600 metres

Infrequently contested athletics distance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

MenUnited States Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986)
WomenKenya Mary Moraa 1:21.63 (2024)
Men Josh Hoey (USA) 1:12.84 (2025)
Women Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) 1:23.41 (2023)
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Athletics
600 metres
World records
MenUnited States Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986)
WomenKenya Mary Moraa 1:21.63 (2024)
Short track world records
Men Josh Hoey (USA) 1:12.84 (2025)
Women Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) 1:23.41 (2023)
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All-time top 25

  • i = indoor performance
  • A = affected by altitude
  • h = hand timing

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of August 2025.[1]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:12.81 Johnny Gray  United States 24 May 1986 Santa Monica
2 2 1:13.10 David Rudisha  Kenya 5 June 2016 Birmingham
3 3 1:13.21 Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  France 5 June 2016 Birmingham
4 4 1:13.28 Duane Solomon  United States 1 July 2013 Burnaby
5 5 1:13.49 Joseph Mutua Mwengi  Kenya 27 August 2002 Liège
6 1:13.71 Rudisha #2 24 August 2014 Birmingham
7 1:13.72 Mutua Mwengi #2 2 September 2003 Naimette-Xhovémont
6 8 1:13.80 Earl Jones  United States 24 May 1986 Santa Monica
7 9 1:13.97 Ryan Sánchez  Puerto Rico 18 March 2023 Carolina [2]
10 1:13.99 Sánchez #2 19 March 2022 Carolina
8 11 1:14.01 Gabriel Tual  France 31 May 2025 Nice [3]
9 12 1:14.15 David Mack  United States 24 May 1986 Santa Monica
13 1:14.16 Gray #2 21 July 1984 Sacramento
10 14 1:14.33 Charles Jock  United States 24 June 2015 Portland
11 15 1:14.34 Slimane Moula  Algeria 27 January 2026 Potchefstroom
12 16 1:14.36 Djamel Sedjati  Algeria 11 March 2023 Sasolburg [4]
Michael Cherry  United States 18 March 2023 Carolina [2]
14 18 1:14.41 Matt Scherer  United States 15 June 2008 Eugene
19 1:14.43 Solomon #2 29 March 2014 Orlando
15 20 1:14.47 Nick Symmonds  United States 15 June 2008 Eugene
Eliott Crestan  Belgium 19 June 2024 Naimette-Xhovémont [5]
22 1:14.52 Sánchez #3 16 March 2019 Gurabo
Moula #2 14 March 2024 Potchefstroom
17 24 1:14.55 Adam Kszczot  Poland 5 August 2009 Lahti
18 25 1:14.56 Tobias Grønstad  Norway 5 May 2024 Pliezhausen
19 1:14.72 André Bucher   Switzerland 1 September 1999 Bellinzona
Gary Reed  Canada 2 September 2003 Naimette-Xhovémont
21 1:14.78 Vincent Crisp  United States 23 August 2025 Newark
22 1:14.79 Antonio Reina  Spain 28 July 2012 Ávila
Mohamed Ali Gouaned  Algeria 26 March 2021 Algiers
24 1:14.84 James Robinson  United States 21 July 1984 Sacramento
Casimir Loxsom  United States 1 July 2013 Burnaby
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Men (indoor)

  • Correct as of February 2026.[1]
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:12.84 Josh Hoey  United States 6 December 2025 Boston [6]
2 2 1:13.77 Donavan Brazier  United States 24 February 2019 New York [7]
3 1:13.97 Brazier #2 11 February 2022 Spokane
3 4 1:14.03 A Brandon Miller  United States 9 February 2024 Albuquerque
4 5 1:14.04 Will Sumner  United States 8 February 2025 New York City [8]
5 6 1:14.15 Cooper Lutkenhaus  United States 1 February 2026 New York City [9]
6 7 1:14.17 Isaiah Jewett  United States 8 February 2025 New York City [10]
8 1:14.37 Miller #2 8 February 2025 New York City [11]
9 1:14.39 Brazier #3 25 January 2020 Boston
7 10 1:14.67 Miles Brown  United States 27 February 2026 Indianapolis [12]
8 11 1:14.77 Jenoah McKiver  United States 1 February 2026 New York City [9]
9 12 1:14.79 A Michael Saruni  Kenya 19 January 2018 Albuquerque
10 13 1:14.88 Oussama El Bouchayby  Morocco 27 January 2024 Clemson
11 14 1:14.89 Handal Roban  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7 February 2026 State College [13]
12 15 1:14.90 Alex Amankwa  Ghana 31 January 2025 State College
13 16 1:14.91 Casimir Loxsom  United States 28 January 2017 University Park
14 17 1:14.92 Eliott Crestan  Belgium 25 January 2025 Louvain-la-Neuve
15 18 1:14.95 Isaiah Harris  United States 11 February 2022 Spokane
19 1:14.96 Harris #2 28 January 2017 University Park
16 20 1:14.97 A Emmanuel Korir  Kenya 20 January 2017 Albuquerque
17 21 1:15.07 A Erik Sowinski  United States 5 March 2017 Albuquerque
18 22 1:15.09 Saveliy Savlukov  Russia 7 January 2024 Yekaterinburg
Yanis Meziane  France 8 February 2025 Metz
20 24 1:15.12 Nico Motchebon  Germany 28 February 1999 Sindelfingen
1:15.12 A Jonathan Jones  Barbados 4 February 2022 Albuquerque
22 1:15.16 Devon Dixon  United States 31 January 2020 Lubbock
23 1:15.18 Christopher Bailey  United States 13 January 2023 Fayetteville
24 1:15.19 William Jones  United States 16 January 2026 Spokane
25 1:15.20 Samuel Ellison  United States 24 February 2019 New York [7]
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Women (outdoor)

