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'{{Infobox athletics event |event = 500 metres |image = |caption = |WRmen = {{flagicon|KEN}} [[David Rudisha]] 57.69 (2016) |WRwomen = {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tatana Kocembova]] 1:05.9 (1984) }} The '''500&nbsp;metres''' is a rarely run [[middle-distance running]] event in [[track and field]] competitions. ==All-time top 25== *i = indoor performance *OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m) *A = affected by altitude *h = hand timing ===Men=== *Correct as of September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 500m indoor|url=https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/allt30.php?Sex=1&Event=78&Age=99&Ind=1|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref><ref> [https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/500-metres/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=all&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&oversizedTrack=all&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-09-02 World Athletics rankings] </ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Surface !Result !Athlete !Nationality !Date !Place !Ref |- !1 |Road |57.69 |[[David Rudisha]] |{{flagu|Kenya}} |10 September 2016 |[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |<ref>{{cite news|title=Rudisha sizzles fast 500m in Newcastle|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rudisha-fast-500m-newcastle|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=10 September 2016|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> |- !2 |Road |57.91 |[[Mark English (athlete)|Mark English]] |{{flagu|Ireland}} |10 September 2016 |[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|title=Rudisha sizzles fast 500m in Newcastle|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rudisha-fast-500m-newcastle|publisher=IAAF|author=Bob Ramsak|date=10 September 2016|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> |- !3 |Road |59.02 |[[Martyn Rooney]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |- !4 |Road |59.18 |[[Sebastian Rodger]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1">{{cite web|title=Great City Games Newcastle 2016 Results|url=http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2016|website=greatcitygames.org|date=10 September 2016|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055454/http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !5 |Road |59.26 |[[Nijel Amos]] |{{flagu|Botswana}} |9 September 2017 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames2">{{cite web|title=500m Results|url=http://greatcitygames.org/App_Files/NewcastleGateshead/2017/M/500_r_f.pdf|website=greatcitygames.org|date=9 September 2017|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909190859/http://greatcitygames.org/App_Files/NewcastleGateshead/2017/M/500_r_f.pdf|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- !6 |Road |59.30 |[[Jack Green (athlete)|Jack Green]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1"/> |- !7 |Track |59.32 |[[Orestes Rodriguez]] |{{flagu|Cuba}} |5 February 2013 |[[La Habana]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=La Habana (Cuba), 5.2.2013|url=http://trackinsun.blogspot.de/2013/02/la-habana-cuba-522013.html|publisher=www.trackinsun.blogspot.de|date=11 February 2013|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> |- !8 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |59.83 |[[Abdalleleh Haroun]] |{{flagu|Qatar}} |17 February 2016 |[[Ericsson Globe|Stockholm]] |<ref>{{cite news|title=Dibaba and Souleiman break world indoor records in Stockholm|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/globen-galan-stockholm-2016-dibaba-souleiman|publisher=IAAF|author=Mike Rowbottom|date=17 February 2016|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref> |- !9 |Road |59.93 |[[Elliot Giles]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1"/> |- !10 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.06 |[[Brycen Spratling]] |{{flagu|United States}} |14 February 2015 |New York City | |- !11 |Track |1:00.08 |[[Donato Sabia]] |{{flagu|Italy}} |26 May 1984 |Busto Arsizio |<ref>{{cite web|title=World records and best performances, men’s outdoor |url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-and-best-performances-mens-outdoor/ |publisher=athleticsweekly.com |access-date=16 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922071738/http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-and-best-performances-mens-outdoor/ |archive-date=22 September 2013 }}</ref> |- !12 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.11 |[[Vernon Norwood]] |{{flagu|United States}} |11 February 2017 |New York City |<ref>{{cite news|title=Wilson, Hassan and Okolo shine on night of world leads and records at Millrose Games|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/millrose-games-2017-wilson-hassan-jenkins-tru|publisher=IAAF|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=12 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> |- !13 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.17 |[[Ken Lowery]] |{{flagu|United States}} |16 