1 Mile women legal analytics

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Top mark
4:07.64
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Faith Kipyegon
Monaco · 2023-07-21
10th-place mark
4:14.79
gap: +7.15
100th-place mark
4:21.13
gap: +13.49
Median age, top 100
26.9 yrs
Distinct athletes
205
402 canonical perfs
Years contested
1977–2025
11 historical WRs
World-record progression 11 world records since 1977

Canonical list: All-time women's best mile race. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 41 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
1977: 1 performance1978: 1 performance1979: 3 performances1980: 2 performances1981: 9 performances1982: 8 performances1983: 2 performances1984: 5 performances1985: 13 performances1986: 15 performances1987: 6 performances1988: 3 performances1989: 9 performances1990: 13 performances1991: 18 performances1992: 11 performances1993: 8 performances1994: 8 performances1995: 6 performances1996: 15 performances1997: 12 performances1998: 13 performances1999: 6 performances2002: 3 performances2003: 4 performances2004: 3 performances2007: 11 performances2008: 10 performances2012: 1 performance2014: 6 performances2015: 11 performances2016: 12 performances2017: 17 performances2018: 27 performances2019: 16 performances2020: 3 performances2021: 10 performances2022: 10 performances2023: 33 performances2024: 5 performances2025: 33 performances1980199020002010202003319772025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1970s 4:22.09 πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Natalia Marasescu 1979-01-27
  2. 1980s 4:15.61 πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Paula Ivan 1989-07-10
  3. 1990s 4:12.56 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Svetlana Masterkova 1996-08-14
  4. 2000s 4:17.75 πŸ‡§πŸ‡³ Maryam Yusuf Jamal 2007-09-14
  5. 2010s 4:12.33 πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Sifan Hassan 2019-07-12
  6. 2020s 4:07.64 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Faith Kipyegon 2023-07-21
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 15
  2. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή ETH 15
  3. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ GBR 14
  4. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί AUS 8
  5. πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU 8
  6. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 8
  7. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RUS 7
  8. πŸ‡³πŸ‡± NED 4
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mary Slaney 4
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Faith Kipyegon 4
  3. πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Sifan Hassan 4
  4. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Gudaf Tsegay 4
  5. πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ Maricica Puica 4
  6. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Laura Muir 4
  7. πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ή Genzebe Dibaba 3
  8. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Laura Weightman 3
Mark vs age 402 points