1000 metres
| Athletics 1000 metres | |
|---|---|
| World records | |
| Men |  Noah Ngeny (KEN) 2:11.96 (1999) | 
| Women |  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 2:28.98 (1996) | 
| Short track world records | |
| Men |  Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 2:14.20 (2016) | 
| Women |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) 2:30.94 (1999) | 
| World junior (U20) records | |
| Men |  Niels Laros (NED) 2:14.37 (2024) | 
| Women | .svg.png) Audrey Werro (SUI) 2:34.89 (2023) | 
The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track.
The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.[1][2]
Records
World records
- Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics[3]
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny |  Kenya | 5 September 1999 | Rieti | 
| Women | 2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova |  Russia | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | 
Short track world records
- Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics[3]
| Division | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 2:14.20 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm | 
| Women | 2:30.94 | Maria Mutola |  Mozambique | 15 February 1999 | Stockholm | 
Continental records
- Correct as of 27 April 2025. Source: World Athletics[3]
| Area | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Athlete | Nationality | |
| African | 2:11.96 WR | Noah Ngeny |  Kenya | 2:29.15 | Faith Kipyegon |  Kenya | 
| Asian | 2:14.72 | Yusuf Saad Kamel |  Bahrain | 2:35.30 | Nelly Jepkosgei |  Bahrain | 
| European | 2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe |  Great Britain | 2:28.98 WR | Svetlana Masterkova |  Russia | 
| North, Central American and Caribbean | 2:13.13 | Marco Arop | .svg.png) Canada | 2:31.49 | Addison Wiley |  United States | 
| Oceanian | 2:16.09 | Jeffrey Riseley | .svg.png) Australia | 2:32.94 | Abbey Caldwell | .svg.png) Australia | 
| South American | 2:14.09 | Joaquim Cruz |  Brazil | 2:32.25 | Letitia Vriesde |  Suriname | 
All-time top 25
| Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 1000m times and the top 25 athletes: | 
| - denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 1000m times | 
| - denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 1000m times, by repeat athletes | 
| - denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 1000m times | 
Men (outdoor)
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny |  Kenya | 5 September 1999 | Rieti | |
| 2 | 2 | 2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe |  United Kingdom | 11 July 1981 | Oslo | |
| 3 | 2:12.66 | Ngeny #2 | 17 July 1999 | Nice | |||
| 3 | 4 | 2:12.88 | Steve Cram |  United Kingdom | 9 August 1985 | Gateshead | |
| 4 | 5 | 2:13.08 | Taoufik Makhloufi |  Algeria | 1 July 2015 | Nancy | |
| 5 | 6 | 2:13.13 | Marco Arop | .svg.png) Canada | 8 September 2024 | Zagreb | [6] | 
| 7 | 2:13.40 | Coe #2 | 1 July 1980 | Oslo | |||
| 6 | 8 | 2:13.49 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne | [7] | 
| 7 | 9 | 2:13.56 | Kennedy Kimwetich |  Kenya | 17 July 1999 | Nice | |
| 8 | 10 | 2:13.62 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis |  Sudan | 3 July 2010 | Eugene | |
| 9 | 11 | 2:13.73 | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 2 July 1993 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq | |
