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Two miles

{{short description|Uncommon middle distance race}}

{{redirect|Two mile run|the stream in Pennsylvania|Twomile Run}}

{{Other uses|Two Mile (disambiguation){{!}}Two Mile}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox athletics event

|event = Two miles

|image =

|caption =

|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jakob Ingebrigtsen|NOR}} 7:54.10 (2023)}}

|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}} 8:58.58 (2007)}}

|ShWRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Josh Kerr|GBR}} 8:00.67 (2024)}}

|ShWRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Genzebe Dibaba|ETH}} 9:00.48 (2014)}}

}}

The 2 mile (3,520 yards,It has always been customary to give horizontal distances in yards and vertical distances in feet. 10,560 feet, or exactly 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom. It has been largely superseded by the 3000 m (approximately 1.864 miles) and 5000 m, and by the 3200 m in NFHS American high school competitions (18.688m short of 2 miles). The IAAF no longer keeps official world records for this distance; they are called world best instead.

The world best for men is 7:54.10 set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen on 9 June 2023 in Paris. Ingebrigtsen, along with previous world best holder Daniel Komen, are the only people to have run the distance in under 8 minutes, and thus covered two miles at an average sub-four-minute mile pace. The women's record is 8:58.58, set by Ethiopian Meseret Defar in Brussels, Belgium on 14 September 2007.

Continental Bests

  • Correct as of October 2024. Source: World Athletics{{Cite web |title=Two Miles – men – senior – all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/two-miles/all/men/senior?regionType=area®ion=africa&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2024-10-10&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229608&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=worldathletics.org}}

= Key =

  • WB = World best
  • (i) = Indoor performance

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Area

! colspan="3" |Men

! colspan="3" |Women

Time

!Athlete

!Nation

!Time

!Athlete

!Nation

Africa {{small|(records)}}

|7:58.61

|Daniel Komen

|{{Flag|Kenya}}

|8:58.58 WB

|Meseret Defar

|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}

Asia {{small|(records)}}

|8:13.16

|Rashid Ramzi

|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

|9:13.85

|Mimi Belete

|{{Flag|Bahrain}}

Europe {{small|(records)}}

|7:54.10 WB

|Jakob Ingebrigtsen

|{{Flag|Norway}}

|9:04.84 (i)

|Laura Muir

|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}

North, Central America
and Caribbean {{small|(records)}}

|8:03.62 (i)

|Grant Fisher

|{{Flag|United States}}

|9:09.70 (i)

|Alicia Monson

|{{Flag|United States}}

Oceania {{small|(records)}}

|8:03.50

|Craig Mottram

|{{Flag|Australia}}

|9:13.94 (i)

|Kimberly Smith

|{{Flag|New Zealand}}

South America {{small|(records)}}

|8:21.67

|Hudson de Souza

|{{Flag|Brazil}}

| colspan="3"align=center|none

All-time top 25

  • Mx = mixed race

=Men (outdoor)=

  • Correct as of June 2023.

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Result

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

|7:54.10

|Jakob Ingebrigtsen

|{{flagu|Norway}}

|9 June 2023

|Paris

|{{Cite web|title=Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/paris-kipyegon-girma-ingebrigtsen-5000m-steeplechase-two-miles-world-record-best|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=9 June 2023|access-date=10 June 2023}}

2

|7:58.61

|Daniel Komen

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|19 July 1997

|Hechtel

|

3

|8:01.08

|Haile Gebrselassie

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|31 May 1997

|Hengelo

|

4

|8:03.50

|Craig Mottram

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|10 June 2007

|Eugene

|

5

|8:04.83

|Tariku Bekele

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|10 June 2007

|Eugene

|

6

|8:07.07

|Matt Tegenkamp

|{{flagu|United States}}

|10 June 2007

|Eugene

|

7

|8:07.54

|Joshua Cheptegei

|{{flagu|Uganda}}

|30 June 2019

|Stanford

|{{cite news |author=Brian Russell |date=1 July 2019 |title=Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/prefontaine-classic-stanford-2019-diamond-lea4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701072917/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/prefontaine-classic-stanford-2019-diamond-lea4 |archive-date=1 July 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019 |publisher=IAAF}}

