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{{short description|Uncommon middle distance race}}
{{redirect|Two mile run|the stream in Pennsylvania|Twomile Run}}
{{Other uses|Two Mile (disambiguation){{!}}Two Mile}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event = Two miles
|image = 
|caption = 
|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}} 7:54.10 (2023)}}
|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}} 8:58.58 (2007)}}
|ShWRmen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]]|GBR}} 8:00.67 (2024)}}
|ShWRwomen= {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}} 9:00.48 (2014)}}
}}

The '''2 mile''' (3,520 [[yard]]s,<ref>It has always been customary to give horizontal distances in yards and vertical distances in feet.</ref> 10,560&nbsp;[[Foot (unit)|feet]], or exactly 3,218.688&nbsp;[[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 It has been largely superseded by the [[3000 m]] (approximately 1.864 miles) and [[5000 m]], and by the [[3200 metres|3200&nbsp;m]] in [[National Federation of State High School Associations|NFHS]] [[United States|American]] [[high school]] competitions (18.688m short of 2 miles). The [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]] no longer keeps official [[World records in athletics|world records]] for this distance; they are called world best instead.

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

== Continental Bests ==

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

=== Key ===

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

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Area
! colspan="3" |Men
! colspan="3" |Women
|-
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
|-
|[[Confederation of African Athletics|Africa]] {{small|(''[[List of African records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|7:58.61
|[[Daniel Komen]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|8:58.58 '''[[List of world records in athletics#Best performances in non-WA World Record events|WB]]'''
|[[Meseret Defar]]
|{{Flag|Ethiopia}}
|-
|[[Asian Athletics Association|Asia]] {{small|(''[[List of Asian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|8:13.16
|[[Rashid Ramzi]]
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|9:13.85
|[[Mimi Belete]]
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|-
|[[European Athletic Association|Europe]] {{small|(''[[List of European records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|7:54.10 '''[[List of world records in athletics#Best performances in non-WA World Record events|WB]]'''
|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]
|{{Flag|Norway}}
|9:04.84 (i)
|[[Laura Muir]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|North, Central America]]<br>[[North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association|and Caribbean]] {{small|(''[[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|8:03.62 (i)
|[[Grant Fisher]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|9:09.70 (i)
|[[Alicia Monson]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[Oceania Athletics Association|Oceania]] {{small|(''[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|8:03.50
|[[Craig Mottram]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|9:13.94 (i)
|[[Kim Smith (runner)|Kimberly Smith]]
|{{Flag|New Zealand}}
|-
|[[CONSUDATLE|South America]] {{small|(''[[List of South American records in athletics|records]]'')}}
|8:21.67
|[[Hudson de Souza]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
| colspan="3"align=center|none
|}

