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{{Short description|Running race}}
{{About||lengths on the order of magnitude of 1000 metres|1 kilometre|the Chicago apartment complex|1000M}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event = 1000 metres
|image = 
|caption = 
|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Noah Ngeny]]|KEN}} 2:11.96 (1999)}}
|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]|RUS}} 2:28.98 (1996)}}
|ShWRmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]|DJI}} 2:14.20 (2016)}}|ShWRwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Maria Mutola]]|MOZ}} 2:30.94 (1999)}}|WU20Rmen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Niels Laros]]|NED}} 2:14.37 (2024)}}|WU20Rwomen={{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Audrey Werro]]|SUI}} 2:34.89 (2023)}}}}

The '''1000&nbsp;metres,''' '''1 kilometer 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 measurement|imperial]] alternative, was sometimes also contested.<ref name="la84foundation1">{{cite journal |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1975/JSH0202/jsh0202b.pdf |title=L. E. Myers, "World's Greatest Runner" |author=Joe D. Willis and Richard G. Wettan |journal=Journal of Sport History |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=93 |date=November 2, 1975 |access-date=October 26, 2011 |archive-date=April 19, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419044907/http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/JSH/JSH1975/JSH0202/jsh0202b.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paigedesigngroup.com/about-us.html|title=Don Paige Track & Field Facility Design Athlete Credentials}}</ref>

== Records ==
{{See also|1000 metres world record progression}}

=== World records ===

* Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: [[World Athletics]]<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Stats {{!}} World Athletics {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Division
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |Athlete
! scope="col" |Nation
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Place
|-
|Men
|2:11.96
| align="left" |[[Noah Ngeny]]
| align="left" |{{Flag|Kenya}}
|5 September 1999
|[[Rieti]]
|-
|Women
|2:28.98
| align="left" |[[Svetlana Masterkova]]
| align="left" |{{Flag|Russia}}
|23 August 1996
|[[Brussels]]
|}

=== Short track world records ===

* Correct as of 7 September 2024. Source: World Athletics<ref name=":6" />

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Division
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |Athlete
! scope="col" |Nation
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Place
|-
|Men
|2:14.20
| align="left" |[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]
| align="left" |{{Flag|Djibouti}}
|17 February 2016
|[[Stockholm]]
|-
|Women
|2:30.94
| align="left" |[[Maria Mutola]]
| align="left" |{{Flag|Mozambique}}
|15 February 1999
|[[Stockholm]]
|}

=== Continental records ===

* Correct as of 27 April 2025. Source: World Athletics<ref name=":6" />

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Area
! colspan="3" |Men
! colspan="3" |Women
|-
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |Athlete
! scope="col" |Nationality
! scope="col" |Time
! scope="col" |Athlete
! scope="col" |Nationality
|-
|[[List of African records in athletics|African]]
|2:11.96 '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}'''
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|2:29.15
|[[Faith Kipyegon]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|-
|[[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian]]
|2:14.72
|[[Yusuf Saad Kamel]]
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|2:35.30
|[[Nelly Jepkosgei]]
|{{Flag|Bahrain}}
|-
|[[List of European records in athletics|European]]
|2:12.18
|[[Sebastian Coe]]
|{{Flag|Great Britain}}
|2:28.98 '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}'''
|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|-
|[[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|North, Central American and Caribbean]]
|2:13.13
|[[Marco Arop]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|2:31.49
|[[Addison Wiley]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|-
|[[List of Oceanian records in athletics|Oceanian]]
|2:16.09
|[[Jeff Riseley|Jeffrey Riseley]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|2:32.94
|[[Abbey Caldwell]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|-
|[[List of South American records in athletics|South American]]
|2:14.09
|[[Joaquim Cruz]]
|{{Flag|Brazil}}
|2:32.25
|[[Letitia Vriesde]]
|{{Flag|Suriname}}
|}

==All-time top 25==
{| style="wikitable"
|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''1000m times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25'' '''''1000m times'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25'' '''''1000m times''', by repeat athletes''
|-
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25'' ''1000m times''
|}

