Men's 600 yards world record progression

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TimeAutoAthleteNationalityLocation of raceDate
1:15.0James CleggFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sheffield, England July 7, 1873 [1]
1:14.6Frederick ElboroughFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, England April 28, 1877
1:14.5 Lon Myers Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States West New Brighton, New York, United States May 29, 1880
1:11.4 Lon Myers [2] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States July 1, 1882
William DownsFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bergen Point, New Jersey, United States November 16, 1889
1:11.0 Thomas Burke Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States September 19, 1896
Edwin Montague Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, England September 19, 1908
1:10.8 Mel Sheppard Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States August 14, 1910
1:10.4 Douglas Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom London, England June 26, 1926
1:09.2 Ben Eastman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco, California, United States April 1, 1933
1:08.8 Ben Eastman Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States San Francisco, California, United States June 2, 1934
1:08.5Willie AtterberryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Columbus, Ohio, United States April 20, 1957
1:08.1 [3] Hardee McAlhaneyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Houston, Texas, United States January 25, 1969
1:06.87 Butch Reynolds Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Johnson City, Tennessee, United States January 17, 1987

Indoor records

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TimeAutoAthleteNationalityLocation of raceDate
1:17.8Gabriel G. HollanderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States unknownunknown
1:16.4Gabriel G. HollanderFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States March 25, 1897
1:14.0Eli B. ParsonsFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States March 3, 1906
John Baxter Taylor New York, New York, United States February 9, 1907
1:13.6Mel SheppardFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Brooklyn, New York, United States [6] March 30, 1907
1:13.4Tom HalpinFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Brooklyn, New York, United States March 2, 1914
1:12.8Jake DriscollFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Buffalo, New York, United States April 14, 1923
1:11.6Alan HelffrichFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States March 17, 1925
1:11.3Charles HornbostelFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States February 2, 1935
1:11.1James HerbertFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States March 12, 1938
Chicago, Illinois, United States March 26, 1938
1:10.8James HerbertFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States March 9, 1940
1:10.2 John Borican Flag of the United States (23px).png  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 Flag of the United States (23px).png  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 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica New York, New York, United States March 3, 1961
1:09.2 Wendell Mottley Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Ithaca, New York, United States February 29, 1964
1:09.0 Martin McGrady Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States February 12, 1966
1:08.7 [7] Martin McGradyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Los Angeles, California, United States February 13, 1970
Lee Evans
1:08.5Martin McGradyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States February 14, 1970
1:07.6Martin McGradyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States February 27, 1970
1:07.53 Mark Everett Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States New York, New York, United States February 7, 1992
1:06.93 Moitalel Naadokila Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Lubbock, Texas, United States February 15, 2020
1:06.68 OT Jonathan Jones Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Ames, Iowa, United States February 26, 2022

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References

  1. http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  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.