The 2000 metres or 2000-metre run is a track running event where five laps are completed around an outdoor 400 m track, or ten laps around a 200 m indoor track - the distance is 11.68 meters short of 1¼ miles.
The global governing body World Athletics recognises official world records for the distance, and it is also recorded in continental and national record settings. The men's world record is held by Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who ran a time of 4:43.13 in 2023, while the women's world record is held by Australia's Jessica Hull, who ran a time of 5:19.70 in 2024.
The distance sparsely features on event programmes of professional one-day track and field meetings, serving as a comparatively novel event with greater scope for record-breaking performances. It is also used at lower-level competitions, such as school and youth tournaments. Since 2017, a 2000-metre run is one of the events held to test the fitness of potential draftees at the AFL Draft Combine.
Despite its world record status, it has not yet featured as a world championship level event indoors or outdoors; however, the event was briefly held at national level in the mid-1960s at the Spanish Indoor and Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships.Spanish Indoor Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.Soviet Indoor Championships . GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
Records
World records Correct as of 7 May 2026. Division Time Athlete Nation Date Place Men 4:43.13 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 8 September 2023 Brussels Women 5:19.70 Jessica Hull 12 July 2024 Monaco
Short track world bests Correct as of 7 May 2026. Division Time Athlete Nation Date Place Men 4:48.79 Hobbs Kessler 24 January 2026 Boston Women 5:23.75 Genzebe Dibaba 7 February 2017 Sabadell
Area records Updated 19 May 2026.
Area Men Women Time Season Athlete Time Season Athlete Africa 4:44.79 1999 5:21.56 2021 Asia 4:55.57 1995 5:29.41 1993 Europe 4:43.13 2023 5:25.36 1994 North, Central Americaand Caribbean 4:48.79 2026 5:28.78 2024 4:51.54 2023 Oceania 4:48.77 2023 5:19.70 2024 South America 5:03.34 2002 5:50.21 2024
All-time top 25 Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 2000 m times and the top 25 athletes:- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 2000 m times- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 2000 m times, by repeat athletes- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 2000 m times
Men (outdoor) Correct as of January 2025. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace 114:43.13Jakob Ingebrigtsen8 September 2023Brussels224:44.79Hicham El Guerrouj7 September 1999Berlin334:46.88Ali Saïdi-Sief19 June 2001Strasbourg444:47.88Noureddine Morceli3 July 1995Paris554:48.14Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot8 September 2023Brussels64:48.36El Guerrouj #219 July 1998Gateshead674:48.69Vénuste Niyongabo12 July 1995Nice784:48.74John Kibowen1 August 1998Hechtel894:48.77Stewart McSweyn8 September 2023Brussels104:49.00Niyongabo #23 September 1997Rieti114:49.55Morceli #210 July 1996Nice9124:49.68Niels Laros8 September 2023Brussels10134:49.85Mario García8 September 2023Brussels144:50.01Ingebrigsten #211 June 2020Oslo11154:50.08Noah Ngeny30 July 1999Stockholm12164:50.64Narve Gilje Nordås8 September 2023Brussels13174:50.68Abel Kipsang8 September 2023Brussels14184:50.76Craig Mottram9 March 2006Melbourne15194:50.81Saïd Aouita16 July 1987Paris204:51.17El Guerrouj #331 August 2001Berlin16214:51.30Daniel Komen5 June 1998Milan17224:51.39Steve Cram4 August 1985Budapest18234:51.52John Walker30 June 1976Oslo19244:51.54Charles Philibert-Thiboutot8 September 2023Brussels20254:52.20Thomas Wessinghage31 August 1982Ingelheim214:52.37Ruben Verheyden8 September 2023Brussels224:52.40José Manuel Abascal7 September 1986Santander234:52.44Jim Spivey15 September 1987Lausanne244:52.53Moses Kiptanui21 August 1992Berlin254:52.82Peter Elliott15 September 1987Lausanne
