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 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.

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Time !Athlete !Country !Venue !Date
2:32.3 \|Georg Mickler \|{{flag\|German Empire	name=Germany}} \|Hanover \|1913-06-22
2:29.1 \|Anatole Bolin \|{{SWE}} \|Stockholm \|1918-09-22
2:28.6 \|Sven Lundgren \|{{SWE}} \|Stockholm \|1922-09-27
2:26.8 \|Séra Martin \|{{FRA}} \|Colombes \|1926-09-30
2:25.8 \|Otto Peltzer \|{{flag\|Germany\|Weimar}} \|Colombes \|1927-09-18
2:23.6 \|Jules Ladoumègue \|{{FRA}} \|Paris \|1930-10-19
2:21.5 \|Rudolf Harbig \|{{flagcountry\|Nazi Germany}} \|Dresden \|1941-05-24
2:21.4 \|Rune Gustafsson \|{{SWE}} \|Borås \|1946-09-04
2:21.4 \|Marcel Hansenne \|{{FRA}} \|Gothenburg \|1948-08-27
2:21.3 \|Olle Åberg \|{{SWE}} \|Copenhagen \|1952-08-10
2:21.2 \|Stanislav Jungwirth \|{{TCH}} \|Stará Boleslav \|1952-10-27
2:20.8 \|Mal Whitfield \|{{Flag\|United States\|1912}} \|Eskilstuna \|1953-08-16
2:20.4 \|Audun Boysen \|{{NOR}} \|Oslo \|1953-09-17
2:19.5 \|Audun Boysen \|{{NOR}} \|Gävle \|1954-08-18
2:19.0 \|Audun Boysen \|{{NOR}} \|Gothenburg \|1955-08-30
2:19.0 \|István Rózsavölgyi \|{{flagcountry\|HUN\|1949}} \|Tata \|1955-09-21
2:18.1 \|Dan Waern \|{{SWE}} \|Turku \|1958-09-19
2:17.8 \|Dan Waern \|{{SWE}} \|Karlstad \|1959-08-21
2:16.7 \|Siegfried Valentin \|{{GDR}} \|Potsdam \|1960-07-19
2:16.6 \|Peter Snell \|{{NZL}} \|Auckland \|1964-11-12
2:16.2 \|Jürgen May \|{{GDR}} \|Erfurt \|1965-07-20
2:16.2 \|Franz-Josef Kemper \|{{FRG}} \|Hanover \|1966-09-21
2:16.0 \|Danie Malan \|{{flagcountry\|RSA\|1928}} \|Munich \|1973-06-24
2:13.9 \|Rick Wohlhuter \|{{USA}} \|Oslo \|1974-07-30
2:13.40 \|Sebastian Coe \|{{GBR2}} \|Oslo \|1980-07-01
2:12.18 \|Sebastian Coe \|{{GBR2}} \|Oslo \|1981-07-11
2:11.96 \|Noah Ngeny \|{{KEN}} \|Rieti \|1999-09-05
{{cite web \|title = 13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5) \|url = https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/c36ff61e-f89f-4205-a873-8f3dff0fff67.pdf \|publisher = IAAF Media & Public Relations Department \|location = Monte Carlo \|pages = 597, 598, 696 \|format = pdf \|year = 2011 \|accessdate = 2013-03-12 }}

