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 (Bakersfield College) 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
4:44.79 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
7:20.67 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
7:53.63 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 ----- 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
7:58.61 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
Distance medley relay
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)
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4 x 800 m relay
7:02.43 Kenya (J. Mwengi, W. Yiampoy, I. Kombich, W. Bungei) 25 Aug 2006 Brussels, BEL 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 Ratcliffe Stadium 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. British Empire & Commonwealth White City Stadium 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. British Empire & Commonwealth Sydney Athletic Field 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. British Empire & Commonwealth White City Stadium 7:30.6 UK (B. Nankeville, A. Webster, F. Price, J. Parlett) 26 Sep 1951 London, UK Sweden vs. Britain White City Stadium 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 White City Stadium 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 Franklin Field 7:48.8 Penn State (E. Carter, J. Edgerton, S. Enck, A. Helfrich) 28 Apr 1923 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field 7:49.4 U. Penn (G. Meredith, E. McMullin, J. Holden, L. Brown) 29 Apr 1922 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field 7:50.4 Oxford-Cambridge (W. Tatham, H. Stallard, W. Milligan, B. Rudd) 01 May 1920 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field 7:53 Yale (H. Rolfe, H. Cooper, A. Barker, J. Overton) 29 Apr 1916 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field 7:53 Irish Amer. AC (F. Riley, A. Kiviat, J. Bromilow, M. Sheppard) 18 Jun 1910 Pittsburgh, PA The Press Meet Forbes Field 7:54.8 Irish Amer. AC (A. Banderman, H. Cohn, J. Brownlow, J. Taylor) 10 Jun 1905 New York, NY NYAC Games Travers Island 8:04.8 U. Penn (H. Smith, A.B. Gill, F.H. Klahr, I.A. Orton) 26 Apr 1902 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field 8:05.0 Princeton 28 Apr 1900 Philadelphia, PA Penn Relays Franklin Field * 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/)
4 x 1 mile relay
15:49.08 Ireland (E. Coghlan, M. O'Sullivan, F. O'Mara, R. Flynn) 17 Aug 1985 Dublin, IRE Belfield Stadium 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 Hayward Field 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 Santry Stadium 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 Stagg Field 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
Indoor Progression
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