Two miles
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| Athletics Two miles | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men | File:Flag of Norway.svg Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 7:54.10 (2023) |
| Women | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar (ETH) 8:58.58 (2007) |
| Short track world records | |
| Men | Error creating thumbnail: Josh Kerr (GBR) 8:00.67 (2024) |
| Women | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 9:00.48 (2014) |
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The 2 mile (3,520 yards, 10,560 feet, or 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 It has been largely superseded by the 3000 m and 5000 m, and by the 3200 m in NFHS American high school competitions. 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 Norwegian 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 on 14 September 2007.
Continental Bests
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of October 2024. Source: World Athletics[1]
Key
[edit | edit source]- WB = World best
- i = Indoor performance
| Area | Men | Women | ||||
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| Time | Athlete | Nation | Time | Athlete | Nation | |
| Africa (records) | 7:58.61 | Daniel Komen | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 8:58.58 WB | Meseret Defar | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia |
| Asia (records) | 8:13.16 | Rashid Ramzi | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 9:13.85 | Mimi Belete | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain |
| Europe (records) | 7:54.10 WB | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 9:04.84 i | Laura Muir | Error creating thumbnail: United Kingdom |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
8:03.62 i | Grant Fisher | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 9:09.70 i | Alicia Monson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Oceania (records) | 8:03.50 | Craig Mottram |  Australia
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9:13.94 i | Kimberly Smith | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| South America (records) | 8:21.67 | Hudson de Souza | Error creating thumbnail: Brazil | none | ||
All-time top 25
[edit | edit source]- Mx = mixed race
Men (outdoor)
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of June 2023.
Notes
[edit | edit source]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:07.46:
- Daniel Komen also ran 7:58.91 (1998), 8:03.54 (1996).
- Haile Gebrselassie also ran 8:01.72 (1999), 8:01.86 (1999), 8:07.46 (1995).
Women (outdoor)
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of June 2025.[5]
Notes
[edit | edit source]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:14.55:
- Francine Niyonsaba also ran 9:00.75 (2021).
- Meseret Defar also ran 9:10.47 (2007)
- Mercy Cherono also ran 9:13.27 (2014).
Men (indoor)
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of February 2024.
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Women (indoor)
[edit | edit source]- Correct as of February 2024.
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Notes
[edit | edit source]Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:13.94:
- Meseret Defar also ran 9:06.26 (2009), 9:10.50 (2008)
World Best Performance Progression
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Men
[edit | edit source]Outdoors
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Indoors
[edit | edit source]| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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| 8:09.66 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) | 2000-02-20 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 8:04.69 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | 2003-02-21 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 8:04.35 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | 2008-02-16 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 8:03.40 | Error creating thumbnail: Mo Farah (GBR) | 2015-02-21 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| 8:00.67 | Error creating thumbnail: Josh Kerr (GBR) | 2024-02-11 | New York City, United States |
Women
[edit | edit source]Outdoors
[edit | edit source]| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
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| 10:07.0 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Doris Brown (USA) | 1971-07-10 | Bakersfield, USA |
| 9:55.9 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Francie Larrieu (USA) | 1972-06-04 | Redwood City, USA |
| 9:19.56 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | 1998-06-27 | Cork, Ireland |
| 9:10.47 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2007-05-20 | Carson, USA |
| 8:58.58 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2007-09-14 | Brussels, Belgium |
Indoors
[edit | edit source]| Time | Athlete | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:28.15 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Lynn Jennings (USA) | 1986-02-20 | New York City, USA |
| 9:23.38 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Regina Jacobs (USA) | 2002-01-27 | Boston, USA |
| 9:10.50 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2008-01-26 | Boston, USA |
| 9:06.26 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Meseret Defar (ETH) | 2009-02-26 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 9:00.48 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | 2014-02-15 | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
US high school boys progression
[edit | edit source]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.[17]
| Time | Athlete | School | City | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (8:40.0 h i) | Gerry Lindgren | Rogers High School | Spokane, Washington | 15 February 1964 | Cow Palace, Daly City, California[18] |
| 8:57.8 h | Mike Ryan | Wilcox High School | Santa Clara, California | 1965 | |
| 8:48.3 h | Rick Riley | Ferris High School | Spokane, Washington | 28 May 1966 | Washington State Championships[19] |
| 8:41.5 h | Steve Prefontaine | Marshfield High School | Coos Bay, Oregon | 25 April 1969 | Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon[19] |
| 8:40.9 h | Craig Virgin | Lebanon High School | Lebanon, Illinois | 9 June 1973 | International Prep Invitational, Prospect, Illinois[19] |
| 8:36.3 h | Jeff Nelson | Burbank High School | Burbank, California | 6 May 1979 | Pepsi Invitational, Westwood, Los Angeles, California |
| 8:34.23 | German Fernandez | Riverbank High School | Riverbank, California | 20 June 2008 | Nike Outdoor Nationals, Greensboro, North Carolina video |
| 8:29.46 | Lukas Verzbicas | Carl Sandburg High School | Orland Hills, Illinois | 4 June 2011 | Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon video |
See also
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