8

|8:07.59

|Paul Chelimo

|{{flagu|United States}}

|30 June 2019

|Stanford

|

9

|8:07.68

|Eliud Kipchoge

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|4 June 2005

|Eugene

|

10

|8:07.75

|Mo Farah

|{{flagu|Great Britain}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

11

|8:08.69

|Selemon Barega

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|30 June 2019

|Stanford

|

12

|8:09.01

|Moses Kiptanui

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|30 July 1994

|Hechtel

|

13

|8:09.23

|Ishamel Rokitto Kipkurui

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|9 June 2023

|Paris

|{{cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Two Miles Results |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS2023/PDF_ATHM2MILES--ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=V8CKu4tlSs/7l9mLLHC6FSJ3T9c=/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=sportresult.com}}

14

|8:10.16

|Jacob Kiplimo

|{{flagu|Uganda}}

|21 August 2021

|Eugene

|

15

|8:10.34

|Lamecha Girma

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|9 June 2023

|Paris

|

16

|8:10.59

|Benjamin Limo

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|28 May 2006

|Eugene

|

17

|8:10.98

|Khalid Boulami

|{{flagu|Morocco}}

|6 July 1996

|Hechtel

|

18

|8:11.04

|Berihu Aregawi

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|21 August 2021

|Eugene

|

19

|8:11.09

|Grant Fisher

|{{flagu|United States}}

|21 August 2021

|Eugene

|

20

|8:11.48

|Alan Webb

|{{flagu|United States}}

|4 June 2005

|Eugene

|

21

|8:11.55

|Joe Klecker

|{{flagu|United States}}

|21 August 2021

|Eugene

|

22

|8:11.59

|Bob Kennedy

|{{flagu|United States}}

|19 July 1997

|Hechtel

|

23

|8:11.62

|Boaz Cheboiywo

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|4 June 2005

|Eugene

|

24

|8:11.73

|Smail Sghir

|{{flagu|Morocco}}

|6 July 1996

|Hechtel

|

25

|8:11.74

|Dathan Ritzenhein

|{{flagu|United States}}

|10 June 2007

|Eugene

|

==Notes==

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

=Women (outdoor)=

  • Correct as of May 2022.{{cite web |date=21 May 2017 |title=All-time men's best Two miles |url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m2milesok.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627073929/http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m2milesok.htm |archive-date= 27 June 2015|access-date=13 February 2024 |publisher=alltime-athletics.com}}

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Result

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

|8:58.58

|Meseret Defar

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|14 September 2007

|Brussels

|

2

|8:59.08

|Francine Niyonsaba

|{{flagu|Burundi}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|{{cite news|title=Mahuchikh and Taye triumph on opening night in Eugene|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/mahuchikh-taye-duplantis-eugene-prefontaine-classic|publisher=World Athletics|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=28 May 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}

3

|9:06.74

|Letesenbet Gidey

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|20 August 2021

|Eugene

|{{cite news |author=Mike Rowbottom |date=21 August 2021 |title=No world record but Hassan claims clear win in Eugene |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/eugene-distance-night-hassan-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822142853/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/eugene-distance-night-hassan-report |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021 |website=World Athletics}}

4

|9:11.49

|Mercy Cherono

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

5

|9:11.97 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}

|Regina Jacobs

|{{flagu|United States}}

|12 August 1999

|Los Gatos

|{{cite web |date=20 May 2007 |title=Defar breaks world record in two miles |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-carson-defar-idUSL2039239320070520 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025140/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-carson-defar-idUSL2039239320070520 |archive-date=29 April 2018 |access-date=3 May 2018 |agency=Reuters}}{{cite web |date=17 April 2018 |title=U.S. ALL-TIME LIST – WOMEN |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215229/https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/ |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=3 May 2018 |publisher=Track and Field News}}