| 10 | 12 | 2:13.88 | Jake Wightman |  United Kingdom | 10 August 2022 | Monaco | [8] | 
| 11 | 13 | 2:13.89 | Robert Biwott |  Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne | |
| 12 | 14 | 2:13.9 h | Rick Wohlhuter | .png) United States | 30 July 1974 | Oslo | |
| 15 | 2:13.93 | Kaki #2 | 22 July 2008 | Stockholm | |||
| 13 | 16 | 2:13.95 | Jonathan Kitilit |  Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne | |
| 14 | 17 | 2:13.96 | Mehdi Baala |  France | 26 June 2003 | Strasbourg | |
| 15 | 18 | 2:13.97 | Djamel Sedjati |  Algeria | 5 March 2024 | Potchefstroom | [9] | 
| 16 | 19 | 2:14.09 | Joaquim Cruz |  Brazil | 20 August 1984 | Nice | |
| 17 | 20 | 2:14.23 | Asbel Kiprop |  Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne | |
| 18 | 21 | 2:14.28 | Japheth Kimutai |  Kenya | 1 August 2000 | Stockholm | |
| 19 | 22 | 2:14.30 | Marcin Lewandowski |  Poland | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne | [10] | 
| 23 | 2:14.35 | Arop #2 | 10 August 2022 | Monaco | |||
| 20 | 24 | 2:14.37 | Niels Laros |  Netherlands | 7 July 2024 | Hengelo | [11] | 
| 21 | 25 | 2:14.41 | William Yiampoy |  Kenya | 5 September 1999 | Rieti | |
| 22 | 2:14.43 | Laban Rotich |  Kenya | 16 July 1997 | Nice | ||
| 23 | 2:14.50 | Abdi Bile |  Somalia | 13 September 1989 | Jerez de la Frontera | ||
| 24 | 2:14.52 | Djabir Said-Guerni |  Algeria | 5 September 1999 | Rieti | ||
| 25 | 2:14.53 | Willi Wülbeck |  West Germany | 1 July 1980 | Oslo | 
Men (indoor)
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2:14.20 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm | |
| 2 | 2 | 2:14.48 | Josh Hoey | .png) United States | 18 January 2025 | Philadelphia | [14] | 
| 3 | 3 | 2:14.74 | Marco Arop | .svg.png) Canada | 4 February 2024 | Boston | [15] | 
| 4 | 4 | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer |  Denmark | 20 February 2000 | Birmingham | |
| 5 | 2:15.25 | Kipketer #2 | 6 February 2000 | Stuttgart | |||
| 5 | 6 | 2:15.26 | Noureddine Morceli |  Algeria | 22 February 1992 | Birmingham | |
| 6 | 7 | 2:15.50 | Kennedy Kimwetich |  Kenya | 6 February 2000 | Stuttgart | |
| 7 | 8 | 2:15.62 | Vénuste Niyongabo |  Burundi | 27 February 1995 | Stockholm | |
| 8 | 9 | 2:15.77 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis |  Sudan | 21 February 2008 | Stockholm | |
| 9 | 10 | 2:15.96 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen |  Turkey | 20 February 2014 | Istanbul | |
| 10 | 11 | 2:16.09 | Samuel Chapple |  Netherlands | 15 February 2025 | Birmingham | [16] | 
| 12 | 2:16.15 | Kaki #2 | 24 February 2008 | Ghent | |||
| 11 | 13 | 2:16.16 | Shane Streich | .png) United States | 12 February 2022 | Louisville | |
| 14 | 2:16.23 | Kaki #3 | 7 February 2009 | Stuttgart | |||
| 12 | 15 | 2:16.25 | Mariano García |  Spain | 25 January 2025 | Antequera | [17] | 
| 13 | 16 | 2:16.27 | Bryce Hoppel | .png) United States | 13 February 2021 | New York | |
| 14 | 17 | 2:16.4 h | Rob Druppers |  Netherlands | 20 February 1988 | The Hague | |
| 18 | 2:16.47 | Kipketer #3 | 17 February 2000 | Stockholm | |||
| 15 | 19 | 2:16.67 | Benjamin Allen | .png) United States | 23 February 2024 | New York | |
| 16 | 20 | 2:16.71 | Johan Botha |  South Africa | 3 February 1999 | Erfurt | |
