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{{Short description|Common middle-distance running event}}
{{redirect|One mile||One Mile (disambiguation)|text=For the tributary, see [[Mile Run (New Jersey)]]}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event = Mile run
|image = 2015 Millrose Games - Wanamaker Mile - Armory - Willis, Centrowitz (16552096775).jpg
|image_upright = 1.15
|caption = [[Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.|Matt Centrowitz]] and [[Nick Willis]] racing for first place in the 2015 [[Wanamaker Mile]]. Centrowitz ends up beating Willis by 0.11 seconds, in a time of 3:51.35.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/02/matt-centrowitz-wins-2015-wanamaker-mile-thrilling-stretch-run-nick-willis-millrose-games/ |title=Matt Centrowitz Wins 2015 Wanamaker Mile in Thrilling Stretch Run over Nick Willis at Millrose Games }}</ref>
|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}} 3:43.13 (1999)}}
|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}} 4:07.64 (2023)}}
|ShWRmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}} 3:45.14 (2025)}}|ShWRwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}} 4:13.31 (2016)}}|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Cameron Myers]]|AUS}} 3:47.48 (2025)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Birke Haylom]]|ETH}} 4:17.13 (2023)}}}}
The '''mile run''' (1,760&nbsp;[[yard]]s,<ref>It has always been customary to give horizontal distances in yards and vertical distances in feet.</ref> 5,280 [[Foot (unit)|feet]], or exactly 1,609.344&nbsp;[[metre]]s) is a [[middle-distance running|middle-distance]] [[foot race]].

The history of the [[mile]] run event began in [[England]], where it was used as a distance for gambling races.{{citation needed |date=April 2024}} It survived [[track and field]]'s switch to [[metric system|metric distances]] in the 1900s and retained its popularity, with the chase for the [[four-minute mile]] in the 1950s a high point for the race.

In spite of the roughly equivalent [[1500 metres]] race, which is used instead of the mile at the [[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] and [[Olympic Games]] and is sometimes referred as the foremost middle-distance track event in athletics, the mile run is present in all fields of [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], and since 1976, it is the only [[imperial unit|imperial distance]] [[World Athletics]] has on its books for official [[List of world records in athletics|world records]].{{efn|The [[marathon]] race is commonly described in both imperial and metric distances. Although it was first run under imperial measurement of 26 miles, it was slightly elongated for the [[1904 Summer Olympics]] in London to reach its current distance, and is now measured in kilometres for official purposes.}}

Although the mile is not featured at any major championships, the [[Wanamaker Mile]], [[Dream Mile]], [[Emsley Carr Mile]] and [[Bowerman Mile]] races are among the foremost annual middle-distance races.

{{Infobox athletics event
|event = Road Mile
|image = 2018 5th Avenue Mile CQ-7523-2 (44656426211).jpg
|image_upright = 1.15
|caption = 2018 Women's [[Fifth Avenue Mile]].
|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Elliot Giles]]|GBR}} 3:51.3 (2024)}}
|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Diribe Welteji]]|ETH}} 4:20.98 (2023)}}
}}

The current [[Mile run world record progression|mile world record]] holders are [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] of [[Morocco]] with a time of 3:43.13 and [[Faith Kipyegon]] of [[Kenya]] with the women's record of 4:07.64.

Despite being only 109.344 metres longer, the mile is distinctly different from its much more common 1500 metres counterpart. World record holder Hicham El Guerrouj considers the mile to be his more challenging event.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-06 |title=El Guerrouj: "Ingebrigtsen can break my records (but I'd rather he didn't!)" |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/interviews/el-guerrouj-ingebrigtsen-can-break-my-records-but-id-rather-he-didnt-1039988990/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=AW |language=en-GB}}</ref> 

{{Quote|text=“My favourite is 1500m. It’s part of my heart. I competed in it a lot and I know every metre of this race. The mile is completely different. If you are not strong physically and mentally, you cannot run it well.”|source=Hicham El Guerrouj}}

Each lap during El Guerrouj's world record run averaged 55.46 seconds per 400 m.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pace Calculator |url=https://www.calculator.net/pace-calculator.html?ctime=3:43.13&cdistance=400&cdistanceunit=Meters&cpickevent=&cpace=3:43.13&cpaceunit=tpm&ctype=time&x=Calculate |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.calculator.net}}</ref> Along with El Guerrouj, only three other men in history have broken the 3:44 barrier in the mile; [[Noah Ngeny]] (in the same race as El Guerrouj), [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]], and [[Yared Nuguse]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=One Mile - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/one-mile/all/men/senior |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

==History==
Although a [[Mile|statute mile]] today is equal to a length of 5,280 feet, the distance of the English mile gained its current definition of 1,760&nbsp;yards through a statute of the [[Parliament of England]] in 1593.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/382183/mile Mile (unit of measurement)]. ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]''. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref> Thus, the history of the mile run began in [[England]] and it initially found usage within the [[gambling|wagered]] running contests of the 18th and 19th century. Such contests would attract large numbers of spectators and gamblers – so many that the activity became a [[professional sports|professional]] one for its more-established participants.<ref name=JB>Bryant, John (2005). ''3:59.4: The Quest to Break the 4 Minute Mile''. Random House. {{ISBN|9780099469087}}.</ref>
[[File:ArneAndersson&GunderHagg1942.jpg|thumb|[[Gunder Hägg]] (right) defeats [[Arne Andersson]] with a world record time of 4:06.2 in [[Gothenburg]], 1942.]]
The mile run was at the heart of the divide between professional and [[amateur sports]] in the late 19th century, as running was beginning to gain popularity in the sports world. Separate [[world record]] categories were kept for amateurs and professionals, with professional runners providing the faster times. High-profile contests between Britons [[William Cummings (athlete)|William Cummings]] and [[Walter George (athlete)|Walter George]] brought much publicity to the sport, as did George's races against the American [[Lon Myers]]. The mile run was also one of the foremost events at the amateur [[AAA Championships]].<ref name=JB/> Although the spotlight was shining on the running scene, the categories remained distinct but the respective rise in amateurism and decline of the professional sector saw the division become irrelevant in the 20th century.<ref name="McMillan">{{cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/sports/20160605/classic-weekend-notebook-running-for-good-cause|title=Classic weekend notebook: Running for a good cause|first=Ken|last=McMillan|access-date=14 November 2016}}</ref>

Prior to [[metrication]], many tracks in the United States and the [[Commonwealth of Nations]] were constructed to the specifications of one quarter of a mile, 440&nbsp;yards (402.336&nbsp;m). Thus, when the mile was run, the race was four laps. The [[Commonwealth Games]] officially converted to metric in the mid-1960s. The [[Metrication in the United States#Sports|United States adopted metric rules]] in the mid to late 1970s, though some tracks are still constructed to be a quarter of a mile in length requiring calibrated painted lines to run metric races.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025}}

[[File:Bannister and Landy.jpg|thumb|left|upright|A statue commemorating Roger Bannister and [[John Landy]]'s [[Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Miracle Mile]] in 1954.]]

The mile run continued to be a popular distance in spite of the [[metrication]] of [[track and field]] and [[athletics (sport)|athletics]] in general, replacing the imperial distance for the metric mile (1500 meters). It was the [[1500 metres]] – sometimes referred to as the [[metric mile]] – which was featured on the [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic athletics programme]]. The [[International Amateur Athletics Federation]] formed in 1912 and confirmed the first officially recognised [[Mile run world record progression|world record in the mile]] the following year (4:14.4&nbsp;minutes run by [[John Paul Jones (athlete)|John Paul Jones]]).<ref name=IAAFWR>[http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf |date=29 June 2011 }} (p. 546, 549–50). [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref>

The fact that the mile run was the only [[imperial unit|imperial distance]] to retain its official world record status after 1976 reflects its continued popularity in the international (and principally metric) era.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/recbycat/index.html World Outdoor Records]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref> Decades later, the distance remains widespread, and is often used as a benchmark for distance running performance.

