# 1000 metres

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.

## Records
### World records

* Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics
| 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
| 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 8 September 2024. Source: World Athletics
| Area | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women |
| Area | 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 | Canada | 2:31.49 | Addison Wiley | United States |
| Oceanian | 2:16.09 | Jeffrey Riseley | Australia | 2:34.63 | Abbey Caldwell | Australia |
| South American | 2:14.09 | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 2:32.25 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname |

## All-time top 25

* h = hand timed
* A = affected by altitude

### Men (outdoor)

* Correct as of September 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | 5 September 1999 | Rieti |
| 2 | 2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | 11 July 1981 | Oslo |
| 3 | 2:12.88 | Steve Cram | Great Britain | 9 August 1985 | Gateshead |
| 4 | 2:13.08 | Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 1 July 2015 | Nancy |
| 5 | 2:13.13 | Marco Arop | Canada | 8 September 2024 | Zagreb |
| 6 | 2:13.49 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne |
| 7 | 2:13.56 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 17 July 1999 | Nice |
| 8 | 2:13.62 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis | Sudan | 3 July 2010 | Eugene |
| 9 | 2:13.73 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 2 July 1993 | Villeneuve-d'Ascq |
| 10 | 2:13.88 | Jake Wightman | Great Britain | 10 August 2022 | Monaco |
| 11 | 2:13.89 | Robert Biwott | Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne |
| 12 | 2:13.9 h | Rick Wohlhuter | United States | 30 July 1974 | Oslo |
| 13 | 2:13.95 | Jonathan Kitilit | Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne |
| 14 | 2:13.96 | Mehdi Baala | France | 26 June 2003 | Strasbourg |
| 15 | 2:13.97 | Djamel Sedjati | Algeria | 5 March 2024 | Potchefstroom |
| 16 | 2:14.09 | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 20 August 1984 | Nice |
| 17 | 2:14.23 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne |
| 18 | 2:14.28 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 1 August 2000 | Stockholm |
| 19 | 2:14.30 | Marcin Lewandowski | Poland | 25 August 2016 | Lausanne |
| 20 | 2:14.37 | Niels Laros | Netherlands | 7 July 2024 | Hengelo |
| 21 | 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 |

#### 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 2:14.20i (2016).
* Marco Arop also ran 2:14.35 (2022)
* Abdi Bile also ran 2:14.51 (1989).

### Men (indoor)

* Correct as of February 2025.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 2:14.20 | Ayanleh Souleiman | Djibouti | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm |
| 2 | 2:14.48 | Josh Hoey | United States | 18 January 2025 | Philadelphia |
| 3 | 2:14.74 | Marco Arop | Canada | 4 February 2024 | Boston |
| 4 | 2:14.96 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 20 February 2000 | Birmingham |
| 5 | 2:15.26 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 22 February 1992 | Birmingham |
| 6 | 2:15.50 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 6 February 2000 | Stuttgart |
| 7 | 2:15.62 | Vénuste Niyongabo | Burundi | 27 February 1995 | Stockholm |
| 8 | 2:15.77 | Abubaker Kaki Khamis | Sudan | 21 February 2008 | Stockholm |
| 9 | 2:15.96 | Ilham Tanui Özbilen | Turkey | 20 February 2014 | Istanbul |
| 10 | 2:16.09 | Samuel Chapple | Netherlands | 15 February 2025 | Birmingham |
| 11 | 2:16.16 | Shane Streich | United States | 12 February 2022 | Louisville |
| 12 | 2:16.25 | Mariano García | Spain | 25 January 2025 | Antequera |
| 13 | 2:16.27 | Bryce Hoppel | United States | 13 February 2021 | New York |
| 14 | 2:16.4 h | Rob Druppers | Netherlands | 20 February 1988 | The Hague |
| 15 | 2:16.71 | Johan Botha | South Africa | 3 February 1999 | Erfurt |
| 16 | 2:16.74 | Neil Gourley | Great Britain | 15 February 2025 | Birmingham |
| 17 | 2:16.76 | Haron Keitany | Kenya | 1 February 2009 | Moscow |
| 17 | 2:16.76 | David Torrence | United States | 2 March 2014 | Boston |
| 19 | 2:16.87 | Nathan Brannen | Canada | 2 March 2014 | Boston |
| 20 | 2:16.95 | Jack Anstey | Australia | 10 February 2024 | Boston |
| 21 | 2:16.96 | Richard Kiplagat | Kenya | 21 February 2008 | Stockholm |
| 22 | 2:16.99 | Joaquim Cruz | Brazil | 12 February 1989 | Stuttgart |
| 23 | 2:17.00 | Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | United States | 7 February 2015 | Boston |
| 24 | 2:17.01 | Mehdi Baala | France | 13 February 2005 | Karlsruhe |
| 25 | 2:17.02 | Thijmen Kupers | Netherlands | 17 February 2016 | Stockholm |

#### Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 2:17.02:
* Bryce Hoppel also ran 2:16.91 (2024).

