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One hour run

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For hour record for bicycles, see Hour record.
Athletics
One hour run
World records
MenUnited Kingdom Mohamed Farah 21,330 metres (13.25 mi) (2020)
WomenNetherlands Sifan Hassan 18,930 metres (11.76 mi) (2020)

The one hour run is an athletics event in which competitors try to cover as much distance as possible within one hour. While officially recognized by World Athletics as a track event, it is rarely contested apart from occasional world record attempts.

The event has a long history, with first recorded races dating back to the late 17th century.[1] The first athlete to run more than 20 kilometers in one hour was Emil Zátopek, in September 1951. Zátopek also set the 20,000 meters world record in the same race, and since that time most men's 20,000 m world records were set en route to one hour world records.

The men's world record is 21,330 metres (13.25 mi), set by Mohamed Farah on 4 September 2020, while the women's world record is 18,930 metres (11.76 mi), set by Sifan Hassan on the same day.

Men's world record progression

Distance (m) Athlete Country Venue Date
18,742 Alfred Shrubb Great Britain Glasgow 1904-11-05
19,021 Jean Bouin France Stockholm 1913-07-06
19,210 Paavo Nurmi Finland Berlin 1928-10-07
19,339 Viljo Heino Finland Turku 1945-09-30
19,558 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Prague 1951-09-15
20,052 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia Stará Boleslav 1951-09-29
20,190 Bill Baillie New Zealand Auckland 1963-08-24
20,232 Ron Clarke Australia Geelong 1965-10-27
20,664 Gaston Roelants Belgium Leuven 1966-10-28
20,784 Gaston Roelants Belgium Brussels 1972-09-20
20,907 Jos Hermens Netherlands Papendal 1975-09-28
20,944 Jos Hermens Netherlands Papendal 1976-05-01
21,101 Arturo Barrios Mexico La Flèche 1991-03-30
21,285 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia Ostrava 2007-06-27
21,330 Mo Farah United Kingdom Brussels 2020-09-04

Women's world record progression

Distance (m) Athlete Country Venue Date
18,084 Silvana Cruciata Italy Rome 1981-05-02
18,340 Tegla Loroupe Kenya Borgholzhausen 1998-08-07
18,517 Dire Tune Ethiopia Ostrava 2008-06-12
18,930 Sifan Hassan Netherlands Brussels 2020-09-04

All-time top 25 performers

  • Mx = Mixed gender race

Men

  • Correct as of September 2020.[2]
Rank Result (m) Athlete Nation Date Location Ref
1 21,330 Mo Farah Great Britain 4 September 2020 Brussels [3]
2 21,322 Bashir Abdi Belgium 4 September 2020 Brussels [4]
3 21,285 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27 June 2007 Ostrava
4 21,131 Sondre Nordstad Moen Norway 7 August 2020 Kristiansand [5]
5 21,101 Arturo Barrios Mexico 30 March 1991 La Flèche
6 20,944 Jos Hermens Netherlands 1 May 1976 Papendal
7 20,943 Dionisio Castro Portugal 31 March 1990 La Flèche
8 20,885 Carl Thackery Great Britain 31 March 1990 La Flèche
9 20,797 Kiplimo Kimutai Kenya 1 June 2009 Hengelo
10 20,784 Gaston Roelants Belgium 20 September 1972 Brussels
11 20,772 Morhad Amdouni France 19 September 2020 Lucciana [6]
12 20,756 Wilson Kiprop Kenya 1 June 2009 Hengelo
13 20,639 Samuel Nyangincha Kenya 30 March 1991 La Flèche
14 20,620 Godfrey Kiprotich Kenya 30 March 1991 La Flèche
15 20,601 Bertrand Itsweire France 31 March 1990 La Flèche
16 20,550 Gerard Tebroke Netherlands 28 September 1978 Gröningen
17 20,547 Bill Rodgers United States 9 August 1977 Boston
18 20,536 Werner Schildhauer Germany 29 April 1983 Cottbus
19 20,525 Hansjörg Kunze Germany 31 March 1990 La Flèche
20 20,518 Willy Polleunis Belgium 20 September 1972 Brussels
21 20,516 Rob de Castella Australia 17 April 1982 Rome
22 20,509 Jean-Louis Prianon France 30 March 1991 La Flèche
23 20,493 Mariano Haro Spain 9 August 1975 San Sebastián
24 20,483 Giuseppe Gerbi Italy 17 April 1982 Rome
25 20,471 Ron Hill Great Britain 9 November 1968 Leicester

Women

  • Correct as of September 2020.
Rank Result (m) Athlete Nation Date Location Ref
1 18,930 Sifan Hassan Netherlands 4 September 2020 Brussels [7]
2 18,571 Lonah Chemtai Salpeter Israel 4 September 2020 Brussels [8]
3 18,517 Dire Tune Ethiopia 12 June 2008 Ostrava
4 18,341 Eva Cherono Kenya 4 September 2020 Brussels [9]
5 18,340 Tegla Loroupe Kenya 7 August 1998 Borgholzhausen
6 18,084 Silvana Cruciata Italy 4 May 1981 Rome
7 18,027 Rosa Mota Portugal 14 May 1983 Lisbon
8 17,974 Helen Bekele Ethiopia 4 September 2020 Brussels [10]
9 17,955 Sarah Lahti Sweden 4 September 2020 Brussels [11]
10 17,952 Junko Kataoka Japan 1 October 1994 Tokyo
11 17,930 Molly Huddle United States 1 November 2020 Attleboro [12]
12 17,871 Naomi Sakashita Japan 10 October 1995 Amagasaki
13 17,776 Jeļena Prokopčuka Latvia 8 August 2003
14 17,709 Katrin Dörre-Heinig East Germany 7 July 1988 Leipzig
15 17,693 Izumi Maki Japan 1 October 1994 Tokyo
16 17,692 Midori Fumoto Japan 1 October 1994 Tokyo
17 17,546 Marta Galimany Spain 4 September 2020 Brussels [13]
18 17,545 Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai Kenya 17 June 2014 Ostrava
19 17,544 Muluhabt Tsega Ethiopia 17 June 2014 Ostrava
20 17,343 Leah Malot Kenya 16 June 2009 Ostrava
21 17,335 Elena Loyo Spain 4 September 2020 Brussels [14]
22 17,332 Mx Valerie Duvialard France 23 March 1996 Rouen
23 17,330 Julia Mombi Muraga Kenya 17 June 2014 Ostrava
24 17,323 Likina Amebaw Ethiopia 4 September 2020 Brussels [15]
25 17,315 Nina Lauwaert Belgium 4 September 2020 Brussels [16]

References

  1. ^ Milroy, Andy (2005). "History of the Hour Run". Archived from the original on 2007-02-22. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. ^ "All-time men's best one hour runs". alltime-athletics.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  3. ^ Mike Rowbottom (4 September 2020). "Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Moen surpasses long-standing European one hour record in Kristiansand". supperrb.com. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Record de France de l'heure sur piste pour Morhad Amdouni". marathons.fr (in French). 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  7. ^ Mike Rowbottom (4 September 2020). "Hassan and Farah break one-hour world records in Brussels". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  8. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. ^ Ben Snider-McGrath (2 November 2020). "Molly Huddle breaks three U.S. records in one run". runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  13. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  14. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ "One Hour Run Results" (PDF). sportresult.com. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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