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.

All-time top 25 i = indoor performance A = affected by altitude h = hand timing

Men (outdoor) Correct as of August 2026. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace111:12.81Johnny Gray24 May 1986Santa Monica221:13.10David Rudisha5 June 2016Birmingham331:13.21Pierre-Ambroise Bosse5 June 2016Birmingham441:13.28Duane Solomon1 July 2013Burnaby551:13.49Joseph Mutua Mwengi27 August 2002Liège661:13.53Eliott Crestan15 July 2026Naimette-Xhovémont71:13.71Rudisha #224 August 2014Birmingham81:13.72Mutua Mwengi #22 September 2003Naimette-Xhovémont791:13.80Earl Jones24 May 1986Santa Monica8101:13.9 Raidel Acea20 April 2013La Habana9111:13.97Ryan Sánchez18 March 2023Carolina121:13.99Sánchez #219 March 2022Carolina10131:14.01Gabriel Tual31 May 2025Nice11141:14.15David Mack24 May 1986Santa Monica151:14.16Gray #221 July 1984Sacramento12161:14.3 Lee Evans31 August 1968Echo Summit13171:14.33Charles Jock24 June 2015Portland14181:14.34 Slimane Moula27 January 2026Potchefstroom15191:13.35Nicholas Kiplagat15 July 2026Naimette-Xhovémont16201:14.36Djamel Sedjati11 March 2023SasolburgMichael Cherry18 March 2023Carolina18221:14.41 Andrea Longo30 August 2000RoveretoMatt Scherer15 June 2008Eugene241:14.43Solomon #229 March 2014Orlando20251:14.47Nick Symmonds15 June 2008Eugene251:14.47Crestan #219 June 2024Naimette-Xhovémont211:14.48Trinity Gray30 August 2000RoveretoTibo de Smet15 July 2026Naimette-Xhovémont231:14.55Adam Kszczot5 August 2009Lahti241:14.56Tobias Grønstad5 May 2024Pliezhausen251:14.72André Bucher1 September 1999BellinzonaGary Reed2 September 2003Naimette-Xhovémont

Men (indoor)

Correct as of February 2026.

TimeAthleteNationDatePlace111:12.84Josh Hoey6 December 2025Boston221:13.77Donavan Brazier24 February 2019New York31:13.97Brazier #211 February 2022Spokane341:14.03 Brandon Miller9 February 2024Albuquerque451:14.04Will Sumner8 February 2025New York City561:14.15Cooper Lutkenhaus1 February 2026New York City671:14.17Isaiah Jewett8 February 2025New York City81:14.37Miller #28 February 2025New York City91:14.39Brazier #325 January 2020Boston7101:14.67Miles Brown27 February 2026Indianapolis8111:14.77Jenoah McKiver1 February 2026New York City9121:14.79 Michael Saruni19 January 2018Albuquerque10131:14.88Oussama El Bouchayby27 January 2024Clemson11141:14.89Handal Roban7 February 2026State College12151:14.90Alex Amankwa31 January 2025State College13161:14.91Casimir Loxsom28 January 2017University Park14171:14.92Eliott Crestan25 January 2025Louvain-la-Neuve15181:14.95Isaiah Harris11 February 2022Spokane191:14.96Harris #228 January 2017University Park16201:14.97 Emmanuel Korir20 January 2017Albuquerque17211:15.07 Erik Sowinski5 March 2017Albuquerque18221:15.09Saveliy Savlukov7 January 2024YekaterinburgYanis Meziane8 February 2025Metz20241:15.12Nico Motchebon28 February 1999Sindelfingen1:15.12 Jonathan Jones4 February 2022Albuquerque221:15.16Devon Dixon31 January 2020Lubbock231:15.18Christopher Bailey13 January 2023Fayetteville241:15.19William Jones16 January 2026Spokane251:15.20Samuel Ellison24 February 2019New York

Women (outdoor)

Correct as of June 2026.

