Two miles

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The 2 mile (3,520 yards,[1] 10,560 feet, or exactly 3,218.688 metres) is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom. It has been largely superseded by the 3000 m (approximately 1.864 miles) and 5000 m, and by the 3200 m in NFHS American high school competitions (18.688m short of 2 miles). The IAAF no longer keeps official world records for this distance; they are called world best instead.

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

Continental Bests

  • Correct as of October 2024. Source: World Athletics[2]

Key

  • WB = World best
  • (i) = Indoor performance
Area Men Women
Time Athlete Nation Time Athlete Nation
Africa (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7:58.61 Daniel Komen File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 8:58.58 WB Meseret Defar File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
Asia (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8:13.16 Rashid Ramzi File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 9:13.85 Mimi Belete File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
Europe (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7:54.10 WB Jakob Ingebrigtsen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 9:04.84 (i) Laura Muir File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		8:03.62 (i) Grant Fisher File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 9:09.70 (i) Alicia Monson File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Oceania (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8:03.50 Craig Mottram File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 9:13.94 (i) Kimberly Smith File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
South America (records)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 8:21.67 Hudson de Souza File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil none

All-time top 25

  • Mx = mixed race

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of June 2023.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 7:54.10 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Template:Flagu 9 June 2023 Paris [3]
2 7:58.61 Daniel Komen Template:Flagu 19 July 1997 Hechtel
3 8:01.08 Haile Gebrselassie Template:Flagu 31 May 1997 Hengelo
4 8:03.50 Craig Mottram Template:Flagu 10 June 2007 Eugene
5 8:04.83 Tariku Bekele Template:Flagu 10 June 2007 Eugene
6 8:07.07 Matt Tegenkamp Template:Flagu 10 June 2007 Eugene
7 8:07.54 Joshua Cheptegei Template:Flagu 30 June 2019 Stanford [4]
8 8:07.59 Paul Chelimo Template:Flagu 30 June 2019 Stanford [4]
9 8:07.68 Eliud Kipchoge Template:Flagu 4 June 2005 Eugene
10 8:07.75 Mo Farah Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham
11 8:08.69 Selemon Barega Template:Flagu 30 June 2019 Stanford [4]
12 8:09.01 Moses Kiptanui Template:Flagu 30 July 1994 Hechtel
13 8:09.23 Ishamel Rokitto Kipkurui Template:Flagu 9 June 2023 Paris [5]
14 8:10.16 Jacob Kiplimo Template:Flagu 21 August 2021 Eugene
15 8:10.34 Lamecha Girma Template:Flagu 9 June 2023 Paris [5]
16 8:10.59 Benjamin Limo Template:Flagu 28 May 2006 Eugene
17 8:10.98 Khalid Boulami Template:Flagu 6 July 1996 Hechtel
18 8:11.04 Berihu Aregawi Template:Flagu 21 August 2021 Eugene
19 8:11.09 Grant Fisher Template:Flagu 21 August 2021 Eugene
20 8:11.48 Alan Webb Template:Flagu 4 June 2005 Eugene
21 8:11.55 Joe Klecker Template:Flagu 21 August 2021 Eugene
22 8:11.59 Bob Kennedy Template:Flagu 19 July 1997 Hechtel
23 8:11.62 Boaz Cheboiywo Template:Flagu 4 June 2005 Eugene
24 8:11.73 Smail Sghir Template:Flagu 6 July 1996 Hechtel
25 8:11.74 Dathan Ritzenhein Template:Flagu 10 June 2007 Eugene

Notes

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

Women (outdoor)

  • Correct as of June 2025.[6]
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 8:58.58 Meseret Defar Template:Flagu 14 September 2007 Brussels
2 8:59.08 Francine Niyonsaba Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
3 9:06.74 Letesenbet Gidey Template:Flagu 20 August 2021 Eugene [8]
4 9:11.49 Mercy Cherono Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham
5 9:11.97 Template:AthAbbr Regina Jacobs Template:Flagu 12 August 1999 Los Gatos [9][10]
6 9:12.59 Viola Kibiwott Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham
7 9:12.90 Irene Jelagat Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham
8 9:13.85 Mimi Belete Template:Flagu 31 May 2014 Eugene
9 9:14.09 Priscah Cherono Template:Flagu 14 September 2007 Brussels
10 9:14.55 Hellen Obiri Template:Flagu 20 August 2021 Eugene [8]
11 9:14.71 Beatrice Chebet Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
12 9:15.74 Laura Galván Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
13 9:16.62 Sylvia Kibet Template:Flagu 14 September 2007 Brussels
14 9:16.73 Konstanze Klosterhalfen Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [11]
15 9:16.78 Jenny Simpson Template:Flagu 27 April 2018 Des Moines
16 9:16.95 Betsy Saina Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham
17 9:17.62 Helen Schlachenhaufen Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
18 9:17.75 Jane Hedengren Template:Flagu 8 June 2025 Renton [12]
19 9:18.73 Elly Henes Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
20 9:19.01 Edinah Jebitok Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
21 9:19.56 Sonia O'Sullivan Template:Flagu 27 June 1998 Cork City
22 9:20.17 Eleanor Fulton Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
23 9:20.19 Whittni Morgan Template:Flagu 27 May 2022 Eugene [7]
24 9:20.25 Shannon Rowbury Template:Flagu 31 May 2014 Eugene
25 9:20.81 Alemitu Haroye Template:Flagu 24 August 2014 Birmingham

