600 metres

For the frequency, see 500 kHz.

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.

Athletics 600 metres
World records
Men	Johnny Gray 1:12.81 (1986)
Women	Mary Moraa 1:21.63 (2024)

All-time top 25

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

Men

• Correct as of June 2024.^[1]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:12.81	Johnny Gray	United States	24 May 1986	Santa Monica
2	1:13.10	David Rudisha	Kenya	5 June 2016	Birmingham
3	1:13.21	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	France	5 June 2016	Birmingham
4	1:13.28	Duane Solomon	United States	1 July 2013	Burnaby
5	1:13.49	Joseph Mutua Mwengi	Kenya	27 August 2002	Liège
6	1:13.77 i	Donavan Brazier	United States	24 February 2019	New York	[2]
7	1:13.80	Earl Jones	United States	24 May 1986	Santa Monica
8	1:13.9 h	Raidel Acea	Cuba	20 April 2013	Havana
9	1:13.97	Ryan Sánchez	Puerto Rico	18 March 2023	Carolina	[3]
10	1:14.15	David Mack	United States	24 May 1986	Santa Monica
11	1:14.3 h A	Lee Evans	United States	31 August 1968	Echo Summit
12	1:14.33	Charles Jock	United States	24 June 2015	Portland
13	1:14.36	Djamel Sedjati	Algeria	11 March 2023	Potchefstroom	[4]
		Michael Cherry	United States	18 March 2023	Carolina	[5]
15	1:14.41	Andrea Longo	Italy	30 August 2000	Rovereto
		Matt Scherer	United States	15 June 2008	Eugene
17	1:14.47	Nick Symmonds	United States	15 June 2008	Eugene
		Eliott Crestan	Belgium	19 June 2024	Naimette-Xhovémont	[6]
19	1:14.48	Trinity Gray	United States	30 August 2000	Rovereto
20	1:14.55	Adam Kszczot	Poland	5 August 2009	Lahti
21	1:14.56	Tobias Grønstad	Norway	5 May 2024	Pliezhausen	[7]
22	1:14.6 h A	Larry James	United States	31 August 1968	Echo Summit
23	1:14.72	André Bucher	Switzerland	1 September 1999	Bellinzona
		Gary Reed	Canada	2 September 2003	Liège
25	1:14.79 A	António Manuel Reina	Spain	28 July 2012	Avila
		Michael Saruni	Kenya	19 January 2018	Albuquerque	[8]
	1:14.79	Mohamed Ali Gouaned	Algeria	26 March 2021	Algiers	[9][10]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:14.79:

• John Kipkurgat also ran 1:13.2+ h (1974).
• David Rudisha also ran 1:13.71 (2014), 1:14.30+ (2012), and 1:14.4+ h (2010).
• Joseph Mutua Mwengi also ran 1:13.72 (2003).
• Donavan Brazier also ran 1:13.97i (2022) and 1:14.39i (2020).
• Ryan Sánchez also ran 1:13.99 (2022).
• Johnny Gray also ran 1:14.16 (1984).
• Duane Solomon also ran 1:14.43 (2014).
• Ryan Sánchez also ran 1:14.52 (2019).
• Adam Kszczot also ran 1:14.69 (2014).

Women

• Correct as of September 2024.^[11][12]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	1:21.63	Mary Moraa	Kenya	1 September 2024	Berlin	[13]
2	1:21.77	Caster Semenya	South Africa	27 August 2017	Berlin	[14]
3	1:22.39	Ajee' Wilson	United States	27 August 2017	Berlin	[15]
4	1:22.63	Ana Fidelia Quirot	Cuba	25 July 1997	Guadalajara
5	1:22.74	Athing Mu	United States	30 April 2022	Philadelphia	[16]
6	1:22.87	Maria Mutola	Mozambique	27 August 2002	Liège
7	1:22.98	Shafiqua Maloney	St. Vincent and Grenadines	1 September 2024	Berlin	[13]
8	1:23.18	Francine Niyonsaba	Burundi	27 August 2017	Berlin	[17]
9	1:23.35	Pamela Jelimo	Kenya	5 July 2012	Liège
10	1:23.41 i	Keely Hodgkinson	Great Britain	28 January 2023	Manchester	[18]
11	1:23.44 i	Olga Kotlyarova	Russia	1 February 2004	Moscow
12	1:23.5 h A	Doina Melinte	Romania	27 July 1986	Poiana Brașov
13	1:23.57 i	Athing Mu	United States	24 February 2019	New York City
14	1:23.59 i	Alysia Montaño	United States	16 February 2013	New York City	[19]
15	1:23.78	Natalya Khrushchelyova	Russia	2 September 2003	Liège
	1:23.78+	Anita Weiß	East Germany	24 July 1976	Montreal	[20]
17	1:23.84 i A	Ajee' Wilson	United States	5 March 2017	Albuquerque
18	1:24.00 i A	Courtney Okolo	United States	5 March 2017	Albuquerque	[21]
19	1:24.02 i	Yuliya Rusanova	Russia	6 February 2011	Moscow
20	1:24.09	Natoya Goule	Jamaica	30 April 2022	Philadelphia	[22]
21	1:24.17	Michelle Ballentine	Jamaica	3 August 2004	Liège
22	1:24.36	Marilyn Okoro	Great Britain	5 July 2012	Liège
23	1:24.4 h	Patrizia Spuri	Italy	29 September 1999	Rieti
24	1:24.53	Bendere Oboya	Australia	18 June 2024	Bilbao	[23]
25	1:24.56	Martina Kämpfert	East Germany	1 August 1981	Erfurt

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:24.56:

• Maria Mutola also ran 1:23.13 (2003).
• Pamela Jelimo also ran 1:24.08+ (2008).
• Athing Mu also ran 1:23.57 i (2019), 1:24.13 (2022).
• Anita Weiß also ran 1:24.30+ (1976).
• Ajee' Wilson also ran 1:23.84i (2017), 1:24.45 (2023), 1:24.48i (2017).

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