TimeAthleteNationDatePlace111:21.63Mary Moraa1 September 2024Berlin221:21.77Caster Semenya27 August 2017Berlin331:22.39Ajee' Wilson27 August 2017Berlin441:22.63Ana Fidelia Quirot25 July 1997Guadalajara551:22.74Athing Mu30 April 2022Philadelphia661:22.85Audrey Werro23 June 2026Biel771:22.87Maria Mutola27 August 2002Liège881:22.98Shafiqua Maloney1 September 2024Berlin91:23.13Mutola #22 September 2003Naimette-Xhovémont9101:23.18Francine Niyonsaba27 August 2017Berlin10111:23.35Pamela Jelimo5 July 2012Liège11121:23.45Paris Peoples4 April 2026Miramar131:23.51Maloney #24 April 2026Miramar12141:23.78Natalya Khrushcheleva2 September 2003Naimette-Xhovémont151:23.80Maloney #36 April 2024Miramar13161:24.09Natoya Goule30 April 2022Philadelphia171:24.13Mu #219 March 2022Tempe14181:24.36Marilyn Okoro5 July 2012Liège191:24.45Wilson #229 April 2023Philadelphia15201:24.53Bendere Oboya18 June 2024Bilbao16211:24.56Martina Kämpfert-Steuk1 August 1981Erfurt221:24.61Maloney #45 April 2025Miramar17231:24.62Assia Raziki19 June 2022Rabat18241:24.77Michelle Ballentine3 August 2004Naimette-Xhovémont19251:24.84Tharushi Karunarathna18 June 2024Bilbao201:24.85Ines Vogelgesang31 July 1983Berlin211:24.88Alica Schmidt1 September 2024Berlin221:24.94Nelly Jepkosgei1 September 2024Berlin231:25.04Joanna Jóźwik9 August 2015Szczecin241:25.05Luciana de Paula Mendes3 August 2004Naimette-Xhovémont251:25.22Sophia Gorriaran30 April 2022Philadelphia

Women (indoor) Correct as of January 2026.World Athletics all-time best TimeAthleteNationDatePlace111:23.41Keely Hodgkinson28 January 2023Manchester221:23.44Olga Kotlyarova1 February 2004Moscow331:23.57Athing Mu24 February 2019New York City441:23.59Alysia Montaño16 February 2013New York City551:23.84Ajee' Wilson5 March 2017Albuquerque661:24.00Courtney Okolo5 March 2017Albuquerque771:24.02Yuliya Stepanova6 February 2011Moscow881:24.19Sanu Jallow16 January 2026Fayetteville991:24.32Nia Akins9 February 2024Albuquerque10101:24.44Kelly-Ann Beckford31 January 2026State College111:24.48Wilson #24 February 2017New York City11121:24.60Shafiqua Maloney17 January 2025Fayetteville12131:24.65Shamier Little13 January 2023Fayetteville13141:24.71Valery Tobias30 January 2026Albuquerque151:24.85Wilson #311 February 2023New York City14161:24.87Roisin Willis1 February 2026New York City15171:24.88Raevyn Rogers24 February 2019New York City16181:24.99Taiya Shelby31 January 2026State College17191:25.06Rebecca Grieve30 January 2026Albuquerque18201:25.15Natalya Khrushcheleva1 February 2004Moscow19211:25.16Britton Wilson13 January 2023Fayetteville221:25.20Akins #211 February 2023Albuquerque231:25.21Okolo #24 February 2017Lincoln20241:25.23Tatyana Firova27 January 2008Moscow241:25.23Wilson #420 January 2017New York City211:25.35Natoya Goule17 February 2017Clemson221:25.46Lyubov Tsyoma15 February 1987MoscowKendra Chambers5 March 2017Albuquerque241:25.64Juliette Whittaker1 February 2026New York City251:25.68Nadezhda Olizarenko25 February 1989Moscow

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