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Men, 1 Mile
All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons.
   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated             - Then World Record
 
  4.43.8 Edward Merrit USA Mott Haven, NY Oct 24, 1877  
  4.37.6 William Duffy USA Mott Haven, NY Sep 20, 1879  
  4.29.5 Lawrence Myers USA New York May 31, 1880  
  4.27.6 Lawrence Myers USA New York Nov 11, 1882  
4.21.4 Thomas Conneff USA New York Sep 19, 1891  
  4.17.8 Thomas Conneff USA Cambridge/MA Aug 26, 1893
  4.15.6 Thomas Conneff USA New York Aug 28, 1895
  4.15.4 John Paul Jones USA Cambridge/MA May 27, 1911
4.14.4 John Paul Jones USA Cambridge/MA May 31, 1913
4.12.6 Norman Taber USA Cambridge/MA Jul 16, 1915
4.12.4 Ralph Hill USA Eugene May 17, 1930  
4.11.1 Glenn Cunningham USA Chicago Jun 11, 1932  
4.09.8 Glenn Cunningham USA Chicago Jun 17, 1933  
4.08.7 William Bonthron USA Princeton Jul 15, 1933  
4.06.8 Glenn Cunningham USA Princeton Jun 16, 1934
4.06.5 Gilbert Dodds USA Cambridge/MA Jul 24, 1943  
4.06.0 William Hulse USA Berea, Oh Jul 31, 1943  
4.02.4 Wesley Santee USA Compton Jun 23, 1953  
4.01.3 Wesley Santee USA Kansas City May 29, 1954  
4.00.6 Wesley Santee USA Compton Jun 04, 1954  
4.00.5 Wesley Santee USA Austin Apr 02, 1955  
3.58.7 Don Bowden USA Stockton Jun 01, 1957  
3.58.6 Dyrol Burleson USA Eugene Apr 23, 1960  
3.58.0 Jim Beatty USA Modesto May 28, 1960  
3.57.6 Dyrol Burleson USA Eugene May 24, 1961  
3.55.5 Jim Beatty USA Compton Jun 07, 1962  
3.56.5 Jim Beatty USA London Aug 18, 1962  
3.56.3 Jim Beatty USA Helsinki Aug 21, 1962  
3.55.4 Jim Grelle USA Vancouver Jun 15, 1965  
3.55.3 Jim Ryun USA San Diego Jun 27, 1965  
3.53.7 Jim Ryun USA Compton Jun 04, 1966  
3.51.3 Jim Ryun USA Berkeley Jul 17, 1966
3.51.1 Jim Ryun USA Bakersfield Jun 23, 1967
3.49.68 Steve Scott USA Oslo Jul 11, 1981  
3.48.53 Steve Scott USA Oslo Jun 26, 1982  
3.47.69 Steve Scott USA Oslo Jul 07, 1982  
3.46.91 Alan Webb USA Brasschaat Jul 21, 2007  
  3.43.97 Yared Nuguse USA Eugene, OR Sep 16, 2023