Yearly Ranking Leaders- 2 miles Indoor Track

Men (quality performances)
2016     
2015     8:03.40   Mohamed Farah (ENG)           21 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2014     8:07.41   Galen Rupp (USA)              25 Jan  Boston MA USA
2013     8:09.49   Bernard Lagat-2               16 Feb  New York NY USA       
2012     8:07.39   Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)          18 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2011     8:10.07   Bernard Lagat (USA)           12 Feb  New York NY USA
2010     
2009     
2008     8:04.35   Kenenisa Bekele-2             16 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2007     8:23.94   Shadrack Korir (KEN)          28 Jan  Moscow RUS
2006     8:05.12   Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)         18 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2005     8:14.28   Markos Geneti-2               18 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2004     8:08.39   Markos Geneti (ETH)           20 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2003     8:04.69   Haile Gebreselasie (ETH)      21 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2002     8:15.60   Salah Hissou (MAR)            17 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2001     8:09.89   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)      23 Feb  Ghent BEL
2000     8:09.66   Hailu Mekonnen (ETH)          20 Feb  Birmingham ENG

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1997                                                   
1996     9:14.50   Abdul Alzindani (USA)         09 Mar  Boston MA USA
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1994                                                   
1993     8:17.57   Marc Davis-2                  20 Feb  Los Angeles CA USA                                             
1992     8:16.18   Moses Kiptanui (KEN)          04 Mar  San Sebastian ESP
1991     8:31.85   Marc Davis (USA)              18 Jan  Los Angeles CA USA
1990     8:15.02   Doug Padilla-6                16 Feb  Los Angeles CA USA
1989                                                   
1988     8:41.70   Richard Nerurkar (ENG)        24 Jan  Boston MA USA
1987     8:24.61   Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)          15 Mar  Cosford ENG
1986                                                   
1985     8:15.3    Doug Padilla-5                15 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1984     8:26.6    Doug Padilla-4                17 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1983     8:16.5    Doug Padilla-3                18 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1982     8:16.8    Doug Padilla-2                19 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1981     8:26.0    Doug Padilla (USA)            13 Feb  Inglewood CA USA
1980     8:15.9    Henry Rono (KEN)              22 Feb  San Diego CA USA

1979     8:21.2    Suleiman Nyambui-2            16 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1978     8:17.9    Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)        17 Feb  San Diego CA USA                                   
1977     8:27.4    Frank Shorter (USA)           19 Feb  San Diego CA USA                                   
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1975                                                   
1974     8:20.4    Steve Prefontaine (USA)       17 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1973     8:13.2    Emile Puttemans-2             18 Feb  Berlin GER
1972     8:30.4    Emile Puttemans (BEL)         19 Feb  San Diego CA ISA                                  
1971     8:19.2    Kerry O'Brien (AUS)           19 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1970     8:28.6    Rex Maddaford (NZL)           20 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1969     8:27.2    George Young (USA)            22 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1968     8:27.2    Kerry Pearce (AUS)            03 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1967     8:31.6    Gerry Lindgren (USA)          04 Feb  Seattle WA USA
1966     8:28.8    Ronald Clarke-2               25 Feb  San Francisco CA USA
1965     8:34.7    Ronald Clarke (AUS)           26 Feb  San Francisco CA USA
1964     8:31.9    William Baillie (NZL)         25 Jan  Portland OR USA
1963     8:30.7    Jim Beatty (USA)              08 Mar  Chicago IL USA
1962     8:42.5    Murray Halberg-2              10 Feb  Los Angeles CA USA
1961     8:34.3    Murray Halberg (NZL)          14 Jan  Portland OR USA
1960     8:46.0    Allan Lawrence-2              06 Feb    USA

1959     8:46.7    Allan Lawrence (AUS)          07 Feb    USA
1958     8:56.2    Hans Hüneke (GER)             08 Feb    GER
1957     8:52.4    F Dwyer (USA)                 09 Feb    USA
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1955                                                  
1954     8:50.5    Horace Ashenfelter-2          13 Feb  New York NY USA                                  
1953     8:53.0    Horace Ashenfelter (USA)      31 Jan  Boston MA USA
1952     8:50.7    Fred Wilt (USA)               23 Feb  New York NY USA
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1949     8:53.8    Gaston Reiff (BEL)            12 Feb  New York NY USA
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1943     8:51.0    Greg Rice-3                   26 Mar  Cleveland OH USA
1942                
1941     8:51.1    Greg Rice-2                   22 Mar  Chicago IL USA
1940     8:56.2    Greg Rice (USA)               09 Mar  New York NY USA

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1938                
1937     8:58.0    Donald Lash (USA)             13 Feb  Boston MA USA
Women (quality performances)
2016    10:02.71   Weini Frezghi Kelati (ERI)    13 Mar  New York NY USA
2015     9:18.35   Jennifer Simpson (USA)        07 Feb  Boston MA USA
2014     9:00.48   Genzebe Dibaba Kenini (ETH)   15 Feb  Birmingham ENG
2013     9:13.17   Tirunesh Dibaba-3             02 Feb  Boston MA USA 
2012     9:21.60   Tirunesh Dibaba-2             04 Feb  Boston MA USA
2011     9:56.85   Aisling Cuffe (USA)           13 Mar  New York NY USA         
2010     9:12.23   Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)         20 Feb  Birmingham ENG         
2009     9:06.26   Meseret Defar-2               26 Feb  Prague CZE         
2008     9:10.50   Meseret Defar (ETH)           26 Jan  Boston MA USA         
2007     9:32.00   Joanne Pavey (ENG)            17 Feb  Birmingham ENG          
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2004                                                   
2003                                                   
2002     9:23.38   Regina Jacobs (USA)           13 Feb  Boston MA USA
2001    10:26.68   Laura Zeigle (USA)            11 Mar  New York NY USA
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1998                                                   
1997                                                   
1996    10:09.75   Christina Nichols (USA)       09 Mar  Boston MA USA
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1989                                                   
1988                                                   
1987     9:36.85   Yvonne Murray (SCO)           15 Mar  Cosford ENG
1986     9:28.15   Lynn Jennings (USA)           28 Feb  New York NY USA
1985     9:40.54   Cathy Branta (USA)            22 Feb  New York NY USA
1984     9:45.99   Brenda Webb (USA)             20 Jan  Johnson City TN USA
1983     9:31.7    Mary Slaney (USA)             21 Jan  Los Angeles CA USA
1982     9:33.2    Jan Merrill-4                 07 Dec  New London CT USA                                
1981     9:38.1    Francie Larrieu-2             27 Feb  New York NY USA                                
1980     9:45.0    Cindy Bremser (USA)           01 Mar  New York NY USA

1979     9:31.7    Jan Merrill-3                 27 Jan  New London CT USA
1978     9:38.7    Jan Merrill-2                 06 Dec  New London CT USA
1977    10:02.1    Galina Romanova (RUS)         04 Mar  Toronto CAN
1976     9:59.6    Jan Merrill (USA)             27 Feb  New York NY USA
1975    10:02.6    Irina Bondarchuk (RUS)        03 Mar  Richmond VA USA
1974     9:39.4    Francie Larrieu (USA)         17 Feb  San Diego CA USA
1973    10:12.0    Tamara Pangyelova (RUS)       17 Mar  Richmond VA US            

Last Updated on 03 Sep 2016