| 17 | 21 | 2:16.74 | Luciano Fiore | .png) United States | 14 February 2025 | Boston | [18] | 
| Neil Gourley |  United Kingdom | 15 February 2025 | Birmingham | [19] | |||
| 19 | 23 | 2:16.76 | Haron Keitany |  Kenya | 1 February 2009 | Moscow | |
| David Torrence | .png) United States | 2 March 2014 | Boston | ||||
| 21 | 25 | 2:16.84 | Tinoda Matsatsa | .png) United States | 18 January 2025 | State College | [20] | 
| 22 | 2:16.87 | Nathan Brannen | .svg.png) Canada | 2 March 2014 | Boston | ||
| 23 | 2:16.95 | Jack Anstey | .svg.png) Australia | 10 February 2024 | Boston | [21] | |
| 24 | 2:16.96 | Richard Kiplagat |  Kenya | 21 February 2008 | Stockholm | ||
| 25 | 2:16.99 | Joaquim Cruz |  Brazil | 12 February 1989 | Stuttgart | 
Women (outdoor)
- Correct as of July 2025.[22]
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova |  Russia | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | |
| 2 | 2 | 2:29.15 | Faith Kipyegon |  Kenya | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [23] | 
| 3 | 2:29.21 | Kipyegon #2 | 26 April 2025 | Xiamen | [24] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2:29.34 | Maria Mutola |  Mozambique | 25 August 1995 | Brussels | |
| 5 | 2:29.66 | Mutola #2 | 23 August 1996 | Brussels | |||
| 4 | 6 | 2:29.77 | Nelly Chepchirchir |  Kenya | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | 
| 7 | 2:29.92 | Kipyegon #3 | 4 September 2020 | Brussels | |||
| 8 | 2:30.12 | Mutola #3 | 30 August 2002 | Brussels | |||
| 5 | 9 | 2:30.6 h | Tatyana Providokhina |  Soviet Union | 20 August 1978 | Podolsk | |
| 6 | 10 | 2:30.67 | Christine Wachtel |  East Germany | 17 August 1990 | Berlin | |
| 7 | 11 | 2:30.70 | Caster Semenya |  South Africa | 2 September 2018 | Berlin | [26] | 
| 8 | 12 | 2:30.71 | Addison Wiley | .png) United States | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | 
| 13 | 2:30.72 | Mutola #4 | 10 July 1995 | Stockholm | |||
| 9 | 14 | 2:30.82 | Laura Muir |  United Kingdom | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [23] | 
| 10 | 15 | 2:30.85 | Martina Steuk |  East Germany | 9 July 1980 | Berlin | |
| 11 | 16 | 2:30.96 | Jessica Hull | .svg.png) Australia | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | 
| 17 | 2:31.01 | Semenya #2 | 13 July 2018 | Rabat | |||
| 12 | 18 | 2:31.06 | Ciara Mageean |  Ireland | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [23] | 
| 13 | 19 | 2:31.11 | Jemma Reekie |  United Kingdom | 14 August 2020 | Monaco | [23] | 
| 20 | 2:31.18 | Masterkova #2 | 17 July 1999 | Nice | |||
| 21 | 2:31.24 | Chepchirchir #2 | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów | [27] | ||
| 14 | 22 | 2:31.30 | Sinclaire Johnson | .png) United States | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | 
| 23 | 2:31.44 | Reekie #2 | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | ||
| 24 | 2:31.49 | Wiley #2 | 31 August 2024 | Białystok | [28] | ||
| 15 | 25 | 2:31.5 h A | Maricica Puică |  Romania | 1 June 1986 | Poiana Brasov | |
| 2:31.50 | Natalya Artyomova |  Soviet Union | 10 September 1991 | Berlin | |||
| 17 | 2:31.51 | Sandra Gasser | .svg.png) Switzerland | 13 September 1989 | Jerez de la Frontera | ||
| 18 | 2:31.6 h | Beate Liebich |  East Germany | 9 July 1980 | Berlin | ||
| 19 | 2:31.65 | Olga Dvirna |  Soviet Union | 1 September 1982 | Athens | ||