The top men's middle-distance runners continued to compete in the mile run in the first half of the 1900s – [[Paavo Nurmi]], [[Jack Lovelock]] and [[Sydney Wooderson]] were all world record holders over the distance.<ref name=IAAFWR/> In the 1940s, [[Sweden|Swedish]] runners [[Gunder Hägg]] and [[Arne Andersson]] pushed times into a new territory, as they set three world records each during their rivalry over the decade.<ref name=Intro>[http://www.iaaf.org/community/athletics/trackfield/newsid=9404.html Mile - Introduction]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref>

The goal of completing a sub-[[four-minute mile]] sparked further interest in the distance in the 1950s and to this day, many competitive runners are still chasing the ambitious barrier. Englishman [[Roger Bannister]] became the first person to achieve the feat in May 1954 and his effort, conducted with the help of [[Chris Brasher]] and [[Christopher Chataway|Chris Chataway]], was a key moment in the rise of the use of [[pacemaker (running)|pacemakers]] at the top level of the sport – an aspect which is now commonplace at non-championship middle and [[long-distance running|long-distance races]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2511000/2511575.stm 1954: Bannister breaks four-minute mile]. BBC On This Day. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref><ref>Butcher, Pat (4 May 2004). [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/04/athletics.comment Completely off pace]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved on 2011-06-12.</ref> In fact, pacemakers, if performing effectively, can earn generous sums of money for their performances and accurate pacing duties.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

[[File:Women's Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.gif|thumb|right|Runners competing in the Women's Mile at the [[Adidas Boost Boston Games]] in 2019.]]

The 1960s saw American [[Jim Ryun]] set world records near the 3:50-minute mark and his achievements popularised [[interval workout]] techniques which are still heavily used today, especially for collegiate distance runners.<ref name=Intro/> Jim Ryun was the first person to run a sub-four minute mile in high school.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 1964 |title=Ryun first high schooler to break 4-minute mile |url=http://www.espn.com/classic/s/moment010605ryun.html}}</ref> From this period onwards, African runners began to emerge, breaking the largely white, [[Western world|Western]] dominance of the distance; Kenya's [[Kip Keino]] won the mile at the [[Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] (which was among the last mile races to be held at a major [[multi-sport event]] as of 2021).<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/cg.htm Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 12 June 2011.</ref>

[[Filbert Bayi]] of Tanzania became Africa's first world record holder over the distance in 1975, although New Zealander [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]] further broke Bayi's record a few months later to become the first man under 3:50&nbsp;minutes for the event. The 1980s were highlighted by the rivalry between British runners [[Sebastian Coe]] and [[Steve Ovett]], who improved the record five times between them, including two records at the [[Oslo Dream Mile]] race. [[Noureddine Morceli]] brought the mile record back into African hands in 1993 and Morocco's [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] set the current record of 3:43.13, which has stood since 1999.<ref name=IAAFWR/> On the men's side, the fastest mile run since Hicham El Guerrouj's 3:43.13 in 1999 was [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen|Jakob Ingebrigtsen's]] 3:43.73 at the 2023 [[Bowerman Mile]] at the [[Prefontaine Classic]] & Diamond League Final.

Mile run contests remain a key feature of many annual track and field meetings, including recreational, high school, and collegiate meets.

In the United States, particularly in many high school ([[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]]) competitions, the [[1600 meters]] is a substitute for the mile run.

On the professional level, races such as the [[Wanamaker Mile]] at the [[Millrose Games]], the [[Dream Mile]] at the [[Bislett Games]], the British [[Emsley Carr Mile]], and the [[Bowerman Mile]] at the [[Prefontaine Classic]] are among the most prominent. Aside from track races, mile races are also occasionally contested in [[cross country running]], and mile runs [[road running|on the road]] include the [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in [[New York City]]. However, in high school and collegiate cross country running, races are often measured in kilometers, with 5K and 8K being the most common.

In 2019, [[World Athletics]] President and former athlete [[Sebastian Coe]] organized the World Athletics Heritage Mile Night in [[Monaco]], which brought together eleven mile world record holders, either indoors or outdoors: [[Ron Delany]], [[Michel Jazy]], [[Jim Ryun]], [[Filbert Bayi]], [[Paola Pigni|Paola Pigni-Cacchi]], [[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]], [[Eamonn Coghlan]], Coe, [[Steve Cram]], [[Noureddine Morceli]], and [[Hicham El Guerrouj]]. The event posthumously honored [[Roger Bannister]] and [[Diane Leather|Diane Leather Charles]], who were the first to break the four minute and five minute mile barriers, for men and women respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why the mile? ‘It is like the marathon, a mystery in athletics’ {{!}} News {{!}} Heritage {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/heritage/news/why-mile-mystery-athletics |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bannister and Charles among the honourees at World Athletics Heritage Mile Night celebration {{!}} PRESS-RELEASE {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/press-release/bannister-charles-honoured-heritage-mile-nigh |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

In February 2025, it was announced that the mile run would be revived at the [[2026 Commonwealth Games]], replacing the 1500 metres.<ref name=":42">{{Cite web |date=2025-02-06 |title=Glasgow 2026 to have record medal tally and mile race |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c20g84g2rz1o |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In June 2025, in a [[Breaking4|special event]] organized by [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Faith Kipyegon]] attempted to become the first woman to break four minutes for the mile. She fell 6.91 seconds short with an unadjusted time of 4:06.91. Given the use of male pacemakers, the event was not record eligible.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-26 |title=Faith Kipyegon Runs a 4:06.42 Mile in Her Attempt to Break 4 Minutes |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65191857/faith-kipyegon-breaking4-results/ |access-date=2025-06-26 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-23 |title=Faith Kipyegon Aims to Become the First Woman to Run a Sub-4-Minute Mile—Here’s How to Watch |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65158967/how-to-watch-faith-kipyegon-breaking-4/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-12 |title=Inside Nike’s Prototype Gear Built To Break The 4-Minute Mile |url=https://marathonhandbook.com/nike-breaking4-gear/ |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=marathonhandbook.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-28 |title=What Was Up With the Timing at Faith Kipyegon’s Sub-4 Mile Attempt? |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65234650/faith-kipyegon-breaking-4-timing/ |access-date=2025-06-29 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Records==
{{See also|Mile run world record progression}}
[[File:Carlos ga...jpg|thumb|Morocco's [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] (left) is the world record holder for the outdoor mile.]]

===Outdoor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2| Area
!colspan=2| Men's
!colspan=2| Women's
|-
! Time
! Athlete
! Time
! Athlete
|-
| [[List of world records in athletics|World]] || '''3:43.13''' || {{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}} || '''4:07.64''' || {{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}}
|-
!colspan=5|Continental records
|-
| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] || '''3:43.13''' || {{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}} || '''4:07.64''' || {{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}}
|-
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]] || '''3:47.97''' || {{flagathlete|[[Daham Najim Bashir]]|QAT}} || '''4:17.75''' || {{flagathlete|[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]|BHR}}
|-
| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] || '''3:43.73''' || {{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}} || '''4:12.33''' || {{flagathlete|[[Sifan Hassan]]|NED}}
|-
| [[North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br> and Caribbean]] || '''3:43.97''' || {{flagathlete|[[Yared Nuguse]]|USA}} || '''4:16.35''' || {{flagathlete|[[Nikki Hiltz]]|USA}}
|-
| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] || '''3:47.48''' || {{flagathlete|[[Oliver Hoare (runner)|Oliver Hoare]]|AUS}}|| '''4:15.34''' || {{flagathlete|[[Jessica Hull]]|AUS}}
|-
| [[CONSUDATLE|South America]] || '''3:51.05''' || {{flagathlete|[[Hudson de Souza]]|BRA}} || '''4:30.05''' || {{flagathlete|[[Soraya Vieira Telles]]|BRA}}
|}

