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Additional Data
Data on the progression of the world's records (taken from the Runner's World web site) is below.
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Progression of Men's Mile Record | ||
| time | name | date |
| 4:52.0 | Cadet Marshall (GBR) | 02Sep52 |
| 4:45.0 | Thomas Finch (GBR) | 03Nov58 |
| 4:40.0 | Gerald Surman (GBR) | 24Nov59 |
| 4:33.0 | George Farran (IRL) | 23May62 |
| 4:29 3/5 | Walter Chinnery (GBR) | 10Mar68 |
| 4:28 4/5 | William Gibbs (GBR) | 03Apr68 |
| 4:28 3/5 | Charles Gunton (GBR) | 31Mar73 |
| 4:26.0 | Walter Slade (GBR) | 30May74 |
| 4:24 1/2 | Walter Slade (GBR) | 19Jun75 |
| 4:23 1/5 | Walter George (GBR) | 16Aug80 |
| 4:19 2/5 | Walter George (GBR) | 03Jun82 |
| 4:18 2/5 | Walter George (GBR) | 21Jun84 |
| 4:17 4/5 | Thomas Conneff (USA) | 26Aug93 |
| 4:17.0 | Fred Bacon (GBR) | 06Jul95 |
| 4:15 3/5 | Thomas Conneff (USA) | 28Aug95 |
| 4:15 2/5 | John Paul Jones (USA) | 27May11 |
| 4:14.4 | John Paul Jones (USA) | 31May13 |
| 4:12.6 | Norman Taber (USA) | 16Jul15 |
| 4:10.4 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 23Aug23 |
| 4:09 1/5 | Jules Ladoumegue (FRA) | 04Oct31 |
| 4:07.6 | Jack Lovelock (NZL) | 15Jul33 |
| 4:06.8 | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | 16Jun34 |
| 4:06.4 | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | 28Aug37 |
| 4:06.2 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 01Jul42 |
| 4:04.6 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 04Sep42 |
| 4:02.6 | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 01Jul43 |
| 4:01.6 | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 18Jul44 |
| 4:01.4 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 17Jul45 |
| 3:59.4 | Roger Bannister (GBR) | 06May54 |
| 3:58.0 | John Landy (AUS) | 21Jun54 |
| 3:57.2 | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | 19Jul57 |
| 3:54.5 | Herb Elliott (AUS) | 06Aug58 |
| 3:54.4 | Peter Snell (NZL) | 27Jan62 |
| 3:54.1 | Peter Snell (NZL) | 17Nov64 |
| 3:53.6 | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 09Jun65 |
| 3:51.3 | Jim Ryun (USA) | 17Jul66 |
| 3:51.1 | Jim Ryun (USA) | 23Jun67 |
| 3:51.0 | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 17May75 |
| 3:49.4 | John Walker (NZL) | 12Aug75 |
| 3:49.0 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 17Jul79 |
| 3:48.8 | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 01Jul80 |
| 3:48.53 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 19Aug81 |
| 3:48.40 | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 26Aug81 |
| 3:47.33 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 28Aug81 |
| 3:46.32 | Steve Cram (GBR) | 27Jul85 |
| 3:44.39 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 05Sep93 |
| 3:43.13 | Hicham el Guerrouj (MOR) | 07Jul99 |
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Progression of Men's 1500 Meter Record | ||
| time | name | date |
| 4:09.0 | John Bray (USA) | 30May00 |
| 4:06.2 | Charles Bennett (GBR) | 15Jul00 |
| 4:05.4 | James Lightbody (USA) | 03Sep04 |
| 3:59.8 | Harold Wilson (GBR) | 30May08 |
| 3:59.2 | Abel Kiviat (USA) | 26May12 |
| 3:56.8 | Abel Kiviat (USA) | 02Jun12 |
| 3:55.8 | Abel Kiviat (USA) | 08Jun12 |
| 3:55.0 | Norman Taber (USA) | 16Jul15 |
| 3:54.7 | John Zander (SWE) | 05Aug17 |
