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1000 metres
Event1000 metres
WrmenNoah Ngeny (Kenya) 2:11.96 (1999)
WrwomenSvetlana Masterkova (Russia) 2:28.98 (1996)
ShwrmenAyanleh Souleiman (DJI) 2:14.20 (2016)
ShwrwomenMaria Mutola (Mozambique) 2:30.94 (1999)
Wu20rmenNiels Laros (Netherlands) 2:14.37 (2024)
Wu20rwomenAudrey Werro (Switzerland) 2:34.89 (2023)

The 1000 metres, 1 kilometre 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 May 2026.[3]
DivisionTimeAthleteNationDatePlace
Men2:11.96Noah NgenyKenya5 September 1999Rieti
Women2:28.98Svetlana MasterkovaRussia23 August 1996Brussels

Short track world records

  • Correct as of 7 May 2026.[3]
DivisionTimeAthleteNationDatePlace
Men2:14.20Ayanleh SouleimanDjibouti17 February 2016Stockholm
Women2:30.94Maria MutolaMozambique15 February 1999Stockholm

Area records

AreaMenWomen
TimeSeasonAthleteTimeSeasonAthlete
Africa (records)'2:11.96 '1999Noah Ngeny (Kenya)2:29.152020Faith Kipyegon (Kenya)
Asia (records)2:14.722008Yusuf Saad Kamel (Bahrain)2:35.302018Nelly Jepkosgei (Bahrain)
Europe (records)2:12.181981Sebastian Coe (United Kingdom)'2:28.98 '1996Svetlana Masterkova (Russia)
North, Central America
and Caribbean (records)		2:13.132024Marco Arop (Canada)2:30.712025Addison Wiley (United States)
Oceania (records)2:16.092014Jeffrey Riseley (Australia)2:30.962025Jessica Hull (Australia)
South America (records)2:14.091984Joaquim Cruz (Brazil)2:32.251991Letitia Vriesde (SUR)

All-time top 25

Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" – the top 25 1000 m times and the top 25 athletes:
– denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 1000 m times
– denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 1000 m times, by repeat athletes
– denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 1000 m times

Men (outdoor)

  • Correct as of September 2025.[6][7]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:11.96Noah Ngeny5 September 1999Rieti
222:12.18Sebastian Coe11 July 1981Oslo
332:12.25Mohamed Attaoui2 September 2025Trier[8]
42:12.66Ngeny #217 July 1999Nice
452:12.88Steve Cram9 August 1985Gateshead
562:12.96Festus Lagat2 September 2025Trier[8]
672:13.08Taoufik Makhloufi1 July 2015Nancy
782:13.13Marco Arop8 September 2024Zagreb[9]
92:13.40Coe #21 July 1980Oslo
8102:13.49Ayanleh Souleiman25 August 2016Lausanne[10]
9112:13.56Kennedy Kimwetich17 July 1999Nice
10122:13.62Abubaker Kaki Khamis3 July 2010Eugene
11132:13.73Noureddine Morceli2 July 1993Villeneuve-d'Ascq
12142:13.88Jake Wightman10 August 2022Monaco[11]
13152:13.89Robert Biwott25 August 2016Lausanne
14162:13.9Rick Wohlhuter30 July 1974Oslo
172:13.93Kaki #222 July 2008Stockholm
15182:13.95Jonathan Kitilit25 August 2016Lausanne
16192:13.96Mehdi Baala26 June 2003Strasbourg
17202:13.97Djamel Sedjati5 March 2024Potchefstroom[12]
18212:14.09Joaquim Cruz20 August 1984Nice
19222:14.23Asbel Kiprop25 August 2016Lausanne
20232:14.28Japheth Kimutai1 August 2000Stockholm
21242:14.30Marcin Lewandowski25 August 2016Lausanne[13]
252:14.35Arop #210 August 2022Monaco
222:14.37Niels Laros7 July 2024Hengelo[14]
232:14.41William Yiampoy5 September 1999Rieti
242:14.43Laban Rotich16 July 1997Nice
252:14.49Moad Zahafi9 August 2025Oordegem[15]

Men (indoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:14.20Ayanleh Souleiman17 February 2016Stockholm
222:14.48Josh Hoey18 January 2025Philadelphia[18]
332:14.52Mohamed Attaoui6 February 2026Madrid[19]
442:14.74Marco Arop4 February 2024Boston[20]
552:14.96Wilson Kipketer20 February 2000Birmingham
62:15.25Kipketer #26 February 2000Stuttgart
672:15.26Noureddine Morceli22 February 1992Birmingham
782:15.50Kennedy Kimwetich6 February 2000Stuttgart
892:15.62Vénuste NiyongaboBurundi27 February 1995Stockholm
9102:15.77Abubaker Kaki Khamis21 February 2008Stockholm
10112:15.96Ilham Tanui Özbilen20 February 2014Istanbul
11122:16.09Samuel Chapple15 February 2025Birmingham[21]
132:16.15Kaki #224 February 2008Ghent
12142:16.16Shane Streich12 February 2022Louisville
152:16.23Kaki #37 February 2009Stuttgart
13162:16.25Mariano García25 January 2025Antequera[22]
14172:16.27Bryce Hoppel13 February 2021New York
15182:16.30Cole Hocker7 February 2026Blacksburg[23]
16192:16.4Rob Druppers20 February 1988The Hague
192:16.40García #26 February 2026Madrid[19]
212:16.47Kipketer #317 February 2000Stockholm
17222:16.67Benjamin Allen23 February 2024New York
18232:16.71Johan Botha3 February 1999Erfurt
19242:16.74Luciano Fiore14 February 2025Boston[24]
Neil Gourley15 February 2025Birmingham[25]
212:16.76Haron Keitany1 February 2009Moscow
David Torrence2 March 2014Boston
232:16.84Tinoda Matsatsa18 January 2025State College[26]
242:16.87Nathan Brannen2 March 2014Boston
252:16.95Jack Anstey10 February 2024Boston[27]

