The 600 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It is most often run at high school indoor track and field competitions. It is also run at the Penn Relays.
Athletics 600 metres | |
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World records | |
Men | Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986) |
Women | Caster Semenya 1:21.77 (2017) |
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1:12.81 | Johnny Gray | United States | 24 May 1986 | Santa Monica | |
2 | 1:13.10 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 5 June 2016 | Birmingham | |
3 | 1:13.21 | Pierre-Ambroise Bosse | France | 5 June 2016 | Birmingham | |
4 | 1:13.28 | Duane Solomon | United States | 1 July 2013 | Burnaby | |
5 | 1:13.49 | Joseph Mutua Mwengi | Kenya | 27 August 2002 | Liège | |
6 | 1:13.77 i | Donavan Brazier | United States | 24 February 2019 | New York | [2] |
7 | 1:13.80 | Earl Jones | United States | 24 May 1986 | Santa Monica | |
8 | 1:13.9 h | Raidel Acea | Cuba | 20 April 2013 | Havana | |
9 | 1:13.97 | Ryan Sánchez | Puerto Rico | 18 March 2023 | Carolina | [3] |
10 | 1:14.15 | David Mack | United States | 24 May 1986 | Santa Monica | |
11 | 1:14.3 h A | Lee Evans | United States | 31 August 1968 | Echo Summit | |
12 | 1:14.33 | Charles Jock | United States | 24 June 2015 | Portland | |
13 | 1:14.36 | Djamel Sedjati | Algeria | 11 March 2023 | Potchefstroom | [4] |
Michael Cherry | United States | 18 March 2023 | Carolina | [5] | ||
15 | 1:14.41 | Andrea Longo | Italy | 30 August 2000 | Rovereto | |
Matt Scherer | United States | 15 June 2008 | Eugene | |||
17 | 1:14.47 | Nick Symmonds | United States | 15 June 2008 | Eugene | |
18 | 1:14.48 | Trinity Gray | United States | 30 August 2000 | Rovereto | |
19 | 1:14.55 | Adam Kszczot | Poland | 5 August 2009 | Lahti | |
20 | 1:14.6 h A | Larry James | United States | 31 August 1968 | Echo Summit | |
21 | 1:14.72 | André Bucher | Switzerland | 1 September 1999 | Bellinzona | |
Gary Reed | Canada | 2 September 2003 | Liège | |||
23 | 1:14.79 A | António Manuel Reina | Spain | 28 July 2012 | Avila | |
Michael Saruni | Kenya | 19 January 2018 | Albuquerque | [6] | ||
1:14.79 | Mohamed Ali Gouaned | Algeria | 26 March 2021 | Algiers | [7][8] |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:14.79:
Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref |
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1 | 1:21.77 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 27 August 2017 | Berlin | [11] |
2 | 1:22.39 | Ajee' Wilson | United States | 27 August 2017 | Berlin | [12] |
3 | 1:22.63 | Ana Fidelia Quirot | Cuba | 25 July 1997 | Guadalajara | |
4 | 1:22.74 | Athing Mu | United States | 30 April 2022 | Philadelphia | [13] |
5 | 1:22.87 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 27 August 2002 | Liège | |
6 | 1:23.18 | Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 27 August 2017 | Berlin | [14] |
7 | 1:23.35 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya | 5 July 2012 | Liège | |
8 | 1:23.41 i | Keely Hodgkinson | Great Britain | 28 January 2023 | Manchester | [15] |
9 | 1:23.44 i | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 1 February 2004 | Moscow | |
10 | 1:23.5 h A | Doina Melinte | Romania | 27 July 1986 | Poiana Brașov | |
11 | 1:23.57 i | Athing Mu | United States | 24 February 2019 | New York City | |
12 | 1:23.59 i | Alysia Montaño | United States | 16 February 2013 | New York City | [16] |
13 | 1:23.78 | Natalya Khrushchelyova | Russia | 2 September 2003 | Liège | |
1:23.78+ | Anita Weiß | East Germany | 24 July 1976 | Montreal | [17] | |
15 | 1:23.84 i A | Ajee' Wilson | United States | 5 March 2017 | Albuquerque | |
16 | 1:24.00 i A | Courtney Okolo | United States | 5 March 2017 | Albuquerque | [18] |
17 | 1:24.02 i | Yuliya Rusanova | Russia | 6 February 2011 | Moscow | |
18 | 1:24.09 | Natoya Goule | Jamaica | 30 April 2022 | Philadelphia | [19] |
19 | 1:24.17 | Michelle Ballentine | Jamaica | 3 August 2004 | Liège | |
20 | 1:24.36 | Marilyn Okoro | Great Britain | 5 July 2012 | Liège | |
21 | 1:24.4 h | Patrizia Spuri | Italy | 29 September 1999 | Rieti | |
22 | 1:24.56 | Martina Kämpfert | East Germany | 1 August 1981 | Erfurt | |
23 | 1:24.62 | Assia Raziki | Morocco | 19 June 2022 | Rabat | |
24 | 1:24.65 i | Shamier Little | United States | 13 January 2023 | Fayetteville | [20] |
25 | 1:24.7 h i | Nadiya Olizarenko | Soviet Union | 22 February 1987 | Moscow |
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:24.70: