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"Two mile run" redirects here. For the stream in Pennsylvania, seeTwomile Run.
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Athletics
Two miles
World records
MenJakob Ingebrigtsen(NOR)7:54.10 (2023)
WomenMeseret Defar(ETH)8:58.58 (2007)
Short track world records
MenJosh Kerr(GBR)8:00.67 (2024)
WomenGenzebe Dibaba(ETH)9:00.48 (2014)

The2 mile(10,560feetor 3,218.688metres) is a historicrunningdistance. Like themile run,it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in theUnited StatesandUnited Kingdom.It has been largely superseded by the3000 m(approximately 1.864 miles) and5000 m,and by the3200 minNFHSAmericanhigh schoolcompetitions (18.688m short of 2 miles). TheIAAFno longer keeps officialworld recordsfor this distance; they are called world best instead.

The world best for men is 7:54.10 set byJakob Ingebrigtsenon 9 June 2023 in Paris. The women's record is 8:58.58, set byEthiopianMeseret Defarin Brussels, Belgium on 14 September 2007. Ingebrigtsen, along with previous record holderDaniel Komen,are the only people to have run the distance in under 8 minutes, and thus run two miles at afour-minute milepace.

All-time top 25

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  • Mx = mixed race

Men (outdoor)

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  • Correct as of June 2023.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 7:54.10 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway 9 June 2023 Paris [1]
2 7:58.61 Daniel Komen Kenya 19 July 1997 Hechtel
3 8:01.08 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 31 May 1997 Hengelo
4 8:03.50 Craig Mottram Australia 10 June 2007 Eugene
5 8:04.83 Tariku Bekele Ethiopia 10 June 2007 Eugene
6 8:07.07 Matt Tegenkamp United States 10 June 2007 Eugene
7 8:07.54 Joshua Cheptegei Uganda 30 June 2019 Stanford [2]
8 8:07.59 Paul Chelimo United States 30 June 2019 Stanford [2]
9 8:07.68 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 4 June 2005 Eugene
10 8:07.75 Mo Farah Great Britain 24 August 2014 Birmingham
11 8:08.69 Selemon Barega Ethiopia 30 June 2019 Stanford [2]
12 8:09.01 Moses Kiptanui Kenya 30 July 1994 Hechtel
13 8:09.23 Ishamel Rokitto Kipkurui Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [3]
14 8:10.16 Jacob Kiplimo Uganda 21 August 2021 Eugene
15 8:10.34 Lamecha Girma Ethiopia 9 June 2023 Paris [3]
16 8:10.59 Benjamin Limo Kenya 28 May 2006 Eugene
17 8:10.98 Khalid Boulami Morocco 6 July 1996 Hechtel
18 8:11.04 Berihu Aregawi Ethiopia 21 August 2021 Eugene
19 8:11.09 Grant Fisher United States 21 August 2021 Eugene
20 8:11.48 Alan Webb United States 4 June 2005 Eugene
21 8:11.55 Joe Klecker United States 21 August 2021 Eugene
22 8:11.59 Bob Kennedy United States 19 July 1997 Hechtel
23 8:11.62 Boaz Cheboiywo Kenya 4 June 2005 Eugene
24 8:11.73 Smail Sghir Morocco 6 July 1996 Hechtel
25 8:11.74 Dathan Ritzenhein United States 10 June 2007 Eugene

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:07.46:

Women (outdoor)

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  • Correct as of May 2022.[4]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 8:58.58 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 14 September 2007 Brussels
2 8:59.08 Francine Niyonsaba Burundi 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
3 9:06.74 Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia 20 August 2021 Eugene [6]
4 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
5 9:11.97Mx Regina Jacobs United States 12 August 1999 Los Gatos [7][8]
6 9:12.59 Viola Kibiwott Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
7 9:12.90 Irene Jelagat Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
8 9:13.85 Mimi Belete Bahrain 31 May 2014 Eugene
9 9:14.09 Priscah Cherono Kenya 14 September 2007 Brussels
10 9:14.55 Hellen Obiri Kenya 20 August 2021 Eugene [6]
11 9:14.71 Beatrice Chebet Kenya 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
12 9:15.74 Laura Galván Mexico 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
13 9:16.62 Sylvia Kibet Kenya 14 September 2007 Brussels
14 9:16.73 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Germany 27 May 2022 Eugene [9]
15 9:16.78 Jenny Simpson United States 27 April 2018 Des Moines
16 9:16.95 Betsy Saina Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
17 9:17.62 Helen Schlachenhaufen United States 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
18 9:18.73 Elly Henes United States 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
19 9:19.01 Edinah Jebitok Kenya 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
20 9:19.56 Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland 27 June 1998 Cork City
21 9:20.17 Eleanor Fulton United States 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
22 9:20.19 Whittni Morgan United States 27 May 2022 Eugene [5]
23 9:20.25 Shannon Rowbury United States 31 May 2014 Eugene
24 9:20.81 Alemitu Haroye Ethiopia 24 August 2014 Birmingham
25 9:21.35 Amy Rudolph United States 27 June 1998 Cork City

