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.

Records

World records Correct as of 10 July 2026. Division Time Athlete Nation Date Place Men 2:11.83 Emmanuel Wanyonyi 10 July 2026 Monaco Women 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova 23 August 1996 Brussels

Short track world records Correct as of 7 May 2026. 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

Area records Updated 4 August 2026.

Area Men Women Time Season Athlete Time Season Athlete Africa 2:11.83 2026 2:29.15 2020 Asia 2:14.72 2008 2:35.30 2018 Europe 2:12.18 1981 2:28.98 1996 North, Central Americaand Caribbean 2:13.13 2024 2:30.71 2025 Oceania 2:15.13 2026 2:30.96 2025 South America 2:14.09 1984 2:32.25 1991

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 July 2026. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace112:11.83Emmanuel Wanyonyi10 July 2026Monaco222:11.96Noah Ngeny5 September 1999Rieti332:12.18Sebastian Coe11 July 1981Oslo442:12.25Mohamed Attaoui2 September 2025Trier52:12.66Ngeny #217 July 1999Nice562:12.77Jake Wightman10 July 2026Monaco672:12.88Steve Cram9 August 1985Gateshead782:12.96Festus Lagat2 September 2025Trier892:13.08Taoufik Makhloufi1 July 2015Nancy9102:13.13Marco Arop8 September 2024Zagreb112:13.40Coe #21 July 1980Oslo10122:13.49Ayanleh Souleiman25 August 2016Lausanne11132:13.56Kennedy Kimwetich17 July 1999Nice12142:13.62Abubaker Kaki Khamis3 July 2010Eugene13152:13.73Noureddine Morceli2 July 1993Villeneuve-d'Ascq162:13.88Wightman #210 August 2022Monaco14172:13.89Robert Biwott25 August 2016Lausanne15182:13.9 Rick Wohlhuter30 July 1974Oslo192:13.93Kaki #222 July 2008Stockholm16202:13.94Djamel Sedjati10 July 2026Monaco17212:13.95Jonathan Kitilit25 August 2016Lausanne18222:13.96Mehdi Baala26 June 2003Strasbourg232:13.97Sedjati #25 March 2024Potchefstroom19242:14.02Azeddine Habz10 July 2026Monaco20252:14.09Joaquim Cruz20 August 1984Nice212:14.11Ben Pattison10 July 2026Monaco222:14.23Asbel Kiprop25 August 2016Lausanne232:14.28Japheth Kimutai1 August 2000Stockholm242:14.30Marcin Lewandowski25 August 2016Lausanne252:14.37Niels Laros7 July 2024Hengelo

Men (indoor) Correct as of February 2026. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace112:14.20Ayanleh Souleiman17 February 2016Stockholm222:14.48Josh Hoey18 January 2025Philadelphia332:14.52Mohamed Attaoui6 February 2026Madrid442:14.74Marco Arop4 February 2024Boston552:14.96Wilson Kipketer20 February 2000Birmingham62:15.25Kipketer #26 February 2000Stuttgart672:15.26Noureddine Morceli22 February 1992Birmingham782:15.50Kennedy Kimwetich6 February 2000Stuttgart892:15.62Vénuste Niyongabo27 February 1995Stockholm9102:15.77Abubaker Kaki Khamis21 February 2008Stockholm10112:15.96Ilham Tanui Özbilen20 February 2014Istanbul11122:16.09Samuel Chapple15 February 2025Birmingham132:16.15Kaki #224 February 2008Ghent12142:16.16Shane Streich12 February 2022Louisville152:16.23Kaki #37 February 2009Stuttgart13162:16.25Mariano García25 January 2025Antequera14172:16.27Bryce Hoppel13 February 2021New York15182:16.30Cole Hocker7 February 2026Blacksburg16192:16.4 Rob Druppers20 February 1988The Hague192:16.40García #26 February 2026Madrid212:16.47Kipketer #317 February 2000Stockholm17222:16.67Benjamin Allen23 February 2024New York18232:16.71Johan Botha3 February 1999Erfurt19242:16.74Luciano Fiore14 February 2025BostonNeil Gourley15 February 2025Birmingham212:16.76Haron Keitany1 February 2009MoscowDavid Torrence2 March 2014Boston232:16.84Tinoda Matsatsa18 January 2025State College242:16.87Nathan Brannen2 March 2014Boston252:16.95Jack Anstey10 February 2024Boston

