Two miles
The 2 mile is a historic running distance. Like the mile run, it is still contested at some invitational meets due its historical chronology in the United States and United Kingdom. It has been largely superseded by the 3000 m and 5000 m, and by the 3200 m in NFHS American high school competitions. The IAAF no longer keeps official world records for this distance; they are called world best instead.
The world best for men is 7:54.10 set by Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen on 9 June 2023 in Paris. Ingebrigtsen, along with previous world best holder Daniel Komen, are the only people to have run the distance in under 8 minutes, and thus covered two miles at an average sub-four-minute mile pace. The women's record is 8:58.58, set by Ethiopian Meseret Defar in Brussels on 14 September 2007.
Continental Bests
- Correct as of October 2024. Source: World Athletics
Key
- WB = World best
- i = Indoor performance
All-time top 25
- Mx = mixed race
Men (outdoor)
- Correct as of June 2023.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7:54.10 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen |  NorwayWomen (outdoor)
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Ethiopia
Great Britain