- Who
- Genzebe Dibaba
- What
- 04:13.31 minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- Sweden (Stockholm)
- When
The fastest run one mile indoors by a female athlete is 4 minutes 13.31 seconds and was achieved by Genzebe Dibaba (Ethiopia) at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 17 February 2016.
Dibaba broke the previous record of 4:17.14, which had stood for 26 years and was set a year before she was even born. At the time of setting this record, Dibaba held three other indoor records – in 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 metres.