Women (outdoor) Correct as of July 2025. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace112:28.98Svetlana Masterkova23 August 1996Brussels222:29.15Faith Kipyegon14 August 2020Monaco32:29.21Kipyegon #226 April 2025Xiamen342:29.34Maria Mutola25 August 1995Brussels52:29.66Mutola #223 August 1996Brussels462:29.77Nelly Chepchirchir11 July 2025Monaco72:29.92Kipyegon #34 September 2020Brussels82:30.12Mutola #330 August 2002Brussels592:30.6 Tatyana Providokhina20 August 1978Podolsk6102:30.67Christine Wachtel17 August 1990Berlin7112:30.70Caster Semenya2 September 2018Berlin8122:30.71Addison Wiley11 July 2025Monaco132:30.72Mutola #410 July 1995Stockholm9142:30.82Laura Muir14 August 2020Monaco10152:30.85Martina Steuk9 July 1980Berlin11162:30.96Jessica Hull11 July 2025Monaco172:31.01Semenya #213 July 2018Rabat12182:31.06Ciara Mageean14 August 2020Monaco13192:31.11Jemma Reekie14 August 2020Monaco202:31.18Masterkova #217 July 1999Nice212:31.24Chepchirchir #225 August 2024Chorzów14222:31.30Sinclaire Johnson11 July 2025Monaco232:31.44Reekie #211 July 2025Monaco242:31.49Wiley #231 August 2024Białystok15252:31.5 Maricica Puică1 June 1986Poiana Brasov2:31.50Natalya Artyomova10 September 1991Berlin172:31.51Sandra Gasser13 September 1989Jerez de la Frontera182:31.6 Beate Liebich9 July 1980Berlin192:31.65Olga Dvirna1 September 1982Athens202:31.66Jolanda Batagelj28 August 2002Rovereto212:31.67Halimah Nakaayi11 July 2025Monaco222:31.74Anita Weiß13 July 1980Potsdam232:31.77Sigrun Wodars-Grau17 August 1990Berlin242:31.80Regina Jacobs3 July 1999Brunswick252:31.85Doina Melinte17 August 1990Berlin

Women (indoor) Correct as of January 2026. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace112:30.94Maria Mutola15 February 1999Stockholm22:31.23Mutola #225 February 1996Stockholm232:31.93Laura Muir18 February 2017Birmingham42:32.08Mutola #310 February 1996Birmingham352:32.16Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko25 January 2006Moscow462:32.21Oksana Zbrozhek28 January 2007Moscow572:32.40Yelene Soboleva25 January 2006Moscow682:32.91Yelena Kanales25 January 2006Moscow792:32.96Kelly Holmes20 February 2004Birmingham8102:33.06Genzebe Dibaba24 February 2017Madrid112:33.47Muir #215 February 2020Glasgow9122:33.75Lucia Stafford28 January 2023Boston10132:33.93Inna Yevseyeva7 February 1992Moscow11142:34.09 Nikki Hiltz26 January 2024Seattle12152:34.19Jennifer Toomey20 February 2004Birmingham13162:34.30Anna Alminova1 February 2009Moscow172:34.53Muir #325 February 2023Birmingham14182:34.56Mariya Savinova1 February 2009Moscow192:34.61Mutola #423 February 2003Liévin15202:34.64Danielle Jones10 February 2023Boston16212:34.67Liliya Nurutdinova1 February 1992Moscow212:34.67Nurutdinova #27 February 1992Moscow17232:34.68Olga Raspopova1 February 2004Moscow18242:34.71Ajee Wilson24 February 2019New York2:34.71 Jessica Hull27 January 2024Seattle202:34.73Joanne Fenn20 February 2004Birmingham212:34.76Tatyana Petlyuk28 January 2007Moscow222:34.8 Brigitte Kraus19 February 1978Dortmund232:34.84Lyubov Kremlyova13 February 1993Liévin242:35.03Heather Maclean10 February 2023Boston252:35.17Gabija Galvydytė16 January 2026Manhattan

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