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 March 2026.
Notes
The times, above, for Newcastle were set on a straight road track.
Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:00.68:
- 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 (2014).
- Brycen Spratling also ran also ran 1:00.37 on an oversized indoor track (2013).
Times rejected
- Roddie Haley ran 59.82 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 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.
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 (2007).
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