6

|9:12.59

|Viola Kibiwott

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

7

|9:12.90

|Irene Jelagat

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

8

|9:13.85

|Mimi Belete

|{{flagu|Bahrain}}

|31 May 2014

|Eugene

|

9

|9:14.09

|Priscah Cherono

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|14 September 2007

|Brussels

|

10

|9:14.55

|Hellen Obiri

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|20 August 2021

|Eugene

|

11

|9:14.71

|Beatrice Chebet

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

12

|9:15.74

|Laura Galván

|{{flagu|Mexico}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

13

|9:16.62

|Sylvia Kibet

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|14 September 2007

|Brussels

|

14

|9:16.73

|Konstanze Klosterhalfen

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|{{cite web |date=28 May 2022 |title=2 Miles Results |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/calendar-results/7153964/result?eventId=10229520&gender=W |access-date=10 June 2022 |work=World Athletics}}

15

|9:16.78

|Jenny Simpson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 April 2018

|Des Moines

|

16

|9:16.95

|Betsy Saina

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

17

|9:17.62

|Helen Schlachenhaufen

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

18

|9:18.73

|Elly Henes

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

19

|9:19.01

|Edinah Jebitok

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

20

|9:19.56

|Sonia O'Sullivan

|{{flagu|Ireland}}

|27 June 1998

|Cork City

|

21

|9:20.17

|Eleanor Fulton

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

22

|9:20.19

|Whittni Morgan

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 May 2022

|Eugene

|

23

|9:20.25

|Shannon Rowbury

|{{flagu|United States}}

|31 May 2014

|Eugene

|

24

|9:20.81

|Alemitu Haroye

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|24 August 2014

|Birmingham

|

25

|9:21.35

|Amy Rudolph

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 June 1998

|Cork City

|

==Notes==

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

= Men (indoor) =

  • Correct as of February 2024.

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Result

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

|8:00.67

|Josh Kerr

|{{flagu|Great Britain}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nancy |date=11 February 2024 |title=Josh Kerr Shatters 9-Year Record to Beat American Record Holder on New York |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-track-and-field-news-josh-kerr-shatters-nine-year-record-to-beat-american-record-holder-on-new-york/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=EssentiallySports}}

2

|8:03.40

|Mo Farah

|{{flagu|Great Britain}}

|21 February 2015

|Birmingham

|

3

|8:03.62

|Grant Fisher

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Two Miles Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229599&gender=M |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}

4

|8:04.35

|Kenenisa Bekele

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|16 February 2008

|Birmingham

|

5

|8:04.69

|Haile Gebrselassie

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|21 February 2003

|Birmingham

|

6

|8:05.70

|Cole Hocker

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

7

|8:05.73

|Geordie Beamish

|{{flagu|New Zealand}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

8

|8:06.48

|Paul Koech

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|16 February 2008

|Birmingham

|

9

|8:06.61

|Hicham El Guerrouj

|{{flagu|Morocco}}

|23 February 2003

|Liévin

|

10

|8:07.39

|Eliud Kipchoge

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|18 February 2012

|Birmingham

|

11

|8:07.41

|Galen Rupp

|{{flagu|United States}}

|24 January 2014

|Boston

|

12

|8:08.16

|Moses Kipsiro

|{{flagu|Uganda}}

|18 February 2012

|Birmingham

|

13

|8:08.27

|Tariku Bekele

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|18 February 2012

|Birmingham

|

14

|8:08.39

|Markos Geneti

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|20 February 2004

|Birmingham

|

15

|8:09.49

|Bernard Lagat

|{{flagu|United States}}

|16 February 2013

|New York City

|{{cite web |date=16 February 2013 |title=Two Miles Results |url=http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-16-millrose/Results39-1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220003303/http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-16-millrose/Results39-1.htm |archive-date=20 February 2013 |access-date=14 February 2017 |publisher=branchsportstech.com}}

16

|8:09.66

|Hailu Mekonnen

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|18 February 2001

|Birmingham

|

17

|8:10.78

|Arne Gabius

|{{flagu|Germany}}

|18 February 2012

|Birmingham

|

18

|8:11.33

|Ben True

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2017

|New York City

|

19

|8:11.56

|Ryan Hill

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2017

|New York City

|

20

|8:12.01

|Morgan McDonald

|{{flagu|Australia}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

21

|8:12.10

|Million Wolde

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|18 February 2001

|Birmingham

|

22

|8:12.63

|Andrew Butchart

|{{flagu|Great Britain}}

|11 February 2017

|New York City

|

23

|8:12.80

|Girma Tola

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|18 February 2001

|Birmingham

|

24

|8:13.02

|Andrew Bumbalough

|{{flagu|United States}}

|16 February 2013

|New York City

|

25

|8:13.16

|Mohammed Ahmed

|{{flagu|Canada}}

|11 February 2017

|New York City

|

= Women (indoor) =

  • Correct as of February 2024.

