# Men's 600 yards world record progression

The following tables show the world record progression in the men's 600 yards.

## Outdoor

| Time | Auto | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date |
| 1:15.0 | | James Clegg | United Kingdom | Sheffield, England | July 7, 1873 |
| 1:14.6 | | Frederick Elborough | United Kingdom | London, England | April 28, 1877 |
| 1:14.5 | | Lon Myers | United States | West New Brighton, New York, United States | May 29, 1880 |
| 1:11.4 | | Lon Myers | United States | New York, New York, United States | July 1, 1882 |
| 1:11.4 | | William Downs | United States | Bergen Point, New Jersey, United States | November 16, 1889 |
| 1:11.0 | | Thomas Burke | United States | New York, New York, United States | September 19, 1896 |
| 1:11.0 | | Edwin Montague | United Kingdom | London, England | September 19, 1908 |
| 1:10.8 | | Mel Sheppard | United States | New York, New York, United States | August 14, 1910 |
| 1:10.4 | | Douglas Lowe | United Kingdom | London, England | June 26, 1926 |
| 1:09.2 | | Ben Eastman | United States | San Francisco, California, United States | April 1, 1933 |
| 1:08.8 | | Ben Eastman | United States | San Francisco, California, United States | June 2, 1934 |
| 1:08.5 | | Willie Atterberry | United States | Columbus, Ohio, United States | April 20, 1957 |
| 1:08.1 | | Hardee McAlhaney | United States | Houston, Texas, United States | January 25, 1969 |
| | 1:06.87 | Butch Reynolds | United States | Johnson City, Tennessee, United States | January 17, 1987 |

## Indoor

| Time | Auto | Athlete | Nationality | Location of race | Date |
| 1:17.8 | | Gabriel G. Hollander | United States | unknown | unknown |
| 1:16.4 | | Gabriel G. Hollander | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 25, 1897 |
| 1:14.0 | | Eli B. Parsons | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 3, 1906 |
| 1:14.0 | | John Baxter Taylor | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 9, 1907 |
| 1:13.6 | | Mel Sheppard | United States | Brooklyn, New York, United States | March 30, 1907 |
| 1:13.4 | | Tom Halpin | United States | Brooklyn, New York, United States | March 2, 1914 |
| 1:12.8 | | Jake Driscoll | United States | Buffalo, New York, United States | April 14, 1923 |
| 1:11.6 | | Alan Helffrich | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 17, 1925 |
| 1:11.3 | | Charles Hornbostel | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 2, 1935 |
| 1:11.1 | | James Herbert | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 12, 1938 |
| 1:11.1 | | James Herbert | United States | Chicago, Illinois, United States | March 26, 1938 |
| 1:10.8 | | James Herbert | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 9, 1940 |
| 1:10.2 | | John Borican | United States | New York, New York, United States | March 8, 1941 |
| 1:10.2 | | Hugh Short | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 6, 1943 |
| 1:10.2 | | Mal Whitfield | United States | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | January 31, 1953 |
| 1:09.5 | | Mal Whitfield | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 28, 1953 |
| 1:09.5 | | Tom Courtney | United States | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | February 2, 1957 |
| 1:09.3 | | George Kerr | Jamaica | New York, New York, United States | March 3, 1961 |
| 1:09.2 | | Wendell Mottley | Trinidad and Tobago | Ithaca, New York, United States | February 29, 1964 |
| 1:09.0 | | Martin McGrady | United States | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | February 12, 1966 |
| 1:08.7 | | Martin McGrady | United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 13, 1970 |
| 1:08.7 | | Lee Evans | United States | Los Angeles, California, United States | February 13, 1970 |
| 1:08.5 | | Martin McGrady | United States | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | February 14, 1970 |
| 1:07.6 | | Martin McGrady | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 27, 1970 |
| | 1:07.53 | Mark Everett | United States | New York, New York, United States | February 7, 1992 |
| | 1:06.93 | Moitalel Naadokila | Kenya | Lubbock, Texas, United States | February 15, 2020 |
| | 1:06.68 OT | Jonathan Jones | Barbados | Ames, Iowa, United States | February 26, 2022 |
| | 1:05.75 | Jenoah McKiver | United States | Lubbock, Texas, United States | January 18, 2025 |