by Howard Willman
(as of September 05, 2017)
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 he also ran the fastest mile of the year at the Millrose Games (see chart). Centro became the first U.S. miler to lead the world list since 2007. 2016 was also the first year of the sub-4:00 era in which the fastest mile was run indoors.
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| World Leaders Since The First Sub-4:00 In 1954 | ||||||||
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| 1954 | 3:57.9 | WR | John | Landy | AUS | Turku | 6/21/54 | |
| 1955 | 3:59.0 | Laslzo | Tabori | HUN | London | 5/28/55 | ||
| 1956 | 3:58.6 | John | Landy | AUS | Melbourne | 1/28/56 | ||
| John | Landy | AUS | Melbourne | 4/07/56 | ||||
| Jim | Bailey | AUS | Los Angeles | 5/05/56 | ||||
| 1957 | 3:57.2 | WR | Derek | Ibbotson | GBR | London | 7/19/57 | |
| 1958 | 3:54.5 | WR | Herb | Elliott | AUS | Dublin | 8/06/58 | |
| 1959 | 3:56.5 | Siegfried | Valentin | GDR | Potsdam | 5/28/59 | ||
| 1960 | 3:57.0 | Herb | Elliott | AUS | Dublin | 9/23/60 | ||
| 1961 | 3:57.6 | Dyrol | Burleson | USA | Eugene | 5/24/61 | ||
| 1962 | 3:54.4 | WR | Peter | Snell | NZL | Wanganui | 1/27/62 | |
| 1963 | 3:54.9 | Peter | Snell | NZL | Modesto | 5/25/63 | ||
| 1964 | 3:54.03 | WR | Peter | Snell | NZL | Auckland | 11/17/64 | |
| 1965 | 3:53.6 | WR | Michel | Jazy | FRA | Rennes | 6/09/05 | |
| 1966 | 3:51.3 | WR | Jim | Ryun | USA | Berkeley | 7/17/66 | |
| 1967 | 3:51.1 | WR | Jim | Ryun | USA | Bakersfield | 6/23/67 | |
| 1968 | 3:53.8 | Bodo | Tummler | FRG | Karlskrona | 8/22/68 | ||
| 1969 | 3:55.9 | Jim | Ryun | USA | Los Angeles | 6/07/69 | ||
| 1970 | 3:56.3 | Roscoe | Divine | USA | Eugene | 6/05/70 | ||
| 1971 | 3:54.4 | Kip | Keino | KEN | Stockholm | 7/06/71 | ||
| 1972 | 3:52.8 | Jim | Ryun | USA | Toronto | 7/29/72 | ||
| 1973 | 3:52.17 | Ben | Jipcho | KEN | Stockholm | 7/02/73 | ||
| 1974 | 3:53.2 | Tony | Waldrop | USA | Philadelphia | 4/27/74 | ||
| 1975 | 3:49.4 | WR | John | Walker | NZL | Goteborg | 8/12/75 | |
| 1976 | 3:53.07 | John | Walker | NZL | Stockholm | 8/09/76 | ||
| 1977 | 3:52.0 | John | Walker | NZL | Dublin | 7/11/77 | ||
| 1978 | 3:52.50 | Thomas | Wessinghage | FRG | Stockholm | 7/03/78 | ||
| 1979 | 3:48.95 | WR | Seb | Coe | GBR | Oslo | 7/17/79 | |
| 1980 | 3:48.8 | WR | Steve | Ovett | GBR | Oslo | 7/01/80 | |
| 1981 | 3:47.33 | WR | Seb | Coe | GBR | Bruxelles | 8/28/81 | |
| 1982 | 3:47.69 | Steve | Scott | USA | Oslo | 7/07/82 | ||
| 1983 | 3:49.21 | Steve | Scott | USA | Berlin | 8/17/83 | ||
| 1984 | 3:49.54 | Said | Aouita | MAR | Zurich | 8/22/84 | ||
| 1985 | 3:46.32 | WR | Steve | Cram | GBR | Oslo | 7/27/85 | |
| 1986 | 3:48.31 | Steve | Cram | GBR | Oslo | 7/05/86 | ||
| 1987 | 3:46.76 | Said | Aouita | MAR | Helsinki | 7/02/87 | ||
| 1988 | 3:48.85 | Steve | Cram | GBR | Oslo | 7/02/88 | ||
| 1989 | 3:49.90 | Abdi | Bile | SOM | Oslo | 7/01/89 | ||
| 1990 | 3:49.31 | Joe | Falcon | USA | Oslo | 7/14/90 | ||
| 1991 | 3:49.12 | Noureddine | Morceli | ALG | Lausanne | 7/10/91 | ||
| 1992 | 3:48.80 | William | Kemei | KEN | Berlin | 8/21/92 | ||
| 1993 | 3:44.39 | WR | Noureddine | Morceli | ALG | Rieti | 9/05/93 | |
| 1994 | 3:48.67 | Noureddine | Morceli | ALG | St. Petersburg | 7/26/94 | ||
| 1995 | 3:45.19 | Noureddine | Morceli | ALG | Zurich | 8/16/95 | ||
| 1996 | 3:48.15 | Noureddine | Morceli | ALG | Oslo | 7/05/96 | ||
| 1997 | 3:44.90 | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | Oslo | 7/04/97 | ||
| 1998 | 3:44.60 | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | Nice | 7/16/98 | ||
| 1999 | 3:43.13 | WR | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | Roma | 7/07/99 | |
| 2000 | 3:45.96 | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | London | 8/05/00 | ||
| 2001 | 3:44.95 | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | Roma | 6/29/01 | ||
| 2002 | 3:48.28 | Hicham | El Guerrouj | MAR | Roma | 7/12/02 | ||
| 2003 | 3:48.17 | Paul | Korir | KEN | London | 8/08/03 | ||
| 2004 | 3:49.84 | Paul | Korir | KEN | London | 7/30/04 | ||
| 2005 | 3:47.97 | Dahame | Bashir | QAT | Oslo | 7/29/05 | ||
| 2006 | 3:50.32 | Alex | Kipchirchir | KEN | Oslo | 6/02/06 | ||
| 2007 | 3:46.91 | Alan | Webb | USA | Brasschaat | 7/21/07 | ||
| 2008 | 3:49.38 | Andrew | Baddeley | GBR | Oslo | 6/06/08 | ||
| 2009 | 3:48.50 | Asbel | Kiprop | KEN | Eugene | 6/07/09 | ||
| 2010 | 3:49.56 | Asbel | Kiprop | KEN | Oslo | 6/04/10 | ||
| 2011 | 3:49.09 | Haron | Keitany | KEN | Eugene | 6/04/11 | ||
| 2012 | 3:49.22 | Asbel | Kiprop | KEN | Oslo | 6/07/12 | ||
| 2013 | 3:49.48 | Silas | Kiplagat | KEN | Eugene | 6/01/13 | ||
| 2014 | 3:47.32 | Ayanleh | Souleiman | DJI | Eugene | 5/31/14 | ||
| 2015 | 3:51.10 | Ayanleh | Souleiman | DJI | Eugene | 5/30/15 | ||
| 2016 | 3:50.63i 3:51.48 |
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| 2017 | 3:49.04 | Ronald | Kwemoi | KEN | Eugene | 5/27/17 | ||