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Result

!Athlete

!Nationality

!Date

!Place

!Ref

1

|9:00.48

|Genzebe Dibaba

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|15 February 2014

|Birmingham

|

2

|9:04.84

|Laura Muir

|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

3

|9:06.26

|Meseret Defar

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|26 February 2009

|Prague

|

4

|9:07.12

|Melknat Wudu

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

5

|9:09.70

|Alicia Monson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

6

|9:10.28

|Elinor Purrier

|{{flagu|United States}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|{{cite news |author=Taylor Dutch |date=14 February 2021 |title=Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a35499064/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226143457/https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a35499064/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/ |archive-date=26 February 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=runnersworld.com}}

7

|9:12.23

|Tirunesh Dibaba

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|20 February 2010

|Birmingham

|

8

|9:12.35

|Vivian Cheruiyot

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|20 February 2010

|Birmingham

|

9

|9:12.68

|Sentayehu Ejigu

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|20 February 2010

|Birmingham

|

10

|9:13.94

|Kim Smith

|{{flagu|New Zealand}}

|26 January 2008

|Boston

|

11

|9:15.71

|Emma Coburn

|{{flagu|United States}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|

12

|9:15.80

|Nikki Hiltz

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Two Miles Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229585&gender=W |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}

13

|9:16.76

|Nozomi Tanaka

|{{flagu|Japan}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

14

|9:18.29

|Emily Mackay

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

15

|9:18.35

|Jenny Simpson

|{{flagu|United States}}

|7 February 2015

|Boston

|

16

|9:19.39

|Jessica Augusto

|{{flagu|Portugal}}

|20 February 2010

|Birmingham

|

17

|9:21.04

|Sally Kipyego

|{{flagu|Kenya}}

|8 February 2014

|Boston

|

18

|9:21.59

|Hiwot Ayalew

|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}

|15 February 2014

|Birmingham

|

19

|9:22.66

|Julie-Anne Staehli

|{{flagu|Canada}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|

20

|9:23.38

|Regina Jacobs

|{{flagu|United States}}

|27 January 2002

|Boston

|

21

|9:23.58

|Emily Infeld

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

22

|9:24.71

|Courtney Wayment

|{{flagu|United States}}

|11 February 2024

|New York City

|

23

|9:26.87

|Emily Lipari

|{{flagu|United States}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|

24

|9:26.95

|Helen Schlachenhaufen

|{{flagu|United States}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|

25

|9:27.45

|Katrina Coogan

|{{flagu|United States}}

|13 February 2021

|New York City

|

==Notes==

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

World Best Performance Progression

{{anchor|World Record Progression}}

=Men=

==Outdoors==

class="wikitable"