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:14.55:

Men (indoor)

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  • Correct as of February 2024.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 8:00.67 Josh Kerr Great Britain 11 February 2024 New York City [10]
2 8:03.40 Mo Farah Great Britain 21 February 2015 Birmingham
3 8:03.62 Grant Fisher United States 11 February 2024 New York City [11]
4 8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 16 February 2008 Birmingham
5 8:04.69 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 21 February 2003 Birmingham
6 8:05.70 Cole Hocker United States 11 February 2024 New York City [12]
7 8:05.73 Geordie Beamish New Zealand 11 February 2024 New York City [13]
8 8:06.48 Paul Koech Kenya 16 February 2008 Birmingham
9 8:06.61 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 23 February 2003 Liévin
10 8:07.39 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 18 February 2012 Birmingham
11 8:07.41 Galen Rupp United States 24 January 2014 Boston
12 8:08.16 Moses Kipsiro Uganda 18 February 2012 Birmingham
13 8:08.27 Tariku Bekele Ethiopia 18 February 2012 Birmingham
14 8:08.39 Markos Geneti Ethiopia 20 February 2004 Birmingham
15 8:09.49 Bernard Lagat United States 16 February 2013 New York City [14]
16 8:09.66 Hailu Mekonnen Ethiopia 18 February 2001 Birmingham
17 8:10.78 Arne Gabius Germany 18 February 2012 Birmingham
18 8:11.33 Ben True United States 11 February 2017 New York City
19 8:11.56 Ryan Hill United States 11 February 2017 New York City
20 8:12.01 Morgan McDonald Australia 11 February 2024 New York City
21 8:12.10 Million Wolde Ethiopia 18 February 2001 Birmingham
22 8:12.63 Andrew Butchart Great Britain 11 February 2017 New York City
23 8:12.80 Girma Tola Ethiopia 18 February 2001 Birmingham
24 8:13.02 Andrew Bumbalough United States 16 February 2013 New York City [14]
25 8:13.16 Mohammed Ahmed Canada 11 February 2017 New York City

Women (indoor)

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  • Correct as of February 2024.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 9:00.48 Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia 15 February 2014 Birmingham
2 9:04.84 Laura Muir United Kingdom 11 February 2024 New York City [15]
3 9:06.26 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 26 February 2009 Prague
4 9:07.12 Melknat Wudu Ethiopia 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
5 9:09.70 Alicia Monson United States 11 February 2024 New York City [17]
6 9:10.28 Elinor Purrier United States 13 February 2021 New York City [18]
7 9:12.23 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 20 February 2010 Birmingham
8 9:12.35 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 20 February 2010 Birmingham
9 9:12.68 Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia 20 February 2010 Birmingham
10 9:13.94 Kim Smith New Zealand 26 January 2008 Boston
11 9:15.71 Emma Coburn United States 13 February 2021 New York City [18]
12 9:15.80 Nikki Hiltz United States 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
13 9:16.76 Nozomi Tanaka Japan 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
14 9:18.29 Emily Mackay United States 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
15 9:18.35 Jenny Simpson United States 7 February 2015 Boston
16 9:19.39 Jessica Augusto Portugal 20 February 2010 Birmingham
17 9:21.04 Sally Kipyego Kenya 8 February 2014 Boston
18 9:21.59 Hiwot Ayalew Ethiopia 15 February 2014 Birmingham
19 9:22.66 Julie-Anne Staehli Canada 13 February 2021 New York City [18]
20 9:23.38 Regina Jacobs United States 27 January 2002 Boston
21 9:23.58 Emily Infeld United States 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
22 9:24.71 Courtney Wayment United States 11 February 2024 New York City [19]
23 9:26.87 Emily Lipari United States 13 February 2021 New York City [18]
24 9:26.95 Helen Schlachenhaufen United States 13 February 2021 New York City [18]
25 9:27.45 Katrina Coogan United States 13 February 2021 New York City [18]