==All-time top 25==
*Mx = mixed race

===Men (outdoor)===
*Correct as of June 2023.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|7:54.10
|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]
|{{flagu|Norway}}
|9 June 2023
|[[Paris]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kipyegon, Girma and Ingebrigtsen make history in Paris|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/paris-kipyegon-girma-ingebrigtsen-5000m-steeplechase-two-miles-world-record-best|publisher=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=9 June 2023|access-date=10 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
!2
|7:58.61
|[[Daniel Komen]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|19 July 1997
|[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]]
|
|-
!3
|8:01.08
|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|31 May 1997
|[[Hengelo]]
|
|-
!4
|8:03.50
|[[Craig Mottram]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|10 June 2007
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!5
|8:04.83
|[[Tariku Bekele]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|10 June 2007
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!6
|8:07.07
|[[Matt Tegenkamp]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|10 June 2007
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!7
|8:07.54
|[[Joshua Cheptegei]]
|{{flagu|Uganda}}
|30 June 2019
|[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]
|<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite news |author=Brian Russell |date=1 July 2019 |title=Hassan takes historic 3000m victory in Stanford – IAAF Diamond League |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/prefontaine-classic-stanford-2019-diamond-lea4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701072917/https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/prefontaine-classic-stanford-2019-diamond-lea4 |archive-date=1 July 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref>
|-
!8
|8:07.59
|[[Paul Chelimo]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|30 June 2019
|[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]
|<ref name="autogenerated2" />
|-
!9
|8:07.68
|[[Eliud Kipchoge]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|4 June 2005
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!10
|8:07.75
|[[Mo Farah]]
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!11
|8:08.69
|[[Selemon Barega]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|30 June 2019
|[[Stanford, California|Stanford]]
|<ref name="autogenerated2" />
|-
!12
|8:09.01
|[[Moses Kiptanui]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|30 July 1994
|[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]]
|
|-
!13
|8:09.23
|[[Ishamel Rokitto Kipkurui]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|9 June 2023
|[[Paris]]
|<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title=Two Miles Results |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/PARIS2023/PDF_ATHM2MILES--ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=V8CKu4tlSs/7l9mLLHC6FSJ3T9c=/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |work=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|-
!14
|8:10.16
|[[Jacob Kiplimo]]
|{{flagu|Uganda}}
|21 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!15
|8:10.34
|[[Lamecha Girma]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|9 June 2023
|[[Paris]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
!16
|8:10.59
|[[Benjamin Limo]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|28 May 2006
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!17
|8:10.98
|[[Khalid Boulami]]
|{{flagu|Morocco}}
|6 July 1996
|[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]]
|
|-
!18
|8:11.04
|[[Berihu Aregawi]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|21 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!19
|8:11.09
|[[Grant Fisher]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|21 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!20
|8:11.48
|[[Alan Webb (runner)|Alan Webb]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4 June 2005
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!21
|8:11.55
|[[Joe Klecker]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|21 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!22
|8:11.59
|[[Bob Kennedy (runner)|Bob Kennedy]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|19 July 1997
|[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]]
|
|-
!23
|8:11.62
|[[Boaz Cheboiywo]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|4 June 2005
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!24
|8:11.73
|[[Ismaïl Sghyr|Smail Sghir]]
|{{flagu|Morocco}}
|6 July 1996
|[[Hechtel-Eksel|Hechtel]]
|
|-
!25
|8:11.74
|[[Dathan Ritzenhein]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|10 June 2007
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 8:07.46:</small>
*[[Daniel Komen]] also ran 7:58.91 (1998), 8:03.54 (1996).
*[[Haile Gebrselassie]] also ran 8:01.72 (1999), 8:01.86 (1999), 8:07.46 (1995).

===Women (outdoor)===
*Correct as of June 2025.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2017 |title=All-time men's best Two miles |url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m2milesok.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627073929/http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m2milesok.htm |archive-date= 27 June 2015|access-date=13 February 2024 |publisher=alltime-athletics.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|8:58.58
|[[Meseret Defar]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|14 September 2007
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
!2
|8:59.08 
|[[Francine Niyonsaba]]
|{{flagu|Burundi}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy">{{cite news|title=Mahuchikh and Taye triumph on opening night in Eugene|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/mahuchikh-taye-duplantis-eugene-prefontaine-classic|publisher=World Athletics|author=Cathal Dennehy|date=28 May 2022|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
!3
|9:06.74
|[[Letesenbet Gidey]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|20 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite news |author=Mike Rowbottom |date=21 August 2021 |title=No world record but Hassan claims clear win in Eugene |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/eugene-distance-night-hassan-report |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822142853/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/eugene-distance-night-hassan-report |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=27 August 2021 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
!4
|9:11.49
|[[Mercy Cherono]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!5
|9:11.97 {{AthAbbr|Mx}}
|[[Regina Jacobs]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|12 August 1999
|[[Los Gatos, California|Los Gatos]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=20 May 2007 |title=Defar breaks world record in two miles |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-carson-defar-idUSL2039239320070520 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025140/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-carson-defar-idUSL2039239320070520 |archive-date=29 April 2018 |access-date=3 May 2018 |agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=17 April 2018 |title=U.S. ALL-TIME LIST – WOMEN |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401215229/https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/ |archive-date=1 April 2019 |access-date=3 May 2018 |publisher=[[Track and Field News]]}}</ref>
|-
!6
|9:12.59
|[[Viola Kibiwott]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!7
|9:12.90
|[[Irene Jelagat]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!8
|9:13.85
|[[Mimi Belete]]
|{{flagu|Bahrain}}
|31 May 2014
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!9
|9:14.09
|[[Priscah Cherono]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|14 September 2007
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
!10
|9:14.55
|[[Hellen Obiri]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|20 August 2021
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="autogenerated3" />
|-
!11
|9:14.71
|[[Beatrice Chebet]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!12
|9:15.74
|[[Laura Galván]]
|{{flagu|Mexico}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!13
|9:16.62
|[[Sylvia Kibet]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|14 September 2007
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
!14
|9:16.73
|[[Konstanze Klosterhalfen]]
|{{flagu|Germany}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="2 Miles Results">{{cite web |date=28 May 2022 |title=2 Miles Results |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/calendar-results/7153964/result?eventId=10229520&gender=W |access-date=10 June 2022 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
!15
|9:16.78
|[[Jenny Simpson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 April 2018
|[[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]]
|
|-
!16
|9:16.95
|[[Betsy Saina]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!17
|9:17.62
|[[Helen Schlachtenhaufen|Helen Schlachenhaufen]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!18
|9:17.75
|[[Jane Hedengren]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|8 June 2025
|[[Renton Memorial Stadium|Renton]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Jane Hedengren Runs Another Mind-Boggling Record For 2-Mile At Brooks PR Invitational|url=https://brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=5619&do=news&news_id=672023|website=brooksprinvitational.runnerspace.com|author=Keenan Gray|access-date=15 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
!19
|9:18.73
|[[Elly Henes]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!20
|9:19.01
|[[Edinah Jebitok]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!21
|9:19.56
|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]
|{{flagu|Ireland}}
|27 June 1998
|[[Cork (city)|Cork City]]
|
|-
!22
|9:20.17
|[[Eleanor Fulton]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!23
|9:20.19
|[[Whittni Morgan]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 May 2022
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|<ref name="Cathal Dennehy" />
|-
!24
|9:20.25
|[[Shannon Rowbury]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|31 May 2014
|[[Prefontaine Classic|Eugene]]
|
|-
!25
|9:20.81
|[[Alemitu Heroye|Alemitu Haroye]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|24 August 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:14.55:</small>
*[[Francine Niyonsaba]] also ran 9:00.75 (2021).
*[[Meseret Defar]] also ran 9:10.47 (2007)
*[[Mercy Cherono]] also ran 9:13.27 (2014).

