500 metres

The 500 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field and road running competitions.

All-time top 25

i = indoor performance
OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m in circumference)
A = affected by altitude
h = hand timing

Men

Correct as of March 2026.

Rank	Surface	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place
1	Road	57.69	David Rudisha	Kenya	10 September 2016	Newcastle
2	Road	57.91	Mark English	Ireland	10 September 2016	Newcastle
3	Road	59.02	Martyn Rooney	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
4	Road	59.18	Sebastian Rodger	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
5	Road	59.26	Nijel Amos	Botswana	9 September 2017	Newcastle
6	Road	59.30	Jack Green	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
7	Track	59.32	Orestes Rodriguez	Cuba	5 February 2013	Havana
8	Track i	59.83	Abdalleleh Haroun	Qatar	17 February 2016	Stockholm
9	Track i	59.87	Brian Herron	United States	3 December 2022	Louisville
10	Road	59.93	Elliot Giles	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
11	Track i	1:00.06	Brycen Spratling	United States	14 February 2015	New York City
12	Track	1:00.08	Donato Sabia	Italy	26 May 1984	Busto Arsizio
13	Track i	1:00.11	Vernon Norwood	United States	11 February 2017	New York City
14	Track i	1:00.17	Ken Lowery	United States	16 January 1987	Indianapolis
15	Track i	1:00.19	Mark Everett	United States	28 February 1992	New York City
16	Track	1:00.35	Pavel Maslák	Czech Republic	3 August 2013	Cheb
17	Track i	1:00.43	Mike Berry	United States	14 February 2015	New York City
18	Track i OT A	1:00.44	John Patterson	United States	8 March 1986	Flagstaff
19	Track i	1:00.45	Michael Franks	United States	16 January 1987	Indianapolis
20	Track i	1:00.49	Andrew Salvodon	United States	17 January 2025	Virginia Beach
21	Track i	1:00.56	Vladimir Prosin	Soviet Union	21 March 1988	Moscow
22	Track i OT	1:00.58	Chris Giesting	United States	17 February 2013	Geneva
23	Track i	1:00.62	Jaden Marchan	Trinidad and Tobago	31 January 2026	State College
24	Track i	1:00.66	Jhon Perlaza	Colombia	23 January 2021	Lynchburg
25	Track i	1:00.68	Jakub Krzewina	Poland	1 February 2015	Spała

Notes

The times, above, for Newcastle were set on a straight road track.

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.68:

Mark English also ran 59.60 on a road (2015).
Colin Campbell ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968).
Pavel Maslák also ran 1:00.36 i (2014).
Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013).

Times rejected

Roddie Haley ran 59.82 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 i in Oklahoma City on 14 March 1987, but this time was rejected as a record for the same reason.

Women

Correct as of February 2023.

Rank	Surface	Result	Athlete	Nationality	Date	Place
1	Track i	1:05.63	Femke Bol	Netherlands	4 February 2023	Boston
2	Track	1:05.9 h	Tatana Kocembova	Czechoslovakia	2 August 1984	Ostrava
3	Track i	1:06.31	Olesya Krasnomovets	Russia	7 January 2006	Yekaterinburg
4	Road	1:06.62	Lynsey Sharp	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
5	Road	1:06.69	Perri Shakes-Drayton	Great Britain	9 September 2017	Newcastle
6	Road	1:06.70	Anyika Onuora	Great Britain	9 September 2017	Newcastle
7	Track i	1:06.76	Olga Zaytseva	Russia	7 January 2006	Yekaterinburg
8	Road	1:06.89	Shelayna Oskan-Clarke	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
9	Road	1:07.19	Lisanne de Witte	Netherlands	9 September 2017	Newcastle
10	Track i	1:07.34	Courtney Okolo	United States	11 February 2017	New York City
11	Track i	1:07.36	Natalya Nazarova	Russia	8 January 2004	Moscow
12	Road	1:07.45	Adelle Tracey	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
13	Road	1:07.46	Christine Ohuruogu	Great Britain	6 September 2014	Newcastle
14	Road	1:07.53	Laviai Nielsen	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
15	Track i	1:07.67	Olga Nazarova	Soviet Union	1988
16	Track i	1:07.68	Olga Kotlyarova	Russia	7 January 2004	Yekaterinburg
17	Road	1:08.11	Eilidh Child	Great Britain	6 September 2014	Newcastle
18	Road	1:08.19	Mary Abichi	Great Britain	8 September 2018	Gateshead
19	Road	1:08.27	Seren Bundy-Davies	Great Britain	10 September 2016	Newcastle
20	Road	1:08.29	Līga Velvere	Latvia	8 September 2018	Gateshead
21	Track i	1:08.34	Leah Anderson	Jamaica	4 February 2023	Boston
22	Track i	1:08.40	Sage Watson	Canada	3 February 2017	New York City
23	Road	1:08.47	Jenny Meadows	Great Britain	6 September 2014	Newcastle
24	Track i	1:08.59	Kennedy Simon	United States	3 December 2022	Louisville
25	Track i	1:08.6 h	Ana Ambraziene	Soviet Union	30 January 1988	Vilnius

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.6:

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 i (2007).