January 1987 |Indianapolis |<ref>{{cite web|title=World records and best performances, men’s indoor|url=http://www.athleticsweekly.com/stats/records/world-records-best-performances-mens-indoor|publisher=athleticsweekly.com|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> |- !14 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.19 |[[Mark Everett (athlete)|Mark Everett]] |{{flagu|United States}} |28 February 1992 |New York City |<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Everett Athlete Profile|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/mark-everett-820|publisher=IAAF|access-date=11 February 2019}}</ref> |- !15 |Track |1:00.35 |[[Pavel Maslák]] |{{flagu|Czech Republic}} |3 August 2013 |[[Cheb]] |<ref>{{cite web|title=OBRAZEM: Velká cena Chebu byla plná hvězd a rekordů|url=http://cheb.5plus2.cz/25625/obrazem-atleticke-hvezdy-v-chebu|publisher=www.cheb-5plus2.cz|author=Jakub Kopřiva|date=3 August 2013|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> |- !16 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.43 |[[Mike Berry (athlete)|Mike Berry]] |{{flagu|United States}} |14 February 2015 |New York City | |- !17 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.44 <ref>Oversized track</ref> |[[John Patterson (athlete)|John Patterson]] |{{flagu|United States}} |8 March 1986 |Flagstaff | |- !18 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.45 |[[Michael Franks (athlete)|Michael Franks]] |{{flagu|United States}} |16 January 1987 |Indianapolis |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ken Lowery established an indoor world best in the...|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/16/Ken-Lowery-established-an-indoor-world-best-in-the/2208537771600/|website=upi.com|author=Jim Slater|date=16 January 1987|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref> |- !19 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.56 |[[Vladimir Prosin]] |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |21 March 1988 |Moscow | |- !20 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.58 <ref>Oversized track</ref> |[[Chris Giesting]] |{{flagu|United States}} |17 February 2013 |Geneva | |- !21 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.66 |[[Alejandro Perlaza]] |{{flagu|Colombia}} |23 January 2021 |Lynchburg | |- !22 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.68 |[[Jakub Krzewina]] |{{flagu|Poland}} |1 February 2015 |Spała | |- !23 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.70 |[[Bershawn Jackson]] |{{flagu|United States}} |14 February 2015 |New York City | |- !24 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.71 |[[Daniel Clarence]] |{{flagu|United States}} |8 March 1987 |Gainesville | |- !24 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:00.71 |[[Onkabetse Nkobolo]] |{{flagu|Botswana}} |17 February 2016 |Stockholm | |} ====Notes==== Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.71: *[[Mark English (athlete)|Mark English]] also ran 59.60 on a road (2015). *[[Colin Campbell (Olympian)|Colin Campbell]] ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968).<ref>This was an informal competition.</ref> *[[Pavel Maslák]] also ran 1:00.36 {{AthAbbr|i}} (2014). * Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013). ====Times rejected==== *[[Roddie Haley]] ran 59.82 {{AthAbbr|i}} in Oklahoma City on 15 March 1986, but this time was rejected as a record due to an incorrectly measured track. Haley also ran a 59.90 {{AthAbbr|i}} in Oklahoma City on 14 March 1987, but this time was rejected as a record for the same reason. ===Women=== *Correct as of September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 500m indoor|url=https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/allt30.php?Sex=2&Event=78&Age=99&Ind=1|date=2 September 2021|access-date=2 September 2021}}</ref> <ref> [https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/500-metres/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=all&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&oversizedTrack=all&firstDay=1970-01-25&lastDay=2021-09-02]</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !Rank !Surface !Result !Athlete !Nationality !Date !Place !Ref |- !1 |Track |1:05.9 {{AthAbbr|h}} |[[Tatana Kocembova]] |{{TCH}} |2 August 1984 |[[Ostrava]] | |- !2 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:06.31 |[[Olesya Krasnomovets]] |{{flagu|Russia}} |7 January 2006 |[[Yekaterinburg]] | |- !3 |Road |1:06.62 |[[Lynsey Sharp]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |- !4 |Road |1:06.69 |[[Perri Shakes-Drayton]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |9 September 2017 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames4">{{cite web|title=500m Results|url=http://greatcitygames.org/App_Files/NewcastleGateshead/2017/w/500_r_f.pdf|website=greatcitygames.org|date=9 September 2017|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909190033/http://greatcitygames.org/App_Files/NewcastleGateshead/2017/w/500_r_f.pdf|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- !5 |Road |1:06.70 |[[Anyika Onuora]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |9 September 2017 