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Top mark
7:54.10
πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Paris · 2023-06-09
10th-place mark
8:07.07
gap: +12.97
100th-place mark
8:17.01
gap: +22.91
Median age, top 100
25.0 yrs
Distinct athletes
235
393 canonical perfs
Years contested
1964–2023
16 historical WRs
World-record progression 16 world records since 1964

Canonical list: All-time men's best 2 miles. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 45 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1964: 1 performance1965: 3 performances1966: 4 performances1967: 5 performances1968: 5 performances1970: 2 performances1971: 6 performances1972: 8 performances1973: 10 performances1974: 13 performances1975: 9 performances1976: 20 performances1978: 8 performances1979: 11 performances1980: 15 performances1981: 5 performances1982: 11 performances1983: 1 performance1984: 7 performances1986: 13 performances1987: 14 performances1988: 14 performances1989: 3 performances1990: 1 performance1991: 11 performances1992: 8 performances1993: 3 performances1994: 6 performances1995: 15 performances1996: 6 performances1997: 9 performances1998: 6 performances1999: 12 performances2001: 1 performance2005: 19 performances2006: 14 performances2007: 26 performances2008: 7 performances2011: 10 performances2012: 1 performance2014: 6 performances2018: 13 performances2019: 12 performances2021: 12 performances2023: 7 performances19701980199020002010202002619642023
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 8:19.6 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Ron Clarke 1968-08-24
  2. 1970s 8:13.51 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Steve Ovett 1978-09-15
  3. 1980s 8:13.45 πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ SaΓ―d Aouita 1987-05-28
  4. 1990s 7:58.61 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Daniel Komen 1997-07-19
  5. 2000s 8:03.50 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Craig Mottram 2007-06-10
  6. 2010s 8:07.54 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Joshua Cheptegei 2019-06-30
  7. 2020s 7:54.10 πŸ‡³πŸ‡΄ Jakob Ingebrigtsen 2023-06-09
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 31
  2. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 19
  3. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή ETH 16
  4. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR 8
  5. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ GBR 8
  6. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί AUS 4
  7. πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL 4
  8. πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ NZL 3
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Haile Gebrselassie 5
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Daniel Komen 5
  3. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ SaΓ―d Aouita 3
  4. πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Rod Dixon 3
  5. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Craig Mottram 3
  6. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Eliud Kipchoge 3
  7. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Paul Chelimo 3
  8. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Matt Tegenkamp 3
Mark vs age 393 points