# 500 metres

The 500 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field and road running competitions.

## All-time top 25

* i = indoor performance
* OT = oversized track (exceeding 200m in circumference)
* A = affected by altitude
* h = hand timing

### Men

* Correct as of January 2025.
| Rank | Surface | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place |
| 1 | Road | 57.69 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 2 | Road | 57.91 | Mark English | Ireland | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 3 | Road | 59.02 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 4 | Road | 59.18 | Sebastian Rodger | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 5 | Road | 59.26 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle |
| 6 | Road | 59.30 | Jack Green | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 7 | Track | 59.32 | Orestes Rodriguez | Cuba | 5 February 2013 | Havana |
| 8 | Track i | 59.83 | Abdalleleh Haroun | Qatar | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm |
| 9 | Track i | 59.87 | Brian Herron | United States | 3 December 2022 | Louisville |
| 10 | Road | 59.93 | Elliot Giles | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 11 | Track i | 1:00.06 | Brycen Spratling | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City |
| 12 | Track | 1:00.08 | Donato Sabia | Italy | 26 May 1984 | Busto Arsizio |
| 13 | Track i | 1:00.11 | Vernon Norwood | United States | 11 February 2017 | New York City |
| 14 | Track i | 1:00.17 | Ken Lowery | United States | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis |
| 15 | Track i | 1:00.19 | Mark Everett | United States | 28 February 1992 | New York City |
| 16 | Track | 1:00.35 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 3 August 2013 | Cheb |
| 17 | Track i | 1:00.43 | Mike Berry | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City |
| 18 | Track i OT A | 1:00.44 | John Patterson | United States | 8 March 1986 | Flagstaff |
| 19 | Track i | 1:00.45 | Michael Franks | United States | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis |
| 20 | Track i | 1:00.49 | Andrew Salvodon | United States | 17 January 2025 | Virginia Beach |
| 21 | Track i | 1:00.56 | Vladimir Prosin | Soviet Union | 21 March 1988 | Moscow |
| 22 | Track i OT | 1:00.58 | Chris Giesting | United States | 17 February 2013 | Geneva |
| 23 | Track i | 1:00.66 | Jhon Perlaza | Colombia | 23 January 2021 | Lynchburg |
| 24 | Track i | 1:00.68 | Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 1 February 2015 | Spała |
| 25 | Track i | 1:00.70 | Bershawn Jackson | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.70:
* Mark English also ran 59.60 on a road (2015).
* Colin Campbell ran a hand-timed 59.7 (at altitude) (1968).
* Pavel Maslák also ran 1:00.36 i (2014).
* Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013).

#### Times rejected

* Roddie Haley ran 59.82 i in Oklahoma City on 15 March 1986, but this time was rejected as a record due to an incorrectly measured track. Haley also ran a 59.90 i in Oklahoma City on 14 March 1987, but this time was rejected as a record for the same reason.

### Women

* Correct as of February 2023.
| Rank | Surface | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place |
| 1 | Track i | 1:05.63 | Femke Bol | Netherlands | 4 February 2023 | Boston |
| 2 | Track | 1:05.9 h | Tatana Kocembova | Czechoslovakia | 2 August 1984 | Ostrava |
| 3 | Track i | 1:06.31 | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg |
| 4 | Road | 1:06.62 | Lynsey Sharp | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 5 | Road | 1:06.69 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | Great Britain | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle |
| 6 | Road | 1:06.70 | Anyika Onuora | Great Britain | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle |
| 7 | Track i | 1:06.76 | Olga Zaytseva | Russia | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg |
| 8 | Road | 1:06.89 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 9 | Road | 1:07.19 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle |
| 10 | Track i | 1:07.34 | Courtney Okolo | United States | 11 February 2017 | New York City |
| 11 | Track i | 1:07.36 | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 8 January 2004 | Moscow |
| 12 | Road | 1:07.45 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 13 | Road | 1:07.46 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle |
| 14 | Road | 1:07.53 | Laviai Nielsen | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 15 | Track i | 1:07.67 | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union | 1988 | |
| 16 | Track i | 1:07.68 | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 7 January 2004 | Yekaterinburg |
| 17 | Road | 1:08.11 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle |
| 18 | Road | 1:08.19 | Mary Abichi | Great Britain | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead |
| 19 | Road | 1:08.27 | Seren Bundy-Davies | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle |
| 20 | Road | 1:08.29 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead |
| 21 | Track i | 1:08.34 | Leah Anderson | Jamaica | 4 February 2023 | Boston |
| 22 | Track i | 1:08.40 | Sage Watson | Canada | 3 February 2017 | New York City |
| 23 | Road | 1:08.47 | Jenny Meadows | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle |
| 24 | Track i | 1:08.59 | Kennedy Simon | United States | 3 December 2022 | Louisville |
| 25 | Track i | 1:08.6 h | Ana Ambraziene | Soviet Union | 30 January 1988 | Vilnius |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:08.6:
* Anyika Onuora also ran 1:06.94 on a road (2018), and 1:07.04 on a road (2016).
* Lynsey Sharp also ran 1:07.48 on a road (2017), 1:07.73 on a road (2018), and 1:08.05 on a road (2014).
* Olga Kotlyarova also ran 1:07.74 i (2007).