Sinclaire Johnson breaks U.S. women's record in mile
- - - Sinclaire Johnson breaks U.S. women's record in mile
Field Level MediaJuly 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
USA's Sinclaire Johnson competes in a women's 1,500 meters heat on day two of the World Athletics Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon July 16, 2022. Eug 071622 Worlds 35 (Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK)
Sinclaire Johnson ran the fastest mile ever by an American woman on Saturday in London.
Johnson, 27, clocked a time of 4 minutes and 16.32 seconds at a Diamond League outdoor meet.
She shaved three-hundredths of a second off the previous mark set by Nikki Hiltz at 4:16.35 in 2023.
Johnson finished fourth in Saturday's race, which was won by Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay in 4:11.88.
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