===Indoor===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2| Area
!colspan=2| Men's
!colspan=2| Women's
|-
! Time
! Athlete
! Time
! Athlete
|-
| [[List of world records in athletics|World]] || '''3:45.14''' || {{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}}|| '''4:13.31''' || {{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}}
|-
!colspan=5|Continental records
|-
| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] || '''3:47.01''' || {{flagathlete|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]|ETH}} || '''4:13.31''' || {{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}}
|-
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]] || '''3:57.05''' || {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Suleiman]]|QAT}} || '''4:24.71''' || {{flagathlete|[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]|BHR}}
|-
| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] || '''3:45.14'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}}|| '''4:17.14''' || {{flagathlete|[[Doina Melinte]]|ROM}}
|-
| [[North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br> and Caribbean]] || '''3:46.63''' || {{flagathlete|[[Yared Nuguse]]|USA}} || '''4:16.85''' || {{flagathlete|[[Elle Purrier]]|USA}}
|-
| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] || '''3:47.48'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Cameron Myers]]|AUS}}|| '''4:19.03''' || {{flagathlete|[[Jessica Hull]]|AUS}}
|-
| [[CONSUDATLE|South America]] || '''3:56.26''' || {{flagathlete|[[Hudson de Souza]]|BRA}} || '''4:42.24''' || {{flagathlete|[[Valentina Medina (athlete)|Valentina Medina]]|VEN}}
|}

===Road===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!rowspan=2| Area
!colspan=2| Men's
!colspan=2| Women's
|-
! Time
! Athlete
! Time
! Athlete
|-
| [[List of world records in athletics|World]] || '''3:51.3h'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Elliot Giles]]|GBR}}|| '''4:20.98''' || {{flagathlete|[[Dirbe Welteji]]|ETH}}
|-
!colspan=5|Continental records
|-
| [[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] || '''3:52.45''' || {{flagathlete|[[Emmanuel Wanyonyi]]|KEN}}|| '''4:20.98''' || {{flagathlete|[[Dirbe Welteji]]|ETH}}
|-
| [[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]] || '''4:01.26''' || {{flagathlete|[[Ryoji Tatezawa]]|JPN}} || '''4:29.79'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Nozomi Tanaka]]|JPN}}
|-
| [[European Athletic Association|Europe]] || '''3:51.3h'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Elliot Giles]]|GBR}}|| '''4:29.0h''' || {{flagathlete|[[Maria Akraka]]|SWE}}
|-
| [[North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America<br> and Caribbean]] || '''3:51.9h'''|| {{flagathlete|[[Yared Nuguse]]|USA}}|| '''4:25.0h''' || {{flagathlete|[[Ellinor Purrier]]|USA}}
|-
| [[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] || '''3:56.57''' || {{flagathlete|[[Nick Willis]]|NZL}}|| '''4:32.0h''' || {{flagathlete|[[Linden Hall (athlete)|Linden Hall]]|AUS}}
|-
| [[CONSUDATLE|South America]] || '''4:02.75''' || {{flagathlete|[[Guilherme Kurtz]]|BRA}} || '''none''' || none
|}

== All-time top 25 ==
{| style="wikitable"
|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''mile times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''mile times'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''mile times''', by repeat athletes''
|-
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 mile times''
|}

=== Men (outdoor) ===
* Correct as of May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=One Mile Men Alltime Top List|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/one-mile/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-05-26&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229503&ageCategory=senior|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best Mile run|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_mileok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=12 September 2022|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>

{| {| class="wikitable sortable"
! Ath.#  !! Perf.# !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|3:43.13
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{MAR}}
|7 July 1999
|[[Golden Gala|Rome]] ||
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|3:43.40
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{KEN}}
|7 July 1999
|[[Golden Gala|Rome]] ||
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|3:43.73
|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]
|{{NOR}}
|16 September 2023
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name="Mile Run Results">{{cite web|title=Mile Run Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE2023/PDF_ATHM1MILE---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=rOh661VYD/g66E5EYaa4e1ZV0PY=/|work=sportresult.com|date=16 September 2023|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|3:43.97
|[[Yared Nuguse]]
|{{USA}}
|16 September 2023
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name="Mile Run Results"/>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
| 3:44.39 || [[Noureddine Morceli]] || {{ALG}} || 5 September 1993 || [[Rieti Meeting|Rieti]] ||
|-
| rowspan="4" |
|align=center|6
|3:44.60
|''El Guerrouj #2''
| rowspan="4" |
|16 July 1998
|[[Nice]]
|
|-
|align=center|7
|3:44.90
|''El Guerrouj #3''
|4 July 1997
|[[Bislett Games|Oslo]]
|
|-
|align=center|8
|3:44.95
|''El Guerrouj #4''
|29 June 2001
|[[Golden Gala|Rome]]
|
|-
|align=center|9
|3:45.19
|''Morceli #2''
|16 August 1995
|[[Zürich]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |10
| 3:45.34 || [[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]]|| {{GBR2}} || 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Chebet breaks world 10,000m record, Kerr pips Ingebrigtsen in mile in Eugene|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-record-prefontaine-classic-eugene-2024|website=World Athletics|date=25 May 2024|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=5|
| align="center" |11
|3:45.60
||''Ingebrigtsen #2''
|rowspan=5|
|25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name=":7" />
|-
|align=center|12
|3:45.64
|''El Guerrouj #5''
|26 August 1997
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-
|align=center|13
|3:45.96
|''El Guerrouj #6''
|5 August 2000
|[[London]]
|
|-
| align="center" |14
|3:46.22
||''Nuguse #2''
|25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name=":7" />
|-
|align=center|15
|3:46.24
|''El Guerrouj #7''
|28 July 2000
|[[Bislett Games|Oslo]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |16
| 3:46.32 || [[Steve Cram]]|| {{GBR2}} || 27 July 1985 || [[Bislett Games|Oslo]] ||
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |17
|3:46.38
|[[Daniel Komen]]
|{{KEN}}
|26 August 1997
|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]] ||
|-bgcolor=""
| align="center" |
| align="center" |18
|3:46.46
||''Ingebrigtsen #3''
|
|16 June 2022
|[[Oslo]]
|<ref name="Jon Mulkeen">{{cite news|title=Ingebrigtsen, Bol and Duplantis in record-breaking form in Oslo|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/oslo-bislett-games-ingebrigtsen-duplantis|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=16 June 2022|access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |19
| 3:46.70
|| [[Vénuste Niyongabo]]
|| {{BDI}}
|26 August 1997
|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
||
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |20
| 3:46.76 || [[Saïd Aouita]]|| {{MAR}} || 2 July 1987 || [[Helsinki]] ||
|-
|
|align=center|21
|3:46.78
|''Morceli #3''
|
|27 August 1993
|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |22
| 3:46.91 || [[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]]|| {{USA}} || 21 July 2007 || [[Brasschaat]]||
|-
| rowspan="3" |
|align=center|23
|3:46.92
|''Aouita #2''
| rowspan="3" |
|21 August 1985
|[[Zürich]]
|
|-
|align=center|24
|3:47.10
|''El Guerrouj #8''
|7 August 1999
|[[London]]
|
|-
|align=center|25
|3:47.24
|''Ingebrigtsen #4''
|21 August 2021
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |12
| rowspan="14" align="center" |
| 3:47.28 || [[Bernard Lagat]]
|{{KEN}}
|| 29 June 2001 || [[Golden Gala|Rome]] ||
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |13
|3:47.32
|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]
|{{DJI}}
|31 May 2014
|[[Hayward Field|Eugene]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Bowerman Mile Results|url=http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re8140040.pdf|publisher=www.diamondleague-eugene.com|date=31 May 2014|access-date=1 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051710/http://diamondleague.com/Results/Eugene/re8140040.pdf|archive-date=5 June 2014}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |14
|3:47.33 || [[Sebastian Coe]] || {{GBR2}} || 28 August 1981 || [[Brussels]] ||
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |15
|3:47.48
|[[Oliver Hoare (runner)|Oliver Hoare]]
|{{AUS}}
|16 June 2022
|[[Oslo]]
|<ref name="Jon Mulkeen"/>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align="center" |16
| rowspan="2" |3:47.65 || [[Laban Rotich]]|| {{KEN}}|| 4 July 1997 || [[Oslo]] ||
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|[[George Mills (runner)|George Mills]] || {{GBR}}
|16 September 2023
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Mile Run Results"/>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align="center" |18
| rowspan="2" |3:47.69
|| [[Steve Scott (runner)|Steve Scott]]|| {{USA}}|| 7 July 1982
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|[[Mario García (runner)|Mario García]] || {{ESP}}
|16 September 2023
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Mile Run Results"/>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |20 || 3:47.74 || [[Neil Gourley]] || {{GBR2}} || 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Mile Run Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHM1MILE---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=aAeRBfICh7gYHtjx1gsi+J2WbKA=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |21|| 3:47.79 || [[José Luis González (athlete)|José Luis González]]|| {{ESP}}|| 27 July 1985 ||[[Oslo]] ||
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |22 || 3:47.83 || [[Jake Wightman]] || {{GBR2}} || 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Mile Run Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHM1MILE---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=aAeRBfICh7gYHtjx1gsi+J2WbKA=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| rowspan="2" align="center" |23
| rowspan="2" |3:47.88
|| [[John Kibowen]]|| {{KEN}}|| 4 July 1997
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| [[Silas Kiplagat]]||{{KEN}}
|31 May 2014
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |25 || 3:47.94
|[[William Chirchir]]
|{{KEN}}
|| 28 July 2000 ||[[Oslo]] ||
|}

