600 metres

Athletics
600 metres
Athletics; 600 metres
World records
Men	Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986)
Women	Caster Semenya 1:21.77 (2017)

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.

All-time top 25

i = indoor performance
A = affected by altitude
h = hand timing

Men

Correct as of June 2024.^[1]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
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]
13	1:14.36	Michael Cherry	United States	18 March 2023	Carolina	^[5]
15	1:14.41	Andrea Longo	Italy	30 August 2000	Rovereto
15	1:14.41	Matt Scherer	United States	15 June 2008	Eugene
17	1:14.47	Nick Symmonds	United States	15 June 2008	Eugene
17	1:14.47	Eliott Crestan	Belgium	19 June 2024	Naimette-Xhovémont	^[6]
19	1:14.48	Trinity Gray	United States	30 August 2000	Rovereto
20	1:14.55	Adam Kszczot	Poland	5 August 2009	Lahti
21	1:14.56	Tobias Grønstad	Norway	5 May 2024	Pliezhausen	^[7]
22	1:14.6 h A	Larry James	United States	31 August 1968	Echo Summit
23	1:14.72	André Bucher	Switzerland	1 September 1999	Bellinzona
23	1:14.72	Gary Reed	Canada	2 September 2003	Liège
25	1:14.79 A	António Manuel Reina	Spain	28 July 2012	Avila
	1:14.79 A	Michael Saruni	Kenya	19 January 2018	Albuquerque	^[8]
	1:14.79	Mohamed Ali Gouaned	Algeria	26 March 2021	Algiers	^[9]^[10]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:14.79:

John Kipkurgat also ran 1:13.2+ h (1974).
David Rudisha also ran 1:13.71 (2014), 1:14.30+ (2012), and 1:14.4+ h (2010).
Joseph Mutua Mwengi also ran 1:13.72 (2003).
Donavan Brazier also ran 1:13.97i (2022) and 1:14.39i (2020).
Ryan Sánchez also ran 1:13.99 (2022).
Johnny Gray also ran 1:14.16 (1984).
Duane Solomon also ran 1:14.43 (2014).
Ryan Sánchez also ran 1:14.52 (2019).
Adam Kszczot also ran 1:14.69 (2014).

Women

Correct as of June 2024.^[11]^[12]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:21.77	Caster Semenya	South Africa	27 August 2017	Berlin	^[13]
2	1:22.39	Ajee' Wilson	United States	27 August 2017	Berlin	^[14]
3	1:22.63	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Cuba	25 July 1997	Guadalajara
4	1:22.74	Athing Mu	United States	30 April 2022	Philadelphia	^[15]
5	1:22.87	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	27 August 2002	Liège
6	1:23.18	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	27 August 2017	Berlin	^[16]
7	1:23.35	Pamela Jelimo	Kenya	5 July 2012	Liège
8	1:23.41 i	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain	28 January 2023	Manchester	^[17]
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	^[18]
13	1:23.78	Natalya Khrushchelyova	Russia	2 September 2003	Liège
13	1:23.78+	Anita Weiß	East Germany	24 July 1976	Montreal	^[19]
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	^[20]
17	1:24.02 i	Yuliya Rusanova	Russia	6 February 2011	Moscow
18	1:24.09	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	30 April 2022	Philadelphia	^[21]
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	1:24.53	Bendere Oboya	Australia	18 June 2024	Bilbao	^[22]
23	1:24.56	Martina Kämpfert	East Germany	1 August 1981	Erfurt
24	1:24.62	Assia Raziki	Morocco	19 June 2022	Rabat
25	1:24.65 i	Shamier Little	United States	13 January 2023	Fayetteville	^[23]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:24.65:

Maria Mutola also ran 1:23.13 (2003).
Pamela Jelimo also ran 1:24.08+ (2008).
Athing Mu also ran 1:23.57 i (2019), 1:24.13 (2022).
Anita Weiß also ran 1:24.30+ (1976).
Ajee' Wilson also ran 1:23.84i (2017), 1:24.45 (2023), 1:24.48i (2017).

References

^ "All-time men's best 600m". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (25 February 2019). "Brazier clocks 600m world best in New York, Lisek and Kendricks clear 5.93m world lead in Clermont Ferrand: Weekend indoor round-up". IAAF. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
^ Symone Goss (18 March 2023). "Jamaica's Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic". world-track.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "Meeting AC North West Track and Field : nouveau record national du 600 mètres pour l'Algérien Sedjati" (in French). APS. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ Symone Goss (18 March 2023). "Jamaica's Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic". world-track.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
^ "600m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "600m Result". DLV. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
^ "600m Results". liverunningresults.com. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Profile Mohamed Ali Gouaned". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
^ "Algeria winter championships, Bordj ElKiffen, Algiers 26-27/03/2021". africathle.com. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ "All-time women's best 600m". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ World Athletics all-time best
^ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "600m Result". pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ Henderson, Jason (28 January 2023). "Keely Hodgkinson storms to world 600m record". AW. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
^ "600 Metres Results". www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ "All-time women's best 600m split during 800m race". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
^ "Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US". supersport.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^ "600m Result". pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Women's 600m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "400m hurdler Shamier Little runs stunning 1:24.65 in the 600m as Britton Wilson sets NCAA record". watchathletics.com. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[1] "All-time men's best 600m". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[2] Jon Mulkeen; Bob Ramsak (25 February 2019). "Brazier clocks 600m world best in New York, Lisek and Kendricks clear 5.93m world lead in Clermont Ferrand: Weekend indoor round-up". IAAF. Retrieved 25 February 2019.

[3] Symone Goss (18 March 2023). "Jamaica's Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic". world-track.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[4] "Meeting AC North West Track and Field : nouveau record national du 600 mètres pour l'Algérien Sedjati" (in French). APS. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[5] Symone Goss (18 March 2023). "Jamaica's Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic". world-track.org. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[6] "600m Result". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 June 2024.

[7] "600m Result". DLV. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[8] "600m Results". liverunningresults.com. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[9] "Profile Mohamed Ali Gouaned". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 April 2021.

[10] "Algeria winter championships, Bordj ElKiffen, Algiers 26-27/03/2021". africathle.com. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[11] "All-time women's best 600m". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[12] World Athletics all-time best

[13] "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[14] "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[15] "600m Result". pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[16] "600m Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[17] Henderson, Jason (28 January 2023). "Keely Hodgkinson storms to world 600m record". AW. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[18] "600 Metres Results". www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[19] "All-time women's best 600m split during 800m race". alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[20] "Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US". supersport.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

[21] "600m Result". pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[22] "Women's 600m Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[23] "400m hurdler Shamier Little runs stunning 1:24.65 in the 600m as Britton Wilson sets NCAA record". watchathletics.com. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.

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