.56 Kenya (E. Angwenyi, T. Musembi, A. Yego, A. Kipchirchir) 29 Apr 2006 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:20.10 Arkansas (R. Reina, C. Williams, R. Bradley, J. Falcon) 28 Apr 1989 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:20.96 Georgetown (J. Trautman, D. Outlier, M. Irish, M. Stahr) 24 Apr 1987 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:22.6 Arkansas (G. Taylor, R. Haley, E. Borge, D. Consiglio) 25 Apr 1986 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:24.2 Villanova (D. Paige, A. Tufariello, M. England, S. Maree) 25 Apr 1980 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:28.2 Villanova (K. Schappert, G. Eckman, T. Gregan, E. Coghlan) 25 Apr 1975 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays 9:31.8 Kansas State (Vinson, Lee, Hitchcock, Howe) 29 Apr 1972 Des Moines, IA Drake Relays 9:33.0 U. Kansas (J. Neihouse, R. Julian, T. Bigley, J. Ryun) 19 Apr 1969 Lawrence, KS Kansas Relays 9:33.4 Ft. MacArthur (D. Mitchell, B. Tobler, T. von Ruden, P. Davis) 27 Apr 1968 Walnut, CA Mt. San Antonio Relays 9:33.8 U. Kansas (C. Grindal, D. Peck, T. Yergovich, J. Ryun) 29 Apr 1967 Des Moines, IA Drake Relays 9:33.9 UCLA (R. Frey, D. Breckow, A. Kruger, B. Day) 08 May 1965 Fresno, CA West Coast Relays 9:34.9 Santa Clara Valley Youth Village team 14 May 1960 Fresno, CA West Coast Relays (H. Gordon, M. Peake, J. Beatty, L. Tabori) ...

4 x 1 mile relay

15:49.08      Ireland (E. Coghlan, M. O'Sullivan, F. O'Mara, R. Flynn)         17 Aug 1985     Dublin, IRE                                
15:59.57      New Zealand (T. Rogers, J. Bowden, M. Gilchrist, J. Walker)      02 Mar 1983     Auckland, NZ
16:02.8 [.4]  New Zealand (K. Ross, T. Polhill, R. Taylor, D. Quax)            02/03 Feb 1972  Auckland, NZ
16:05.0 [.7]  U. Oregon (R. Divine, W. Bell, A. Kvalheim, D. Wilborn)          30 May 1968     Eugene, OR         Oregon Twilight Track Meet   
16:08.9       U. Oregon (A. San Romani Jr., V. Reeve, K. Forman, D. Burleson)  12 May 1962     Fresno, CA         West Coast Relays
16:23.8       New Zealand (G. Philpott, M. Halberg, B. Magee, P. Snell)        17 Jul 1961     Dublin, IRE                                
16:25.2       Hungary (L. Kovacs, B. Szekeres, S. Iharos, I. Rozsavolgyi)      21 Sep 1959     Budapest, HUN
16:25.6       Australia (D. Wilson, A. Thomas, J. Murray, H. Elliott)          22 Mar 1959     Melbourne, AUS
16:41.0       R. Bannister, B. Nankeville, C. Chataway, D. Seaman              01 Aug 1953     London, UK
16:42.8       Sweden (I. Bentsson, G. Bergkvist, O. Aberg, H. Erickson)        05 Aug 1949     Stockholm, SWE
16:55.8       Sweden (I. Bentsson, G. Bergkvist, O. Aberg, H. Erickson)		
17:02.8       Stockholm team                                                   16 Aug 1941     Stockholm, SWE
17:16.1       M. Trutt, J. Smith, T. Deckard, D. Lash                          24 Apr 1937     Philadelphia, PA   Penn Relays
17:17.2       C. Hornbostel, G. Venske, A. San Romani, G. Cunningham           16 Aug 1936     London, UK         US vs. UK
17:21.4       IAC (E. Krogh, R. Watson, R. Buker, J. Ray)                      23 Jun 1923     Chicago, IL                            
17:45.0       U. Illinois (H. Yates, G. McGinnis, J. Patterson, R. Wharton)    29 Apr 1922     Des Moines, IA     Drake Relays
17:51.2       Boston AA (Mahoney, Marceaus, J. H. Powers, O. Hedlund)          17 Jun 1913     Easton, PA