===Men (outdoor)===
*Correct as of September 2024.<ref>{{cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=1000 Metres Men |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/1000-metres/outdoor/men/senior|access-date=10 August 2022 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 1000m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_1000ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=4 September 2021|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2:11.96
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{KEN}}
|5 September 1999
|[[Rieti]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|2:12.18
|[[Sebastian Coe]]
|{{GBR}}
|11 July 1981
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |3
|2:12.66
|''Ngeny #2''
|
|17 July 1999
|[[Nice]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |4
|2:12.88
|[[Steve Cram]]
|{{GBR}}
|9 August 1985
|[[Gateshead]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |5
|2:13.08
|[[Taoufik Makhloufi]]
|{{ALG}}
|1 July 2015
|[[Nancy, France|Nancy]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |6
|2:13.13
|[[Marco Arop]]
|{{CAN}}
|8 September 2024
|[[Zagreb]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=1000m Results |url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_c27a8e8c-f512-4330-a431-a26579124c3a.pdf |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=ČAS}}</ref>
|-
|
| align="center" |7
|2:13.40
|''Coe #2''
|
|1 July 1980
|[[Oslo]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |8
|2:13.49
|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]
|{{DJI}}
|25 August 2016
|[[Lausanne]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2016 |title=1000m Results |url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/lausanne/re0120040.pdf |access-date=23 January 2017 |publisher=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |9
|2:13.56
|[[Kennedy Kimwetich]]
|{{KEN}}
|17 July 1999
|[[Nice]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |10
|2:13.62
|[[Abubaker Kaki Khamis]]
|{{SUD}}
|3 July 2010
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |11
|2:13.73
|[[Noureddine Morceli]]
|{{ALG}}
|2 July 1993
|[[Villeneuve-d'Ascq]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |12
|2:13.88
|[[Jake Wightman]]
|{{GBR}}
|10 August 2022
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 August 2022 |title=1000m Results |url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO2022/PDF_ATHM1000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73G.PDF?h=8QymiCdudppe2R93OQZ+RHX3hiI= |access-date=23 August 2022 |work=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |13
|2:13.89
|[[Robert Biwott]]
|{{KEN}}
|25 August 2016
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |14
|2:13.9 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Rick Wohlhuter]]
|{{USA}}
|30 July 1974
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |15
|2:13.93
|''Kaki #2''
|
|22 July 2008
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |16
|2:13.95
|[[Jonathan Kitilit]]
|{{KEN}}
|25 August 2016
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |17
|2:13.96
|[[Mehdi Baala]]
|{{FRA}}
|26 June 2003
|[[Strasbourg]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |18
|2:13.97
|[[Djamel Sedjati]]
|{{ALG}}
|5 March 2024
|[[Potchefstroom]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=1000m Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7205271?eventId=10229606 |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |19
|2:14.09
|[[Joaquim Cruz]]
|{{BRA}}
|20 August 1984
|[[Nice]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |20
|2:14.23
|[[Asbel Kiprop]]
|{{KEN}}
|25 August 2016
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |21
|2:14.28
|[[Japheth Kimutai]]
|{{KEN}}
|1 August 2000
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |22
|2:14.30
|[[Marcin Lewandowski]]
|{{POL}}
|25 August 2016
|[[Lausanne]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2016 |title=1000m Results |url=http://static.sportresult.com/sports/at/data/2016/lausanne/re0120040.pdf |access-date=17 January 2017 |publisher=sportresult.com}}</ref>
|-
|
| align="center" |23
|2:14.35
|''Arop #2''
|
|10 August 2022
|[[Monaco]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |24
|2:14.37
|[[Niels Laros]]
|{{NED}}
|7 July 2024
|[[Hengelo]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2024 |title=1000m Result |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/HENGELO_2024/PDF_ATHM1000M-------------FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=xu3kHvqyL0CRwNrb4BtUuoaAr0c= |access-date=7 July 2024 |website=swisstiming.com}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |25
|2:14.41
|[[William Yiampoy]]
|{{KEN}}
|5 September 1999
|[[Rieti]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
| rowspan="4" |
|2:14.43
|[[Laban Rotich]]
|{{KEN}}
|16 July 1997
|[[Nice]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|2:14.50
|[[Abdi Bile]]
|{{SOM}}
|13 September 1989
|[[Jerez de la Frontera]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|2:14.52
|[[Djabir Said-Guerni]]
|{{ALG}}
|5 September 1999
|[[Rieti]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|2:14.53
|[[Willi Wülbeck]]
|{{Flag|West Germany}}
|1 July 1980
|[[Oslo]]
|
|}
=== Men (indoor) ===
* Correct as of February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1000 Metres - men - senior - indoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/1000-metres/indoor/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2023-03-10|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time men's best 1000m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_1000ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=4 September 2021|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2:14.20
