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{{Short description|Track running event}}
{{Infobox athletics event
|event = 2000 metres
|image = 
|image_upright = 1
|caption = 
|WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]|NOR}} 4:43.13 (2023)}}
|WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Jessica Hull]]|AUS}} 5:19.70 (2024)}}
|ShWRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Kenenisa Bekele]]|ETH|1996}} 4:49.99 (2007)}}
|ShWRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|ETH}} 5:23.75 (2017)}}
}}
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 [[List of world records in athletics|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.<ref>[https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records World Records]. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2000m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo=|website=swisstiming.com|date=12 July 2024|access-date=17 July 2024}}</ref> 

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.<ref>[https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middle-long/2000-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2022?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true]. World Athletics. Retrieved 2023-06-12.</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-06 |title=Running machine takes out Combine 2km trial |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/71402/running-machine-takes-out-combine-2km-trial |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

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 Athletics Championships|Spanish Indoor]] and [[Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships]].<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/espi.htm Spanish Indoor Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ursi.htm Soviet Indoor Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.</ref>

==Records==
{{See also|2000 metres world record progression}}

===World records===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! scope=col| Division
! scope=col| Time
! scope=col| Athlete
! scope=col| Nation
! scope=col| Date
! scope=col| Place
|-
| Men||4:43.13||align=left|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]||align=left|{{NOR}}||8 September 2023||[[Brussels]]
|-
| Women||5:19.70|| align="left" |[[Jessica Hull]]|| align="left" |{{Flag|Australia}}||12 July 2024||[[Monaco]]
|}

=== Short track world bests ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- 
! scope="col" | Division
! scope="col" | Time
! scope="col" | Athlete
! scope="col" | Nation
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Place
|-
| Men||4:49.99|| align="left" |[[Kenenisa Bekele]]|| align="left" |{{ETH|1996}}||17 February 2007||[[Birmingham]]
|-
| Women||5:23.75|| align="left" |[[Genzebe Dibaba]]|| align="left" |{{ETH}}||7 February 2017||[[Sabadell]]
|}

=== Continental records===
{| 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]] || 4:44.79|| [[Hicham El Guerrouj]] || {{MAR}} || 5:21.56 || [[Francine Niyonsaba]] || {{BDI}}
|-
| [[List of Asian records in athletics|Asian]] || 4:55.57 || [[Mohamed Suleiman]] || {{QAT}} || 5:29.41 || [[Wang Junxia]] || {{CHN}}
|-
| [[List of European records in athletics|European]] || 4:43.13 '''[[List of world records in athletics|WR]]'''|| [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] || {{NOR}} || 5:25.36 || [[Sonia O'Sullivan]] || {{IRL}}
|-
| [[List of North, Central American and Caribbean records in athletics|North, Central American and Caribbean]] || 4:51.54 || [[Charles Philibert-Thiboutot]] || {{CAN}} || 5:28.78 || [[Cory McGee]]|| {{USA}}
|-
| [[List of Oceanian records in athletics|Oceanian]] || 4:50.76 || [[Craig Mottram]] || {{AUS}} || 5:19.70 '''[[List of world records in athletics|WR]]'''|| [[Jessica Hull]]|| {{AUS}}
|-
| [[List of South American records in athletics|South American]] || 5:03.34|| [[Hudson de Souza]] || {{BRA}} || 5:50.21 || [[María Pía Fernández]] || {{URU}}
|}

==All-time top 25==
{| style="wikitable"
|Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''2000m times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''':
|-
| style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''2000m times'''''
|-
|''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''2000m times''', by repeat athletes''
|-
| style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 2000m times''
|}