=== Women (outdoor) ===
* Correct as of July 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=One Mile Women Alltime Top List|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/one-mile/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2023-01-05|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best Mile run|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_mileok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=9 January 2017|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>
{| {| class="wikitable sortable"

! Ath.#  !! Perf.# !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|4:07.64
|[[Faith Kipyegon]]
|{{KEN}}
|21 July 2023
|[[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]
|<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=FLASH: Kipyegon obliterates world mile record with 4:07.64 in Monaco {{!}} REPORT {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/monaco-herculis-2023-kipyegon-world-record-mile |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|4:12.33
|[[Sifan Hassan]]
|{{NED}}
|12 July 2019
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="Mike Rowbottom">{{cite news|title=Hassan breaks world mile record in Monaco with 4:12.33 - IAAF Diamond League|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hassan-breaks-mile-world-record-in-monaco|publisher=IAAF|author=Mike Rowbottom|date=12 July 2019|access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
| 4:12.56 ||[[Svetlana Masterkova]]||{{RUS}}|| 14 August 1996 ||[[Zürich]]||
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|4:14.30 
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{ETH}}
|6 September 2016
|[[Rovereto]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align=center|5
|4:14.71
|''Hassan #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|22 July 2018
|[[London]]
|
|-
|align=center|6
|4:14.74
|''Hassan #3''
|3 September 2021
|[[King Baudouin Stadium|Brussels]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|5
|align=center|7
|4:14.58
|[[Ciara Mageean]]
|{{IRL}}
|21 July 2023
|[[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|6
|align=center|8
|4:14.79
|[[Freweyni Hailu]]
|{{ETH}}
|21 July 2023
|[[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |9
| 4:15.24 || [[Laura Muir]]|| {{GBR2}} || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]|| <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com">{{cite web|title=Mile Run Results|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO2023/PDF_ATHW1MILE---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=4TUWNaAhaz6E9nRWFHTt/sCKsp4=/|publisher=sportresult.com|date=21 July 2023|access-date=21 July 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |10
| 4:15.34 || [[Jessica Hull]]|| {{AUS}} || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]|| <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |11
| 4:15.61 || [[Paula Ivan]] || {{ROM|1965}} || 10 July 1989 || [[Nice]] ||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |12
| 4:15.8{{AthAbbr|h}}|| [[Natalya Artyomova]] || {{URS}} || 5 August 1984 || [[Leningrad]] ||
|-
|
| align="center" |13
|4:16.05
|''Dibaba #2''
|
|6 July 2017
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |14
|4:16.14
|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]
|{{ETH}}
|22 July 2018
|[[London]]
|<ref name="sportresult1">{{cite web|url=https://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2018/london/re1140040.pdf|title=Mile Run Results|date=22 July 2018|work=sportresult.com|access-date=2 August 2018}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |15
|4:16.15
|[[Hellen Obiri]]
|{{KEN}}
|22 July 2018
|[[London]]
|<ref name="sportresult1" />
|-
|
| align="center" |16
|4:16.15
|''Obiri #2''
|
|9 July 2017
|[[London]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |17
| 4:16.35 || [[Nikki Hiltz]]|| {{USA}} || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]]|| <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |18
| 4:16.38 || [[Melissa Courtney-Bryant]] || {{GBR2}} || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |19
| 4:16.47 || [[Elise Cranny]] || {{USA}} || 21 July 2023 || [[Stade Louis II|Monaco]] || <ref name="livecache.sportresult.com"/>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |20 || 4:16.71 || [[Mary Slaney]] || {{USA}} || 21 August 1985 ||[[Zürich]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |20
|4:16.71
|''Kipyegon #2''
|
|11 September 2015
|[[King Baudouin Stadium|Brussels]]
|<ref name="auto">{{cite web |date=11 September 2015 |title=Mile Run Results |url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2015/brussels/re1140040.pdf |access-date=12 September 2015 |publisher=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |22
|4:17.00
|''Artyomova #2''
|
|20 September 1991
|[[Barcelona]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |23
|4:17.13
|[[Birke Haylom]]
|{{ETH}}
|15 June 2023
|[[Oslo]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Warholm and Ingebrigtsen outstanding in Oslo|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/bislett-games-oslo-warholm-ingebrigtsen-haylom-bol|publisher=World Athletics|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=15 June 2023|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |24
| 4:17.25 ||[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]||{{IRL}}|| 22 July 1994 ||[[Oslo]]||
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |25
|4:17.30
|[[Jenny Simpson]]
|{{USA}}
|22 July 2018
|[[London]]
|<ref name="sportresult1" />
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
| rowspan="6" align="center" |
| 4:17.33 ||[[Maricica Puica]]||{{ROM|1965}}|| 21 August 1985 ||[[Zürich]]||
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21||4:17.57||[[Zola Pieterse|Zola Budd]]|| {{GBR2}}||21 August 1985||[[Zürich]]
|
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|4:17.60
|[[Laura Weightman]]
|{{GBR2}}
|12 July 2019
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Mike Rowbottom |date=12 July 2019 |title=Hassan breaks world mile record in Monaco with 4:12.33 - IAAF Diamond League |publisher=IAAF |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/hassan-breaks-mile-world-record-in-monaco |access-date=28 July 2019}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
| 4:17.75 ||[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]||{{BHR}}|| 14 September 2007 ||[[Brussels]]||
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|4:17.87
|[[Gabriela Stafford|Gabriela DeBues-Stafford]]
|{{CAN}}
|12 July 2019
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="Mike Rowbottom"/>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|4:18.11
|[[Cory McGee]]
|{{USA}}
|15 June 2023
|[[Oslo]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|}