|[[Ayanleh Souleiman]]
|{{DJI}}
|17 February 2016
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|2:14.48
|[[Josh Hoey (athlete)|Josh Hoey]]
|{{USA}}
|18 January 2025
|[[Philadelphia]]
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Keenan Gray |date=19 January 2025 |title=JOSH HOEY BREAKS AMERICAN RECORD IN MEN'S 1,000 METERS |url=https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=670798 |access-date=25 January 2025 |website=runnerspace.com}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|2:14.74
|[[Marco Arop]]
|{{CAN}}
|4 February 2024
|[[Boston]]
|<ref>{{cite web |author=Jon Mulkeen |date=5 February 2024 |title=Lyles breaks 60m meeting record in Boston with 6.44 |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/lyles-breaks-60m-new-balance-indoor-grand-prix-meeting-record-boston |access-date=6 February 2024 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|2:14.96
|[[Wilson Kipketer]]
|{{DEN}}
|20 February 2000
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |5
|2:15.25
|''Kipketer #2''
|
|6 February 2000
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |6
|2:15.26
|[[Noureddine Morceli]]
|{{ALG}}
|22 February 1992
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |7
|2:15.50
|[[Kennedy Kimwetich]]
|{{KEN}}
|6 February 2000
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |8
|2:15.62
|[[Vénuste Niyongabo]]
|{{Flag|Burundi}}
|27 February 1995
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |9
|2:15.77
|[[Abubaker Kaki Khamis]]
|{{SUD}}
|21 February 2008
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |10
|2:15.96
|[[İlham Tanui Özbilen|Ilham Tanui Özbilen]]
|{{TUR}}
|20 February 2014
|[[Istanbul]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |11
|2:16.09
|[[Samuel Chapple]]
|{{NED}}
|15 February 2025
|[[Arena Birmingham|Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=15 February 2025 |title=1000m Result |url=https://keelyklassic2025.microplustimingservices.com/assets/export/ATH3/pdf/ATM0100401_73G%201.0.PDF |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Microplus Informatica}}</ref>
|-
|
| align="center" |12
|2:16.15
|''Kaki #2''
|
|24 February 2008
|[[Ghent]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |13
|2:16.16
|[[Shane Streich]]
|{{USA}}
|12 February 2022
|[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |14
|2:16.23
|''Kaki #3''
|
|7 February 2009
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |15
|2:16.25
|[[Mariano García (runner)|Mariano García]]
|{{ESP}}
|25 January 2025
|[[Antequera]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=1000m Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7220382?eventId=10229557&gender=M |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |16
|2:16.27
|[[Bryce Hoppel]]
|{{USA}}
|13 February 2021
|[[New York City|New York]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |17
|2:16.4 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Rob Druppers]]
|{{NED}}
|20 February 1988
|[[The Hague]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |18
|2:16.47
|''Kipketer #3''
|
|17 February 2000
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |19
|2:16.67
|[[Benjamin Allen (runner)|Benjamin Allen]]
|{{USA}}
|23 February 2024
|[[New York City|New York]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |20
|2:16.71
|[[Johan Botha (runner)|Johan Botha]]
|{{RSA}}
|3 February 1999
|[[Erfurt]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |17
| rowspan="2" align="center" |21
| rowspan="2" |2:16.74
|[[Luciano Fiore]]
|{{USA}}
|14 February 2025
|[[Boston]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1000m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217299?eventId=10229557&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Neil Gourley]]
|{{GBR}}
|15 February 2025
|[[Arena Birmingham|Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=15 February 2025 |title=1000m Result |url=https://keelyklassic2025.microplustimingservices.com/assets/export/ATH3/pdf/ATM0100401_73G%201.0.PDF |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Microplus Informatica}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |19
| rowspan="2" align="center" |23
| rowspan="2" |2:16.76
|[[Haron Keitany]]
|{{KEN}}
|1 February 2009
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[David Torrence (athlete)|David Torrence]]
|{{USA}}
|2 March 2014
|[[Boston]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |25
|2:16.84
|[[Tinoda Matsatsa]]
|{{USA}}
|18 January 2025
|[[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=1000m Results|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217581?eventId=10229557&gender=M|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
| rowspan="4" |
|2:16.87
|[[Nathan Brannen]]
|{{CAN}}
|2 March 2014
|[[Boston]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|2:16.95
|[[Jack Anstey]]
|{{AUS}}
|10 February 2024
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=10 February 2024 |title=1000m Results |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/81789/5044288/Boston_University_David_Hemery_Valentine_Invitational/Mens-1000-Meters?printable=1 |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|2:16.96
|[[Richard Kiplagat]]
|{{KEN}}
|21 February 2008
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|2:16.99
|[[Joaquim Cruz]]
|{{BRA}}
|12 February 1989
|[[Stuttgart]]
|
|}

