1000 metres explained

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

See also: 1000 metres world record progression.

World records

• Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics^[3]

Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	2:11.96	Noah Ngeny		5 September 1999	Rieti
Women	2:28.98	Svetlana Masterkova		23 August 1996	Brussels

Short track world records

• Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics

Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	2:14.20	Ayanleh Souleiman		17 February 2016	Stockholm
Women	2:30.94	Maria Mutola		15 February 1999	Stockholm

Continental Records

• Correct as of 8 September 2024. Source: World Athletics

Area	Men			Women
	Time	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Athlete	Nationality
African	2:11.96 WR	Noah Ngeny		2:29.15	Faith Kipyegon
Asian	2:14.72	Yusuf Saad Kamel		2:35.30	Nelly Jepkosgei
European	2:12.18	Sebastian Coe		2:28.98 WR	Svetlana Masterkova
North, Central American and Caribbean	2:13.13	Marco Arop		2:31.49	Addison Wiley
Oceanian	2:16.09	Jeffrey Riseley		2:34.63	Abbey Caldwell
South American	2:14.09	Joaquim Cruz		2:32.25	Letitia Vriesde

All-time top 25

• h = hand timed
• A = affected by altitude

Men

• Correct as of September 2024.^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	2:11.96	Noah Ngeny		5 September 1999	Rieti
2	2:12.18	Sebastian Coe		11 July 1981	Oslo
3	2:12.88	Steve Cram		9 August 1985	Gateshead
4	2:13.08	Taoufik Makhloufi		1 July 2015	Nancy
5	2:13.13	Marco Arop		8 September 2024	Zagreb	^[6]
6	2:13.49	Ayanleh Souleiman		25 August 2016	Lausanne	^[7]
7	2:13.56	Kennedy Kimwetich		17 July 1999	Nice
8	2:13.62	Abubaker Kaki Khamis		3 July 2010	Eugene
9	2:13.73	Noureddine Morceli		2 July 1993	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
10	2:13.88	Jake Wightman		10 August 2022	Monaco	^[8]
11	2:13.89	Robert Biwott		25 August 2016	Lausanne
12	2:13.9	Rick Wohlhuter		30 July 1974	Oslo
13	2:13.95	Jonathan Kitilit		25 August 2016	Lausanne
14	2:13.96	Mehdi Baala		26 June 2003	Strasbourg
15	2:13.97	Djamel Sedjati		5 March 2024	Potchefstroom	^[9]
16	2:14.09	Joaquim Cruz		20 August 1984	Nice
17	2:14.23	Asbel Kiprop		25 August 2016	Lausanne
18	2:14.28	Japheth Kimutai		1 August 2000	Stockholm
19	2:14.30	Marcin Lewandowski		25 August 2016	Lausanne	^[10]
20	2:14.37	Niels Laros		7 July 2024	Hengelo	^[11]
21	2:14.41	William Yiampoy		5 September 1999	Rieti
22	2:14.43	Laban Rotich		16 July 1997	Nice
23	2:14.50	Abdi Bile		13 September 1989	Jerez de la Frontera
24	2:14.52	Djabir Said-Guerni		5 September 1999	Rieti
25	2:14.53	Willi Wülbeck		1 July 1980	Oslo

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:14.51:

• Noah Ngeny also ran 2:12.66 (1999).
• Sebastian Coe also ran 2:13.40 (1980).
• Abubaker Kaki Khamis also ran 2:13.93 (2008).
• Ayanleh Souleiman also ran 2:14.20 (2016).
• Marco Arop also ran 2:14.35 (2022)
• Abdi Bile also ran 2:14.51 (1989).

Men (indoor)

• Correct as of February 2024.^{[12] [13]}

!Rank!Time!Athlete!Nation!Date!Place!Ref

1	2:14.20	Ayanleh Souleiman		17 February 2016	Stockholm
2	2:14.74	Marco Arop		4 February 2024	Boston	^[14]
3	2:14.96	Wilson Kipketer		20 February 2000	Birmingham
4	2:15.26	Noureddine Morceli		22 February 1992	Birmingham
5	2:15.50	Kennedy Kimwetich		6 February 2000	Stuttgart
6	2:15.62	Vénuste Niyongabo		27 February 1995	Stockholm
7	2:15.77	Abubaker Kaki Khamis		21 February 2008	Stockholm
8	2:15.96	Ilham Tanui Özbilen		20 February 2014	Istanbul
9	2:16.16	Shane Streich		12 February 2022	Louisville
10	2:16.27	Bryce Hoppel		13 February 2021	New York
11	2:16.4	Rob Druppers		20 February 1988	The Hague
12	2:16.71	Johan Botha		3 February 1999	Erfurt
13	2:16.76	Haron Keitany		1 February 2009	Moscow
		David Torrence		2 March 2014	Boston
15	2:16.87	Nathan Brannen		2 March 2014	Boston
16	2:16.95	Jack Anstey		10 February 2024	Boston	^[15]
17	2:16.96	Richard Kiplagat		21 February 2008	Stockholm
18	2:16.99	Joaquim Cruz		12 February 1989	Stuttgart
19	2:17.00	Matthew Centrowitz Jr.		7 February 2015	Boston
20	2:17.01	Mehdi Baala		13 February 2005	Karlsruhe
21	2:17.02	Thijmen Kupers		17 February 2016	Stockholm
22	2:17.06	Belal Mansoor Ali		24 February 2008	Ghent
23	2:17.07	Paul Korir		28 February 2004	Liévin
24	2:17.09	Jens-Peter Herold		5 February 1993	Berlin
		Elijah Manangoi		17 February 2016	Stockholm

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:17.09:

• Bryce Hoppel also ran 2:16.91 (2024).