  • Correct as of April 2025.
More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:21.63 Mary Moraa  Kenya 1 September 2024 Berlin [14]
2 2 1:21.77 Caster Semenya  South Africa 27 August 2017 Berlin [15]
3 3 1:22.39 Ajee' Wilson  United States 27 August 2017 Berlin [15]
4 4 1:22.63 Ana Fidelia Quirot  Cuba 25 July 1997 Guadalajara
5 5 1:22.74 Athing Mu  United States 30 April 2022 Philadelphia [16]
6 6 1:22.87 Maria Mutola  Mozambique 27 August 2002 Liège
7 7 1:22.98 Shafiqua Maloney  St. Vincent and Grenadines 1 September 2024 Berlin [14]
8 1:23.13 Mutola #2 2 September 2003 Naimette-Xhovémont
8 9 1:23.18 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi 27 August 2017 Berlin [15]
9 10 1:23.35 Pamela Jelimo  Kenya 5 July 2012 Liège
10 11 1:23.78 Natalya Khrushcheleva  Russia 2 September 2003 Naimette-Xhovémont
12 1:23.80 Maloney #2 6 April 2024 Miramar
11 13 1:24.09 Natoya Goule  Jamaica 30 April 2022 Philadelphia [16]
14 1:24.13 Mu #2 19 March 2022 Tempe
12 15 1:24.36 Marilyn Okoro  Great Britain 5 July 2012 Liège
16 1:24.45 Wilson #2 29 April 2023 Philadelphia
13 17 1:24.53 Bendere Oboya  Australia 18 June 2024 Bilbao [17]
14 18 1:24.56 Martina Kämpfert-Steuk  East Germany 1 August 1981 Erfurt
19 1:24.61 Maloney #3 5 April 2025 Miramar
15 20 1:24.62 Assia Raziki  Morocco 19 June 2022 Rabat
16 21 1:24.77 Michelle Ballentine  Jamaica 3 August 2004 Naimette-Xhovémont
17 22 1:24.84 Tharushi Karunarathna  Sri Lanka 18 June 2024 Bilbao
18 23 1:24.85 Ines Vogelgesang  East Germany 31 July 1983 Berlin
19 24 1:24.88 Alica Schmidt  Germany 1 September 2024 Berlin [14]
20 25 1:24.94 Nelly Jepkosgei  Bahrain 1 September 2024 Berlin [14]
21 1:25.04 Joanna Jóźwik  Poland 9 August 2015 Szczecin
22 1:25.05 Luciana de Paula Mendes  Brazil 3 August 2004 Naimette-Xhovémont
23 1:25.12 Audrey Werro   Switzerland 18 May 2023 Langenthal
24 1:25.22 Sophia Gorriaran  United States 30 April 2022 Philadelphia
25 1:25.28 Olivia Baker  United States 30 April 2022 Philadelphia
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Women (indoor)

More information Ath.#, Perf.# ...
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 1:23.41 Keely Hodgkinson  Great Britain 28 January 2023 Manchester [20]
2 2 1:23.44 Olga Kotlyarova  Russia 1 February 2004 Moscow
3 3 1:23.57 Athing Mu  United States 24 February 2019 New York City
4 4 1:23.59 Alysia Montaño  United States 16 February 2013 New York City [21]
5 5 1:23.84 Ajee' Wilson  United States 5 March 2017 Albuquerque
6 6 1:24.00 Courtney Okolo  United States 5 March 2017 Albuquerque [22]
7 7 1:24.02 Yuliya Stepanova  Russia 6 February 2011 Moscow
8 8 1:24.19 Sanu Jallow  The Gambia 16 January 2026 Fayetteville
9 9 1:24.32 Nia Akins  United States 9 February 2024 Albuquerque
10 10 1:24.44 Kelly-Ann Beckford  Jamaica 31 January 2026 State College
11 1:24.48 Wilson #2 4 February 2017 New York City
11 12 1:24.60 Shafiqua Maloney  St. Vincent and Grenadines 17 January 2025 Fayetteville
12 13 1:24.65 Shamier Little  United States 13 January 2023 Fayetteville
13 14 1:24.71 Valery Tobias  United States 30 January 2026 Albuquerque
15 1:24.85 Wilson #3 11 February 2023 New York City
14 16 1:24.87 Roisin Willis  United States 1 February 2026 New York City
15 17 1:24.88 Raevyn Rogers  United States 24 February 2019 New York City
16 18 1:24.99 Taiya Shelby  United States 31 January 2026 State College
17 19 1:25.06 Rebecca Grieve  Great Britain 30 January 2026 Albuquerque
18 20 1:25.15 Natalya Khrushcheleva  Russia 1 February 2004 Moscow
19 21 1:25.16 Britton Wilson  United States 13 January 2023 Fayetteville
22 1:25.20 Akins #2 11 February 2023 Albuquerque
23 1:25.21 Okolo #2 4 February 2017 Lincoln
20 24 1:25.23 Tatyana Firova  Russia 27 January 2008 Moscow
24 1:25.23 Wilson #4 20 January 2017 New York City
21 1:25.35 Natoya Goule  Jamaica 17 February 2017 Clemson
22 1:25.46 Lyubov Tsyoma  Soviet Union 15 February 1987 Moscow
Kendra Chambers  United States 5 March 2017 Albuquerque
24 1:25.64 Juliette Whittaker  United States 1 February 2026 New York City
25 1:25.68 Nadezhda Olizarenko  Soviet Union 25 February 1989 Moscow
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