===Women (outdoor)===
*Correct as of April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 1000m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_1000ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=4 September 2021|access-date=4 September 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2:28.98
|[[Svetlana Masterkova]]
|{{RUS}}
|23 August 1996
|[[Brussels]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|2:29.15
|[[Faith Kipyegon]]
|{{KEN}}
|14 August 2020
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |author=Nicole Jeffery |date=14 August 2020 |title=Cheptegei breaks world 5000m record in Monaco as Diamond League action returns |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/report/diamond-league-monaco-cheptegei-world-record |access-date=22 August 2020 |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |3
|2:29.21
|''Kipyegon #2''
|
|26 April 2025
|[[Xiamen]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Warholm sets unofficial world record in 300m hurdles at Diamond League opener |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/warholm-sets-unofficial-world-record-300m-hurdles-diamond-121199885#:~:text=Olympic%20champions%20Faith%20Kipyegon%20(1,000,2:28.98%20set%20in%201996. |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |4
|2:29.34
|[[Maria Mutola]]
|{{MOZ}}
|25 August 1995
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
| rowspan="3" align="center" |
| align="center" |5
|2:29.66
|''Mutola #2''
| rowspan="3" |
|23 August 1996
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
| align="center" |6
|2:29.92
|''Kipyegon #3''
|4 September 2020
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
| align="center" |7
|2:30.12
|''Mutola #3''
|30 August 2002
|[[Brussels]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |8
|2:30.6 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Tatyana Providokhina]]
|{{URS}}
|20 August 1978
|[[Podolsk]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |9
|2:30.67
|[[Christine Wachtel]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|17 August 1990
|[[Berlin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |10
|2:30.70
|[[Caster Semenya]]
|{{RSA}}
|2 September 2018
|[[ISTAF Berlin|Berlin]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2 September 2018 |title=1000m Results |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-challenge-meetings/2018/istaf-berlin-6321/women/1000-metres/final/result#resultheader |access-date=2 September 2018 |publisher=IAAF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |11
|2:30.72
|''Mutola #4''
|
|10 July 1995
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |12
|2:30.82
|[[Laura Muir]]
|{{GBR}}
|14 August 2020
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="auto1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |13
|2:30.85
|[[Martina Steuk]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|9 July 1980
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |14
|2:31.01
|''Semenya #2''
|
|13 July 2018
|[[Rabat]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |15
|2:31.06
|[[Ciara Mageean]]
|{{IRL}}
|14 August 2020
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="auto1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |16
|2:31.11
|[[Jemma Reekie]]
|{{GBR}}
|14 August 2020
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="auto1" />
|-
|
| align="center" |17
|2:31.18
|''Masterkova #2''
|
|17 July 1999
|[[Nice]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |18
|2:31.24
|[[Nelly Chepchirchir]]
|{{KEN}}
|25 August 2024
|[[Silesian Stadium|Chorzów]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=25 August 2024 |title=1000m Results |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/SILESIA_2024/PDF_ATHW1000M---ADDITIONALFNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=6sqfAkOobrse68YXKCS4Qo3IKEw= |access-date=28 August 2024 |website=swisstiming.com}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |19
