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"Two mile run" redirects here. For the stream in Pennsylvania, see Twomile Run.
For other uses, see Two Mile.

The 2 mile (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 It has been largely superseded by the 3000 m (approximately 1.864 miles) and 5000 m, and by the 3200 m in NFHS American high school competitions.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.

Athletics
Two miles
World records
MenNorway Jakob Ingebrigtsen 7:54.10 (2023)
WomenEthiopia Meseret Defar 8:58.58 (2007)

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

The World record is also held by the Apache Mortars of 5-4. With a blistering 6 minute two mile whilst doing a fitness test.

All-time top 25

  • i = indoor performance
  • mx = mixed race

Men

  • Correct as of June 2023.[1]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 7:54.10 Jakob Ingebrigtsen   Norway 9 June 2023 Paris [2]
2 7:58.61 Daniel Komen   Kenya 19 July 1997 Hechtel
3 8:01.08 Haile Gebrselassie   Ethiopia 31 May 1997 Hengelo
4 8:03.40 i Mo Farah   United Kingdom 21 February 2015 Birmingham
5 8:03.50 Craig Mottram   Australia 10 June 2007 Eugene
6 8:04.35 i Kenenisa Bekele   Ethiopia 16 February 2008 Birmingham
7 8:04.83 Tariku Bekele   Ethiopia 10 June 2007 Eugene
8 8:06.48 i Paul Koech   Kenya 16 February 2008 Birmingham
9 8:06.61 i Hicham El Guerrouj   Morocco 23 February 2003 Liévin
10 8:07.07 Matt Tegenkamp   United States 10 June 2007 Eugene
11 8:07.39 i Eliud Kipchoge   Kenya 18 February 2012 Birmingham
12 8:07.41 i Galen Rupp   United States 24 January 2014 Boston
13 8:07.54 Joshua Cheptegei   Uganda 30 June 2019 Stanford [3]
14 8:07.59 Paul Chelimo   United States 30 June 2019 Stanford [3]
15 8:08.16 i Moses Kipsiro   Uganda 18 February 2012 Birmingham
16 8:08.39 i Markos Geneti   Ethiopia 20 February 2004 Birmingham
17 8:08.69 Selemon Barega   Ethiopia 30 June 2019 Stanford [3]
18 8:09.01 Moses Kiptanui   Kenya 30 July 1994 Hechtel
19 8:09.23 Ishamel Rokitto Kipkurui   Kenya 9 June 2023 Paris [4]
20 8:09.49 i Bernard Lagat   United States 16 February 2013 New York City [5]
21 8:09.66 i Hailu Mekonnen   Ethiopia 18 February 2001 Birmingham
22 8:10.16 Jacob Kiplimo   Uganda 21 August 2021 Eugene [6]
23 8:10.34 Kuma Girma   Ethiopia 9 June 2023 Paris [7]
24 8:10.59 Benjamin Limo   Kenya 28 May 2006 Eugene
25 8:10.78 i Arne Gabius   Germany 18 February 2012 Birmingham

Notes

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

Women

  • Correct as of August 2021.[8]
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 [9]
3 9:00.48 i Genzebe Dibaba   Ethiopia 15 February 2014 Birmingham
4 9:06.74 Letesenbet Gidey   Ethiopia 20 August 2021 Eugene [10]
5 9:10.28 i Elinor Purrier   United States 13 February 2021 New York City [11]
6 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono   Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
7 9:11.97 Mx Regina Jacobs   United States 12 August 1999 Los Gatos [12][13]
8 9:12.23 i Tirunesh Dibaba   Ethiopia 20 February 2010 Birmingham
9 9:12.35 i Vivian Cheruiyot   Kenya 20 February 2010 Birmingham
10 9:12.59 Viola Kibiwott   Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
11 9:12.68 i Sentayehu Ejigu   Ethiopia 20 February 2010 Birmingham
12 9:12.90 Irene Jelagat   Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
13 9:13.85 Mimi Belete   Bahrain 31 May 2014 Eugene
14 9:13.94 i Kim Smith   New Zealand 26 January 2008 Boston
15 9:14.09 Priscah Cherono   Kenya 14 September 2007 Brussels
16 9:14.55 Hellen Obiri   Kenya 20 August 2021 Eugene [10]
17 9:14.71 Beatrice Chebet   Kenya 27 May 2022 Eugene [9]
18 9:15.71 i Emma Coburn   United States 13 February 2021 New York City [11]
19 9:15.74 Laura Galván   Mexico 27 May 2022 Eugene [9]
20 9:16.62 Sylvia Kibet   Kenya 14 September 2007 Brussels
21 9:16.73 Konstanze Klosterhalfen   Germany 27 May 2022 Eugene [14]
22 9:16.78 Jennifer Simpson   United States 27 April 2018 Des Moines [15][16]
23 9:16.95 Betsy Saina   Kenya 24 August 2014 Birmingham
24 9:17.62 Helen Schlachtenhaufen   United States 27 May 2022 Eugene [14]
25 9:18.26 Viola Kibiwott   Kenya 14 September 2007 Brussels

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:13.27:

World Best Performance Progression

Men

Outdoors

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
8:01.10   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

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

Women

Outdoors

TIME ATHLETE DATE PLACE
10:07.0   Doris Brown (USA) 1971-07-10 CA, USA
9:55.9   Francie Larrieu (USA) 1972-06-04 CA, 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

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

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.[17]

TIME ATHLETE SCHOOL CITY DATE PLACE
(8:40.0i) Gerry Lindgren Rogers High School Spokane, Washington February 15, 1964 Cow Palace, Daly City, California[18]
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[19]
8:41.5 Steve Prefontaine Marshfield High School Coos Bay, Oregon April 25, 1969 Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon[19]
8:40.9 Craig Virgin Lebanon High School Lebanon, Illinois June 9, 1973 International Prep Invitational, Prospect, Illinois[19]
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 Carolina video
8:29.46 Lukas Verzbicas Carl Sandburg High School Orland Hills, Illinois June 4, 2011 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon video

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "All-time men's best Two miles". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  2. ^ Jon Mulkeen (9 June 2023). "Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Brian Russell (1 July 2019). "Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Two Miles Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Two Miles Results". www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Prefontaine Classic 2021 Complete Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 21 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Two Miles Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. ^ "All-time women's best Two miles". alltime-athletics.com. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ^ a b c Cathal Dennehy (28 May 2022). "Mahuchikh and Taye triumph on opening night in Eugene". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b Mike Rowbottom (21 August 2021). "No world record but Hassan claims clear win in Eugene". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  11. ^ a b Taylor Dutch (14 February 2021). "Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". runnersworld.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Defar breaks world record in two miles". Reuters. 20 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  13. ^ "U.S. ALL-TIME LIST — WOMEN". Track and Field News. 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  14. ^ a b "2 Miles Results". World Athletics. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Jenny Simpson, in another return to Drake Relays, takes aim at American 2-mile record". Des Moines Register. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Jenny Simpson breaks U.S. 2-mile record at Drake Relays". ESPN.com. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Track & Field News – The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948". www.trackandfieldnews.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  19. ^ a b c "Running_Shots_25". runningentertainment.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
 
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