=== Men (indoor) ===

* Correct as of February 2024.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|8:00.67
|[[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]]
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}
|[[2024 Millrose Games|11 February 2024]]
|[[New York City]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Nancy |date=11 February 2024 |title=Josh Kerr Shatters 9-Year Record to Beat American Record Holder on New York |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/us-sports-news-olympics-news-track-and-field-news-josh-kerr-shatters-nine-year-record-to-beat-american-record-holder-on-new-york/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref>
|-
!2
|8:03.40 
|[[Mo Farah]]
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}
|21 February 2015
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!3
|8:03.62
|[[Grant Fisher]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Two Miles Result">{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Two Miles Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229599&gender=M |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
!4
|8:04.35
|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|16 February 2008
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!5
|8:04.69
|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|21 February 2003
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!6
|8:05.70
|[[Cole Hocker]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Two Miles Result"/>
|-
!7
|8:05.73
|[[Geordie Beamish]]
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="Two Miles Result"/>
|-
!8
|8:06.48
|[[Paul Koech]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|16 February 2008
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!9
|8:06.61
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{flagu|Morocco}}
|23 February 2003
|[[Liévin]]
|
|-
!10
|8:07.39
|[[Eliud Kipchoge]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|18 February 2012
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!11
|8:07.41
|[[Galen Rupp]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|24 January 2014
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!12
|8:08.16
|[[Moses Kipsiro]]
|{{flagu|Uganda}}
|18 February 2012
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!13
|8:08.27
|[[Tariku Bekele]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|18 February 2012
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!14
|8:08.39
|[[Markos Geneti]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|20 February 2004
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!15
|8:09.49
|[[Bernard Lagat]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|16 February 2013
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=16 February 2013 |title=Two Miles Results |url=http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-16-millrose/Results39-1.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130220003303/http://branchsportstech.com/2013_Meets/indoor/02-16-millrose/Results39-1.htm |archive-date=20 February 2013 |access-date=14 February 2017 |publisher=branchsportstech.com}}</ref>
|-
!16
|8:09.66
|[[Hailu Mekonnen]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|18 February 2001
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!17
|8:10.78
|[[Arne Gabius]]
|{{flagu|Germany}}
|18 February 2012
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!18
|8:11.33
|[[Ben True]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2017
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|-
!19
|8:11.56
|[[Ryan Hill]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2017
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|-
!20
|8:12.01
|[[Morgan McDonald]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|-
!21
|8:12.10
|[[Million Wolde]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|18 February 2001
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!22
|8:12.63
|[[Andrew Butchart]]
|{{flagu|Great Britain}}
|11 February 2017
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|-
!23
|8:12.80
|[[Girma Tolla|Girma Tola]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|18 February 2001
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!24
|8:13.02
|[[Andrew Bumbalough]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|16 February 2013
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
!25
|8:13.16
|[[Mohammed Ahmed (runner)|Mohammed Ahmed]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|11 February 2017
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|
|}

