World Record Progression of Mile
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:43.13 | Hicham EL GUERROUJ | 14 SEP 1974 | MAR | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) | 07 JUL 1999 | |
| 3:44.39 | Noureddine MORCELI | 28 FEB 1970 | ALG | Rieti (ITA) | 05 SEP 1993 | |
| 3:46.32 | Steve CRAM | 14 OCT 1960 | GBR | Oslo (NOR) | 27 JUL 1985 | |
| 3:47.33 | Sebastian COE | 29 SEP 1956 | GBR | Bruxelles (BEL) | 28 AUG 1981 | |
| 3:48.40 | Steve OVETT | 09 OCT 1955 | GBR | Koblenz (GER) | 26 AUG 1981 | |
| 3:48.53 | Sebastian COE | 29 SEP 1956 | GBR | Zürich (SUI) | 19 AUG 1981 | |
| 3:48.8h | Steve OVETT | 09 OCT 1955 | GBR | Oslo (NOR) | 01 JUL 1980 | |
| 3:49.0h | Sebastian COE | 29 SEP 1956 | GBR | Oslo (NOR) | 17 JUL 1979 | |
| 3:49.4h | John WALKER | 12 JAN 1952 | NZL | Göteborg (SWE) | 12 AUG 1975 | |
| 3:51.0h | Filbert BAYI | 23 JUN 1953 | TAN | Kingston (JAM) | 17 MAY 1975 | |
| 3:51.1h | Jim RYUN | 29 APR 1947 | USA | Bakersfield, CA (USA) | 23 JUN 1967 | |
| 3:51.3h | Jim RYUN | 29 APR 1947 | USA | Berkeley, CA (USA) | 17 JUL 1966 | |
| 3:53.6h | Michel JAZY | 13 JUN 1936 | FRA | Rennes (FRA) | 09 JUN 1965 | |
| 3:54.1h | Peter SNELL | 17 DEC 1938 | NZL | Auckland (NZL) | 17 NOV 1964 | |
| 3:54.4h | Peter SNELL | 17 DEC 1938 | NZL | Whanganui (NZL) | 27 JAN 1962 | |
| 3:54.5h | Herb ELLIOTT | 25 FEB 1938 | AUS | Dublin (IRL) | 06 AUG 1958 | |
| 3:57.2h | Derek IBBOTSON | 17 JUN 1932 | GBR | London (GBR) | 19 JUL 1957 | |
| 3:58.0h | John LANDY | 04 APR 1930 | AUS | Turku (FIN) | 21 JUN 1954 | |
| 3:59.4h | Roger BANNISTER | 23 MAR 1929 | GBR | Oxford (GBR) | 06 MAY 1954 | |
| 4:01.4h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Malmö (SWE) | 17 JUL 1945 | |
| 4:01.6h | Arne ANDERSSON | 27 OCT 1917 | SWE | Malmö (SWE) | 18 JUL 1944 | |
| 4:02.6h | Arne ANDERSSON | 27 OCT 1917 | SWE | Göteborg (SWE) | 01 JUL 1943 | |
| 4:04.6h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 04 SEP 1942 | |
| 4:06.2h | Arne ANDERSSON | 27 OCT 1917 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 10 JUL 1942 | |
| 4:06.2h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Göteborg (SWE) | 01 JUL 1942 | |
| 4:06.4h | Sydney WOODERSON | 30 AUG 1914 | GBR | Motspur Park (GBR) | 28 AUG 1937 | |
| 4:06.8h | Glenn CUNNINGHAM | 04 AUG 1909 | USA | Princeton, NJ (USA) | 16 JUN 1934 | |
| 4:07.6h | Jack LOVELOCK | 05 JAN 1910 | NZL | Princeton, NJ (USA) | 15 JUL 1933 | |
| 4:09.2h | Jules LADOUMÈGUE | 10 DEC 1906 | FRA | Paris (FRA) | 04 OCT 1931 | |
| 4:10.4h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Stockholm (SWE) | 23 AUG 1923 | |
| 4:12.6h | Norman TABER | 03 SEP 1891 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 16 JUL 1915 | |
| 4:14.4h | John Paul JONES | 15 OCT 1890 | USA | Cambridge, MA (USA) | 31 MAY 1913 |