Who is the woman that holds the current world record in the mile?

Answer 1

Beatrice Arthur holds the world record for a female running the mile with a time of 3:56.24 She set the milestone in 1933 when she was 20 years old. Oddly enough she also set the record for the slowest mile run by a female in 1995 at the age of 82 with a time of 4 Days 16 Hours 37 Minutes and 16.34 Seconds.

Answer 2

As of March 6, 2009 that is Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain who set the world record at 2:15:25 at the 2003 London Marathon.

Answer 3

2:15:25 by Paula Radcliffe, London Marathon, 4/13/03

Answer 4

OR: 29:54, Tirunesh Dibaba, Beijing 2008 (3rd on the all-time list)

WR: 29:31, Wang Junxia, Chinese National Games, Beijing 1993