Women (outdoor)

  • Correct as of July 2025.[28]
Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:28.98Svetlana Masterkova23 August 1996Brussels
222:29.15Faith Kipyegon14 August 2020Monaco[29]
32:29.21Kipyegon #226 April 2025Xiamen[30]
342:29.34Maria Mutola25 August 1995Brussels
52:29.66Mutola #223 August 1996Brussels
462:29.77Nelly Chepchirchir11 July 2025Monaco[31]
72:29.92Kipyegon #34 September 2020Brussels
82:30.12Mutola #330 August 2002Brussels
592:30.6Tatyana Providokhina20 August 1978Podolsk
6102:30.67Christine WachtelEast Germany17 August 1990Berlin
7112:30.70Caster Semenya2 September 2018Berlin[32]
8122:30.71Addison Wiley11 July 2025Monaco[31]
132:30.72Mutola #410 July 1995Stockholm
9142:30.82Laura Muir14 August 2020Monaco[29]
10152:30.85Martina SteukEast Germany9 July 1980Berlin
11162:30.96Jessica Hull11 July 2025Monaco[31]
172:31.01Semenya #213 July 2018Rabat
12182:31.06Ciara Mageean14 August 2020Monaco[29]
13192:31.11Jemma Reekie14 August 2020Monaco[29]
202:31.18Masterkova #217 July 1999Nice
212:31.24Chepchirchir #225 August 2024Chorzów[33]
14222:31.30Sinclaire Johnson11 July 2025Monaco[31]
232:31.44Reekie #211 July 2025Monaco[31]
242:31.49Wiley #231 August 2024Białystok[34]
15252:31.5Maricica Puică1 June 1986Poiana Brasov
2:31.50Natalya Artyomova10 September 1991Berlin
172:31.51Sandra Gasser13 September 1989Jerez de la Frontera
182:31.6Beate LiebichEast Germany9 July 1980Berlin[citation needed]
192:31.65Olga Dvirna1 September 1982Athens
202:31.66Jolanda Batagelj28 August 2002Rovereto
212:31.67Halimah Nakaayi11 July 2025Monaco[31]
222:31.74Anita WeißEast Germany13 July 1980Potsdam
232:31.77Sigrun Wodars-GrauEast Germany17 August 1990Berlin
242:31.80Regina Jacobs3 July 1999Brunswick
252:31.85Doina Melinte17 August 1990Berlin

Women (indoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlace
112:30.94Maria Mutola15 February 1999Stockholm
22:31.23Mutola #225 February 1996Stockholm
232:31.93Laura Muir18 February 2017Birmingham
42:32.08Mutola #310 February 1996Birmingham
352:32.16Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko25 January 2006Moscow
462:32.21Oksana Zbrozhek28 January 2007Moscow
572:32.40Yelene Soboleva25 January 2006Moscow
682:32.91Yelena Kanales25 January 2006Moscow
792:32.96Kelly Holmes20 February 2004Birmingham
8102:33.06Genzebe Dibaba24 February 2017Madrid
112:33.47Muir #215 February 2020Glasgow
9122:33.75Lucia Stafford28 January 2023Boston[37]
10132:33.93Inna Yevseyeva7 February 1992Moscow
11142:34.09Nikki Hiltz26 January 2024Seattle[38]
12152:34.19Jennifer Toomey20 February 2004Birmingham
13162:34.30Anna Alminova1 February 2009Moscow
172:34.53Muir #325 February 2023Birmingham
14182:34.56Mariya Savinova1 February 2009Moscow
192:34.61Mutola #423 February 2003Liévin
15202:34.64Danielle Jones10 February 2023Boston
16212:34.67Liliya Nurutdinova1 February 1992Moscow
212:34.67Nurutdinova #27 February 1992Moscow
17232:34.68Olga Raspopova1 February 2004Moscow
18242:34.71Ajee Wilson24 February 2019New York
2:34.71Jessica Hull27 January 2024Seattle[38]
202:34.73Joanne Fenn20 February 2004Birmingham
212:34.76Tatyana Petlyuk28 January 2007Moscow
222:34.8Brigitte KrausWest Germany19 February 1978Dortmund
232:34.84Lyubov Kremlyova13 February 1993Liévin
242:35.03Heather Maclean10 February 2023Boston
252:35.17Gabija Galvydytė16 January 2026Manhattan[39]

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