| 3:53.0 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 23Aug23 |
| 3:52.6 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 19Jun24 |
| 3:51.0 | Otto Peltzer (GER) | 11Sep26 |
| 3:49.2 | Jules Ladoumegue (FRA) | 05Oct30 |
| 3:49.0 | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | 17Sep33 |
| 3:48.8 | William Bonthron (USA) | 30Jun34 |
| 3:47.8 | Jack Lovelock (NZL) | 06Aug36 |
| 3:47.6 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 10Aug41 |
| 3:45.8 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 17Jul42 |
| 3:45.0 | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 17Aug43 |
| 3:43.0 | Gunder Hagg (SWE) | 07Jul44 |
| 3:42.8 | Wes Santee (USA) | 04Jun54 |
| 3:41.8 | John Landy (AUS) | 21Jun54 |
| 3:40.8 | Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 28Jul55 |
| 3:40.6 | Istvan Rozsavolgyi (HUN) | 03Aug56 |
| 3:40.2 | Olavi Salsola (FIN) | 11Jul57 |
| 3:38.1 | Stanislav Jungwirth (CZE) | 12Jul57 |
| 3:36.0 | Herb Elliott (AUS) | 28Aug58 |
| 3:35.6 | Herb Elliott (AUS) | 06Sep60 |
| 3:33.1 | Jim Ryun (USA) | 08Jul67 |
| 3:32.2 | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 02Feb74 |
| 3:32.1 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | 15Aug79 |
| 3:31.36 | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 27Aug80 |
| 3:31.24 | Sydney Maree (usa) | 28Aug83 |
| 3:30.77 | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 04Sep83 |
| 3:29.67 | Steve Cram (GBR) | 16Jul85 |
| 3:29.46 | Said Aouita (MOR) | 23Aug85 |
| 3:28.86 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 06Sep92 |
| 3:27.37 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | 12Jul95 |
| 3:26.00 | Hicham el Guerrouj (MOR) | 14Jul98 |
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Progression of Women's Mile Record | ||
| time | name | date |
| 6:13.2 | Elizabeth Atkinson (GBR) | 24Jun21 |
| 5:27.5 | Ruth Christmas (GBR) | 20Aug32 |
| 5:24.0 | Gladys Lunn (GBR) | 01Jun36 |
| 5:23.0 | Gladys Lunn (GBR) | 18Jul36 |
| 5:20.8 | Gladys Lunn (GBR) | 08May37 |
| 5:17.0 | Gladys Lunn (GBR) | 07Aug37 |
| 5:15.3 | Evelyne Forster (GBR) | 22Jul39 |
| 5:11.0 | Anne Oliver (GBR) | 14Jun52 |
| 5:09.8 | Enid Harding (GBR) | 04Jul53 |
| 5:08.0 | Anne Oliver (GBR) | 12Sep53 |
| 5:02.6 | Diane Leather (GBR) | 30Sep53 |
| 5:00.3 | Edith Treybal (ROM) | 01Nov53 |
| 5:00.2 | Diane Leather (GBR) | 26May54 |
| 4:59.6 | Diane Leather (GBR) | 29May54 |
| 4:50.8 | Diane Leather (GBR) | 24May55 |
| 4:45.0 | Diane Leather (GBR) | 21Sep55 |
| 4:41.4 | Marise Chamberlain (NZL) | 08Dec62 |
| 4:39.2 | Anne Smith (GBR) | 13May67 |
| 4:37.0 | Anne Smith (GBR) | 03Jun67 |
| 4:36.8 | Maria Gommers (HOL) | 14Jun69 |
| 4:35.3 | Ellen Tittel (FRG) | 20Aug71 |
| 4:34.9 | Glenda Reiser (CAN) | 07Jul73 |
| 4:29.5 | Paola Pigni-Cacchi (ITA) | 08Aug73 |
| 4:23.8 | Natalia Marasescu (ROM) | 21May77 |
| 4:22.1 | Natalia Marasescu (ROM) | 27Jan79 |
| 4:21.7 | Mary Decker (USA) | 26Jan80 |
| 4:20.89 | Lyudmila Veselkova (SOV) | 12Sep81 |
| 4:18.08 | Mary Decker-Tabb (USA) | 09Jul82 |
| 4:17.44 | Maricica Puica (ROM) | 16Sep82 |
| 4:15.8 | Natalya Artyomova (SOV) | 05Aug84 |
| 4:16.71 | Mary Decker-Slaney (USA) | 21Aug85 |
| 4:15.61 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | 10Jul89 |
| 4:12.56 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | 14Aug96 |