Notes

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

Men (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2024.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 8:00.67 Josh Kerr Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [13]
2 8:03.40 Mo Farah Template:Flagu 21 February 2015 Birmingham
3 8:03.62 Grant Fisher Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [14]
4 8:04.35 Kenenisa Bekele Template:Flagu 16 February 2008 Birmingham
5 8:04.69 Haile Gebrselassie Template:Flagu 21 February 2003 Birmingham
6 8:05.70 Cole Hocker Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [14]
7 8:05.73 Geordie Beamish Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [14]
8 8:06.48 Paul Koech Template:Flagu 16 February 2008 Birmingham
9 8:06.61 Hicham El Guerrouj Template:Flagu 23 February 2003 Liévin
10 8:07.39 Eliud Kipchoge Template:Flagu 18 February 2012 Birmingham
11 8:07.41 Galen Rupp Template:Flagu 24 January 2014 Boston
12 8:08.16 Moses Kipsiro Template:Flagu 18 February 2012 Birmingham
13 8:08.27 Tariku Bekele Template:Flagu 18 February 2012 Birmingham
14 8:08.39 Markos Geneti Template:Flagu 20 February 2004 Birmingham
15 8:09.49 Bernard Lagat Template:Flagu 16 February 2013 New York City [15]
16 8:09.66 Hailu Mekonnen Template:Flagu 18 February 2001 Birmingham
17 8:10.78 Arne Gabius Template:Flagu 18 February 2012 Birmingham
18 8:11.33 Ben True Template:Flagu 11 February 2017 New York City
19 8:11.56 Ryan Hill Template:Flagu 11 February 2017 New York City
20 8:12.01 Morgan McDonald Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City
21 8:12.10 Million Wolde Template:Flagu 18 February 2001 Birmingham
22 8:12.63 Andrew Butchart Template:Flagu 11 February 2017 New York City
23 8:12.80 Girma Tola Template:Flagu 18 February 2001 Birmingham
24 8:13.02 Andrew Bumbalough Template:Flagu 16 February 2013 New York City [15]
25 8:13.16 Mohammed Ahmed Template:Flagu 11 February 2017 New York City

Women (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2024.
Rank Result Athlete Nationality Date Place Ref
1 9:00.48 Genzebe Dibaba Template:Flagu 15 February 2014 Birmingham
2 9:04.84 Laura Muir Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
3 9:06.26 Meseret Defar Template:Flagu 26 February 2009 Prague
4 9:07.12 Melknat Wudu Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
5 9:09.70 Alicia Monson Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
6 9:10.28 Elinor Purrier Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]
7 9:12.23 Tirunesh Dibaba Template:Flagu 20 February 2010 Birmingham
8 9:12.35 Vivian Cheruiyot Template:Flagu 20 February 2010 Birmingham
9 9:12.68 Sentayehu Ejigu Template:Flagu 20 February 2010 Birmingham
10 9:13.94 Kim Smith Template:Flagu 26 January 2008 Boston
11 9:15.71 Emma Coburn Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]
12 9:15.80 Nikki Hiltz Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
13 9:16.76 Nozomi Tanaka Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
14 9:18.29 Emily Mackay Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
15 9:18.35 Jenny Simpson Template:Flagu 7 February 2015 Boston
16 9:19.39 Jessica Augusto Template:Flagu 20 February 2010 Birmingham
17 9:21.04 Sally Kipyego Template:Flagu 8 February 2014 Boston
18 9:21.59 Hiwot Ayalew Template:Flagu 15 February 2014 Birmingham
19 9:22.66 Julie-Anne Staehli Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]
20 9:23.38 Regina Jacobs Template:Flagu 27 January 2002 Boston
21 9:23.58 Emily Infeld Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
22 9:24.71 Courtney Wayment Template:Flagu 11 February 2024 New York City [16]
23 9:26.87 Emily Lipari Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]
24 9:26.95 Helen Schlachenhaufen Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]
25 9:27.45 Katrina Coogan Template:Flagu 13 February 2021 New York City [17]

