600 metres explained

Event:	600 metres
Wrmen:	Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986)
Wrwomen:	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		24 May 1986	Santa Monica
2	1:13.10	David Rudisha		5 June 2016	Birmingham
3	1:13.21	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse		5 June 2016	Birmingham
4	1:13.28	Duane Solomon		1 July 2013	Burnaby
5	1:13.49	Joseph Mutua Mwengi		27 August 2002	Liège
6	1:13.77	Donavan Brazier		24 February 2019	New York	^[2]
7	1:13.80	Earl Jones		24 May 1986	Santa Monica
8	1:13.9	Raidel Acea		20 April 2013	Havana
9	1:13.97	Ryan Sánchez		18 March 2023	Carolina	^[3]
10	1:14.15	David Mack		24 May 1986	Santa Monica
11	1:14.3	Lee Evans		31 August 1968	Echo Summit
12	1:14.33	Charles Jock		24 June 2015	Portland
13	1:14.36	Djamel Sedjati		11 March 2023	Potchefstroom	^[4]
		Michael Cherry		18 March 2023	Carolina	^[5]
15	1:14.41	Andrea Longo		30 August 2000	Rovereto
		Matt Scherer		15 June 2008	Eugene
17	1:14.47	Nick Symmonds		15 June 2008	Eugene
		Eliott Crestan		19 June 2024	Naimette-Xhovémont	^[6]
19	1:14.48	Trinity Gray		30 August 2000	Rovereto
20	1:14.55	Adam Kszczot		5 August 2009	Lahti
21	1:14.56	Tobias Grønstad		5 May 2024	Pliezhausen	^[7]
22	1:14.6	Larry James		31 August 1968	Echo Summit
23	1:14.72	André Bucher		1 September 1999	Bellinzona
		Gary Reed		2 September 2003	Liège
25	1:14.79	António Manuel Reina		28 July 2012	Avila
		Michael Saruni		19 January 2018	Albuquerque	^[8]
	1:14.79	Mohamed Ali Gouaned		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 (1974).
• David Rudisha also ran 1:13.71 (2014), 1:14.30 (2012), and 1:14.4 (2010).
• Joseph Mutua Mwengi also ran 1:13.72 (2003).
• Donavan Brazier also ran 1:13.97 (2022) and 1:14.39 (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		27 August 2017	Berlin	^[13]
2	1:22.39	Ajee' Wilson		27 August 2017	Berlin	^[14]
3	1:22.63	Ana Fidelia Quirot		25 July 1997	Guadalajara
4	1:22.74	Athing Mu		30 April 2022	Philadelphia	^[15]
5	1:22.87	Maria Mutola		27 August 2002	Liège
6	1:23.18	Francine Niyonsaba		27 August 2017	Berlin	^[16]
7	1:23.35	Pamela Jelimo		5 July 2012	Liège
8	1:23.41	Keely Hodgkinson		28 January 2023	Manchester	^[17]
9	1:23.44	Olga Kotlyarova		1 February 2004	Moscow
10	1:23.5	Doina Melinte		27 July 1986	Poiana Brașov
11	1:23.57	Athing Mu		24 February 2019	New York City
12	1:23.59	Alysia Montaño		16 February 2013	New York City	^[18]
13	1:23.78	Natalya Khrushchelyova		2 September 2003	Liège
	1:23.78	Anita Weiß		24 July 1976	Montreal	^[19]
15	1:23.84	Ajee' Wilson		5 March 2017	Albuquerque
16	1:24.00	Courtney Okolo		5 March 2017	Albuquerque	^[20]
17	1:24.02	Yuliya Rusanova		6 February 2011	Moscow
18	1:24.09	Natoya Goule		30 April 2022	Philadelphia	^[21]
19	1:24.17	Michelle Ballentine		3 August 2004	Liège
20	1:24.36	Marilyn Okoro		5 July 2012	Liège
21	1:24.4	Patrizia Spuri		29 September 1999	Rieti
22	1:24.53	Bendere Oboya		18 June 2024	Bilbao	^[22]
23	1:24.56	Martina Kämpfert		1 August 1981	Erfurt
24	1:24.62	Assia Raziki		19 June 2022	Rabat
25	1:24.65	Shamier Little		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 (2019), 1:24.13 (2022).