Men (indoor) Correct as of January 2026. Time Athlete Nation Date Place 114:48.79Hobbs Kessler24 January 2026Boston224:49.48Grant Fisher24 January 2026Boston3 3 4:49.99 Kenenisa Bekele 17 February 2007 Birmingham 4 4 4:51.23 Lamecha Girma 10 February 2024 Liévin 554:52.41Pieter Sisk24 January 2026Boston664:52.86Haile Gebrselassie15 February 1998Birmingham774:52.90Sergio Sánchez23 January 2010Oviedo884:52.92Cole Hocker24 January 2026Blacksburg994:53.69Jake Wightman24 January 2026Boston10104:54.07Eamonn Coghlan20 February 1987Inglewood11114:54.08Foster Malleck24 January 2026Boston12124:54.74Bernard Lagat15 February 2014New York CityCooper Teare24 January 2026Blacksburg14144:54.76Vénuste Niyongabo18 February 1996Liévin15154:55.35Cameron Levins15 February 2014New York City16164:55.54Romain Mornet24 January 2026Boston17174:55.72Shadrack Korir17 February 2007Birmingham18184:56.09Laban Rotich14 February 1999Birmingham19194:56.23Jens-Peter Herold6 March 1993Karlsruhe20204:56.30Augustine Kiprono Choge9 February 2007Aubiére21214:56.40Noah Ngeny25 February 2001Liévin22224:56.87Andrés Manuel Díaz14 February 1999Birmingham23234:56.99David Torrence15 February 2014New York City24244:57.00Samuel Zeleke17 February 2022Liévin25254:57.09John Mayock25 February 2001Liévin
Women (outdoor) Correct as of July 2024. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace 115:19.70Jessica Hull12 July 2024Monaco225:21.56Francine Niyonsaba14 September 2021Zagreb335:25.36Sonia O'Sullivan8 July 1994Edinburgh445:25.86Freweyni Hailu14 September 2021Zagreb555:26.08Melissa Courtney-Bryant12 July 2024Monaco665:26.09Edinah Jebitok12 July 2024Monaco775:26.93Yvonne Murray8 July 1994Edinburgh885:27.50Genzebe Dibaba17 June 2014Ostrava95:27.73Dibaba #219 June 2018Montreuil9105:28.69Maricica Puică11 July 1986London10115:28.72Tatyana Kazankina4 August 1984Moscow11125:28.78Cory McGee12 July 2024Monaco12135:28.82Georgia Griffith12 July 2024Monaco145:29.42Dibaba #326 June 2014Sollentuna155:29.58Murray #211 July 1986London13165:29.64Tatyana Pozdnyakova4 August 1984Moscow14175:30.19Zola Budd11 July 1986LondonGelete Burka4 September 2009Brussels195:30.39Puică #24 September 1985Rieti16205:30.92Galina Zakharova4 August 1984Moscow17215:31.03Gulnara Samitova-Galkina27 May 2007Sochi18225:31.18Lucia Stafford12 July 2024Monaco19235:31.52Vivian Cheruiyot7 June 2009Eugene20245:31.88Maryam Yusuf Jamal7 June 2009Eugene21255:32.40Dawit Seyaum14 September 2021Zagreb225:32.63Agathe Guillemot12 July 2024Monaco235:32.7Mary Decker3 August 1984Eugene245:32.83Roberta Brunet14 September 1996Turin255:32.86Marta García12 July 2024Monaco
Women (indoor) Correct as of February 2026. TimeAthleteNationDatePlace115:23.75Genzebe Dibaba7 February 2017Sabadell225:26.68Jessica Hull19 February 2026Liévin335:30.31Salomé Afonso19 February 2026Liévin445:30.53Gabriela Szabo8 March 1998Sindelfingen555:32.18Agathe Guillemot19 February 2026Liévin665:32.68Lucia Stafford19 February 2026Liévin775:34.51Kena Tufa19 February 2026Liévin885:34.52Mary Slaney18 January 1985Los Angeles995:35.46Dawit Seyaum7 February 2015Boston10105:35.78Gudaf Tsegay2 March 2024Glasgow11115:35.87Revée Walcott-Nolan19 February 2026Liévin125:35.99Hull #22 March 2024Glasgow12135:37.34Fernanda Ribeiro28 February 1996Valencia13145:39.15Yelena Kanales7 January 2006Yekaterinburg14155:39.30Olga Yegorova13 February 2000Liévin15165:39.36Violeta Beclea-Szekely13 February 2000Liévin16175:39.47Berhane Adere22 February 2002Chemnitz17185:40.26Mariya Konovalova7 January 2008Yekaterinburg18195:40.35Sally Kipyego7 February 2015Boston19205:40.75Yelena Soboleva7 January 2006Yekaterinburg20215:40.86Yvonne Murray20 February 1993Birmingham21225:40.95Yelena Zadorozhnaya7 January 2008Yekaterinburg22235:41.10Kim Conley8 February 2014BostonYelena Korobkina7 January 2018Yekaterinburg24255:41.11Emma Coburn7 February 2015Boston255:42.12Aleksandra Gulyayeva7 January 2018Yekaterinburg
References
General Records by Event 2000 metres. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.