=== Men (outdoor) ===
*Correct as of January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Metres - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229632&ageCategory=senior |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
!class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|4:43.13
|[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]]
|{{NOR}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023">{{cite web|title=2000m Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHM2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=XXmMI2Va2XOWC/DVzVBUO3abgxQ=/|website=sportresult.com|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=9 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909102525/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHM2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=XXmMI2Va2XOWC/DVzVBUO3abgxQ=/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|4:44.79
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{MAR}}
|7 September 1999
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|4:46.88
|[[Ali Saïdi-Sief]]
|{{ALG}}
|19 June 2001
|[[Strasbourg]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|4:47.88
|[[Noureddine Morceli]]
|{{ALG}}
|3 July 1995
|[[Paris]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|4:48.14
|[[Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot]]
|{{KEN}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-
|
|align=center|6
|4:48.36 	
|''El Guerrouj #2''
|
|19 July 1998
|[[Gateshead]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |7
|4:48.69
|[[Vénuste Niyongabo]]
|{{BDI}}
|12 July 1995
|[[Nice]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|7
|align=center|8
|4:48.74
|[[John Kibowen]]
|{{KEN}}
|1 August 1998
|[[Hechtel]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|8
|align=center|9
|4:48.77
|[[Stewart McSweyn]]
|{{AUS}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |
|align=center|10
|4:49.00
|''Niyongabo #2''
| rowspan="2" |
|3 September 1997
|[[Rieti]]
|
|-
|align=center|11
|4:49.55
|''Morceli #2''
|10 July 1996
|[[Nice]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|9
|align=center|12
|4:49.68
|[[Niels Laros]]
|{{NED}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|10
|align=center|13
|4:49.85
|[[Mario García (athlete)|Mario García]]
|{{ESP}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-
|
| align="center" |14
|4:50.01
|''Ingebrigsten #2''
|
|11 June 2020
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |15
|4:50.08
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{KEN}}
|30 July 1999
|[[Stockholm]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |16
|4:50.64
|[[Narve Gilje Nordås]]
|{{NOR}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |17
|4:50.68
|[[Abel Kipsang]]
|{{KEN}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |18
|4:50.76
|[[Craig Mottram]]
|{{AUS}}
|9 March 2006
|[[Melbourne]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |19
|4:50.81
|[[Saïd Aouita]]
|{{MAR}}
|16 July 1987
|[[Paris]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |20
|4:51.17
|''El Guerrouj #3''
|
|31 August 2001
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |21
|4:51.30
|[[Daniel Komen]]
|{{KEN}}
|5 June 1998
|[[Milan]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |22
|4:51.39
|[[Steve Cram]]
|{{GBR2}}
|4 August 1985
|[[Budapest]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |23
|4:51.52
|[[John Walker (runner)|John Walker]]
|{{NZL}}
|30 June 1976
|[[Oslo]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |24
|4:51.54
|[[Charles Philibert-Thiboutot]]
|{{CAN}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |25
|4:52.20
|[[Thomas Wessinghage]]
|{{FRG}}
|31 August 1982
|[[Ingelheim]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|align="center" |21
|rowspan="5" align="center" |
|4:52.37
|[[Ruben Verheyden]]
|{{BEL}}
|8 September 2023
|[[Brussels]]
|<ref name="Brussels2023" />
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |22
|4:52.40
|[[José Manuel Abascal]]
|{{ESP}}
|7 September 1986
|[[Santander, Spain|Santander]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |23
|4:52.44
|[[Jim Spivey]]
|{{USA}}
|15 September 1987
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |24
|4:52.53
|[[Moses Kiptanui]]
|{{KEN}}
|21 August 1992
|[[Berlin]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |25
|4:52.82
|[[Peter Elliott (athlete)|Peter Elliott]]
|{{GBR2}}
|15 September 1987
|[[Lausanne]]
|
|}

===Men (indoor)===
*Correct as of February 2024.<ref>{{cite web|title=2000m short track - men - senior - all|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-02-11&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229561&ageCategory=senior|work=World Athletics|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"

! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}  !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|1 || align=center|1 || 4:49.99 || [[Kenenisa Bekele]] || {{ETH|1996}}|| 17 February 2007 || [[Birmingham]] || <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2000 Metres Short Track - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2024-10-13&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229561&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align=center|2 || align=center|2 || 4:51.23 || [[Lamecha Girma]] || {{ETH}}|| 10 February 2024 || [[Liévin]] || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Tsegay, Girma and Holloway threaten world indoor records in Lievin|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/tsegay-girma-holloway-threaten-world-indoor-records-2024-lievin|website=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=10 February 2024|access-date=11 February 2024 }}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|4:52.86
|[[Haile Gebrselassie]]
|{{ETH|1996}}
|15 February 1998
|[[Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|4
|align=center|4
|4:52.90
|[[Sergio Sánchez (runner)|Sergio Sánchez]]
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|23 January 2010
|[[Oviedo]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|5
|align=center|5
|4:54.07
|[[Eamonn Coghlan]]
|{{Flag|Ireland}}
|20 February 1987
|[[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|6
|align=center|6
|4:54.74
|[[Bernard Lagat]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|15 February 2014
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|7
|align=center|7
|4:54.76
|[[Vénuste Niyongabo]]
|{{Flag|Burundi}}
|18 February 1996
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|8
|align=center|8
|4:55.35
|[[Cameron Levins]]
|{{Flag|Canada}}
|15 February 2014
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|9
|align=center|9
|4:55.72
|[[Shedrack Kibet Korir|Shadrack Korir]]
|{{KEN}}
|17 February 2007
|[[Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|10
|align=center|10
|4:56.09
|[[Laban Rotich]]
|{{KEN}}
|14 February 1999
|[[Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|11
|align=center|11
|4:56.23
|[[Jens-Peter Herold]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|6 March 1993
|[[Karlsruhe]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|12
|align=center|12
|4:56.30
|[[Augustine Kiprono Choge]]
|{{KEN}}
|9 February 2007
|[[Aubière|Aubiére]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|13
|align=center|13
|4:56.40
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{KEN}}
|25 February 2001
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|14
|align=center|14
|4:56.87
|[[Andrés Manuel Díaz]]
|{{Flag|Spain}}
|14 February 1999
|[[Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|15
|align=center|15
|4:56.99
|[[David Torrence (athlete)|David Torrence]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|15 February 2014
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|16
|align=center|16
|4:57.00
|[[Samuel Zeleke]]
|{{ETH}}
|17 February 2022
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|17
|align=center|17
|4:57.09
|[[John Mayock]]
|{{GBR2}}
|25 February 2001
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|18
|align=center|18
|4:57.17
|[[Abiyote Abinet]]
|{{ETH}}
|28 February 2014
|[[Metz]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|19
|align=center|19
|4:57.21
|[[Abel Kipsang]]
|{{KEN}}
|17 February 2022
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|20
|align=center|20
|4:57.22
|[[Azeddine Habz]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|17 February 2022
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|21
|align=center|21
|4:57.31
|[[William Tanui]]
|{{KEN}}
|28 February 1999
|[[Sindelfingen]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|22
|align=center|22
|4:57.35
|[[Andrew Bumbalough]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|15 February 2014
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|23
|align=center|23
|4:57.56
|[[Evan Jager]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|15 February 2014
|[[New York City]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|24
|align=center|24
|4:57.74
|[[Yomif Kejelcha]]
|{{ETH}}
|28 February 2014
|[[Metz]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|align=center|25
|align=center|25
|4:57.97
|[[Jimmy Gressier]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|17 February 2022
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|}

