Birthday: 06/01/99 Mile PR: 3:43.97 - 2023 (U.S. record)
Metric Mile (1500m) PR: 3:27.80 - 2024
High School: Dupont Manual High School (KY) '17
Hometown: Louisville, KY
College: Notre Dame '21
Current Residence: Boulder, CO
Team: On Athletics Club
Yared Nuguse three-peated at the 2025 Wanamaker Mile, breaking the beam in a world record of 3:46.63; the first American male to set a track Mile WR since 1978, Dick Buerkle, also indoor WR (3:54.93); and the first Wanamaker WR since 1955, 70 years!! He also scored the $25,000 WR bonus, and en route, the U.S. indoor 1500m record (3:31.74).
In February 2024, Nuguse defended his Wanamaker Mile title in 3:47.83, just off his U.S. record from 2023, and the following week, won the USA 3000m indoor title in 7:55.76, earning a Team USA berth for the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where he won the 3000m silver medal, clocking 7:43.59.
At the 128th Penn Relays in 2024, he won a thrilling Mile race in a record trifecta of 3:51.06 to break the following records: Penn Relays – 3:53.2 (Tony Waldrop, 1974), Franklin Field – 3:52.88 (Eamonn Coghlan, 1979) and Pennsylvania state record – (3:52.26, Steve Scott, 1981); also his time is the fastest track Mile run in April.
At the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Yared finished 1500m runner-up, clocking 3:30.86 and earning a trip to the Paris Olympics.
At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in the greatest 1500 ever, he earned the bronze medal, setting a personal record of 3:27.80, #9 all-time, and missing the silver by .01 of a second to Josh Kerr. In September, at the New Balance KO Mile in Dusseldorf, he finished second in 3:51.9, a U.S. record and the second fastest all-time on a record standard road course, and later, won the 1500m in 3:29.21 at the Weltklasse Zürich Diamond League meet.
Nuguse won the 2023 Rudin Wanamaker Mile, setting an American indoor record of 3:47.38 and shattering Bernard Lagat's 3:49.89 on the same day, February 11, in 2005; en route U.S. 1500m record too (3:33.22). Earlier in 2023, he also set the U.S. 3000m indoor record, clocking 7:28.24 for the win at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic on January 27 in Boston.
In May 2023, he set a 1500m PR, clocking 3:33.02 at the Rabat Diamond League meet, and in June, finished third at the Bislett Games 1500m, setting another PR of 3:29.02. In July, he won the USA 1500 title, his first, in 3:34.90, earning a trip to Budapest for the World Championships in August, and later in the month, won the 1500m at the London DL meet in 3:30.44.
In Budapest, August 2023, he finished 5th in the World Championships 1500m (3:30.25), and the following week at the Weltklasse Zürich meet, he won the 1500m in 3:30.49, just edging World champion Josh Kerr.
At the 2023 Bowerman Mile, part of the Diamond League final, Nuguse finished a close second to Jakob Ingebrigtsen, clocking 3:43.97, #4 all-time, to shatter Alan Webb's 2007 U.S. Mile record (3:46.91). He closed his stellar season, winning the Kalakaua Merrie Mile, running 3:56.84 in Honolulu.
In 2022, he won the Sir Walter Miler in 3:53.34, setting North Carolina state, meet & personal records. On February 12, 2022, he set the NCAA indoor 3000m record in a time of 7:38.13 at the BU Valentine Invitational.
At the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, Yared finished third in the 1500 meters to qualify for Team USA, but due to a quad injury he did not compete in the Tokyo Olympics. Earlier in May, he set the NCAA 1500m record, clocking 3:34.68 in the prelims of the ACC Championships and later finished NCAA 1500m runner-up to Cole Hocker.
Also at Notre Dame, Nuguse won the 2019 NCAA 1500m title (outdoors) and anchored the NCAA Distance Medley Relay championshp team (indoors); he was also an All-American in cross country and a member of the NCAA Cross Country Championships runner-up team (2021).
In high school, he won a Kentucky state Cross Country crown, and his senior year, swept the 800 / 1600 / 3200 state titles.
FUN FACT: His nickname is The Goose.
FUN FACT II: He is a big Taylor Swift fanboy.
FUN FACT III: Yared has a pet turtle named Tyro.
The 25th edition draws top international field, including Olympic champions, Olympic medalists, world champions, past race champions and more!
