Has any woman ever run a 4 minute mile?

No woman has yet run a four-minute mile. The current fastest mile run by a woman on record is by retired Russian Svetlana Masterkova, with a time of 4:12.56 in 1996.

The under four minute mile was first achieved in 1954 by Roger Bannister in 3:59.4.

What’s the fastest mile run on record

The fastest mile on record (under four minutes of course) is currently held by Hicham El Guerrouj, who ran a time of 3:43.13 in Rome in 1999.

Has anyone ran 2 miles under 8 minutes?

Yes, that has been done. In 1997, Daniel Komen of Kenya ran two miles in less than eight minutes, doubling up on Bannister’s accomplishment

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