hicham el guerrouj holds the world record for 1 mile run.
hicham el guerrouj holds the world record for 1 mile run.
who holds the world record for 1 mile run?
hicham el guerrouj
mile run world record progression









































the world record in the mile run is the best mark set by a male or female runner in the middle-distance track and field event. the iaaf is the official body which oversees the records. hicham el guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, while sifan hassan has the women's record, pending ratification, of 4:12.33. since 1976, the mile has been the only non-metric distance recognized by the iaaf for record purposes.
mile run world record progression
bullet::::- boys' track & field: 1957: marshall sims, high jump (6'1"; 1a state meet record); don devore, 120-yd hurdles (16.0s; 1a state meet record); 1960: melvin cochran, shot put (46'11.5"); 1961: melvin cochran, shot put (54'1.5"; 2a state meet record); bobby coleman (2), 180-yd hurdles (21.2s) & 120-yd hurdles (15.2s); 1962: arthur letchas, 440-yd dash (51.0s); melvin cochran, discus (148' 2.5"); 1965: john wolf (2), 1-mile run (4:32.6) & 2-mile run (10:07.7, 1a state meet record); 1966: john wolf (2), 1-mile run (4:23, all classification state meet record) & 2-mile run (9:50, 1a state meet record); 1967: john wolf (2), 1-mile run (4:26.9) & 2-mile run (9:51.5); kendall wolf, 1/2-mile run (2:00.5, 1a state meet record); 1980: kevin duncan, 330-yd hurdles (39.77s); 2000: ian dickenson, 3200 meter run (9:21.71); 2017: sam bowers, 3200 meter run (9:16.32); 2018: sam bowers, 3200 meter run (9:13.79).
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