1000 metres explained

Event:1000 metres

The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions.

The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested.[1] [2]

All-time top 25

Men

RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef
12:11.96Noah Ngeny5 September 1999Rieti
22:12.18Sebastian Coe11 July 1981Oslo
32:12.88Steve Cram9 August 1985Gateshead
42:13.08Taoufik Makhloufi1 July 2015Nancy
52:13.49Ayanleh Souleiman25 August 2016Lausanne[5]
62:13.56Kennedy Kimwetich17 July 1999Nice
72:13.62Abubaker Kaki Khamis3 July 2010Eugene
82:13.73Noureddine Morceli2 July 1993Villeneuve-d'Ascq
92:13.88Jake Wightman10 August 2022Monaco[6]
102:13.89Robert Biwott25 August 2016Lausanne
112:13.9 Rick Wohlhuter30 July 1974Oslo
122:13.95Jonathan Kitilit25 August 2016Lausanne
132:13.96Mehdi Baala26 June 2003Strasbourg
142:13.97Djamel Sedjati5 March 2024Potchefstroom[7]
152:14.09Joaquim Cruz20 August 1984Nice
162:14.23Asbel Kiprop25 August 2016Lausanne
172:14.28Japheth Kimutai1 August 2000Stockholm
182:14.30Marcin Lewandowski25 August 2016Lausanne[8]
192:14.35Marco Arop10 August 2022Monaco[9]
202:14.37Niels Laros7 July 2024Hengelo[10]
212:14.41William Yiampoy5 September 1999Rieti
222:14.43Laban Rotich16 July 1997Nice
232:14.50Abdi Bile13 September 1989Jerez de la Frontera
242:14.52Djabir Said-Guerni5 September 1999Rieti
252:14.53Willi Wülbeck1 July 1980Oslo

Notes

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Men (indoor)

!Rank!Time!Athlete!Nation!Date!Place!Ref
12:14.20Ayanleh Souleiman17 February 2016Stockholm
22:14.74Marco Arop4 February 2024Boston[13]
32:14.96Wilson Kipketer20 February 2000Birmingham
42:15.26Noureddine Morceli22 February 1992Birmingham
52:15.50Kennedy Kimwetich6 February 2000Stuttgart
62:15.62Vénuste Niyongabo27 February 1995Stockholm
72:15.77Abubaker Kaki Khamis21 February 2008Stockholm
82:15.96Ilham Tanui Özbilen20 February 2014Istanbul
92:16.16Shane Streich12 February 2022Louisville
102:16.27Bryce Hoppel13 February 2021New York
112:16.4 Rob Druppers20 February 1988The Hague
122:16.71Johan Botha3 February 1999Erfurt
132:16.76Haron Keitany1 February 2009Moscow
David Torrence2 March 2014Boston
152:16.87Nathan Brannen2 March 2014Boston
162:16.95Jack Anstey10 February 2024Boston[14]
172:16.96Richard Kiplagat21 February 2008Stockholm
182:16.99Joaquim Cruz12 February 1989Stuttgart
192:17.00Matthew Centrowitz Jr.7 February 2015Boston
202:17.01Mehdi Baala13 February 2005Karlsruhe
212:17.02Thijmen Kupers17 February 2016Stockholm
222:17.06Belal Mansoor Ali24 February 2008Ghent
232:17.07Paul Korir28 February 2004Liévin
242:17.09Jens-Peter Herold5 February 1993Berlin
Elijah Manangoi17 February 2016Stockholm

Notes

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Women

RankTimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef
12:28.98Svetlana Masterkova23 August 1996Brussels
22:29.15Faith Kipyegon14 August 2020Monaco[16]
32:29.34Maria Mutola25 August 1995Brussels
42:30.6 Tatyana Providokhina20 August 1978Podolsk
52:30.67Christine Wachtel17 August 1990Berlin
62:30.70Caster Semenya2 September 2018Berlin[17]
72:30.82Laura Muir14 August 2020Monaco[18]
82:30.85Martina Steuk9 July 1980Berlin
92:31.06Ciara Mageean14 August 2020Monaco[19]
102:31.11Jemma Reekie14 August 2020Monaco[20]
112:31.5 Maricica Puica1 June 1986Poiana Brasov
122:31.50Natalya Artyomova10 September 1991Berlin
132:31.51Sandra Gasser13 September 1989Jerez de la Frontera
142:31.6 Beate Liebich9 July 1980Berlin
152:31.65Olga Dvirna1 September 1982Athens
162:31.66Jolanda Batagelj28 August 2002Rovereto
172:31.74Anita Weiß13 July 1980Potsdam
182:31.77Sigrun Wodars-Grau17 August 1990Berlin
192:31.80Regina Jacobs3 July 1999Brunswick
202:31.85Doina Melinte17 August 1990Berlin
212:31.93Patricia Djaté-Taillard25 August 1995Brussels
222:31.95Ulrike Bruns18 August 1978Berlin
232:32.12Halimah Nakaayi14 August 2020Monaco[21]
242:32.25Letitia Vriesde10 September 1991Berlin
252:32.29Christiane Wartenberg13 July 1980Potsdam

