Every Running World Record! [Updated July 2025]

Here’s every major running world record for men and women. We’ve covered all key distances from 100m to the marathon, and including records run on the outdoor track and on the road.

Last updated: July 2025.

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WOMEN’S RUNNING WORLD RECORDS

DISTANCETIMEWHOWHENWHERE100m10.49Florence Griffith-Joyner16/07/1988Indianapolis, USA200m21.34Florence Griffith-Joyner29/11/1988Seoul, South Korea400m47.60Marita Koch06/10/1985Canberra, Australia800m1:53.28Jarmila Kratochvilova06/10/1986Munich, Germany1500m3:48.68Faith Kipyegon05/07/2025Eugene, USAMile (Track)4:07.64Faith Kipyegon21/07/2023MonacoMile (Road)4:20.98Diribe Welteji01/10/2023Riga, Latvia5,000m13:58.06Beatrice Chebet05/07/2025Eugene, USA5km Road13:54.00Beatrice Chebet31/12/2024Barcelona, Spain10,000m28:54.14Beatrice Chebet25/05/2024Eugene, USA10km Road28:46.00Agnes Ngetich14/1/2024Valencia, SpainHalf Marathon01:02:52Letsenbet Gidey24/10/2021Valencia, SpainMarathon02:09:56Ruth Chepngetich13/10/2024Chicago, USA

Update: In July 2025, the women’s marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich was suspended for failing a drug test. Currently her time still stands as the world record.

MEN’S WORLD RECORDS

DISTANCETIMEWHOWHENWHERE100m9.58Usain Bolt16/08/2009Berlin, Germany200m19.19Usain Bolt20/08/2009Berlin, Germany400m43.03Wayne van Niekerk14/08/2016Rio de Janeiro, Brazil800m01:40.91David Rudisha09/09/2012London, UK1500m03:26.00Hicham El Guerrouj14/07/1998Rome, ItalyMile (Track)03:43.13Hicham El Guerrouj07/07/1999Rome, ItalyMile (Road)03:51.3Elliot Giles01/00/2024Dusseldorf, Germany5,000m12:35.36Joshua Cheptegei14/08/2020Monaco5km Road12:49.00Berihu Aregawi31/12/2021Barcelona, Spain10,000m26:11.00Joshua Cheptegei07/10/2020Valencia, Spain10km Road26:33.00Berihu Aregawi11/03/2023Laredo, SpainHalf Marathon56:42.00Jacob Kiplimo16/02/2025Barcelona, SpainMarathon02:00:35Kelvin Kiptum08/10/2023Chicago, USA