| Event: | Athletics – Boys' 1000 metres |
| Games: | 2010 Summer Youth |
| Venue: | Bishan Stadium |
| Date: | August 18–22 |
| Competitors: | 21 |
| Nations: | 21 |
| Gold: | Mohammed Geleto |
| Goldnoc: | ETH |
| Silver: | Hamza Driouch |
| Silvernoc: | QAT |
| Bronze: | Charlie Grice |
| Bronzenoc: | GBR |
The boys' 1,000 metres competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games was held on 18–22 August 2010 in Bishan Stadium.
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2010 | 10:20 | Heats | |
| 22 August 2010 | 10:05 | Final |
| Rank | Heat | width=300 | Athlete ! | width=80 | Time ! | Notes | Q |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2:24.40 | FA | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 2:24.51 | FA | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 2:24.63 | PB | FA | |||
| 4 | 1 | 2:24.74 | FA | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2:25.23 | FA | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 2:25.39 | FA | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 2:25.40 | FA | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 2:25.43 | FA | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 2:25.49 | PB | FA | |||
| 10 | 1 | 2:25.54 | FA | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 2:25.55 | FA | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 2:27.26 | FB | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 2:27.81 | PB | FB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 2:30.83 | PB | FB | |||
| 15 | 1 | 2:31.96 | FB | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 2:32.27 | PB | FB | |||
| 17 | 2 | 2:36.17 | FB | ||||
| 18 | 1 | 2:36.67 | PB | FB | |||
| 19 | 2 | 2:37.09 | FB | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 2:44.64 | FB | ||||
| 2 | FB | ||||||
| Rank | width=300 | Athlete ! | width=80 | Time ! | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:27.16 | PB | |||
| 2 | 2:27.20 | PB | |||
| 3 | 2:27.57 | PB | |||
| 4 | 2:28.58 | PB | |||
| 5 | 2:29.29 | ||||
| 6 | 2:31.75 | PB | |||
| 7 | 2:33.74 | PB | |||
| 8 | 2:34.47 | PB | |||
| 9 | 2:34.47 | ||||
| DNS | |||||
| Rank | width=300 | Athlete ! | width=80 | Time ! | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2:19.54 | PB | ||||
| 2:21.25 | |||||
| 2:21.85 | PB | ||||
| 4 | 2:22.00 | ||||
| 5 | 2:24.14 | PB | |||
| 6 | 2:24.22 | ||||
| 7 | 2:24.24 | PB | |||
| 8 | 2:24.95 | ||||
| 9 | 2:29.79 | ||||
| 10 | 2:37.14 | ||||
| DSQ | |||||