1000 metres world record progression


The following tables show the world record progression in the men's and women's 1000 metres as ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations.

Men

The first world record in the men's 1000 metres was recognised by the IAAF in 1913. 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
TimeAthleteCountryVenueDate
2:32.3Georg MicklerHanover1913-06-22
2:29.1Anatole BolinStockholm1918-09-22
2:28.6Sven LundgrenStockholm1922-09-27
2:26.8Séra MartinColombes1926-09-30
2:25.8Otto PeltzerColombes1927-09-18
2:23.6Jules LadoumègueParis1930-10-19
2:21.5Rudolf HarbigNazi GermanyDresden1941-05-24
2:21.4Rune GustafssonBorås1946-09-04
2:21.4Marcel HansenneGothenburg1948-08-27
2:21.3Olle ÅbergCopenhagen1952-08-10
2:21.2Stanislav JungwirthStará Boleslav1952-10-27
2:20.8Mal WhitfieldEskilstuna1953-08-16
2:20.4Audun BoysenOslo1953-09-17
2:19.5Audun BoysenGävle1954-08-18
2:19.0Audun BoysenGothenburg1955-08-30
2:19.0István RózsavölgyiTata1955-09-21
2:18.1Dan WaernTurku1958-09-19
2:17.8Dan WaernKarlstad1959-08-21
2:16.7Siegfried ValentinPotsdam1960-07-19
2:16.6Peter SnellAuckland1964-11-12
2:16.2Jürgen MayErfurt1965-07-20
2:16.2Franz-Josef KemperHanover1966-09-21
2:16.0Danie MalanMunich1973-06-24
2:13.9Rick WohlhuterOslo1974-07-30
2:13.40Sebastian CoeOslo1980-07-01
2:12.18Sebastian CoeOslo1981-07-11
2:11.96Noah NgenyRieti1999-09-05

Women

The first world record in the women's 1000 metres was recognised by the IAAF in 1922. 13 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
TimeAthleteCountryVenueDate
3:17.4Georgette LenoirParis1922-08-06
3:12.0Lucie BréardParis1922-08-20
3:08.2Edith TrickeyLondon1924-08-04
3:06.6Lina RadkeBrzeg1930-08-24
3:04.4Gladys LunnLondon1931-05-16
3:02.5Stanisława WalasiewiczKatowice1933-10-08
3:00.6Gladys LunnBirmingham1934-06-23
2:35.9Gunhild HoffmeisterPotsdam1972-08-20
2:35.0Karin KrebsPotsdam1974-08-28
2:33.8Nikolina ShterevaSofia1976-07-04
2:30.67Christine WachtelWest Berlin1990-08-17
2:29.34Maria MutolaBrussels1995-08-05
2:28.98Svetlana MasterkovaBrussels1996-08-23
2:14.00Cara McDonaldTOORAK2020-08-01