The fastest time to finish a mile is 4 minutes
The world record for running the mile is 3 minutes and 43 seconds. This record was made by Hicham el Guerouj
The mile run is not an Olympic event. The 1500 meter run is the event in the Olympics that is closest to the mile run.
3 minutes 43 seconds and 13 miliseconds
Jim Ryun has the fastest mile time in a high-school only track meet. His hand-time was 3:58.
1 metre
James Silva (Jj) Ridgeview High School Time 8:45
Hicham El Guerrouj
3:43.13 by Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj
The American Record for the mile is 3:46.91 held by Alan Webb.
Roger Bannister was the first man to break the four minute mile. He did it in May, 1954 at a meet in England, I believe with a time of 3:59.4. He was running with others that also had the potential. I guess you could say that the conditions were just right for him to break the record.