=== Women (outdoor) ===
*Correct as of July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Metres - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229518&ageCategory=senior |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=1 January 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table"
!Ath.#
!Perf.#
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
!class="unsortable" | {{refh}}
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|5:19.70
|[[Jessica Hull]]
|{{AUS}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|5:21.56
|[[Francine Niyonsaba]]
|{{BDI}}
|14 September 2021
|[[Zagreb]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Niyonsaba breaks world 2000m record in Zagreb|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hanzekovic-memorial-zagreb-niyonsaba-world-2000m-record|publisher=World Athletics|author=Chris Broadbent|date=14 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|5:25.36
|[[Sonia O'Sullivan]]
|{{IRL}}
|8 July 1994
|[[Edinburgh]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|5:25.86
|[[Freweyni Hailu]]
|{{ETH}}
|14 September 2021
|[[Zagreb]]
|<ref>{{cite news|title=Niyonsaba breaks world 2000m record in Zagreb|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hanzekovic-memorial-zagreb-niyonsaba-world-2000m-record|publisher=World Athletics|author=Chris Broadbent|date=14 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |5
|5:26.08
|[[Melissa Courtney-Bryant]]
|{{GBR2}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |6
|5:26.09
|[[Edinah Jebitok]]
|{{KEN}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |7
|5:26.93
|[[Yvonne Murray]]
|{{GBR2}}
|8 July 1994
|[[Edinburgh]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |8
|5:27.50
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{ETH}}
|17 June 2014
|[[Ostrava]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |9
|5:27.73
|''Dibaba #2''
|
|19 June 2018
|[[Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis|Montreuil]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |10
|5:28.69 	
|[[Maricica Puică]]
|{{ROU|1965}}
|11 July 1986
|[[London]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |11
|5:28.72
|[[Tatyana Kazankina]]
|{{URS}}
|4 August 1984
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |12
|5:28.78
|[[Cory McGee]]
|{{USA}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |13
|5:28.82
|[[Georgia Griffith]]
|{{AUS}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |
| align="center" |14
|5:29.42
|''Dibaba #3''
| rowspan="2" |
|26 June 2014
|[[Sollentuna Municipality|Sollentuna]]
|
|-
| align="center" |15
|5:29.58
|''Murray #2''
|11 July 1986
|[[London]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |16
|5:29.64
|[[Tatyana Pozdnyakova]]
|{{URS}}
|4 August 1984
|[[Moscow]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |14
| rowspan="2" align="center" |17
| rowspan="2" |5:30.19
|[[Zola Budd]]
|{{GBR2}}
|11 July 1986
|[[London]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Gelete Burka]]
|{{ETH}}
|4 September 2009
|[[Brussels]]
|
|-
|
| align="center" |19
|5:30.39
|''Puică #2''
|
|4 September 1985
|[[Rieti]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |20
|5:30.92
|[[Galina Zakharova (runner)|Galina Zakharova]]
|{{URS}}
|4 August 1984
|[[Moscow]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |21
|5:31.03
|[[Gulnara Samitova-Galkina]]
|{{RUS}}
|27 May 2007
|[[Sochi]]
|
|-bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |18
| align="center" |22
|5:31.18
|[[Lucia Stafford]]
|{{CAN}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |23
|5:31.52
|[[Vivian Cheruiyot]]
|{{KEN}}
|7 June 2009
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |24
|5:31.88
|[[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]]
|{{BHR}}
|7 June 2009
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |25
|5:32.40
|[[Dawit Seyaum]]
|{{ETH}}
|14 September 2021
|[[Zagreb]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=2000m Result|url=https://online.atletika.cz/_dataPublic/pdf/resultlist_3131ba5a-cd87-4ff8-bb1c-5e1b99afb8de.pdf|website=online.atletika.cz|date=14 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |22
| rowspan="4" |
|5:32.63
|[[Agathe Guillemot]]
|{{FRA}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |23
|5:32.7{{AthAbbr|h}}
|[[Mary Decker]]
|{{USA}}
|3 August 1984
|[[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |24
|5:32.83
|[[Roberta Brunet]]
|{{ITA}}
|14 September 1996
|[[Turin]]
|
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="center" |25
|5:32.86
|[[Marta García (runner)|Marta García]]
|{{ESP}}
|12 July 2024
|[[Monaco]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=[[Diamond League]]}}</ref>
|}