Notes

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Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:13.94:

World Best Performance Progression

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Men

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Outdoors

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TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE
9:17.0 Alfred Shrubb(GBR) 1903-09-12 London, United Kingdom
9:08.4 Alfred Shrubb(GBR) 1904-06-11 Glasgow,United Kingdom
9:08.4 Edvin Wide(SWE) 1925-06-23 Kramfors,Sweden
9:01.4 Edvin Wide(SWE) 1926-09-12 Berlin, Germany
8:59.6 Paavo Nurmi(FIN) 1931-06-24 Helsinki,Finland
8:58.4 Don Lash(USA) 1936-06-13 Princeton,USA
8:57.4 Gunnar Höckert(FIN) 1936-09-24 Stockholm,Sweden
8:56.0 Miklós Szabó(HUN) 1937-09-30 Budapest,Hungary
8:53.2 Taisto Mäki(FIN) 1939-06-07 Helsinki,Finland
8:47.8 Gunder Hägg(SWE) 1942-06-03 Stockholm,Sweden
8:46.4 Gunder Hägg(SWE) 1944-06-25 Östersund,Sweden
8:42.8 Gunder Hägg(SWE) 1944-08-04 Stockholm,Sweden
8:40.4 Gaston Reiff(BEL) 1952-08-26 Paris, France
8:33.4 Sándor Iharos(HUN) 1955-05-30 London, United Kingdom
8:32.0 Albie Thomas(AUS) 1958-08-07 Dublin,Ireland
8:30.0 Murray Halberg(NZL) 1961-06-07 Jyväskylä,Finland
8:29.8 Jim Beatty(USA) 1962-06-08 Los Angeles, USA
8:29.6 Michel Jazy(FRA) 1963-06-06 Paris, France
8:26.4 Bob Schul(USA) 1964-08-29 Los Angeles, USA
8:22.6 Michel Jazy(FRA) 1965-06-23 Melun,France
8:19.8 Ron Clarke(AUS) 1967-07-27 Västerås,Sweden
8:19.6 Ron Clarke(AUS) 1968-08-24 London, United Kingdom
8:17.8 Emiel Puttemans(BEL) 1971-08-21 Edinburgh,United Kingdom
8:14.0 Lasse Virén(FIN) 1972-08-14 Stockholm,Sweden
8:13.8 Brendan Foster(GBR) 1973-08-27 London, United Kingdom
8:13.51 Steve Ovett(GBR) 1978-09-15 London, United Kingdom
8:13.45 Saïd Aouita(MAR) 1987-05-28 Turin,Italy
8:12.17 Khalid Skah(MAR) 1993-06-30 Hechtel,Belgium
8:09.01 Moses Kiptanui(KEN) 1994-06-30 Hechtel,Belgium
8:07.46 Haile Gebrselassie(ETH) 1995-05-27 Kerkrade,Netherlands
8:03.54 Daniel Komen(KEN) 1996-07-14 Lappeenranta,Finland
8:01.08 Haile Gebrselassie(ETH) 1997-05-31 Hengelo,Netherlands
7:58.61 Daniel Komen(KEN) 1997-07-19 Hechtel,Belgium
7:54.10 Jakob Ingebrigtsen(NOR) 2023-06-09 Paris,France

Indoors

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TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE
8:09.66 Hailu Mekonnen(ETH) 2000-02-20 Birmingham,United Kingdom
8:04.69 Haile Gebrselassie(ETH) 2003-02-21 Birmingham,United Kingdom
8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele(ETH) 2008-02-16 Birmingham,United Kingdom
8:03.40 Mo Farah(GBR) 2015-02-21 Birmingham,United Kingdom
8:00.67 Josh Kerr(GBR) 2024-02-11 New York City,United States