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:31.93:

Women (indoor)

!Rank!Time!Athlete!Nation!Date!Place!Ref
12:30.94Maria Mutola15 February 1999Stockholm
22:31.93Laura Muir18 February 2017Birmingham
32:32.16Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko25 January 2006Moscow
42:32.21Oksana Zbrozhek28 January 2007Moscow
52:32.40Yelene Soboleva25 January 2006Moscow
62:32.91Yelena Kanales25 January 2006Moscow
72:32.96Kelly Holmes20 February 2004Birmingham
82:33.06Genzebe Dibaba24 February 2017Madrid
92:33.75Lucia Stafford28 January 2023Boston[24]
102:33.93Inna Yevseyeva7 February 1992Moscow
112:34.09 Nikki Hiltz26 January 2024Seattle[25]
122:34.19Jennifer Toomey20 February 2004Birmingham
132:34.30Anna Alminova1 February 2009Moscow
142:34.56Mariya Savinova1 February 2009Moscow
152:34.09Danielle Jones10 February 2023Boston
162:34.67Liliya Nurutdinova1 February 1992Moscow
172:34.68Olga Raspopova1 February 2004Moscow
182:34.71Ajee Wilson24 February 2019New York
2:34.71 Jessica Hull27 January 2024Seattle[26]
202:34.73Joanne Fenn20 February 2004Birmingham
212:34.76Tatyana Petlyuk28 January 2007Moscow
222:34.8 Brigitte Kraus19 February 1978Dortmund
232:34.84Lyubov Kremlyova13 February 1993Liévin
242:35.03Heather Maclean10 February 2023Boston
252:35.21Yelena Arzhakova6 February 2011Moscow

Notes

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See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Don Paige Track & Field Facility Design Athlete Credentials.
  3. Web site: 10 August 2022 . 1000 Metres Men . 10 August 2022 . World Athletics.
  4. Web site: All-time men's best 1000m. alltime-athletics.com. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021.
  5. Web site: 1000m Results. sportresult.com. 25 August 2016. 23 January 2017.
  6. Web site: 1000m Results. sportresult.com. 10 August 2022. 23 August 2022.
  7. Web site: 1000m Results. World Athletics. 29 April 2024.
  8. Web site: 1000m Results. sportresult.com. 25 August 2016. 17 January 2017.
  9. Web site: 1000m Results. sportresult.com. 10 August 2022. 23 August 2022.
  10. Web site: 1000m Result. swisstiming.com. 7 July 2024. 7 July 2024.
  11. Web site: 1000 Metres - men - senior - indoor. World Athletics. 10 March 2023.
  12. Web site: All-time men's best 1000m. alltime-athletics.com. 4 September 2021. 10 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Lyles breaks 60m meeting record in Boston with 6.44. World Athletics. Jon Mulkeen. 5 February 2024. 6 February 2024.
  14. Web site: 1000m Results. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 10 February 2024. 11 February 2024.
  15. Web site: All-time women's best 1000m. alltime-athletics.com. 4 September 2021. 4 September 2021.
  16. News: Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns. World Athletics. Nicole Jeffery. 14 August 2020. 22 August 2020.
  17. Web site: 1000m Results. IAAF. 2 September 2018. 2 September 2018.
  18. News: Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns. World Athletics. Nicole Jeffery. 14 August 2020. 22 August 2020.
  19. News: Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns. World Athletics. Nicole Jeffery. 14 August 2020. 22 August 2020.
  20. News: Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns. World Athletics. Nicole Jeffery. 14 August 2020. 22 August 2020.
  21. News: Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns. World Athletics. Nicole Jeffery. 14 August 2020. 22 August 2020.
  22. Web site: 1000 Metres - women - senior - indoor. World Athletics. 10 March 2023.
  23. Web site: All-time women's best 1000m. alltime-athletics.com. 25 February 2023. 10 March 2023.
  24. Web site: Dickinson . Marley . January 28, 2023 . Lucia Stafford obliterates Canadian 1,000m record in season opener . January 28, 2023 . Canadian Running Magazine . en.
  25. Web site: 1000m Results . 29 January 2024 . World Athletics.
  26. Web site: 1000m Results . 29 January 2024 . World Athletics.