Josh Kerr Sets Mile World Record At London Diamond League

For 27 years, Hicham El Guerrouj's world record looked untouchable.

On Saturday at the London Diamond League, Josh Kerr finally brought it down.

The reigning world champion ran a blistering 3:42.66 to win the men's mile, breaking the legendary mark of 3:43.13 set by two-time Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj in 1999. In doing so, Kerr became the fastest miler in history.

The performance capped a pursuit Kerr openly embraced for months through his "Project 222" campaign, built around his belief that he could become the first man to break 3:43.

Although Kerr entered as one of the favorites, fellow Olympic medalist Yared Nuguse came into the race with the faster lifetime best (3:43.97 to Kerr's 3:45.34). Instead, it was Kerr who delivered the race of his life, slashing nearly three seconds from his personal best while running one of the fastest-closing miles ever recorded.

Kerr settled through the opening laps before taking control after 1,000 meters. He reached 800 meters in 1:51.1, hit 1,500 meters in 3:27.7, already inside El Guerrouj's record pace, and covered the final 109 meters in just under 15 seconds to stop the clock at 3:42.66. Breakdown of the lap by lap below!

Nuguse also dipped under 3:46 with a season-best 3:45.69 for second, while Great Britain's Jake Heyward finished third in 3:46.73.

Complete Results below. 

Mens 100 Meter Dash Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Kayinsola Ajayi		Nigeria	9.84		1
2		Oblique Seville		Jamaica	9.87		1
3		Romell Glave		Great Britain	9.97		1
4		Emmanuel Eseme		Cameroon	9.97		1
5		Gift Leotlela		South Africa	9.99		1
6		Jordan Anthony		United States	9.99		1
7		Zharnel Hughes		Great Britain	10.02		1
8		Jeremiah Azu		Great Britain	10.07		1

Mens 400 Meter Dash Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Rai Benjamin		United States	44.05		1
2		Matthew Hudson-Smith		Great Britain	44.18		1
3		Jacory Patterson		United States	44.25		1
4		Jereem Richards		Trinidad and Tobago	44.63		1
5		Lee Bhekempilo Eppie		Botswana	44.71		1
6		Khaleb McRae		United States	44.90		1
7		Vernon Norwood		United States	44.97		1
8		Ben Jefferies		Great Britain	45.30		1

Mens 800 Meter Run Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Brandon Miller		United States	1:42.19		1
2		Mark English		Ireland	1:42.97		1
3		Max Burgin		Great Britain	1:43.30		1
4		Emmanuel Wanyonyi		Kenya	1:43.31		1
5		Ben Pattison		Great Britain	1:43.34		1
6		Peter Bol		Australia	1:43.60		1
7		Cian McPhillips		Ireland	1:43.97		1
8		Tobias GrØNstad		Norway	1:44.58		1
9		Alex Botterill		Great Britain	1:44.71		1
10		Bryce Hoppel		United States	1:45.32		1

Mens One Mile Run Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Josh Kerr		Great Britain	3:42.66		1
2		Yared Nuguse		United States	3:45.69		1
3		Jake Heyward		Great Britain	3:46.73		1
4		Robert Farken		Germany	3:46.82		1
5		Nathan Green		United States	3:48.05		1
6		Arlo Ludewick		Great Britain	3:48.17		1
7		Ethan Strand		United States	3:49.13		1
8		Thomas Keen		Great Britain	3:49.33		1
9		Samuel Prakel		United States	3:49.63		1
10		Archie Davis		Great Britain	3:51.09		1

Mens 110 Meter Hurdles Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Jakobe Tharp		United States	12.89		1
2		Kendry L. MenÉNdez		Cuba	13.01		1
3		Trey Cunningham		United States	13.12		1
4		Jamal Britt		United States	13.16		1
5		Cordell Tinch		United States	13.17		1
6		Orlando Bennett		Jamaica	13.21		1
7		Demario Prince		Jamaica	13.27		1
8		Sam Bennett		Great Britain	13.53		1

Mens 400 Meter Hurdles Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Karsten Warholm		Norway	46.61		1
2		Emil Agyekum		Germany	47.45		1
3		Abderrahmane Samba		Qatar	48.10		1
4		Ezekiel Nathaniel		Nigeria	48.30		1
5		Matheus Lima		Brazil	48.33		1
6		Alastair Chalmers		Great Britain	48.81		1
7		Caleb Dean		United States	50.45		1