===Men (indoor)===
* Correct as of March 2025.<ref name=":12">{{cite web|title=All-time men's best Mile Run indoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/one-mile/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2022-01-30|publisher=World Athletics|date=30 January 2022|access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align="center" |1
|align="center" |1
|3:45.14
|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]
|{{NOR}}
|13 February 2025
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-13 |title=Jakob Ingebrigtsen Breaks Yared Nuguse’s Indoor Mile World Record—5 Days After It Was Set |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a63787662/jakob-ingebrigtsen-indoor-mile-record/ |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=Runner's World |language=en-US}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|3:46.63
|[[Yared Nuguse]]
|{{USA}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|3:46.90
|[[Hobbs Kessler]]
|{{USA}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|3:47.01
|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]
|{{ETH}}
|3 March 2019
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |date=3 March 2019 |title=Kejelcha breaks world indoor mile record with 3:47.01 in Boston |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-indoor-mile-record-yomif-kejelcha-bosto |access-date=3 March 2019 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |5
|3:47.22
|''Nuguse #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Track Scoreboard |url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/329/events/32/Final |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=live.lancertiming.com}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |6
|3:47.38
||''Nuguse #3''
|11 February 2023
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Karen Rosen">{{cite news |author=Karen Rosen |date=12 February 2023 |title=Nuguse breaks North American indoor mile record at Millrose Games |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/millrose-games-2023-nuguse-monson-crouser-steiner |access-date=17 February 2023 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |7
|3:47.48
|[[Cameron Myers]]
|{{AUS}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |8
|3:47.56
|[[Azeddine Habz]]
|{{FRA}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- 
| align="center" |
| align="center" |9
|3:47.83
|''Nuguse #4''
|
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |10
|3:48.32
|[[Ethan Strand]]
|{{USA}}
|1 February 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Nilsen vaults 6.01m in Caen, Strand runs 3:48 mile in Boston {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/chris-nilsen-pole-vault-caen |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |11
|3:48.45
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{MAR}}
|12 February 1997
|[[Indoor Flanders Meeting|Ghent]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |12
|3:48.46
|''Kejelcha #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|9 February 2019
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |13
|3:48.66
|''Kessler'' #2
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Charlton breaks world 60m hurdles record in New York with 7.67 {{!}} REPORTS {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/devynne-charlton-world-60m-hurdles-record-millrose-games-2024 |access-date=2024-02-12 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |14
|3:48.82
|[[Gary Martin (runner)|Gary Martin]]
|{{USA}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |15
|3:48.87
|[[Josh Kerr (athlete)|Josh Kerr]]
|{{GBR2}}
|27 February 2022
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":9">{{cite news |date=28 February 2022 |title=Scantling and Crouser book Belgrade places with world-leading victories at US Indoor Championships |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/us-indoor-championships-2022-sec-acc |access-date=28 February 2022 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |16
|3:48.93
|[[George Mills (runner)|George Mills]]
|{{GBR2}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":3" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |17
|3:49.22
|[[Neil Gourley]]
|{{GBR}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |18
|3:49.26
|[[Andrew Coscoran]]
|{{IRL}}
|8 February 2025
|[[New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |19
|3:49.44
|[[Edward Cheserek]]
|{{KEN}}
|9 February 2018
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":10">{{cite web |date=9 February 2018 |title=Mile Run Invitational Results |url=http://www.lancertiming.com/results/winter18/valentine/180209F041.htm |access-date=10 February 2018 |work=lancertiming.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |20
|3:49.45
|[[Robert Farken]]
|{{GER}}
|1 February 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":8" />
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |21
|3:49.46
|''Gourley #2''
|
|11 February 2023
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Karen Rosen" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |22
|3:49.62
|[[Adam Fogg]]
|{{GBR2}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":3" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |23
|3:49.78
|[[Eamonn Coghlan]]
|{{IRL}}
|27 February 1983
|[[Meadowlands Arena|East Rutherford]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |24
|3:49.85
|''Fogg #2''
|
|1 February 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |25
|3:49.89
|[[Bernard Lagat]]
|{{KEN}}
|11 February 2005
|[[Randal Tyson Track Center|Fayetteville]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |19
| rowspan="7" align="center" |
|3:49.98
|[[John Gregorek Jr.|Johnny Gregorek]]
|{{USA}}
|3 March 2019
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
|3:50.17
|[[Cooper Teare]]
|{{USA}}
|11 February 2022
|[[Chicago]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=12 February 2022 |title=DeBues-Stafford breaks North American indoor 5000m record in Boston |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/debues-stafford-north-american-indoor-5000m-record-boston |access-date=12 February 2022 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
|3:50.35
|[[Cole Hocker]]
|{{USA}}
|11 February 2022
|[[Chicago]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|3:50.45
|[[Amos Bartelsmeyer]]
|{{GER}}
|11 February 2023
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":11">{{cite news |date=12 February 2023 |title=Deutsches Ass knackt Rekord von 1994 |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/leichtathletik/2023/02/leichtathletik-paukenschlag-deutsche-laufer-knackt-rekord-von-1994 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=sport1.de |language=German}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|3:50.46
|[[Anass Essayi]]
|{{MOR}}
|11 February 2023
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |24
| rowspan="2" |3:50.56
|[[Vincent Ciattei]]
|{{USA}}
|2 March 2024
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":12" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|[[Matthew Centrowitz Jr.|Matthew Centrowitz]]
|{{USA}}
|20 February 2016
|[[New York City]]
|
|}