=== Women (indoor) ===

* Correct as of February 2024.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Result
!Athlete
!Nationality
!Date
!Place
!Ref
|-
!1
|9:00.48 
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|15 February 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!2
|9:04.84 
|[[Laura Muir]]
|{{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2"/>
|-
!3
|9:06.26
|[[Meseret Defar]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|26 February 2009
|[[Prague]]
|
|-
!4
|9:07.12 
|[[Melknat Wudu]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2"/>
|-
!5
|9:09.70
|[[Alicia Monson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2"/>
|-
!6
|9:10.28
|[[Elinor Purrier]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news |author=Taylor Dutch |date=14 February 2021 |title=Three American Records and 10 National Records Fall at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix |url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a35499064/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226143457/https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a35499064/new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-results/ |archive-date=26 February 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |website=runnersworld.com}}</ref>
|-
!7
|9:12.23 
|[[Tirunesh Dibaba]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|20 February 2010
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!8
|9:12.35
|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|20 February 2010
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!9
|9:12.68
|[[Sentayehu Ejigu]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|20 February 2010
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!10
|9:13.94
|[[Kim Smith (runner)|Kim Smith]]
|{{flagu|New Zealand}}
|26 January 2008
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!11
|9:15.71
|[[Emma Coburn]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|-
!12
|9:15.80
|[[Nikki Hiltz]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=11 February 2024 |title=Two Miles Result |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7191163/result?eventId=10229585&gender=W |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
!13
|9:16.76
|[[Nozomi Tanaka]]
|{{flagu|Japan}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
!14
|9:18.29
|[[Emily Mackay]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
!15
|9:18.35
|[[Jenny Simpson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|7 February 2015
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!16
|9:19.39
|[[Jéssica Augusto|Jessica Augusto]]
|{{flagu|Portugal}}
|20 February 2010
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!17
|9:21.04
|[[Sally Kipyego]]
|{{flagu|Kenya}}
|8 February 2014
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!18
|9:21.59
|[[Hiwot Ayalew]]
|{{flagu|Ethiopia}}
|15 February 2014
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
!19
|9:22.66
|[[Julie-Anne Staehli]]
|{{flagu|Canada}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|-
!20
|9:23.38
|[[Regina Jacobs]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|27 January 2002
|[[Boston]]
|
|-
!21
|9:23.58
|[[Emily Infeld]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
!22
|9:24.71
|[[Courtney Wayment]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|11 February 2024
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
!23
|9:26.87
|[[Emily Lipari]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|-
!24
|9:26.95
|[[Helen Schlachtenhaufen|Helen Schlachenhaufen]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|-
!25
|9:27.45
|[[Katrina Coogan]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|13 February 2021
|[[Fort Washington Avenue Armory|New York City]]
|<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|}

====Notes====
<small>Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 9:13.94:</small>
*[[Meseret Defar]] also ran 9:06.26 (2009), 9:10.50 (2008)

==World Best Performance Progression==
{{anchor|World Record Progression}}

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

====Indoors====
{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
|-
|align="center"|'''8:09.66'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Hailu Mekonnen]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2000-02-20
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|- 
|align="center"|'''8:04.69'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2003-02-21
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|-
|align="center"|'''8:04.35'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2008-02-16
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|-
|align="center"|'''8:03.40'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Mo Farah]]|GBR}}
|align="center"|2015-02-21
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|-
|'''8:00.67'''
|{{Flag athlete|[[Josh Kerr (runner)|Josh Kerr]]|GBR}}
|2024-02-11
|[[New York City]], United States
|}