Women

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Outdoors

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TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE
10:07.0 Doris Brown(USA) 1971-07-10 Bakersfield,USA
9:55.9 Francie Larrieu(USA) 1972-06-04 Redwood City,USA
9:19.56 Sonia O'Sullivan(IRL) 1998-06-27 Cork,Ireland
9:10.47 Meseret Defar(ETH) 2007-05-20 Carson,USA
8:58.58 Meseret Defar(ETH) 2007-09-14 Brussels,Belgium

Indoors

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TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE
9:28.15 Lynn Jennings(USA) 1986-02-20 New York City,USA
9:23.38 Regina Jacobs(USA) 2002-01-27 Boston,USA
9:10.50 Meseret Defar(ETH) 2008-01-26 Boston,USA
9:06.26 Meseret Defar(ETH) 2009-02-26 Prague,Czech Republic
9:00.48 Genzebe Dibaba(ETH) 2014-02-15 Birmingham,United Kingdom

US high school boys progression

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Note: this list only covers boys because the history of 2 mile running largely occurred beforeTitle IX,before high school girls were allowed to compete, which occurred about the same time as conversion to metric distances.[20]

TIME ATHLETE SCHOOL CITY DATE PLACE
(8:40.0i) Gerry Lindgren Rogers High School Spokane, Washington February 15, 1964 Cow Palace,Daly City, California[21]
8:57.8 Mike Ryan Wilcox High School Santa Clara, California 1965
8:48.3 Rick Riley Ferris High School Spokane, Washington May 28, 1966 Washington State Championships[22]
8:41.5 Steve Prefontaine Marshfield High School Coos Bay, Oregon April 25, 1969 Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon[22]
8:40.9 Craig Virgin Lebanon High School Lebanon, Illinois June 9, 1973 International Prep Invitational,Prospect, Illinois[22]
8:36.3 Jeff Nelson Burbank High School Burbank, California May 6, 1979 Pepsi Invitational,Westwood, Los Angeles, California
8:34.23 German Fernandez Riverbank High School Riverbank, California June 20, 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals,Greensboro, North Carolinavideo
8:29.46 Lukas Verzbicas Carl Sandburg High School Orland Hills, Illinois June 4, 2011 Prefontaine Classic,Eugene, Oregonvideo

See also

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Notes

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  2. ^abcBrian Russell (1 July 2019)."Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League".IAAF.Archivedfrom the original on 1 July 2019.Retrieved20 July2019.
  3. ^ab"Two Miles Results"(PDF).sportresult.com.9 June 2023.Retrieved10 June2023.
  4. ^"All-time men's best Two miles".alltime-athletics.com. 21 May 2017.Archivedfrom the original on 27 June 2015.Retrieved13 February2024.
  5. ^abcdefghCathal Dennehy (28 May 2022)."Mahuchikh and Taye triumph on opening night in Eugene".World Athletics.Retrieved10 June2022.
  6. ^abMike Rowbottom (21 August 2021)."No world record but Hassan claims clear win in Eugene".World Athletics.Archivedfrom the original on 22 August 2021.Retrieved27 August2021.
  7. ^"Defar breaks world record in two miles".Reuters.20 May 2007.Archivedfrom the original on 29 April 2018.Retrieved3 May2018.
  8. ^"U.S. ALL-TIME LIST — WOMEN".Track and Field News.17 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 1 April 2019.Retrieved3 May2018.
  9. ^"2 Miles Results".World Athletics.28 May 2022.Retrieved10 June2022.
  10. ^Singh, Nancy (11 February 2024)."Josh Kerr Shatters 9-Year Record to Beat American Record Holder on New York".EssentiallySports.Retrieved11 February2024.
  11. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  12. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  13. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  14. ^ab"Two Miles Results".www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 20 February 2013.Retrieved14 February2017.
  15. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  16. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  17. ^"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  18. ^abcdefTaylor Dutch (14 February 2021)."Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix".runnersworld.com.Archivedfrom the original on 26 February 2021.Retrieved23 February2021.
  19. ^abcde"Two Miles Result".World Athletics.11 February 2024.Retrieved11 February2024.
  20. ^"Archived copy".Archivedfrom the original on 14 March 2012.Retrieved23 April2013.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^"Track & Field News – The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948".www.trackandfieldnews.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 February 2017.Retrieved12 April2018.
  22. ^abc"Running_Shots_25".runningentertainment.com.Archivedfrom the original on 1 March 2018.Retrieved12 April2018.
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