!Time

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

align="center"|9:17.0

|{{flagathlete|Alfred Shrubb|GBR}}

|align="center"|1903-09-12

|London, United Kingdom

align="center"|9:08.4

|{{flagathlete|Alfred Shrubb|GBR}}

|align="center"|1904-06-11

|Glasgow, United Kingdom

align="center"|9:08.4

|{{flagathlete|Edvin Wide|SWE}}

|align="center"|1925-06-23

|Kramfors, Sweden

align="center"|9:01.4

|{{flagathlete|Edvin Wide|SWE}}

|align="center"|1926-09-12

|Berlin, Germany

align="center"|8:59.6

|{{flagathlete|Paavo Nurmi|FIN}}

|align="center"|1931-06-24

|Helsinki, Finland

align="center"|8:58.4

|{{flagathlete|Don Lash|USA}}

|align="center"|1936-06-13

|Princeton, USA

align="center"|8:57.4

|{{flagathlete|Gunnar Höckert|FIN}}

|align="center"|1936-09-24

|Stockholm, Sweden

align="center"|8:56.0

|{{flagathlete|Miklós Szabó|HUN}}

|align="center"|1937-09-30

|Budapest, Hungary

align="center"|8:53.2

|{{flagathlete|Taisto Mäki|FIN}}

|align="center"|1939-06-07

|Helsinki, Finland

align="center"|8:47.8

|{{flagathlete|Gunder Hägg|SWE}}

|align="center"|1942-06-03

|Stockholm, Sweden

align="center"|8:46.4

|{{flagathlete|Gunder Hägg|SWE}}

|align="center"|1944-06-25

|Östersund, Sweden

align="center"|8:42.8

|{{flagathlete|Gunder Hägg|SWE}}

|align="center"|1944-08-04

|Stockholm, Sweden

align="center"|8:40.4

|{{flagathlete|Gaston Reiff|BEL}}

|align="center"|1952-08-26

|Paris, France

align="center"|8:33.4

|{{flagathlete|Sándor Iharos|HUN}}

|align="center"|1955-05-30

|London, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:32.0

|{{flagathlete|Albie Thomas|AUS}}

|align="center"|1958-08-07

|Dublin, Ireland

align="center"|8:30.0

|{{flagathlete|Murray Halberg|NZL}}

|align="center"|1961-06-07

|Jyväskylä, Finland

align="center"|8:29.8

|{{flagathlete|Jim Beatty|USA}}

|align="center"|1962-06-08

|Los Angeles, USA

align="center"|8:29.6

|{{flagathlete|Michel Jazy|FRA}}

|align="center"|1963-06-06

|Paris, France

align="center"|8:26.4

|{{flagathlete|Bob Schul|USA}}

|align="center"|1964-08-29

|Los Angeles, USA

align="center"|8:22.6

|{{flagathlete|Michel Jazy|FRA}}

|align="center"|1965-06-23

|Melun, France

align="center"|8:19.8

|{{flagathlete|Ron Clarke|AUS}}

|align="center"|1967-07-27

|Västerås, Sweden

align="center"|8:19.6

|{{flagathlete|Ron Clarke|AUS}}

|align="center"|1968-08-24

|London, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:17.8

|{{flagathlete|Emiel Puttemans|BEL}}

|align="center"|1971-08-21

|Edinburgh, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:14.0

|{{flagathlete|Lasse Virén|FIN}}

|align="center"|1972-08-14

|Stockholm, Sweden

align="center"|8:13.8

|{{flagathlete|Brendan Foster|GBR}}

|align="center"|1973-08-27

|London, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:13.51

|{{flagathlete|Steve Ovett|GBR}}

|align="center"|1978-09-15

|London, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:13.45

|{{flagathlete|Saïd Aouita|MAR}}

|align="center"|1987-05-28

|Turin, Italy

align="center"|8:12.17

|{{flagathlete|Khalid Skah|MAR}}

|align="center"|1993-06-30

|Hechtel, Belgium

align="center"|8:09.01

|{{flagathlete|Moses Kiptanui|KEN}}

|align="center"|1994-06-30

|Hechtel, Belgium

align="center"|8:07.46

|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH}}

|align="center"|1995-05-27

|Kerkrade, Netherlands

align="center"|8:03.54

|{{flagathlete|Daniel Komen|KEN}}

|align="center"|1996-07-14

|Lappeenranta, Finland

align="center"|8:01.08

|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH}}

|align="center"|1997-05-31

|Hengelo, Netherlands

align="center"|7:58.61

|{{flagathlete|Daniel Komen|KEN}}

|align="center"|1997-07-19

|Hechtel, Belgium

align="center"|7:54.10

|{{flagathlete|Jakob Ingebrigtsen|NOR}}

|align="center"|2023-06-09

|Paris, France

==Indoors==

class="wikitable"

!Time

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

align="center"|8:09.66

|{{flagathlete|Hailu Mekonnen|ETH}}

|align="center"|2000-02-20

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:04.69

|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH}}

|align="center"|2003-02-21

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:04.35

|{{flagathlete|Kenenisa Bekele|ETH}}

|align="center"|2008-02-16

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

align="center"|8:03.40

|{{flagathlete|Mo Farah|GBR}}

|align="center"|2015-02-21

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

8:00.67

|{{Flag athlete|Josh Kerr|GBR}}

|2024-02-11

|New York City, United States

=Women=

==Outdoors==

class="wikitable"

