The American record for the mile run is 3:46.91 held by Alan Webb set in July, 2007.
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Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco holds the fastest mile in 3:43.13
Hicham El Guerrouj
Alan Webb
AnswerKenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia holds the world record in the 5000 meters (3.1 miles), 12:37.35. The IAAF no longer keeps track of events measured in English units with the exception of the mile run.
Wilson Kipketer holds a record of 1 minute 41.11 second half mile.
David RudishaRieti, Italy 1.41.01
The 800m is the metric equivalent of the half mile. The world record is 1:41.01 held by David Rudisha of Kenya.
He is an American athlete born on the 13th of January 1983 in Michigan. He currently holds the world record for the fastest time to run a mile. It is 3 minutes 46 seconds.
John Herschel Glenn, Jr., held it for some time, but he was aided by NASA.
Richard "Bones" Bright at the 1963 Connecticut State Track and Field Championship held at Yale. The time for the mile was 4:10.8.
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