===Women (indoor)===
* Correct as of March 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=One Mile - women - senior - indoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/one-mile/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2022-01-30|access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|4:13.31
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{ETH}}
|17 February 2016
|[[Globen Galan|Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|4:16.16
|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]
|{{ETH}}
|8 February 2023
|[[Toruń]]
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Jess Whittington |date=8 February 2023 |title=Tsegay triumphs with No.2 all-time indoor mile in Torun |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/copernicus-cup-torun-tsegay-hodgkinson-tentoglou |access-date=12 February 2023 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|4:16.41
|[[Elinor Purrier]]
|{{USA}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Mile Run Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229582&gender=W |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |4
|4:16.85
|''Purrier #2''
|
|8 February 2020
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |5
|4:17.01
|[[Heather MacLean (runner)|Heather MacLean]]
|{{USA}}
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |title=Track Scoreboard |url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/329/events/31/Final |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=live.lancertiming.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |6
|4:17.14
|[[Doina Melinte]]
|{{ROM}}
|9 February 1990
|[[Meadowlands Arena|East Rutherford]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |7
|4:17.26
|[[Konstanze Klosterhalfen]]
|{{GER}}
|8 February 2020
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|<ref name="World Athletics">{{cite news |date=9 February 2020 |title=Purrier smashes North American indoor mile record at Millrose Games |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/millrose-games-2020-elle-purrier |access-date=27 February 2020 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |8
|4:17.36
|[[Freweyni Hailu]]
|{{ETH}}
|30 January 2024
|[[2024 Czech Indoor Gala|Ostrava]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Czech Indoor Gala Mile women results |url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_7435431e-303d-4067-8a67-fcda9bf1dbaa.pdf |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=atletika.cz}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |9
|4:17.88
|[[Jemma Reekie]]
|{{GBR2}}
|8 February 2020
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|<ref name="World Athletics" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |10
|4:18.75
|[[Laura Muir]]
|{{GBR2}}
|16 February 2019
|[[Arena Birmingham|Birmingham]]
|<ref>{{cite news |author=John Mulkeen |date=16 February 2019 |title=Tefera breaks world indoor 1500m record in Birmingham |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-indoor-tour-birmingham-tefera-record |access-date=17 February 2019 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |11
|4:18.86
|''Melinte #2''
|
|13 February 1988
|[[Meadowlands Arena|East Rutherford]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |12
|4:18.99
|[[Paula Ivan]]
|{{ROM|1965}}
|10 February 1989
|[[Meadowlands Arena|East Rutherford]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |13
|4:19.03
|[[Jessica Hull]]
|{{AUS}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Mile Run Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229582&gender=W |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |14
|4:19.30
|''Purrier #3''
|
|29 January 2022
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |15
|4:19.53
|[[Hirut Meshesha]]
|{{ETH}}
|30 January 2024
|[[2024 Czech Indoor Gala|Ostrava]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Czech Indoor Gala Mile women results |url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_7435431e-303d-4067-8a67-fcda9bf1dbaa.pdf |access-date=30 January 2024 |website=atletika.cz}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |16
|4:19.73
|[[Gabriela DeBues-Stafford]]
|{{CAN}}
|8 February 2020
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|<ref name="World Athletics" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |17
|4:19.89
|[[Sifan Hassan]]
|{{NED}}
|11 February 2017
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |18
|4:19.98
|''Klosterhalfen #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|9 February 2019
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|
|-
| align="center" |19
|4:20.15
|''Muir #2''
|11 February 2023
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgetown’s Josette Andrews makes OAC debut at Wanamaker Mile |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/02/14/georgetowns-josette-andrews-makes-oac-debut-at-wanamaker-mile/ |website=georgetownvoice.com |author=Mia Murillo |date=14 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |20
|4:20.30
|[[Shelby Houlihan]]
|{{USA}}
|8 February 2025
|[[Boston]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Davern |first=John |date=2025-02-08 |title=Shelby Houlihan Delivers All-Time Mile At BU Scarlet and White |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/13649424-shelby-houlihan-delivers-all-time-mile-at-bu-scarlet-and-white |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=FloTrack |language=en}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |21
|4:20.5{{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Mary Decker|Mary Decker-Tabb]]
|{{USA}}
|19 February 1982
|[[San Diego Sports Arena|San Diego]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |22
|4:20.61
|[[Susan Lokayo Ejore]]
|{{KEN}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Mile Run Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229582&gender=W |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |23
|4:20.81
|[[Josette Andrews|Josette Norris]]
|{{USA}}
|29 January 2022
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Brittany Hambleton">{{cite news |author=Brittany Hambleton |date=29 January 2022 |title=Nick Willis extends sub-4 streak to 20 years in the Wanamaker Mile |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/nick-willis-extends-sub-4-streak-to-20-years-in-the-wanamaker-mile/ |access-date=30 January 2022 |website=runningmagazine.ca}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |24
|4:20.83
|[[Elise Cranny]]
|{{USA}}
|31 January 2025
|[[Boston]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=LetsRun.com |date=2025-01-31 |title=2025 BU Terrier Day 1: Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Elise Cranny, & Whittni Morgan Earn Big Wins as Lexy Halladay-Lowry Joins Sub 15 Club |url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/01/2025-bu-terrier-day-1-olympians-nikki-hiltz-elise-cranny-whittni-morgan-earn-big-wins/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=LetsRun.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|
| align="center" |25
|4:20.88
|''Norris #2''
|
|11 February 2023
|[[Millrose Games|New York City]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Georgetown’s Josette Andrews makes OAC debut at Wanamaker Mile |url=https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/02/14/georgetowns-josette-andrews-makes-oac-debut-at-wanamaker-mile/ |website=georgetownvoice.com |author=Mia Murillo |date=14 February 2023 |access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |19
| rowspan="7" align="center" |
|4:21.19
|[[Katie Snowden]]
|{{GBR2}}
|11 February 2023
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":13">{{cite news |author=Geoff Jerwood |date=15 February 2023 |title=England women’s record for Katie Snowden & Surrey League titles for Herne Hill teams |url=https://www.hernehillharriers.org/england-womens-record-for-katie-snowden-surrey-league-titles-for-herne-hill-teams/ |access-date=17 February 2023 |website=hernehillharriers.org}}</ref>
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
|4:21.51
|[[Sintayehu Vissa]]
|{{ITA}}
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":14" />
|-  bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
|4:21.56
|[[Maia Ramsden]]
|{{NZL}}
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":14" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|4:21.74
|[[Lucia Stafford]]
|{{CAN}}
|15 February 2025
|[[Boston]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's Mile Result|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217299?eventId=10229582&gender=W|website=World Athletics|access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|4:21.79
|[[Regina Jacobs]]
|{{USA}}
|8 January 2000
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|4:22.21
|[[Susan Ejore]]
|{{KEN}}
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":14" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|4:22.39
|[[Dorcus Ewoi]]
|{{KEN}}
|2 March 2025
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":14" />
|}

=== Men (road) ===
Note: World Athletics only accepts times achieved on World Athletics certified courses that are conducted according to [https://worldathletics.org/records/certified-roadevents World Athletics rules]. The elevation gradient must not exceed one meter per kilometer.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Certified road events |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/certified-roadevents}}</ref> For instance, the famous [[Fifth Avenue Mile]] in New York City, or New Zealand's Queen Street Golden Mile,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=The world's fastest mile {{!}} SPIKES {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/spikes/news/golden-queen-street-mile |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> are too steep to be record eligible by World Athletics. Downhill miles such as Craig Wheeler's 3:24 clocking in the 1993 Meltham Mile<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-07-19 |title=Maniacs stand out a mile |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/maniacs-stand-out-a-mile-1251620.html |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> were achieved on ineligible courses and as such are not recognized by World Athletics. The road mile became an official world record event on 1 September 2023 which is why most performances prior to this date were not previously considered records. The winning times from the 2023 U.S. Road Mile Championships, on 25 April, were ratified by World Athletics as the inaugural road mile world records.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Ratified: world road mile records for Hiltz and Prakel {{!}} PRESS-RELEASES {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/news/press-releases/ratified-world-road-mile-records-hiltz-prakel# |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

* Correct as of April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 Mile Road Men |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/1-mile-road/all/men/senior?page=1}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|3:51.3 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Elliot Giles]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|1 September 2024
|[[Düsseldorf]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|3:51.9 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Yared Nuguse]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 September 2024
|[[Düsseldorf]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|3:52.45
|[[Emmanuel Wanyonyi]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|3:53.3 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Edward Cheserek]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|7 December 2019
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |5
|3:53.8 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]]
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|18 December 1982
|[[Whanganui]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |6
|3:54.34
|[[Hobbs Kessler]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |7
|3:54.50
|[[Nico Young]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |8
|3:54.6 {{AthAbbr|h}} 
|[[Tony Rogers (athlete)|Tony Rogers]]
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|18 December 1982
|[[Whanganui]]
|
|-
| rowspan="2" align="center" |
| align="center" |8
|3:54.6 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|''Wanyonyi #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|27 April 2024
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|
|-
| align="center" |10
|3:54.83
|''Cheserek #2''
|8 December 2018
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |11
|3:54.89
|[[Leonard Bett|Leonard Kipkemoi Bett]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|8 December 2018
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |12
|3:54.9 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Vincent Kibet Keter]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|1 September 2024
|[[Düsseldorf]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="3"  align="center" |11
| rowspan="3"  align="center" |13
| rowspan="3" |3:55.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Jordan McNamara]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|21 September 2014
|[[Lahaina, Hawaii|Lahaina]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Vince Ciattei]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Sam Ellis (American athlete)|Sam Ellis]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |16
|3:55.6 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Leonel Manzano]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|24 March 2012
|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |17
|3:55.8 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Ben Blankenship]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|12 May 2016
|[[Minneapolis]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="5"  align="center" |16
| rowspan="5"  align="center" |18
| rowspan="5" |3:56.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Graham Hood]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|13 December 1997
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Craig Engels]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Josh Thompson (American athlete)|Josh Thompson]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Casey Comber]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Damien Dilcher]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Men's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592076/Division/2538409/Split/581459/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |23
|3:56.08
|[[Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |24
|3:56.13
|''Kessler #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|-
| align="center" |25
|3:56.2 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|''Kessler #3''
|27 April 2024
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
| rowspan="4" |
|3:56.3 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Brimin Kiprono Kiprotich]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|7 December 2019
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|3:56.40
|[[Steve Scott (runner)|Steve Scott]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|14 July 1984
|[[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|3:56.41
|[[Callum Elson]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|3:56.43
|[[Sam Prakel|Samuel Prakel]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|}