| 20 | 2:31.66 | Jolanda Batagelj |  Slovenia | 28 August 2002 | Rovereto | ||
| 21 | 2:31.67 | Halimah Nakaayi |  Uganda | 11 July 2025 | Monaco | [25] | |
| 22 | 2:31.74 | Anita Weiß |  East Germany | 13 July 1980 | Potsdam | ||
| 23 | 2:31.77 | Sigrun Wodars-Grau |  East Germany | 17 August 1990 | Berlin | ||
| 24 | 2:31.80 | Regina Jacobs | .png) United States | 3 July 1999 | Brunswick | ||
| 25 | 2:31.85 | Doina Melinte |  Romania | 17 August 1990 | Berlin | 
Women (indoor)
| Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | Ref. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2:30.94 | Maria Mutola |  Mozambique | 15 February 1999 | Stockholm | |
| 2 | 2:31.23 | Mutola #2 | 25 February 1996 | Stockholm | |||
| 2 | 3 | 2:31.93 | Laura Muir |  United Kingdom | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham | |
| 4 | 2:32.08 | Mutola #3 | 10 February 1996 | Birmingham | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2:32.16 | Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko |  Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow | |
| 4 | 6 | 2:32.21 | Oksana Zbrozhek |  Russia | 28 January 2007 | Moscow | |
| 5 | 7 | 2:32.40 | Yelene Soboleva |  Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow | |
| 6 | 8 | 2:32.91 | Yelena Kanales |  Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow | |
| 7 | 9 | 2:32.96 | Kelly Holmes |  United Kingdom | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham | |
| 8 | 10 | 2:33.06 | Genzebe Dibaba |  Ethiopia | 24 February 2017 | Madrid | |
| 11 | 2:33.47 | Muir #2 | 15 February 2020 | Glasgow | |||
| 9 | 12 | 2:33.75 | Lucia Stafford | .svg.png) Canada | 28 January 2023 | Boston | [31] | 
| 10 | 13 | 2:33.93 | Inna Yevseyeva |  Ukraine | 7 February 1992 | Moscow | |
| 11 | 14 | 2:34.09 OT | Nikki Hiltz | .png) United States | 26 January 2024 | Seattle | [32] | 
| 12 | 15 | 2:34.19 | Jennifer Toomey | .png) United States | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham | |
| 13 | 16 | 2:34.30 | Anna Alminova |  Russia | 1 February 2009 | Moscow | |
| 17 | 2:34.53 | Muir #3 | 25 February 2023 | Birmingham | |||
| 14 | 18 | 2:34.56 | Mariya Savinova |  Russia | 1 February 2009 | Moscow | |
| 19 | 2:34.61 | Mutola #4 | 23 February 2003 | Liévin | |||
| 15 | 20 | 2:34.64 | Danielle Jones | .png) United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston | |
| 16 | 21 | 2:34.67 | Liliya Nurutdinova |  Russia | 1 February 1992 | Moscow | |
| 21 | 2:34.67 | Nurutdinova #2 | 7 February 1992 | Moscow | |||
| 17 | 23 | 2:34.68 | Olga Raspopova |  Russia | 1 February 2004 | Moscow | |
| 18 | 24 | 2:34.71 | Ajee Wilson | .png) United States | 24 February 2019 | New York | |
| 2:34.71 OT | Jessica Hull | .svg.png) Australia | 27 January 2024 | Seattle | [32] | ||
| 20 | 2:34.73 | Joanne Fenn |  United Kingdom | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham | ||
| 21 | 2:34.76 | Tatyana Petlyuk |  Ukraine | 28 January 2007 | Moscow | ||
| 22 | 2:34.8 h | Brigitte Kraus |  West Germany | 19 February 1978 | Dortmund | ||
| 23 | 2:34.84 | Lyubov Kremlyova |  Russia | 13 February 1993 | Liévin | ||
| 24 | 2:35.03 | Heather Maclean | .png) United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston | ||
| 25 | 2:35.21 | Yelena Arzhakova |  Russia | 6 February 2011 | Moscow | 
See also
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