|2:31.49
|[[Addison Wiley]]
|{{USA}}
|31 August 2024
|[[Białystok]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=1000m Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7207450?eventId=10229516&gender=W |access-date=13 September 2024 |website=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |13
| rowspan="2" align="center" |20
|2:31.5 {{AthAbbr|h}} {{AthAbbr|A}}
|[[Maricica Puică]]
|{{ROM}}
|1 June 1986
|[[Poiana Brasov]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|2:31.50
|[[Natalya Artyomova]]
|{{URS}}
|10 September 1991
|[[Berlin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |22
|2:31.51
|[[Sandra Gasser]]
|{{SUI}}
|13 September 1989
|[[Jerez de la Frontera]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |23
|2:31.55
|''Mutola #5''
|
|28 August 1998
|[[Brussels]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |24
|2:31.6 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Beate Liebich]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|9 July 1980
|[[Berlin]]
|{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |25
|2:31.65
|[[Olga Dvirna]]
|{{URS}}
|1 September 1982
|[[Athens]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |18
| rowspan="8" |
|2:31.66
|[[Jolanda Čeplak|Jolanda Batagelj]]
|{{SLO}}
|28 August 2002
|[[Rovereto]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |19
|2:31.74
|[[Anita Weiß]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|13 July 1980
|[[Potsdam]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
|2:31.77
|[[Sigrun Wodars|Sigrun Wodars-Grau]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|17 August 1990
|[[Berlin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
|2:31.80
|[[Regina Jacobs]]
|{{USA}}
|3 July 1999
|[[Brunswick, Maine|Brunswick]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|2:31.85
|[[Doina Melinte]]
|{{ROM}}
|17 August 1990
|[[Berlin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|2:31.93
|[[Patricia Djaté-Taillard]]
|{{FRA}}
|25 August 1995
|[[Brussels]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|2:31.95
|[[Ulrike Bruns]]
|{{Flag|East Germany}}
|18 August 1978
|[[Berlin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|2:32.12
|[[Halimah Nakaayi]]
|{{UGA}}
|14 August 2020
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref name="auto1" />
|}
=== Women (indoor) ===
* Correct as of January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1000 Metres - women - senior - indoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middle-long/1000-metres/indoor/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&oversizedTrack=regular&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2023-03-10|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All-time women's best 1000m|url=http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_1000ok.htm|publisher=alltime-athletics.com|date=25 February 2023|access-date=10 March 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|2:30.94
|[[Maria Mutola]]
|{{MOZ}}
|15 February 1999
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |2
|2:31.23
|''Mutola #2''
|
|25 February 1996
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |3
|2:31.93
|[[Laura Muir]]
|{{GBR}}
|18 February 2017
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |4
|2:32.08
|''Mutola #3''
|
|10 February 1996
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |5
|2:32.16
|[[Yuliya Fomenko (runner)|Yuliya Chizhenko-Fomenko]]
|{{RUS}}
|25 January 2006
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |6
|2:32.21
|[[Oksana Zbrozhek]]
|{{RUS}}
|28 January 2007
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |7
|2:32.40
|[[Yelena Soboleva|Yelene Soboleva]]
|{{RUS}}
|25 January 2006
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |8
