The mile run (1,760 yards, [2] 5,280 feet, or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races.

The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics 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, [1] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [2]

Measuring 1609.34m, or 1760 yards, the mile is 109.34m longer (and possibly more painful to run) than the 1500m, and to this day is still raced regularly on the road and on the track.

2021年7月19日 · The men's mile world record has stood the test of time for over two decades. Heading into the 2021 Olympics, who holds the title for the fastest men's mile?

How Has The Mile Run World Record Evolved? A mile distance run has NEVER been an Olympic or World Championship event. The mile retains the title of being the only non-metric race distance for which the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) recognizes a world record.

In spite of the roughly equivalent 1500 metres race, which is used instead of the mile at the 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, and since 1976, it is the only imperial distance World Athletics has on its ...

Bring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.

2023年2月15日 · According to Guinness World Records, the fastest mile time by a male athlete is 3 minutes 43.13 seconds. It was achieved by two-time Olympic medalist Hicham El Guerrouj, representing...

2023年2月25日 · The world record for the mile run is held by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco with a time of 3:43.13 for men, and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands with a time of 4:12.33 for women. The first accurate times for the mile were recorded in 1850, and since then, there has been a progression of world records, culminating in El Guerrouj's record in 1999.

Gunder Hägg (right) defeats Arne Andersson with a world record time of 4:06.2 min in Gothenburg in 1942. The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it …