• Anita Weiß also ran 1:24.30 (1976).
• Ajee' Wilson also ran 1:23.84 (2017), 1:24.45 (2023), 1:24.48 (2017).

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-time men's best 600m. alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. 21 January 2017.
2. News: Brazier clocks 600m world best in New York, Lisek and Kendricks clear 5.93m world lead in Clermont Ferrand: Weekend indoor round-up. IAAF. Jon Mulkeen. Bob Ramsak. 25 February 2019. 25 February 2019.
3. News: Jamaica’s Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic. world-track.org. Symone Goss. 18 March 2023. 18 April 2023.
4. News: Meeting AC North West Track and Field : nouveau record national du 600 mètres pour l'Algérien Sedjati. APS. fr. 11 March 2023. 12 March 2023.
5. News: Jamaica’s Andrew Hudson wins 100m with personal best at Spring Break Classic. world-track.org. Symone Goss. 18 March 2023. 18 April 2023.
6. Web site: 600m Result. World Athletics. 24 June 2024.
7. Web site: 600m Result. DLV. 1 June 2024.
8. News: 600m Results. liverunningresults.com. 19 January 2017. 21 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122071900/http://www.liverunningresults.com/public_html/events/mlk2018/180119F005.htm. 22 January 2018. dead. dmy-all.
9. Web site: Profile Mohamed Ali Gouaned. World Athletics. 9 April 2021.
10. Web site: Algeria winter championships, Bordj ElKiffen, Algiers 26-27/03/2021. africathle.com. 27 March 2021. 18 April 2021. 18 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418121159/http://www.africathle.com/2021/03/27/algeria-winter-championships-bordj-elkiffen-algiers-26-27-03-2021/. dead.
11. Web site: All-time women's best 600m. alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. 28 January 2023.
12. https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/600-metres/outdoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=all&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2023-01-28 World Athletics all-time best
13. Web site: 600m Results. sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. 27 August 2017. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412005626/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD_2/BERLIN2017/PDF_RE9070040.PDF?h=h7F8yUKuPRdCJfwPNpm9QqdsgGA=. dead.
14. Web site: 600m Results. sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. 27 August 2017. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412005626/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD_2/BERLIN2017/PDF_RE9070040.PDF?h=h7F8yUKuPRdCJfwPNpm9QqdsgGA=. dead.
15. Web site: 600m Result. pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. 15 May 2022.
16. Web site: 600m Results. sportresult.com. 27 August 2017. 27 August 2017. 12 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412005626/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/AT_PROD_2/BERLIN2017/PDF_RE9070040.PDF?h=h7F8yUKuPRdCJfwPNpm9QqdsgGA=. dead.
17. Web site: Henderson . Jason . 28 January 2023 . Keely Hodgkinson storms to world 600m record . 28 January 2023 . . en.
18. Web site: 600 Metres Results. www.branchsportstech.com. 16 February 2013. 23 January 2017.
19. Web site: All-time women's best 600m split during 800m race. alltime-athletics.com. 8 January 2017. 21 January 2017.
20. News: Merritt among Olympic stars to win in US. supersport.com. 6 March 2017. 6 March 2017.
21. Web site: 600m Result. pennrelaysonline.com. 30 April 2022. 15 May 2022.
22. Web site: Women's 600m Results. World Athletics. 20 June 2024.
23. News: 400m hurdler Shamier Little runs stunning 1:24.65 in the 600m as Britton Wilson sets NCAA record. watchathletics.com. 14 January 2023. 19 January 2023.