|2:32.91
|[[Yelena Kanales]]
|{{RUS}}
|25 January 2006
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |9
|2:32.96
|[[Kelly Holmes]]
|{{GBR}}
|20 February 2004
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |10
|2:33.06
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{ETH}}
|24 February 2017
|[[Madrid]]
|
|-
| align="center" |
| align="center" |11
|2:33.47
|''Muir #2''
|
|15 February 2020
|[[Glasgow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |12
|2:33.75
|[[Lucia Stafford]]
|{{CAN}}
|28 January 2023
|[[Boston University Track and Tennis Center|Boston]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dickinson |first=Marley |date=January 28, 2023 |title=Lucia Stafford obliterates Canadian 1,000m record in season opener |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/lucia-stafford-obliterates-canadian-1000m-record-in-season-opener/ |access-date=January 28, 2023 |website=Canadian Running Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |13
|2:33.93
|[[Inna Yevseyeva]]
|{{UKR}}
|7 February 1992
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |14
|2:34.09 {{AthAbbr|OT}}
|[[Nikki Hiltz]]
|{{USA}}
|26 January 2024
|[[Seattle]]
|<ref name="auto">{{cite web |title=1000m Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7207021?eventId=10229516&gender=W |access-date=29 January 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |15
|2:34.19
|[[Jennifer Toomey (athlete)|Jennifer Toomey]]
|{{USA}}
|20 February 2004
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |16
|2:34.30
|[[Anna Alminova]]
|{{RUS}}
|1 February 2009
|[[Moscow]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |17
|2:34.53
|''Muir #3''
|
|25 February 2023
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |18
|2:34.56
|[[Mariya Savinova]]
|{{RUS}}
|1 February 2009
|[[Moscow]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |19
|2:34.61
|''Mutola #4''
|
|23 February 2003
|[[Liévin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |20
|2:34.64
|[[Dani Jones|Danielle Jones]]
|{{USA}}
|10 February 2023
|[[Boston]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |21
|2:34.67
|[[Liliya Nurutdinova]]
|{{RUS}}
|1 February 1992
|[[Moscow]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |21
|2:34.67
|''Nurutdinova'' #2
|
|7 February 1992
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |23
|2:34.68
|[[Olga Raspopova]]
|{{RUS}}
|1 February 2004
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |18
| rowspan="2" align="center" |24
|2:34.71
|[[Ajeé Wilson|Ajee Wilson]]
|{{USA}}
|24 February 2019
|[[New York City|New York]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|2:34.71 {{AthAbbr|OT}}
|[[Jessica Hull]]
|{{AUS}}
|27 January 2024
|[[Seattle]]
|<ref name="auto" />
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |20
| rowspan="6" |
|2:34.73
|[[Joanne Fenn]]
|{{GBR}}
|20 February 2004
|[[Birmingham]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |21
|2:34.76
|[[Tetiana Petlyuk|Tatyana Petlyuk]]
|{{UKR}}
|28 January 2007
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |22
|2:34.8 {{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Brigitte Kraus]]
|{{Flag|West Germany}}
|19 February 1978
|[[Dortmund]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |23
|2:34.84
|[[Lyubov Kremlyova]]
|{{RUS}}
|13 February 1993
|[[Liévin]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |24
|2:35.03
|[[Heather MacLean (runner)|Heather Maclean]]
|{{USA}}
|10 February 2023
|[[Boston]]
|
|- bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
| align="center" |25
|2:35.21
|[[Elena Arzhakova|Yelena Arzhakova]]
|{{RUS}}
|6 February 2011
|[[Moscow]]
|
|}

==See also==
* [[1000 metres world record progression]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Athletics events}}

[[Category:Events in track and field]]
[[Category:Middle-distance running disciplines]]