Women

• Correct as of August 2024.^[16]

Rank	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place	Ref
1	2:28.98	Svetlana Masterkova		23 August 1996	Brussels
2	2:29.15	Faith Kipyegon		14 August 2020	Monaco	^[17]
3	2:29.34	Maria Mutola		25 August 1995	Brussels
4	2:30.6	Tatyana Providokhina		20 August 1978	Podolsk
5	2:30.67	Christine Wachtel		17 August 1990	Berlin
6	2:30.70	Caster Semenya		2 September 2018	Berlin	^[18]
7	2:30.82	Laura Muir		14 August 2020	Monaco
8	2:30.85	Martina Steuk		9 July 1980	Berlin
9	2:31.06	Ciara Mageean		14 August 2020	Monaco
10	2:31.11	Jemma Reekie		14 August 2020	Monaco
11	2:31.24	Nelly Chepchirchir		25 August 2024	Chorzów	^[19]
12	2:31.49	Addison Wiley		31 August 2024	Białystok	^[20]
13	2:31.5	Maricica Puica		1 June 1986	Poiana Brasov
13	2:31.50	Natalya Artyomova		10 September 1991	Berlin
15	2:31.51	Sandra Gasser		13 September 1989	Jerez de la Frontera
16	2:31.6	Beate Liebich		9 July 1980	Berlin
17	2:31.65	Olga Dvirna		1 September 1982	Athens
18	2:31.66	Jolanda Batagelj		28 August 2002	Rovereto
19	2:31.74	Anita Weiß		13 July 1980	Potsdam
20	2:31.77	Sigrun Wodars-Grau		17 August 1990	Berlin
21	2:31.80	Regina Jacobs		3 July 1999	Brunswick
22	2:31.85	Doina Melinte		17 August 1990	Berlin
23	2:31.93	Patricia Djaté-Taillard		25 August 1995	Brussels
24	2:31.95	Ulrike Bruns		18 August 1978	Berlin
25	2:32.12	Halimah Nakaayi		14 August 2020	Monaco

Notes

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

• Maria Mutola also ran 2:29.66 (1996), 2:30.12 (2002), 2:30.72 (1995), 2:30.94 (1999), and 2:31.55 (1998).
• Faith Kipyegon also ran 2:29.92 (2020).
• Caster Semenya also ran 2:31.01 (2018).
• Svetlana Masterkova also ran 2:31.18 (1999).
• Olga Dvirna also ran 2:31.8 (1979).
• Laura Muir also ran 2:31.93 (2017).

Women (indoor)

• Correct as of January 2024.^{[21] [22]}

!Rank!Time!Athlete!Nation!Date!Place!Ref

1	2:30.94	Maria Mutola		15 February 1999	Stockholm
2	2:31.93	Laura Muir		18 February 2017	Birmingham
3	2:32.16	Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko		25 January 2006	Moscow
4	2:32.21	Oksana Zbrozhek		28 January 2007	Moscow
5	2:32.40	Yelene Soboleva		25 January 2006	Moscow
6	2:32.91	Yelena Kanales		25 January 2006	Moscow
7	2:32.96	Kelly Holmes		20 February 2004	Birmingham
8	2:33.06	Genzebe Dibaba		24 February 2017	Madrid
9	2:33.75	Lucia Stafford		28 January 2023	Boston	^[23]
10	2:33.93	Inna Yevseyeva		7 February 1992	Moscow
11	2:34.09	Nikki Hiltz		26 January 2024	Seattle	^[24]
12	2:34.19	Jennifer Toomey		20 February 2004	Birmingham
13	2:34.30	Anna Alminova		1 February 2009	Moscow
14	2:34.56	Mariya Savinova		1 February 2009	Moscow
15	2:34.09	Danielle Jones		10 February 2023	Boston
16	2:34.67	Liliya Nurutdinova		1 February 1992	Moscow
17	2:34.68	Olga Raspopova		1 February 2004	Moscow
18	2:34.71	Ajee Wilson		24 February 2019	New York
	2:34.71	Jessica Hull		27 January 2024	Seattle
20	2:34.73	Joanne Fenn		20 February 2004	Birmingham
21	2:34.76	Tatyana Petlyuk		28 January 2007	Moscow
22	2:34.8	Brigitte Kraus		19 February 1978	Dortmund
23	2:34.84	Lyubov Kremlyova		13 February 1993	Liévin
24	2:35.03	Heather Maclean		10 February 2023	Boston
25	2:35.21	Yelena Arzhakova		6 February 2011	Moscow

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:32.21:

• Maria Mutola also ran 2:31.23 (1996), 2:32.08 (1996).

See also

• 1000 metres world record progression

Notes and References

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