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Time

!Athlete

!Country

!Venue

!Date

2:32.3

|Georg Mickler

|{{flag|German Empire

name=Germany}}

|Hanover

|1913-06-22

2:29.1

|Anatole Bolin

|{{SWE}}

|Stockholm

|1918-09-22

2:28.6

|Sven Lundgren

|{{SWE}}

|Stockholm

|1922-09-27

2:26.8

|Séra Martin

|{{FRA}}

|Colombes

|1926-09-30

2:25.8

|Otto Peltzer

|{{flag|Germany|Weimar}}

|Colombes

|1927-09-18

2:23.6

|Jules Ladoumègue

|{{FRA}}

|Paris

|1930-10-19

2:21.5

|Rudolf Harbig

|{{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

|Dresden

|1941-05-24

2:21.4

|Rune Gustafsson

|{{SWE}}

|Borås

|1946-09-04

2:21.4

|Marcel Hansenne

|{{FRA}}

|Gothenburg

|1948-08-27

2:21.3

|Olle Åberg

|{{SWE}}

|Copenhagen

|1952-08-10

2:21.2

|Stanislav Jungwirth

|{{TCH}}

|Stará Boleslav

|1952-10-27

2:20.8

|Mal Whitfield

|{{Flag|United States|1912}}

|Eskilstuna

|1953-08-16

2:20.4

|Audun Boysen

|{{NOR}}

|Oslo

|1953-09-17

2:19.5

|Audun Boysen

|{{NOR}}

|Gävle

|1954-08-18

2:19.0

|Audun Boysen

|{{NOR}}

|Gothenburg

|1955-08-30

2:19.0

|István Rózsavölgyi

|{{flagcountry|HUN|1949}}

|Tata

|1955-09-21

2:18.1

|Dan Waern

|{{SWE}}

|Turku

|1958-09-19

2:17.8

|Dan Waern

|{{SWE}}

|Karlstad

|1959-08-21

2:16.7

|Siegfried Valentin

|{{GDR}}

|Potsdam

|1960-07-19

2:16.6

|Peter Snell

|{{NZL}}

|Auckland

|1964-11-12

2:16.2

|Jürgen May

|{{GDR}}

|Erfurt

|1965-07-20

2:16.2

|Franz-Josef Kemper

|{{FRG}}

|Hanover

|1966-09-21

2:16.0

|Danie Malan

|{{flagcountry|RSA|1928}}

|Munich

|1973-06-24

2:13.9

|Rick Wohlhuter

|{{USA}}

|Oslo

|1974-07-30

2:13.40

|Sebastian Coe

|{{GBR2}}

|Oslo

|1980-07-01

2:12.18

|Sebastian Coe

|{{GBR2}}

|Oslo

|1981-07-11

2:11.96

|Noah Ngeny

|{{KEN}}

|Rieti

|1999-09-05

{{cite web

|title = 13th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Daegu 2011. (Part 5 of 5)

|url = https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/c36ff61e-f89f-4205-a873-8f3dff0fff67.pdf

|publisher = IAAF Media & Public Relations Department

|location = Monte Carlo

|pages = 597, 598, 696

|format = pdf

|year = 2011

|accessdate = 2013-03-12

}}

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.

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Time !Athlete !Country !Venue !Date
3:17.4 \|Georgette Lenoir \|{{FRA}} \|Paris \|1922-08-06
3:12.0 \|Lucie Bréard \|{{FRA}} \|Paris \|1922-08-20
3:08.2 \|Edith Trickey \|{{GBR2}} \|London \|1924-08-04
3:06.6 \|Lina Radke \|{{flag\|Germany\|Weimar}} \|Brzeg \|1930-08-24
3:04.4 \|Gladys Lunn \|{{GBR2}} \|London \|1931-05-16
3:02.5 \|Stanisława Walasiewicz \|{{Flag\|Poland\|1928}} \|Katowice \|1933-10-08
3:00.6 \|Gladys Lunn \|{{GBR2}} \|Birmingham \|1934-06-23
2:35.9 \|Gunhild Hoffmeister \|{{GDR}} \|Potsdam \|1972-08-20
2:35.0 \|Karin Krebs \|{{GDR}} \|Potsdam \|1974-08-28
2:33.8 \|Nikolina Shtereva \|{{flagcountry\|BUL\|1971}} \|Sofia \|1976-07-04
2:30.67 \|Christine Wachtel \|{{GDR}} \|West Berlin \|1990-08-17
2:29.34 \|Maria Mutola \|{{MOZ}} \|Brussels \|1995-08-05
2:28.98 \|Svetlana Masterkova \|{{RUS}} \|Brussels \|1996-08-23

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Time

!Athlete

!Country

!Venue

!Date

3:17.4

|Georgette Lenoir

|{{FRA}}

|Paris

|1922-08-06

3:12.0