Mens Pole Vault Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Sam Kendricks		United States	19-6.25		1
2		Armand Duplantis		Sweden	19-6.25		1
3		Kurtis Marschall		Australia	19-6.25		1
4		Emmanouil Karalis		Greece	19-6.25		1
5		Sondre Guttormsen		Norway	19-2.25		1
6		Renaud Lavillenie		France	18-4.25		1
6		Menno Vloon		Netherlands	18-4.25		1
8		Owen Heard		Great Britain	18-4.25		1
9		Christopher Nilsen		United States	18-4.25		1

Womens 200 Meter Dash Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Julien Alfred		St Lucia	21.66		1
2		Gabrielle Thomas		United States	21.81		1
3		Shaunae Miller-Uibo		Bahamas	22.24		1
4		Dina Asher-smith		Great Britain	22.28		1
5		Amy Hunt		Great Britain	22.30		1
6		Success Eduan		Great Britain	22.53		1
7		Anavia Battle		United States	22.55		1
8		Cambrea Sturgis		United States	22.57		1

Womens 400 Meter Dash Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Marileidy Paulino		Dominican Republic	48.97		1
2		Henriette JÆGer		Norway	49.15		1
3		Stacey-Ann Williams		Jamaica	49.52		1
4		Nickisha Pryce		Jamaica	50.09		1
5		Natalia Bukowiecka		Poland	50.10		1
6		Roxana Gómez		Cuba	50.14		1
7		Yemi Mary John		Great Britain	50.24		1
8		Charlotte Henrich		Great Britain	50.45		1

Womens 800 Meter Run Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Keely Hodgkinson		Great Britain	1:56.21		1
2		Femke Broeders Bol		Netherlands	1:56.46		1
3		Tsige Duguma		Ethiopia	1:56.92		1
4		Sarah Billings		Australia	1:58.16		1
5		Jemma Reekie		Great Britain	1:58.60		1
6		Isabelle Boffey		Great Britain	1:58.85		1
7		Addy Wiley		United States	2:00.01		1

Womens 3000 Meter Run Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Jessica Hull		Australia	8:24.69		1
2		Rose Davies		Australia	8:25.38		1
3		Sarah Healy		Ireland	8:25.63		1
4		Hannah Nuttall		Great Britain	8:26.48		1
5		Fantaye Belayneh		Ethiopia	8:26.98		1
6		Linden Hall		Australia	8:27.16		1
7		Georgia Griffith		Australia	8:27.94		1
8		Medina Eisa		Ethiopia	8:27.99		1
9		Hawi Abera		Ethiopia	8:28.00		1
10		Marta Alemayo		Ethiopia	8:29.09		1
11		Laura Muir		Great Britain	8:31.77		1
12		Hirut Meshesha		Ethiopia	8:32.04		1
13		Nozomi Tanaka		Japan	8:32.29		1
14		Megan Keith		Great Britain	8:32.58		1
15		Marta GarcÍA		Spain	8:34.80		1
15		Eloise Walker		Great Britain	8:34.80		1
17		Innes Fitzgerald		Great Britain	8:35.42		1
18		Margaret Akidor		Kenya	8:37.45		1
19		Lauren Ryan		Australia	8:41.85		1

Womens High Jump Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Nicola Olyslagers		Australia	6-7		1
2		Yaroslava Mahuchikh		Ukraine	6-7		1
3		Eleanor Patterson		Australia	6-5		1
4		Maria Zodzik		Poland	6-5		1
5		Angelina Topic		Serbia	6-5		1
6		Lamara Distin		Jamaica	6-3.75		1
7		Marija Vukovic		Montenegro	6-0.75		1
8		Morgan Lake		Great Britain	6-0.75		1

Womens Long Jump Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Malaika Mihambo		Germany	23-1.5		1
2		Claire Bryant		United States	22-9		1
3		Larissa Iapichino		Italy	22-4.5		1
4		Hilary Kpatcha		France	22-0.5		1
5		Agate De Sousa		Portugal	21-10.5		1
6		Lucy Hadaway		Great Britain	21-9.25		1
7		Ramona Elena Verman		Romania	21-8.5		1
8		Jazmin Sawyers		Great Britain	21-5		1

Womens Discus Finals

Place	Video	Athlete		Team	Mark	Wind	Heat
1		Cierra Jackson		United States	235-3.5		1
2		Valarie Sion		United States	224-4.5		1
3		Jorinde Van klinken		Netherlands	223-0.75		1
4		Vanessa Kamga		Sweden	214-2.75		1
5		Alida Van Daalen		Netherlands	210-8.25		1
6		Laulauga Tausaga		United States	207-2		1
7		Shanice Craft		Germany	198-0.75		1
8		Zara Obamakinwa		Great Britain	194-11.25		1