From meet organization
The Prefontaine Classic’s premier event, the Bowerman Mile, is returning with another trio of headliners who promise to put on...
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The first American male to set a track Mile WR since 1978, Dick Buerkle, also indoor WR (3:54.93), and the first Wanamaker WR since 1955, 70 years!!
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
NEW YORK - Little more than an hour after fellow American Paris Olympic bronze medalist Grant Fisher’s 3000m...
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Yared Nuguse eyes three-peat at iconic indoor Mile race
From World Athletics
Olympic and World indoor medalists Josh Kerr and Yared Nuguse will renew their rivalry and Paris Olympic 1500m medalists Jessica Hull (silver) and Georgia Bell (bronze) lead the women’s field for the NYRR Wanamaker...
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U.S. indoor record by St. Pierre, new mother; record four men sub-3:50 indoors same race; Engelhardt national girls Mile records, outdoor and HS-only; men’s road Mile world record shattered, twice; at Iffley Road, 70th anniversary celebration of the first sub-4 by Roger Bannister; three more U.S....
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American and Paris Olympic bronze medalist Nuguse also well under previous mark
From World Athletics
At the New Balance KO Meile in Dusseldorf, Germany, on Sunday afternoon, Britain’s Elliot Giles won the men’s race, smashing the road Mile world record with his 3:51.3.
The Paris Olympic...
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"I think most people in the race knew I was a competitor, same with Yared, but it was another thing to not have all that noise. I feel like I took advantage of it.”
By Jon Mulkeen for World Athletics
It’s the kind of race that will be spoken about by enthusiasts of men’s middle-distance...
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Top eight surpassed old Trials record in exciting race
In the greatest U.S. 1500 meter race, Cole Hocker impressively defended his Olympic Trials title, crushing the meet record in 3:30.59, also a PR. Yared Nuguse followed closely on Hocker’s heels in 3:30.86, and 21-year-old Hobbs Kessler took...
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“I felt very strong through the first (kilometer) and I was like, you know what, it’s time to press and push and see what these guys have got."; nine men sub-3:50
By Andrew Greif for World Athletics
EUGENE, Ore. - In perhaps the most anticipated race at the Prefontaine Classic, World 1500m...
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High anticipation for the upcoming clash of Mile titans at Hayward Field
From Pre Classic
EUGENE, Ore. - Superstars Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Yared Nuguse and Josh Kerr will headline the Bowerman Mile at this year’s Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, May 25, the meet has announced.
The 2024...
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New mom St. Pierre breaks her U.S. indoor record; Nuguse near misses his record
From Sam Brief, NBC Olympics
The Wanamaker Mile is the Millrose Games’ flagship and final event. It’s named for department store owner Rodman Wanamaker, whose employees founded the Millrose Games in 1908. The...
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“Not only am I stronger and smarter than I was last year, but I will be able to attack this race with a lot more confidence to chase the world record.”; live TV broadcast on NBC and Peacock
From Millrose Games
The 116th Millrose Games on Sunday, February 11, like past editions, promises to be...
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Record event prize money awarded; record four U.S. high schoolers sub-4 in same race; Nuguse blasts U.S. indoor & outdoor Mile records; Kipyegon shatters women’s outdoor Mile record, Hiltz U.S. record; official road Mile world records recognized, inaugural road Mile World Championship and more!
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A record 11 men sub-3:50 in the same race as well as five national and one world junior records set!
By Maddie Lang
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Yared Nuguse gave the fans an exciting show in the Bowerman Mile to fittingly cap off the first day of The Prefontaine Classic on Saturday afternoon.
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“Definitely the 3:47. I always just love the Mile more. The 3K’s fun, but the Mile, 1500, they’re definitely where my heart’s at.”
By Tim Casey, Forbes, Senior Contributor
Before Saturday, Yared Nuguse had never competed at the famed Millrose Games indoor track meet in New York City. But he...
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Commonwealth Games champion to face formidable international field on Saturday, February 11 at the 115th Millrose Games; NBC live broadcast from 4:00pm to 6:00pm EST
From Millrose Games
The 115th Millrose Games will take place on Saturday, February 11th, exactly one month from today, at the...
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Each champion also earns $5000 bonus for North Carolina state record; 12 men go sub-4
From Sir Walter Running
RALEIGH, NC - On a warm, humid summer Friday night with a loud crowd at the 8th Sir Walter Miler, athletes had extra incentive to go after the North Carolina state Mile records held...
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