Notes

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

World Best Performance Progression

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Men

Outdoors

Time Athlete Date Place
9:17.0 Template:Flagathlete 1903-09-12 London, United Kingdom
9:08.4 Template:Flagathlete 1904-06-11 Glasgow, United Kingdom
9:08.4 Template:Flagathlete 1925-06-23 Kramfors, Sweden
9:01.4 Template:Flagathlete 1926-09-12 Berlin, Germany
8:59.6 Template:Flagathlete 1931-06-24 Helsinki, Finland
8:58.4 Template:Flagathlete 1936-06-13 Princeton, USA
8:57.4 Template:Flagathlete 1936-09-24 Stockholm, Sweden
8:56.0 Template:Flagathlete 1937-09-30 Budapest, Hungary
8:53.2 Template:Flagathlete 1939-06-07 Helsinki, Finland
8:47.8 Template:Flagathlete 1942-06-03 Stockholm, Sweden
8:46.4 Template:Flagathlete 1944-06-25 Östersund, Sweden
8:42.8 Template:Flagathlete 1944-08-04 Stockholm, Sweden
8:40.4 Template:Flagathlete 1952-08-26 Paris, France
8:33.4 Template:Flagathlete 1955-05-30 London, United Kingdom
8:32.0 Template:Flagathlete 1958-08-07 Dublin, Ireland
8:30.0 Template:Flagathlete 1961-06-07 Jyväskylä, Finland
8:29.8 Template:Flagathlete 1962-06-08 Los Angeles, USA
8:29.6 Template:Flagathlete 1963-06-06 Paris, France
8:26.4 Template:Flagathlete 1964-08-29 Los Angeles, USA
8:22.6 Template:Flagathlete 1965-06-23 Melun, France
8:19.8 Template:Flagathlete 1967-07-27 Västerås, Sweden
8:19.6 Template:Flagathlete 1968-08-24 London, United Kingdom
8:17.8 Template:Flagathlete 1971-08-21 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
8:14.0 Template:Flagathlete 1972-08-14 Stockholm, Sweden
8:13.8 Template:Flagathlete 1973-08-27 London, United Kingdom
8:13.51 Template:Flagathlete 1978-09-15 London, United Kingdom
8:13.45 Template:Flagathlete 1987-05-28 Turin, Italy
8:12.17 Template:Flagathlete 1993-06-30 Hechtel, Belgium
8:09.01 Template:Flagathlete 1994-06-30 Hechtel, Belgium
8:07.46 Template:Flagathlete 1995-05-27 Kerkrade, Netherlands
8:03.54 Template:Flagathlete 1996-07-14 Lappeenranta, Finland
8:01.08 Template:Flagathlete 1997-05-31 Hengelo, Netherlands
7:58.61 Template:Flagathlete 1997-07-19 Hechtel, Belgium
7:54.10 Template:Flagathlete 2023-06-09 Paris, France

Indoors

Time Athlete Date Place
8:09.66 Template:Flagathlete 2000-02-20 Birmingham, United Kingdom
8:04.69 Template:Flagathlete 2003-02-21 Birmingham, United Kingdom
8:04.35 Template:Flagathlete 2008-02-16 Birmingham, United Kingdom
8:03.40 Template:Flagathlete 2015-02-21 Birmingham, United Kingdom
8:00.67 Template:Country flagbio 2024-02-11 New York City, United States

Women

Outdoors

Time Athlete Date Place
10:07.0 Template:Flagathlete 1971-07-10 Bakersfield, USA
9:55.9 Template:Flagathlete 1972-06-04 Redwood City, USA
9:19.56 Template:Flagathlete 1998-06-27 Cork, Ireland
9:10.47 Template:Flagathlete 2007-05-20 Carson, USA
8:58.58 Template:Flagathlete 2007-09-14 Brussels, Belgium

Indoors

Time Athlete Date Place
9:28.15 Template:Flagathlete 1986-02-20 New York City, USA
9:23.38 Template:Flagathlete 2002-01-27 Boston, USA
9:10.50 Template:Flagathlete 2008-01-26 Boston, USA
9:06.26 Template:Flagathlete 2009-02-26 Prague, Czech Republic
9:00.48 Template:Flagathlete 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.[18]

Time Athlete School City Date Place
(8:40.0i) Gerry Lindgren Rogers High School Spokane, Washington 15 February 1964 Cow Palace, Daly City, California[19]
8:57.8 Mike Ryan Wilcox High School Santa Clara, California 1965
8:48.3 Rick Riley Ferris High School Spokane, Washington 28 May 1966 Washington State Championships[20]
8:41.5 Steve Prefontaine Marshfield High School Coos Bay, Oregon 25 April 1969 Corvallis Invitational, Corvallis, Oregon[20]
8:40.9 Craig Virgin Lebanon High School Lebanon, Illinois 9 June 1973 International Prep Invitational, Prospect, Illinois[20]
8:36.3 Jeff Nelson Burbank High School Burbank, California 6 May 1979 Pepsi Invitational, Westwood, Los Angeles, California
8:34.23 German Fernandez Riverbank High School Riverbank, California 20 June 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals, Greensboro, North Carolina video
8:29.46 Lukas Verzbicas Carl Sandburg High School Orland Hills, Illinois 4 June 2011 Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, Oregon video

See also

Notes

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