The 500 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field and road running competitions.
Athletics 500 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | ![]() |
Women | ![]() |
All-time top 25
- i = indoor performance
- OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m in circumference)
- A = affected by altitude
- h = hand timing
Men
Rank | Surface | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | Road | 57.69 | David Rudisha | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [3] |
2 | Road | 57.91 | Mark English | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [4] |
3 | Road | 59.02 | Martyn Rooney | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [4] |
4 | Road | 59.18 | Sebastian Rodger | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
5 | Road | 59.26 | Nijel Amos | ![]() | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | [6] |
6 | Road | 59.30 | Jack Green | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
7 | Track | 59.32 | Orestes Rodriguez | ![]() | 5 February 2013 | Havana | [7] |
8 | Track i | 59.83 | Abdalleleh Haroun | ![]() | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm | [8] |
9 | Track i | 59.87 | Brian Herron | ![]() | 3 December 2022 | Louisville | [9] |
10 | Road | 59.93 | Elliot Giles | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
11 | Track i | 1:00.06 | Brycen Spratling | ![]() | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
12 | Track | 1:00.08 | Donato Sabia | ![]() | 26 May 1984 | Busto Arsizio | [10] |
13 | Track i | 1:00.11 | Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 11 February 2017 | New York City | [11] |
14 | Track i | 1:00.17 | Ken Lowery | ![]() | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis | [12] |
15 | Track i | 1:00.19 | Mark Everett | ![]() | 28 February 1992 | New York City | [13] |
16 | Track | 1:00.35 | Pavel Maslák | ![]() | 3 August 2013 | Cheb | [14] |
17 | Track i | 1:00.43 | Mike Berry | ![]() | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
18 | Track i OT A | 1:00.44 | John Patterson | ![]() | 8 March 1986 | Flagstaff | |
19 | Track i | 1:00.45 | Michael Franks | ![]() | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis | [15] |
20 | Track i | 1:00.56 | Vladimir Prosin | ![]() | 21 March 1988 | Moscow | |
21 | Track i OT | 1:00.58 | Chris Giesting | ![]() | 17 February 2013 | Geneva | |
22 | Track i | 1:00.66 | Jhon Perlaza | ![]() | 23 January 2021 | Lynchburg | [16] |
23 | Track i | 1:00.68 | Jakub Krzewina | ![]() | 1 February 2015 | Spała | |
24 | Track i | 1:00.70 | Bershawn Jackson | ![]() | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
25 | Track i | 1:00.71 | Daniel Clarence | ![]() | 8 March 1987 | Gainesville | |
Track i | 1:00.71 | Onkabetse Nkobolo | ![]() | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.71:
- Mark English also ran 59.60 on a road (2015).
- Colin Campbell ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968).[17]
- Pavel Maslák also ran 1:00.36 i (2014).
- Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013).
Times rejected
- Roddie Haley ran 59.82 i in Oklahoma City on 15 March 1986, but this time was rejected as a record due to an incorrectly measured track. Haley also ran a 59.90 i in Oklahoma City on 14 March 1987, but this time was rejected as a record for the same reason.
Women
Rank | Surface | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | Track i | 1:05.63 | Femke Bol | ![]() | 4 February 2023 | Boston | [20] |
2 | Track | 1:05.9 h | Tatana Kocembova | ![]() | 2 August 1984 | Ostrava | |
3 | Track i | 1:06.31 | Olesya Krasnomovets | ![]() | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
4 | Road | 1:06.62 | Lynsey Sharp | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [4] |
5 | Road | 1:06.69 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | ![]() | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | [21] |
6 | Road | 1:06.70 | Anyika Onuora | ![]() | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | [21] |
7 | Track i | 1:06.76 | Olga Zaytseva | ![]() | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
8 | Road | 1:06.89 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [4] |
9 | Road | 1:07.19 | Lisanne de Witte | ![]() | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | [21] |
10 | Track i | 1:07.34 | Courtney Okolo | ![]() | 11 February 2017 | New York City | [22] |
11 | Track i | 1:07.36 | Natalya Nazarova | ![]() | 8 January 2004 | Moscow | [23] |
12 | Road | 1:07.45 | Adelle Tracey | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
13 | Road | 1:07.46 | Christine Ohuruogu | ![]() | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | [24] |
14 | Road | 1:07.53 | Laviai Nielsen | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
15 | Track i | 1:07.67 | Olga Nazarova | ![]() | 1988 | [23] | |
16 | Track i | 1:07.68 | Olga Kotlyarova | ![]() | 7 January 2004 | Yekaterinburg | |
17 | Road | 1:08.11 | Eilidh Child | ![]() | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | [24] |
18 | Road | 1:08.19 | Mary Abichi | ![]() | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead | [25] |
19 | Road | 1:08.27 | Seren Bundy-Davies | ![]() | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | [5] |
20 | Road | 1:08.29 | Līga Velvere | ![]() | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead | [25] |
21 | Track i | 1:08.34 | Leah Anderson | ![]() | 4 February 2023 | Boston | [26] |
22 | Track i | 1:08.40 | Sage Watson | ![]() | 3 February 2017 | New York City | [27] |
23 | Road | 1:08.47 | Jenny Meadows | ![]() | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | [24] |
24 | Track i | 1:08.59 | Kennedy Simon | ![]() | 3 December 2022 | Louisville | [28] |
25 | Track i | 1:08.6 h | Ana Ambraziene | ![]() | 30 January 1988 | Vilnius |
Notes
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.6:
- Anyika Onuora also ran 1:06.94 on a road (2018), and 1:07.04 on a road (2016).
- Lynsey Sharp also ran 1:07.48 on a road (2017), 1:07.73 on a road (2018), and 1:08.05 on a road (2014).
- Olga Kotlyarova also ran 1:07.74 i (2007).
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