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames4"/> |- !6 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:06.76 |[[Olga Zaytseva]] |{{flagu|Russia}} |7 January 2006 |Yekaterinburg | |- !7 |Road |1:06.89 |[[Shelayna Oskan-Clarke]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |[[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] |<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |- !8 |Road |1:07.19 |[[Lisanne de Witte]] |{{flagu|Netherlands}} |9 September 2017 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames4"/> |- !9 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:07.34 |[[Courtney Okolo]] |{{flagu|United States}} |11 February 2017 |New York City |<ref>{{cite news|title=Two American records set during 110th NYRR Millrose Games|url=http://www.runblogrun.com/2017/02/two-american-records-set-during-110th-nyrr-millrose-games.html|publisher=runblogrun.com|date=11 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref> |- !10 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:07.36 |[[Natalya Nazarova]] |{{flagu|Russia}} |8 January 2004 |Moscow |<ref name="autogenerated2004">{{cite news|title=Russia's Nazarova breaks 16-year-old 500m record|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/russias-nazarova-breaks-16-year-old-500m-reco|work=IAAF|date=8 January 2004|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref> |- !11 |Road |1:07.45 |[[Adelle Tracey]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1"/> |- !12 |Road |1:07.46 |[[Christine Ohuruogu]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |6 September 2014 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames5">{{cite web|title=Great North City Games Newcastle 2014 Results|url=http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2014|website=greatcitygames.org|date=6 September 2014|access-date=1 February 2017|archive-date=10 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110201123/http://greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !13 |Road |1:07.53 |[[Laviai Nielsen]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1"/> |- !14 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:07.67 |[[Olga Nazarova]] |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |1988 | |<ref name="autogenerated2004"/> |- !15 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:07.68 |[[Olga Kotlyarova]] |{{flagu|Russia}} |7 January 2004 |Yekaterinburg | |- !16 |Road |1:08.11 |[[Eilidh Child]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |6 September 2014 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames5"/> |- !17 |Road |1:08.19 |[[Mary Abichi]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |8 September 2018 |Gateshead |<ref name="greatcitygames6">{{cite web|url=http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2018|title=Great North CityGames - 2018 Results/Startlists|website=greatcitygames.org|publisher=The Great Run Company|date=8 September 2018|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-date=5 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105145429/http://www.greatcitygames.org/results/NewcastleGateshead/2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !18 |Road |1:08.27 |[[Seren Bundy-Davies]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |10 September 2016 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames1"/> |- !19 |Road |1:08.29 |[[Līga Velvere]] |{{flagu|Latvia}} |8 September 2018 |Gateshead |<ref name="greatcitygames6"/> |- !20 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:08.40 |[[Sage Watson]] |{{flagu|Canada}} |3 February 2017 |New York City |<ref>{{cite web|title=500m Run Invitational Results|url=http://timerhub.com/getHytResults.php?page=results.armorytrack.com/2017/ATI/170203F083.htm|work=timerhub.com|date=3 February 2017|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref> |- !21 |Road |1:08.47 |[[Jenny Meadows]] |{{flagu|Great Britain}} |6 September 2014 |Newcastle |<ref name="greatcitygames5"/> |- !22 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:08.6 {{AthAbbr|h}} |[[Ana Ambraziene]] |{{flagu|Soviet Union}} |30 January 1988 |Vilnius |- !23 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:08.63 |[[Sandra Seuser]] |{{flagu|Germany}} |9 January 1993 |Berlin |- !24 |Track |1:08.65 |[[Aleksandra Gaworska]] |{{flagu|Poland}} |6 May 2018 |Kraków |<ref>{{cite news|title=Weekend na stadionach la w Polsce|url=https://pzla.pl/aktualnosci/10252-weekend-na-stadionach-la-w-polsce|publisher=PZLA|date=8 May 2018|access-date=9 February 2019}}</ref> |- !25 |Track {{AthAbbr|i}} |1:08.70 |[[Shana Cox]] |{{flagu|United States}} |30 January 2010 |University Park |} ====Notes==== Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.70: *[[Anyika Onuora]] also ran 1:06.94 on a road (2018), and 1:07.04 on a road (2016). *[[Lynsey Sharp]] also ran 1:07.48 on a road (2017), 1:07.73 on a road (2018), and 1:08.05 on a road (2014). *[[Olga Kotlyarova]] also ran 1:07.74 {{AthAbbr|i}} (2007). *[[Natalya Nazarova]] ran 1:08.69 {{AthAbbr|i}} (2003). ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Athletics events}} [[Category:Events in track and field]] [[Category:Middle-distance running]]'