FOR MANY YEARS T&FN has tallied men’s sub-4:00 miles at the Pre Classic. What about the women’s stats (all recent-year races run at 1500)? They, too, are a treat for numbers junkies and we are grateful that Howard Willman has compiled them.
| More Pre Classic Miling Stats | ||
| Pre Women’s 1500/Mile Trivia | Men’s Sub-4:00 Mile Performances | Men’s Mile Trivia |
| Women Who Have Broken 4:00 In The Pre Classic 1500 | |||||
| 1. Faith | Kipyegon | (Kenya) | 3:48.68 | 1 | 05 July 25 |
| Kipyegon | (Kenya) | 3:50.72 | 1 | 16 Sep 23 | |
| 2. Diribe | Welteji | (Ethiopia) | 3:51.44 | 2 | 05 July 25 |
| Kipyegon | (Kenya) | 3:52.59 | 1 | 28 May 22 | |
| 3. Jessica | Hull | (Australia) | 3:52.67 | 3 | 05 July 25 |
| Kipyegon | (Kenya) | 3:53.23 | 1 | 21 Aug 21 | |
| Welteji | (Ethiopia) | 3:53.75 | 1 | 25 May 24 | |
| Welteji | (Ethiopia) | 3:53.93 | 2 | 16 Sep 23 | |
| 4. Gudaf | Tsegay | (Ethiopia) | 3:54.21 | 2 | 28 May 22 |
| 5. Georgia | Hunter Bell | (Great Britain) | 3:54.76 | 4 | 05 July 25 |
| (10 performances) | |||||
| 6. Laura | Muir | (Great Britain) | 3:55.16 | 3 | 16 Sep 23 |
| 7. Freweyni | Hailu | (Ethiopia) | 3:55.68 | 4 | 16 Sep 23 |
| 8. Nikki | Hiltz | (US/lululemon) | 3:55.96 | 5 | 05 July 25 |
| Hull | 3:55.97 | 2 | 25 May 24 | ||
| 9. Elle | St. Pierre | (US/New Balance) | 3:56.00 | 3 | 25 May 24 |
| Muir | 3:56.35 | 4 | 25 May 24 | ||
| Kipyegon | 3:56.41 | 1 | 28 May 16 | ||
| 10. Linden | Hall | (Australia) | 3:56.92 | 5 | 16 Sep 23 |
| 11. Sinclaire | Johnson | (US/Nike) | 3:56.93 | 6 | 05 July 25 |
| 12. Birke | Haylom | (Ethiopia) | 3:56.98 | 6 | 16 Sep 23 |
| 13. Hellen | Obiri | (Kenya) | 3:57.05 | 1 | 31 May 14 |
| 14. Sarah | Healy | (Ireland) | 3:57.20 | 7 | 05 July 25 |
| 15. Hirut | Meshesha | (Ethiopia) | 3:57.53 | 7 | 16 Sep 23 |
| 16. Abeba | Aregawi | (Sweden) | 3:57.57 | 2 | 31 May 14 |
| Hull | 3:57.57 | 8 | 16 Sep 23 | ||
| (25 performances) | |||||
| 17. Saron | Berhe | (Ethiopia) | 3:57.72 | 8 | 05 July 25 |
| Hailu | 3:57.74 | 9 | 05 July 25 | ||
| 18. Emily | Mackay | (US/New Balance) | 3:57.91 | 10 | 05 July 25 |
| Kipyegon | 3:58.01 | 3 | 31 May 14 | ||
| 19. Susan | Ejore | (Kenya) | 3:58.05 | 11 | 05 July 25 |
| 20. Dawit | Seyaum | (Ethiopia) | 3:58.10 | 2 | 28 May 16 |
| 21. Jenny | Simpson | (US/New Balance) | 3:58.28 | 4 | 31 May 14 |
| Obiri | 3:58.58 | 1 | 01 June 13 | ||
| 22. Gabriela | DeBues-Stafford | (Canada) | 3:58.62 | 3 | 28 May 22 |
| Johnson | 3:58.85 | 4 | 28 May 22 | ||
| Kipyegon | 3:59.04 | 1 | 30 June 19 | ||
| 23. Shelby | Houlihan | (US/Bowerman TC) | 3:59.06 | 1 | 26 May 18 |
| Muir | 3:59.30 | 2 | 26 May 18 | ||
| Hull | 3:59.31 | 5 | 28 May 22 | ||
| Simpson | 3:59.37 | 3 | 26 May 18 | ||
| 24. Sifan | Hassan | (Netherlands) | 3:59.38 | 5 | 31 May 14 |
| Muir | 3:59.47 | 2 | 30 June 19 | ||
| 25. Rabab | Arrafi | (Morocco) | 3:59.51 | 4 | 26 May 18 |
| 26. Melissa | Courtney-Bryant | (Great Britain) | 3:59.57 | 9 | 16 Sep 23 |
| Houlihan | 3:59.64 | 3 | 30 June 19 | ||
| Hiltz | 3:59.64 | 5 | 25 May 24 | ||
| Kipyegon | 3:59.67 | 1 | 27 May 17 | ||
| St. Pierre | 3:59.68 | 6 | 28 May 22 | ||
| Hall | 3:59.73 | 2 | 21 Aug 21 | ||
| Mackay | 3:59.76 | 6 | 25 May 24 | ||
| (50 performances) | |||||
| Tsegay | 3:59.85 | 4 | 30 June 19 | ||
| 27. Gelete | Burka | (Ethiopia) | 3:59.89 | 1 | 07 June 09 |
| Simpson | 3:59.90 | 2 | 07 June 09 | ||
| Hailu | 3:59.97 | 7 | 28 May 22 | ||
| (54 performances by 27 performers) | |||||