!Time

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

align="center"|10:07.0

|{{flagathlete|Doris Brown|USA}}

|align="center"|1971-07-10

|Bakersfield, USA

align="center"|9:55.9

|{{flagathlete|Francie Larrieu|USA}}

|align="center"|1972-06-04

|Redwood City, USA

align="center"|9:19.56

|{{flagathlete|Sonia O'Sullivan|IRL}}

|align="center"|1998-06-27

|Cork, Ireland

align="center"|9:10.47

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|align="center"|2007-05-20

|Carson, USA

align="center"|8:58.58

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|align="center"|2007-09-14

|Brussels, Belgium

==Indoors==

class="wikitable"

!Time

!Athlete

!Date

!Place

align="center"|9:28.15

|{{flagathlete|Lynn Jennings|USA}}

|align="center"|1986-02-20

|New York City, USA

align="center"|9:23.38

|{{flagathlete|Regina Jacobs|USA}}

|align="center"|2002-01-27

|Boston, USA

align="center"|9:10.50

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|align="center"|2008-01-26

|Boston, USA

align="center"|9:06.26

|{{flagathlete|Meseret Defar|ETH}}

|align="center"|2009-02-26

|Prague, Czech Republic

align="center"|9:00.48

|{{flagathlete|Genzebe Dibaba|ETH}}

|align="center"|2014-02-15

|Birmingham, United Kingdom

=US high school boys progression=

Note: this list only covers boys because the history of 2 mile running largely occurred before Title IX, before high school girls were allowed to compete, which occurred about the same time as conversion to metric distances.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/gods.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 April 2013 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314220709/http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/gods.htm |url-status=live }}

class="wikitable"

!Time

!Athlete

!School

!City

!Date

!Place

align="center"|(8:40.0i)

|Gerry Lindgren

|Rogers High School

|Spokane, Washington

|15 February 1964

|Cow Palace, Daly City, California{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?id=557&option=com_content|title=Track & Field News – The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948|website=trackandfieldnews.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215194739/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?id=557&option=com_content|url-status=live}}

align="center"|8:57.8Mike Ryan

|Wilcox High School

|Santa Clara, California

|1965

|

align="center"|8:48.3

|Rick Riley

|Ferris High School

|Spokane, Washington

|28 May 1966

|Washington State Championships{{cite web|url=http://runningentertainment.com/runningshots25.html|title=Running_Shots_25|website=runningentertainment.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301215514/http://www.runningentertainment.com/runningshots25.html|url-status=live}}

align="center"|8:41.5

|Steve Prefontaine

|Marshfield High School

|Coos Bay, Oregon

|25 April 1969

|Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon

align="center"|8:40.9

|Craig Virgin

|Lebanon High School

|Lebanon, Illinois

|9 June 1973

|International Prep Invitational, Prospect, Illinois

align="center"|8:36.3

|Jeff Nelson

|Burbank High School

|Burbank, California

|6 May 1979

|Pepsi Invitational, Westwood, Los Angeles, California

align="center"|8:34.23

|German Fernandez

|Riverbank High School

|Riverbank, California

|20 June 2008

|Nike Outdoor Nationals, Greensboro, North Carolina [http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/234026-2008-Nike-Outdoor-Nationals/video/66551-B-2-Mile-F2-National-Record video]

align="center"|8:29.46

|Lukas Verzbicas

|Carl Sandburg High School

|Orland Hills, Illinois

|4 June 2011

|Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon [http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=48108 video]

See also

Notes

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External links

{{Commons|Running}}

  • [http://www.saunalahti.fi/~sut/eng/mwrrun.html World Record progression in men's running events]
  • [http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrb.htm World Records Set in Britain]
  • [http://www.gbrathletics.com/wrec.htm World Records and Best Performances]
  • [http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_2miok.htm Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage – Men's 2 miles]
  • [http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w2milesok.htm Track and Field all-time Performances Homepage – Women's 2 miles]

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