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 World Athletics.
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.
Time | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
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2:32.3 | Georg Mickler | Germany | Hanover | 1913-06-22 |
2:29.1 | Anatole Bolin | Sweden | Stockholm | 1918-09-22 |
2:28.6 | Sven Lundgren | Sweden | Stockholm | 1922-09-27 |
2:26.8 | Séra Martin | France | Colombes | 1926-09-30 |
2:25.8 | Otto Peltzer | Germany | Colombes | 1927-09-18 |
2:23.6 | Jules Ladoumègue | France | Paris | 1930-10-19 |
2:21.5 | Rudolf Harbig | Germany | Dresden | 1941-05-24 |
2:21.4 | Rune Gustafsson | Sweden | Borås | 1946-09-04 |
2:21.4 | Marcel Hansenne | France | Gothenburg | 1948-08-27 |
2:21.3 | Olle Åberg | Sweden | Copenhagen | 1952-08-10 |
2:21.2 | Stanislav Jungwirth | Czechoslovakia | Stará Boleslav | 1952-10-27 |
2:20.8 | Mal Whitfield | United States | Eskilstuna | 1953-08-16 |
2:20.4 | Audun Boysen | Norway | Oslo | 1953-09-17 |
2:19.5 | Audun Boysen | Norway | Gävle | 1954-08-18 |
2:19.0 | Audun Boysen | Norway | Gothenburg | 1955-08-30 |
2:19.0 | István Rózsavölgyi | Hungary | Tata | 1955-09-21 |
2:18.1 | Dan Waern | Sweden | Turku | 1958-09-19 |
2:17.8 | Dan Waern | Sweden | Karlstad | 1959-08-21 |
2:16.7 | Siegfried Valentin | East Germany | Potsdam | 1960-07-19 |
2:16.6 | Peter Snell | New Zealand | Auckland | 1964-11-12 |
2:16.2 | Jürgen May | East Germany | Erfurt | 1965-07-20 |
2:16.2 | Franz-Josef Kemper | West Germany | Hanover | 1966-09-21 |
2:16.0 | Danie Malan | South Africa | Munich | 1973-06-24 |
2:13.9 | Rick Wohlhuter | United States | Oslo | 1974-07-30 |
2:13.40 | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | Oslo | 1980-07-01 |
2:12.18 | Sebastian Coe | Great Britain | Oslo | 1981-07-11 |
2:11.96 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | Rieti | 1999-09-05[1] |
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.
Time | Athlete | Country | Venue | Date |
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3:17.4 | Georgette Lenoir | France | Paris | 1922-08-06 |
3:12.0 | Lucie Bréard | France | Paris | 1922-08-20 |
3:08.2 | Edith Trickey | Great Britain | London | 1924-08-04 |
3:06.6 | Lina Radke | Germany | Brzeg | 1930-08-24 |
3:04.4 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | London | 1931-05-16 |
3:02.5 | Stanisława Walasiewicz | Poland | Katowice | 1933-10-08 |
3:00.6 | Gladys Lunn | Great Britain | Birmingham | 1934-06-23 |
2:35.9 | Gunhild Hoffmeister | East Germany | Potsdam | 1972-08-20 |
2:35.0 | Karin Krebs | East Germany | Potsdam | 1974-08-28 |
2:33.8 | Nikolina Shtereva | Bulgaria | Sofia | 1976-07-04 |
2:30.67 | Christine Wachtel | East Germany | West Berlin | 1990-08-17 |
2:29.34 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | Brussels | 1995-08-05 |
2:28.98 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | Brussels | 1996-08-23 |
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References
- ^ a b |- "13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)" (pdf). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2011. pp. 597, 598, 696. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
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