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] Since 1976, the mile has been the only non- metric distance recognized by the IAAF for record purposes.

3 days ago · Kipyegon is the current women’s mile record holder, clocking four minutes, 7.64 seconds at a Monaco track meet in 2023 to best the mark of 4:12.33 set by Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan in 2019, also at Monaco. Now she plans to make history.

3 days ago · Kipyegon, 31, set the world record in the women's mile of 4:07.64 at the Monaco Diamond League race in July 2023, shaving nearly five seconds off the previous record, which stood for four years.

The fastest run one mile (female) is 4 minutes 7.64 seconds, achieved by Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) during a Diamond League meeting at Stade Louis II, Monaco, on 21 July 2023. The women’s mile was Kipyegon’s third world record in 50 days, following her records at 1,500 m and 5,000 m.

3 days ago · Kipyegon, a 31-year-old from Kenya, won the last three Olympic gold medals in the 1500m, the closest distance to the mile (1,609 meters) that’s on the Olympic program. She is the women’s world record holder in the mile (4:07.64 from 2023) and the 1500m (3:49.04 from 2024, at the same track that will host the June 26 event).

3 days ago · She also has the women's mile world record of 4:07.64, set in 2023 at the Diamond League Monaco race, but now she is working with Nike to try and break the 4-minute milestone for the first time in ...

4 days ago · Kipyegon, 31, set the world record in the women’s mile, running it in 4 minutes 7.64 seconds in 2023. More than 70 years after Roger Bannister, a British medical student, became the first person ...

3 days ago · Kipyegon is the world record holder in the women's mile. But that time, 4:07.64, is clearly a ways off from sub-4:00. Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp. The 31-year old is setting a gargantuan ...

Jul 21, 2023 · Faith Kipyegon’s record-breaking streak continued with a stunning performance at the Monaco Diamond League meeting. On Friday, July 21, the Kenyan runner shattered the women’s world record in...

3 days ago · Three-time Olympic champ and women's mile record-holder Faith Kipyegon is chasing history with Nike's support—and inspiring women and girls along the way. ... And she set the women’s world ...