Fastest run one mile (female)

According to Official Guinness Records,

The fastest run one mile (female) is 4 minutes 12.56 seconds, achieved by Svetlana Masterkova (Russia) in Zurich, Switzerland, on 14 August 1996.Svetlana is a two time Olympic gold medalist and a World Championship gold medalist.

For a complete list of 1996 records, please visit 1996 Guinness Records in Switzerland.

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