### Women (outdoor)

* Correct as of August 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 23 August 1996 | Brussels |
| 2 | 2:29.15 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 14 August 2020 | Monaco |
| 3 | 2:29.34 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 25 August 1995 | Brussels |
| 4 | 2:30.6 h | Tatyana Providokhina | Soviet Union | 20 August 1978 | Podolsk |
| 5 | 2:30.67 | Christine Wachtel | East Germany | 17 August 1990 | Berlin |
| 6 | 2:30.70 | Caster Semenya | South Africa | 2 September 2018 | Berlin |
| 7 | 2:30.82 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 14 August 2020 | Monaco |
| 8 | 2:30.85 | Martina Steuk | East Germany | 9 July 1980 | Berlin |
| 9 | 2:31.06 | Ciara Mageean | Ireland | 14 August 2020 | Monaco |
| 10 | 2:31.11 | Jemma Reekie | Great Britain | 14 August 2020 | Monaco |
| 11 | 2:31.24 | Nelly Chepchirchir | Kenya | 25 August 2024 | Chorzów |
| 12 | 2:31.49 | Addison Wiley | United States | 31 August 2024 | Białystok |
| 13 | 2:31.5 h A | Maricica Puica | Romania | 1 June 1986 | Poiana Brasov |
| 13 | 2:31.50 | Natalya Artyomova | Soviet Union | 10 September 1991 | Berlin |
| 15 | 2:31.51 | Sandra Gasser | Switzerland | 13 September 1989 | Jerez de la Frontera |
| 16 | 2:31.6 h | Beate Liebich | East Germany | 9 July 1980 | Berlin |
| 17 | 2:31.65 | Olga Dvirna | Soviet Union | 1 September 1982 | Athens |
| 18 | 2:31.66 | Jolanda Batagelj | Slovenia | 28 August 2002 | Rovereto |
| 19 | 2:31.74 | Anita Weiß | East Germany | 13 July 1980 | Potsdam |
| 20 | 2:31.77 | Sigrun Wodars-Grau | East Germany | 17 August 1990 | Berlin |
| 21 | 2:31.80 | Regina Jacobs | United States | 3 July 1999 | Brunswick |
| 22 | 2:31.85 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 17 August 1990 | Berlin |
| 23 | 2:31.93 | Patricia Djaté-Taillard | France | 25 August 1995 | Brussels |
| 24 | 2:31.95 | Ulrike Bruns | East Germany | 18 August 1978 | Berlin |
| 25 | 2:32.12 | Halimah Nakaayi | Uganda | 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 h (1979).
* Laura Muir also ran 2:31.93 i (2017).

### Women (indoor)

* Correct as of January 2024.
| Rank | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
| 1 | 2:30.94 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 15 February 1999 | Stockholm |
| 2 | 2:31.93 | Laura Muir | Great Britain | 18 February 2017 | Birmingham |
| 3 | 2:32.16 | Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko | Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow |
| 4 | 2:32.21 | Oksana Zbrozhek | Russia | 28 January 2007 | Moscow |
| 5 | 2:32.40 | Yelene Soboleva | Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow |
| 6 | 2:32.91 | Yelena Kanales | Russia | 25 January 2006 | Moscow |
| 7 | 2:32.96 | Kelly Holmes | Great Britain | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham |
| 8 | 2:33.06 | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 24 February 2017 | Madrid |
| 9 | 2:33.75 | Lucia Stafford | Canada | 28 January 2023 | Boston |
| 10 | 2:33.93 | Inna Yevseyeva | Ukraine | 7 February 1992 | Moscow |
| 11 | 2:34.09 OT | Nikki Hiltz | United States | 26 January 2024 | Seattle |
| 12 | 2:34.19 | Jennifer Toomey | United States | 20 February 2004 | Birmingham |
| 13 | 2:34.30 | Anna Alminova | Russia | 1 February 2009 | Moscow |
| 14 | 2:34.56 | Mariya Savinova | Russia | 1 February 2009 | Moscow |
| 15 | 2:34.09 | Danielle Jones | United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston |
| 16 | 2:34.67 | Liliya Nurutdinova | Russia | 1 February 1992 | Moscow |
| 17 | 2:34.68 | Olga Raspopova | Russia | 1 February 2004 | Moscow |
| 18 | 2:34.71 | Ajee Wilson | United States | 24 February 2019 | New York |
| 18 | 2:34.71 OT | Jessica Hull | Australia | 27 January 2024 | Seattle |
| 20 | 2:34.73 | Joanne Fenn | Great Britain | 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 | United States | 10 February 2023 | Boston |
| 25 | 2:35.21 | Yelena Arzhakova | Russia | 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).