=== Women (road) ===
Note: World Athletics only accepts times achieved on World Athletics certified courses that are conducted according to [https://worldathletics.org/records/certified-roadevents World Athletics rules]. The elevation gradient must not exceed one meter per kilometer.<ref name=":4" /> For instance, the famous [[Fifth Avenue Mile]], or New Zealand's Queen Street Golden Mile,<ref name=":6" /> are too steep to be record eligible by World Athletics. Downhill miles are achieved on ineligible courses and as such are not recognized by World Athletics. The road mile became an official world record event on 1 September 2023 which is why performances prior to this date were not previously considered records. The winning times from the 2023 U.S. Road Mile Championships, on 25 April, were ratified by World Athletics as the inaugural road mile world records.<ref name=":5" />
* Correct as of April 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1 Mile Road - women - senior - all|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/1-mile-road/all/women/senior|website=World Athletics|access-date=25 April 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|4:20.98
|[[Diribe Welteji]]
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|4:22.54
|[[Mirriam Cherop]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|8 December 2018
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|4:23.06
|[[Freweyni Hailu]]
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|4:23.98 {{AthAbbr|Wo}}
|[[Krissy Gear]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2025 |title=Gear grabs the American record and Ciattei defends his mile title in Des Moines |url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/gear-grabs-the-american-record-and-ciattei-defends |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=USATF}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |5
|4:23.99
|[[Nelly Chepchirchir]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |6
|4:24.13
|[[Faith Kipyegon]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|1 October 2023
|[[Riga]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" 
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |7
|4:24.40 {{AthAbbr|Wo}}
|[[Karissa Schweizer]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2025 |title=Gear grabs the American record and Ciattei defends his mile title in Des Moines |url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/gear-grabs-the-american-record-and-ciattei-defends |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=USATF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |8
|4:24.7 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|''Cherop #2''
|
|9 December 2017
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |9
|4:24.73 {{AthAbbr|Wo}}
|[[Gracie Morris]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2025 |title=Gear grabs the American record and Ciattei defends his mile title in Des Moines |url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/gear-grabs-the-american-record-and-ciattei-defends |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=USATF}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |10
|4:25.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Elle Purrier St. Pierre|Elle St. Pierre]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|7 December 2019
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |11
|4:25.06 {{AthAbbr|Wo}}
|[[Shelby Houlihan]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2025 |title=Gear grabs the American record and Ciattei defends his mile title in Des Moines |url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/gear-grabs-the-american-record-and-ciattei-defends |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=USATF}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |12
|4:25.7 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Shannon Osika]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|7 December 2019
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |13
|4:26.83
|[[Hawi Abera]]
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|26 April 2025
|[[Herzogenaurach]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Results - adizero Road to Records 2025|url=https://www.endu.net/en/events/adizero-road-to-records/results|work=endu.net|access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |14
|4:27.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Sinclaire Johnson]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|23 July 2021
|[[Pittsburgh]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |15
|4:27.4 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Katrina COOGAN|Katrina Coogan]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|9 December 2017
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |16
|4:27.97
|[[Nikki Hiltz]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|25 April 2023
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |17
|4:28.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Leah Pells]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|13 December 1997
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |17
|4:28.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|''Pells #2''
|
|1 February 1998
|[[Santee, California|Santee]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |17
|4:28.00
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|20 July 2014
|[[London]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |17
|4:28.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|''Hiltz #2''
|
|22 July 2022
|[[Pittsburgh]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |17
|4:28.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Emily Lipari]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 July 2022
|[[Pittsburgh]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |17
|4:28.0 {{AthAbbr|h}} {{AthAbbr|Wo}}
|[[Eleanor Fulton]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|22 April 2025
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=USATF 1 Mile Road Championships 2025 Women's Results |url=https://www.athlinks.com/event/11463/results/Event/1109312/Course/2592077/Results |access-date=25 April 2025 |website=athlinks.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |23
|4:28.07
|''Hiltz #3''
| rowspan="2" |
|9 December 2023
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|-
| align="center" |24
|4:28.65
|''Hiltz #4''
|7 December 2024
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |25
|4:28.68
|[[Weini Kelati|Weini Kelati Frezghi]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|7 December 2024
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
| rowspan="5" |
|4:28.87
|[[Heather MacLean (runner)|Heather Maclean]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|7 December 2024
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| rowspan="2"  align="center" |22
|4:29.0 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Maria Akraka]]
|{{Flag|Sweden}}
|1 February 1998
|[[Santee, California|Santee]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|4:29.00
|[[Morgan Uceny]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|20 July 2014
|[[London]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|4:29.1 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Nicole Sifuentes]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|10 December 2016
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|4:29.79
|[[Nozomi Tanaka]]
|{{Flag|Japan}}
|9 December 2023
|[[Honolulu]]
|
|}

==Youth age records==
'''Key:''' {{legend2|#f6F5CE|''Incomplete information''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

===Boys===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Age !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Birthdate !! Date !! Place !! Ref
|-
| 5 || 6:33.3 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 23 July 2013 || [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 6 || 5:44.4 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 5 August 2014 || [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 7 || 5:20.3 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 9 June 2015 || [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 8 || 5:12.1 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 9 August 2016 || [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 9 || 5:02.5 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 27 June 2017 || [[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 10 || 4:46.6 || Daniel Skandera || {{USA}} || 2 November 2007 || 24 July 2018 ||[[Santa Rosa, California|Santa Rosa]] ||
|-
| 11 || 4:36.04 || Archie Sideridis || {{AUS}} || 18 October 2011 || 9 February 2023 || [[Melbourne]] ||
|-
| 12 || 4:35.66 || Quenton Lanese || {{USA}} || 4 March 2011 || 20 May 2023 || [[Mercer Island, Washington|Mercer Island]] ||
|-
| 13 || 4:22.33 || Jackson Miller || {{USA}} ||  11 June 1999 ||  1 June 2023 || [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] ||
|-
| 14 || 4:11.20 || Angus Wilkinson || {{GBR2}} || 16 January 2009 || 26 August 2023 || [[Stirling]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Monument Mile – Saturday 26 August|url=https://www.centralathletics.co.uk/2023/08/27/monument-mile-saturday-26-august/|website=centralathletics.co.uk|date=27 August 2023|access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 15 || 3:58.35 || [[Sam Ruthe]] || {{NZ}} || 12 April 2009 || 19 March 2025 || [[Auckland]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Ruthe: Kiwi becomes youngest ever to break four-minute mile |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/olympics/kiwi-runner-sam-ruthe-becomes-youngest-ever-to-break-four-minute-mile/HUO2I2HZUFCNRFJOXNITV5OUYE/ |publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=ACA Mile Night Results |url=https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=26367&meId=259625#title-anchor |website=Roster Athletics |access-date=19 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 16 || 3:55.44 || [[Cameron Myers]] || {{AUS}} || 9 June 2006 || 23 February 2023 || [[Melbourne]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Kerley and local heroes fire up a revived Melbourne|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/melbourne-maurie-plant-2023-kerley-kipkirui-hull|publisher=World Athletics|author=Len Johnson|date=23 February 2023|access-date=8 March 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 17 || 3:50.15 || [[Cameron Myers]] || {{AUS}} || 9 June 2006 || 25 May 2024 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref>{{cite web|title=Mile Run Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/EUGENE_2024/PDF_ATHM1MILE---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=aAeRBfICh7gYHtjx1gsi+J2WbKA=|website=swisstiming.com|date=25 May 2024|access-date=28 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 18 || 3:47.48 {{AthAbbr|i}} || [[Cameron Myers]] || {{AUS}} || 9 June 2006 || 8 February 2025 || [[New York City]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=2025 Millrose Games Men's Mile Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7199900?eventId=10229559&gender=M |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
| 19 || 3:48.06 || [[Reynold Cheruiyot]] || {{KEN}} || 30 July 2004 || 16 September 2023 || [[Hayward Field|Eugene]] || <ref name="Mile Run Results"/>
|}

