2000 metres world record progression

The following tables show the world record progression in the men's and women's 2000 metres as ratified by World Athletics.

Men

World Athletics lists twenty-three progressive world records in the 2000 metres for men. The current world record is held by Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, with his time of 4:43.13 set in September 2023.

Time Athlete Nationality Location Date Ref
5:30.4 h John Zander  Sweden Stockholm 16 June 1918
5:26.4 h Paavo Nurmi  Finland Tampere 4 September 1922
5:26.0 h Edwin Wide  Sweden Stockholm 11 June 1925
5:24.6 h Paavo Nurmi  Finland Kuopio 18 June 1927
5:23.4 h Eino Borg  Finland Viipuri 9 August 1927
5:21.8 h Jules Ladoumègue  France Paris 2 July 1931
5:20.4 h Miklós Szabó  Hungary Budapest 4 October 1936
5:18.4 h Henry Jonsson  Sweden Stockholm 2 July 1937
5:16.8 h Archie San Romani  United States Helsinki 26 August 1937
5:16.4 h Gunder Hägg  Sweden Malmö 21 July 1942
5:11.8 h Gunder Hägg  Sweden Östersund 23 August 1942
5:07.0 h Gaston Reiff  Belgium Brussels 29 February 1948
5:02.2 h István Rózsavölgyi  Hungary Budapest 2 October 1955
5:01.6 h Michel Jazy  France Paris 14 June 1962
5:01.1 h Josef Odložil  Czech Republic Stará Boleslav 8 September 1965
4:57.8 h Harald Norpoth  West Germany Hagen 10 September 1966
4:56.2 h Michel Jazy  France St-Maur[which?] 12 October 1966
4:51.52 John Walker  New Zealand Oslo 30 June 1976
4:51.39 Steve Cram  Great Britain Budapest 4 August 1985
4:50.81 Saïd Aouita  Morocco Paris 16 July 1987
4:47.88 Noureddine Morceli  Algeria Paris 3 July 1995
4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco Berlin 7 September 1999
4:43.13 Jakob Ingebrigtsen  Norway Brussels 8 September 2023

Women

World Athletics lists six progressive world records in the 2000 metres for women. The current world record is held by Jessica Hull of Australia, with her time of 5:19.70 set in July 2024.

Time Athlete Nationality Location Date Ref
5:28.72 Tatyana Kazankina  Soviet Union Moskva 4 August 1984
5:28.69 Maricica Puică  Romania London 11 July 1986
5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan  Ireland Edinburgh 8 July 1994
5:23.75 Genzebe Dibaba  Ethiopia Sabadell 7 February 2017
5:21.56 Francine Niyonsaba  Burundi Zagreb 14 September 2021
5:19.70 Jessica Hull  Australia Monaco 12 July 2024

References

  1. ^ "Stats | World Athletics | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  2. ^ "2000m Result" (PDF). sportresult.com. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Stats | World Athletics | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  4. ^ Jess Whittington (12 July 2024). "Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 July 2024.