500 metres
The 500 metres is a rarely run middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.All-time top 25
- i = indoor performance
- A = affected by altitude
- OT = oversized track
Men
- Correct as of September 2017.
| Rank | Track
Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
| 1 | N/A | 57.69 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 2 | N/A | 57.91 | Mark English | Ireland | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 3 | N/A | 59.02 | Martyn Rooney | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 4 | N/A | 59.18 | Sebastian Rodger | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 5 | N/A | 59.26 | Nijel Amos | Botswana | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | |
| 6 | N/A | 59.30 | Jack Green | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 7 | 1 | 59.32 | Orestes Rodriguez | Cuba | 5 February 2013 | La Habana | |
| 8 | 2 | 59.82 i | Roddie Haley | United States | 15 March 1986 | Oklahoma City | |
| 9 | 3 | 59.83 i | Abdalleleh Haroun | Qatar | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm | |
| 10 | N/A | 59.93 | Elliot Giles | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 11 | 4 | 1:00.06 i | Brycen Spratling | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
| 12 | 5 | 1:00.08 | Donato Sabia | Italy | 26 May 1984 | Busto Arsizio | |
| 13 | 6 | 1:00.11 i | Vernon Norwood | United States | 11 February 2017 | New York City | |
| 14 | 7 | 1:00.17 i | Ken Lowery | United States | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis | |
| 15 | 8 | 1:00.19 i | Mark Everett | United States | 28 February 1992 | New York City | |
| 16 | 9 | 1:00.35 | Pavel Maslák | Czech Republic | 3 August 2013 | Cheb | |
| 17 | 10 | 1:00.43 i | Mike Berry | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
| 18 | 11 | 1:00.45 i | Michael Parks | United States | 16 January 1987 | Indianapolis | |
| 19 | 12 | 1:00.58 i | Chris Giesting | United States | 17 February 2013 | Geneva | |
| 20 | 13 | 1:00.68 i | Jakub Krzewina | Poland | 1 February 2015 | Spała | |
| 21 | 14 | 1:00.70 i | Bershawn Jackson | United States | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
| 22 | 15 | 1:00.71 i | Onkabetse Nkobolo | Botswana | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm | |
| 23 | N/A | 1:00.73 | Guy Learmonth | Great Britain | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | |
| 24 | 16 | 1:00.76 i | Jonathan Borlée | Belgium | 14 February 2015 | New York City | |
| 25 | N/A | 1:00.80 | Erik Sowinski | United States | 12 September 2015 | Newcastle | |
| 25 | N/A | 1:00.80 | Conrad Williams | Great Britain | 12 September 2015 | Newcastle | |
Women
- Correct as of February 2019.
| Rank | Track
Rank | Result | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Place | Ref |
| 1 | 1 | 1:05.9 | Tatana Kocembova | | 2 August 1984 | Ostrava | |
| 2 | 2 | 1:06.31 i | Olesya Krasnomovets | Russia | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 3 | N/A | 1:06.62 | Lynsey Sharp | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 4 | N/A | 1:06.69 | Perri Shakes-Drayton | Great Britain | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | |
| 5 | N/A | 1:06.70 | Anyika Onuora | Great Britain | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | |
| 6 | 3 | 1:06.76 i | Olga Zaytseva | Russia | 7 January 2006 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 7 | N/A | 1:06.89 | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 8 | N/A | 1:07.19 | Lisanne de Witte | Netherlands | 9 September 2017 | Newcastle | |
| 9 | 4 | 1:07.34 i | Courtney Okolo | United States | 11 February 2017 | New York City | |
| 10 | 5 | 1:07.36 i | Natalya Nazarova | Russia | 8 January 2004 | Moscow | |
| 11 | N/A | 1:07.45 | Adelle Tracey | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 12 | N/A | 1:07.46 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | |
| 13 | N/A | 1:07.53 | Laviai Nielsen | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 14 | 6 | 1:07.67 i | Olga Nazarova | Soviet Union | 1988 | | |
| 15 | 7 | 1:07.68 i | Olga Kotlyarova | Russia | 7 January 2004 | Yekaterinburg | |
| 16 | N/A | 1:08.11 | Eilidh Child | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | |
| 17 | N/A | 1:08.19 | Mary Abichi | Great Britain | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead | |
| 18 | N/A | 1:08.27 | Seren Bundy-Davies | Great Britain | 10 September 2016 | Newcastle | |
| 19 | N/A | 1:08.29 | Līga Velvere | Latvia | 8 September 2018 | Gateshead | |
| 20 | 8 | 1:08.40 i | Sage Watson | Canada | 3 February 2017 | New York City | |
| 21 | N/A | 1:08.47 | Jenny Meadows | Great Britain | 6 September 2014 | Newcastle | |
| 22 | 9 | 1:08.65 | Aleksandra Gaworska | Poland | 6 May 2018 | Kraków | |
| 23 | 10 | 1:08.70 i | Shana Cox | United States | 30 January 2010 | University Park | |
| 24 | 11 | 1:08.71 i | Jearl Miles-Clark | United States | 31 January 2004 | University Park | |
| 25 | 12 | 1:08.84 i | Georganne Moline | United States | 30 January 2015 | New York City | |
