Men's 600 yards world record progression

The following tables show the world record progression in the men's 600 yards.

Outdoor

Time Auto Athlete Nationality Location of race Date Ref
1:15.0 James Clegg  United Kingdom Sheffield, England July 7, 1873 [1]
1:14.6 Frederick Elborough  United Kingdom London, England April 28, 1877
1:14.5 Lon Myers  United States West New Brighton, New York, United States May 29, 1880
1:11.4 Lon Myers[2]  United States New York, New York, United States July 1, 1882
William Downs  United States Bergen Point, New Jersey, United States November 16, 1889
1:11.0 Thomas Burke  United States New York, New York, United States September 19, 1896
Edwin Montague  United Kingdom London, England September 19, 1908
1:10.8 Mel Sheppard  United States New York, New York, United States August 14, 1910
1:10.4 Douglas Lowe  United Kingdom London, England June 26, 1926
1:09.2 Ben Eastman  United States San Francisco, California, United States April 1, 1933
1:08.8 Ben Eastman  United States San Francisco, California, United States June 2, 1934
1:08.5 Willie Atterberry  United States Columbus, Ohio, United States April 20, 1957
1:08.1[3] Hardee McAlhaney  United States Houston, Texas, United States January 25, 1969
1:06.87 Butch Reynolds  United States Johnson City, Tennessee, United States January 17, 1987

Indoor

[4][5]

Time Auto Athlete Nationality Location of race Date Ref
1:17.8 Gabriel G. Hollander  United States unknown unknown
1:16.4 Gabriel G. Hollander  United States New York, New York, United States March 25, 1897
1:14.0 Eli B. Parsons  United States New York, New York, United States March 3, 1906
John Baxter Taylor New York, New York, United States February 9, 1907
1:13.6 Mel Sheppard  United States Brooklyn, New York, United States[6] March 30, 1907
1:13.4 Tom Halpin  United States Brooklyn, New York, United States March 2, 1914
1:12.8 Jake Driscoll  United States Buffalo, New York, United States April 14, 1923
1:11.6 Alan Helffrich  United States New York, New York, United States March 17, 1925
1:11.3 Charles Hornbostel  United States New York, New York, United States February 2, 1935
1:11.1 James Herbert  United States New York, New York, United States March 12, 1938
Chicago, Illinois, United States March 26, 1938
1:10.8 James Herbert  United States New York, New York, United States March 9, 1940
1:10.2 John Borican  United States New York, New York, United States March 8, 1941
Hugh Short New York, New York, United States February 6, 1943
Mal Whitfield Boston, Massachusetts, United States January 31, 1953
1:09.5 Mal Whitfield  United States New York, New York, United States February 28, 1953
Tom Courtney Boston, Massachusetts, United States February 2, 1957
1:09.3 George Kerr  Jamaica New York, New York, United States March 3, 1961
1:09.2 Wendell Mottley  Trinidad and Tobago Ithaca, New York, United States February 29, 1964
1:09.0 Martin McGrady  United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States February 12, 1966
1:08.7[7] Martin McGrady  United States Los Angeles, California, United States February 13, 1970
Lee Evans
1:08.5 Martin McGrady  United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States February 14, 1970
1:07.6 Martin McGrady  United States New York, New York, United States February 27, 1970
1:07.53 Mark Everett  United States New York, New York, United States February 7, 1992
1:06.93 Moitalel Naadokila  Kenya Lubbock, Texas, United States February 15, 2020
1:06.68 OT Jonathan Jones  Barbados Ames, Iowa, United States February 26, 2022
1:05.75 Jenoah McKiver  United States Lubbock, Texas, United States January 18, 2025 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Progression of IAAF World Records - 2015 edition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-17.
  2. ^ Myers was paced in the last 200 yards of his race.
  3. ^ This time was run on an oversized track indoors, but was superior to the outdoor record.
  4. ^ 600 yard US indoor record progression
  5. ^ 600 yard world record progression
  6. ^ This was a handicap race, and Sheppard was not the winner of the event: some sources exclude this time as a record.
  7. ^ McGrady and Evans ran this time at the 1970 Los Angeles Indoor Games; the photo-finish gave McGrady first and Evans second, with each man being credited with a new world record.
  8. ^ Paul Hof-Mohoney (18 January 2025). "McKiver's world best highlights season openers for Gators track and field". The Independent Florida Alligator. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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