===Women (indoor)===

* Correct as of March 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000m short track - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-03-02&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229583&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}}
!{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}}
!Time
!Athlete
!Nation
!Date
!Place
! class="unsortable" |{{refh}}
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|5:23.75
|[[Genzebe Dibaba]]
|{{ETH}}
|7 February 2017
|[[Sabadell]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2000 Metres Short Track - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2024-10-13&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229583&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |2
|5:30.53
|[[Gabriela Szabo]]
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|8 March 1998
|[[Sindelfingen]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|5:34.52
|[[Mary Slaney]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|18 January 1985
|[[Los Angeles]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |4
| align="center" |4
|5:35.46
|[[Dawit Seyaum]]
|{{ETH}}
|7 February 2015
|[[Boston]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |5
|5:35.78{{AthAbbr|+}}
|[[Gudaf Tsegay]]
|{{ETH}}
|2 March 2024
|[[Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome|Glasgow]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2024 |title=3000m Final Race Analysis |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-3000sh-W-f--1--.RS5.pdfw |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |6
| align="center" |6
|5:35.99{{AthAbbr|+}}
|[[Jessica Hull]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|2 March 2024
|[[Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome|Glasgow]]
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2024 |title=3000m Final Race Analysis |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-3000sh-W-f--1--.RS5.pdfw |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |7
| align="center" |7
|5:37.34
|[[Fernanda Ribeiro]]
|{{Flag|Portugal}}
|28 February 1996
|[[Valencia]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |8
|5:39.15
|[[Yelena Kanales]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2006
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |9
| align="center" |9
|5:39.30
|[[Olga Yegorova]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|13 February 2000
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |10
| align="center" |10
|5:39.36
|[[Violeta Szekely|Violeta Beclea-Szekely]]
|{{Flag|Romania}}
|13 February 2000
|[[Liévin]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |11
| align="center" |11
|5:39.47
|[[Berhane Adere]]
|{{ETH|1996}}
|22 February 2002
|[[Chemnitz]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |12
| align="center" |12
|5:40.26
|[[Mariya Konovalova]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2008
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |13
| align="center" |13
|5:40.35
|[[Sally Kipyego]]
|{{Flag|Kenya}}
|7 February 2015
|[[Boston]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |14
| align="center" |14
|5:40.75
|[[Yelena Soboleva]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2006
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |15
|5:40.86
|[[Yvonne Murray]]
|{{Flag|Great Britain}}
|20 February 1993
|[[Birmingham]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |16
| align="center" |16
|5:40.95
|[[Yelena Zadorozhnaya]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2008
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| rowspan="2" align="center" |17
| rowspan="2" align="center" |17
| rowspan="2" |5:41.10
|[[Kim Conley]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|8 February 2014
|[[Boston]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
|[[Yelena Korobkina]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2018
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |19
| align="center" |19
|5:41.11
|[[Emma Coburn]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|7 February 2015
|[[Boston]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |20
|5:42.12
|[[Aleksandra Gulyayeva]]
|{{Flag|Russia}}
|7 January 2018
|[[Yekaterinburg]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |21
| align="center" |21
|5:42.55
|[[Kathleen Friedrich]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|22 February 2002
|[[Chemnitz]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |22
| align="center" |22
|5:43.30
|[[Yekaterina Podkopayeva]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flag|Soviet Union}}
| rowspan="2" |12 February 1983
| rowspan="2" |[[Moscow|Moskva]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |23
| align="center" |23
|5:43.53
|[[Svetlana Popova]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |24
| align="center" |24
|5:43.62
|[[Wioletta Frankiewicz]]
|{{Flag|Poland}}
|12 February 2006
|[[Leipzig]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|- bgcolor="#f6F5CE"
| align="center" |25
| align="center" |25
|5:43.82
|[[Heidi See]]
|{{Flag|Australia}}
|7 February 2015
|[[Boston]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|}
*

==References==
{{reflist}}
;General
*[https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middle-long/2000-metres/outdoor/women Records by Event 2000 metres]. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

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