All-time women's best mile race

short course

        1      4:23.72    Sonia O'Sullivan               IRL     28.11.69    1     Nice                     12.07.1995
        2      4:24.34    Regina Jacobs                  USA     28.08.63    2     Nice                     12.07.1995
        3      4:24.37    Carla Sacramento               POR     10.12.71    3     Nice                     12.07.1995
        4      4:25.02    Yekaterina Podkopayeva         RUS     11.06.52    4     Nice                     12.07.1995
        5      4:25.47    Gina Procaccio                 USA     19.07.64    5     Nice                     12.07.1996
        6      4:26.65    Margareta Marusova             RUS     25.11.67    6     Nice                     12.07.1995

performances annulled due to doping offense

        1      4:23.84    Sandra Gasser                  SUI     27.07.62    1     Bruxelles                11.09.1987