===Women===
====Outdoors====
{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
|-
|align="center"|'''10:07.0'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Doris Brown Heritage|Doris Brown]]|USA}}
|align="center"|1971-07-10
|[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]], USA
|-
|align="center"|'''9:55.9'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Francie Larrieu]]|USA}}
|align="center"|1972-06-04
|[[Redwood City, California|Redwood City]], USA
|-
|align="center"|'''9:19.56'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]|IRL}}
|align="center"|1998-06-27
|[[County Cork|Cork]], Ireland
|- 
|align="center"|'''9:10.47'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2007-05-20
|[[The Home Depot Center|Carson]], USA
|-
|align="center"|'''8:58.58'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2007-09-14
|[[Brussels]], Belgium
|}

====Indoors====
{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Athlete
!Date
!Place
|-
|align="center"|'''9:28.15'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Lynn Jennings]]|USA}}
|align="center"|1986-02-20
|[[New York City]], USA
|- 
|align="center"|'''9:23.38'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Regina Jacobs]]|USA}}
|align="center"|2002-01-27
|[[Boston]], USA
|-
|align="center"|'''9:10.50'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2008-01-26
|[[Boston]], USA
|- 
|align="center"|'''9:06.26'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Meseret Defar]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2009-02-26
|[[Prague]], Czech Republic
|- 
|align="center"|'''9:00.48'''
|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}}
|align="center"|2014-02-15
|[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom
|}

===US high school boys progression===
Note:  this list only covers boys because the history of 2 mile running largely occurred before [[Title IX]], before high school girls were allowed to compete, which occurred about the same time as conversion to metric distances.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/gods.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 April 2013 |archive-date=14 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314220709/http://www.cs.uml.edu/~phoffman/nats/gods.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Time
!Athlete
!School
!City
!Date
!Place
|-
|align="center"|(8:40.0i)
|[[Gerry Lindgren]]
|[[John R. Rogers High School|Rogers High School]]
|Spokane, Washington
|15 February 1964
|[[Cow Palace]], [[Daly City, California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?id=557&option=com_content|title=Track & Field News – The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948|website=trackandfieldnews.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=15 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215194739/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php?id=557&option=com_content|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|8:57.8
||Mike Ryan
|[[Adrian C. Wilcox High School|Wilcox High School]]
|Santa Clara, California
|1965
|
|-
|align="center"|8:48.3
|Rick Riley
|[[Joel E. Ferris High School|Ferris High School]]
|Spokane, Washington
|28 May 1966
|Washington State Championships<ref name=RE>{{cite web|url=http://runningentertainment.com/runningshots25.html|title=Running_Shots_25|website=runningentertainment.com|access-date=12 April 2018|archive-date=1 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301215514/http://www.runningentertainment.com/runningshots25.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"|8:41.5
|[[Steve Prefontaine]]
|[[Marshfield High School (Coos Bay, Oregon)|Marshfield High School]]
|Coos Bay, Oregon
|25 April 1969
|Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon<ref name=RE />
|-
|align="center"|8:40.9
|[[Craig Virgin]]
|[[Lebanon High School (Illinois)|Lebanon High School]]
|Lebanon, Illinois
|9 June 1973
|International Prep Invitational, [[Prospect, Illinois]]<ref name=RE />
|-
|align="center"|8:36.3
|[[Jeff Nelson (runner)|Jeff Nelson]]
|[[Burbank High School (Burbank, California)|Burbank High School]]
|Burbank, California
|6 May 1979
|Pepsi Invitational, [[Westwood, Los Angeles, California]]
|-
|align="center"|8:34.23
|[[German Fernandez]]
|[[Riverbank High School]]
|Riverbank, California
|20 June 2008
|Nike Outdoor Nationals, [[Greensboro, North Carolina]] [http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/234026-2008-Nike-Outdoor-Nationals/video/66551-B-2-Mile-F2-National-Record video]
|-
|align="center"|8:29.46
|[[Lukas Verzbicas]]
|[[Carl Sandburg High School]]
|Orland Hills, Illinois
|4 June 2011
|[[Prefontaine Classic]], [[Eugene, Oregon]] [http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=48108 video]
|}

== See also ==
* [[3000 metres]]
* [[3200 meters]]
* [[Mile run]]

== Notes ==
<!--See [[Wikipedia:Footnotes]] for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the <ref(erences/)> tags-->
{{reflist}}

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

{{Athletics events}}

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[[Category:Middle-distance running disciplines]]
[[Category:Long-distance running disciplines]]