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 1999 1998 1997 1996 9:14.50 Abdul Alzindani (USA) 09 Mar Boston MA USA 1995 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 1976 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 1956 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 1951 1950 1949 8:53.8 Gaston Reiff (BEL) 12 Feb New York NY USA 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 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 1939 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 2006 2005 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 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 10:09.75 Christina Nichols (USA) 09 Mar Boston MA USA 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 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