===Girls===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Age !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Birthdate !! Date !! Place !! Ref
|-
| 6 || 6:36.0 || Celine Struijvé || {{NED}} || 10 November 2012 || 17 September 2019 || [[Epe, Netherlands|Epe]] ||
|-
| 7 || 6:05.1 || Kristina Wilson || {{USA}} || 5 December 1963 || 5 June 1971 ||  ||
|-
|8 || 5:43.5 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 10 December 2013 || [[Sydney]] ||
|-
|9 || 5:18.74 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 17 January 2015 || [[Wollongong]] ||
|-
|10 || 5:04.19 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 16 January 2016 || [[Wollongong]] ||
|-
|11 || 4:56.08 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 4 March 2017 || [[Sydney]] ||
|-
|12 || 4:46.57 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 13 January 2018 || [[Wollongong]] ||
|-
|13 || 4:44.73 || Imogen Stewart || {{AUS}} || 27 July 2005 || 22 December 2018 || [[Sydney]] ||
|-
|14 || 4:40.1 {{AthAbbr|i}} || [[Mary Decker]] || {{USA}} || 4 August 1958 || 16 March 1973 || [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] ||
|-
|15 || 4:35.16 || [[Sadie Engelhardt]]|| {{USA}} || 21 August 2006 || 9 April 2022 || [[Arcadia, California|Arcadia]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=Records fall after Ventura High freshman Engelhardt runs mile at Arcadia Invitational|url=https://eu.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/track/2022/04/11/ventura-high-freshman-engelhardt-breaks-state-national-and-world-records-arcadia-invitational/7280405001/|website=eu.vcstar.com|author=Joe Curley|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
|16 || 4:28.25 {{AthAbbr|i}} || [[Mary Cain (athlete)|Mary Cain]] || {{USA}} || 3 May 1996 || 16 February 2013 || [[New York City]] ||
|-
|17 || 4:24.11 {{AthAbbr|i}} || [[Mary Cain (athlete)|Mary Cain]] || {{USA}} || 3 May 1996  || 24 January 2014 || [[Boston]] ||
|-
|18 || 4:23.50 || [[Jane Hedengren]] || {{USA}} || 23 September 2006 ||  5 June 2025 || [[St. Louis]] || <ref>{{cite news|title=A League of Her Own: Jane Hedengren Smashes High School Mile Record By 4 Seconds|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a64994828/jane-hedengren-high-school-mile-record/|website=runnersworld.com|author=Taylor Dutch|date=6 June 2025|access-date=8 June 2025}}</ref> 
|-
|19 || 4:17.57 || [[Zola Budd]] || {{GBR2}} || 26 May 1966 || 21 August 1985 || [[Zürich]] ||
|}

==Season's bests==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Men===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!Time
!Athlete
!Place
|-
|1999
|3:43.13 WR
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
|2000
|3:45.96
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}}
|[[London]]
|-
|2001
|3:44.95
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
|2002
|3:48.28
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]|MAR}}
|[[Rome]]
|-
|2003
|3:48.17
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Korir]]|KEN}}
|[[London]]
|-
|2004
|3:49.84
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Korir]]|KEN}}
|[[London]]
|-
|2005
|3:47.97
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Daham Najim Bashir]]|QAT}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2006
|3:50.32
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Kipchirchir]]|KEN}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2007
|3:46.91
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]]|USA}}
|[[Brasschaat]]
|-
|2008
|3:49.38
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Andrew Baddeley]]|GBR}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2009
|3:48.50
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Asbel Kiprop]]|KEN}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2010
|3:49.56
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Asbel Kiprop]]|KEN}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2011
|3:49.09
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Haron Keitany]]|KEN}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2012
|3:49.22
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Asbel Kiprop]]|KEN}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2013
|3:49.48
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Silas Kiplagat]]|KEN}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2014
|3:47.32
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]|DJI}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2015
|3:51.10
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]|DJI}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2016
|3:50.63 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Centrowitz, Jr.|Matthew Centrowitz]]|USA}}
|[[New York City]]
|-
|2017
|3:49.04
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Ronald Kwemoi]]|KEN}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2018
|3:49.44 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Edward Cheserek]]|KEN}}
|[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
|-
|2019
|3:47.01 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]|ETH}}
|[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
|-
|2020
|3:51.23
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Matthew Ramsden]]|AUS}}
|[[Milan]]
|-
|2021
|3:47.24
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2022
|3:46.46
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Oslo]]
|-
|2023
|3:43.73
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|-
|2024
|3:45.34
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]]|GBR}}
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|}
{{col-2}}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Year
!Time
!Athlete
!Place
|-
|1999
|4:23.44
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Violeta Beclea-Szekely]]|ROU}}
|[[Nice]]
|-
|2000
|4:21.79 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Regina Jacobs]]|USA}}
|[[New York City]]
|-
|2001
|4:23.19 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gabriela Szabo]]|ROU}}
|[[Stuttgart]]
|-
|2002
|4:23.00 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Carla Sacramento]]|POR}}
|[[Liévin]]
|-
|2003
|4:24.40
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Natalya Yevdokimova (runner)|Natalya Yevdokimova]]|RUS}}
|[[Heusden-Zolder]]
|-
|2004
|4:21.57
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Zadorozhnaya]]|RUS}}
|[[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
|-
|2005
|4:28.29
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Yelena Kanales]]|RUS}}
|[[Tula, Russia|Tula]]
|-
|2006
|4:27.96
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Carrie Tollefson]]|USA}}
|[[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]]
|-
|2007
|4:17.75
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]|BHR}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|2008
|4:18.23
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gelete Burka]]|ETH|1996}}
|[[Rieti]]
|-
|2009
|4:25.91 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jenny Simpson]]|USA}}
|[[College Station, Texas|College Station]]
|-
|2010
|4:23.53 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Gelete Burka]]|ETH}}
|[[Birmingham]]
|-
|2011
|4:28.60 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Jenny Simpson]]|USA}}
|[[New York City, New York|New York City]]
|-
|2012
|4:26.76
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Brenda Martinez]]|USA}}
|[[Falmouth, Massachusetts|Falmouth]]
|-
|2013
|4:27.02 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sheila Reid (athlete)|Sheila Reid]]|CAN}}
|[[New York City, New York|New York City]]
|-
|2014
|4:24.11 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Mary Cain (athlete)|Mary Cain]]|USA}}
|[[Boston]]
|-
|2015
|4:16.71
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|2016
|4:13.31 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}}
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
|2017
|4:16.05
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}}
|[[Lausanne]]
|-
|2018
|4:14.71
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sifan Hassan]]|NED}}
|[[London]]
|-
|2019
|4:12.33
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sifan Hassan]]|NED}}
|[[Monaco]]
|-
|2020
|4:16.81 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Elinor Purrier]]|USA}}
|[[Boston]]
|-
|2021
|4:14.74
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Sifan Hassan]]|NED}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|2022
|4:19.30 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Elinor Purrier St. Pierre]]|USA}}
|[[New York City]]
|-
|2023
|4:07.64 WR
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Faith Kipyegon]]|KEN}}
|[[Monaco]]
|-
|2024
|4:16.41 i
|align=left|{{flagathlete|[[Elinor Purrier St. Pierre]]|USA}}
|[[New York City]]
|}
{{col-end}}
* "i" indicates performance on 200m indoor track

==See also==
* [[1500 metres]]
* [[1600 meters]]
* [[Two miles|2 miles]]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

== Notes ==

{{notelist}}

==External links==
* [https://iaaf.gekko.de/a=middle-long&d=one-mile IAAF list of one-mile records in XML]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.recordonline.com/sports/20160605/classic-weekend-notebook-running-for-good-cause|title=Classic weekend notebook: Running for a good cause|last=McMillan|first=Ken|website=recordonline.com|access-date=6 June 2016}}</ref>

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