World Record Progression of 1000 Metres

Mark Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
2:11.96 Noah NGENY 02 NOV 1978 KEN KEN Rieti (ITA) 05 SEP 1999
2:12.18 Sebastian COE 29 SEP 1956 GBR GBR Oslo (NOR) 11 JUL 1981
2:13.40 Sebastian COE 29 SEP 1956 GBR GBR Oslo (NOR) 01 JUL 1980
2:13.9h Rick WOHLHUTER 23 DEC 1948 USA USA Oslo (NOR) 30 JUL 1974
2:16.0h Danie MALAN 26 JUN 1950 RSA RSA München (GER) 24 JUN 1973
2:16.2h Franz-Josef KEMPER 30 SEP 1945 FRG FRG Hannover (GER) 21 SEP 1966
2:16.2h Jürgen MAY 18 JUN 1942 GDR GDR Erfurt (GER) 20 JUL 1965
2:16.6h Peter SNELL 17 DEC 1938 NZL NZL Auckland (NZL) 12 NOV 1964
2:16.7h Siegfried VALENTIN 23 FEB 1936 GDR GDR Potsdam (GDR) 19 JUL 1960
2:17.8h Dan WAERN 17 JAN 1933 SWE SWE Karlstad (SWE) 21 AUG 1959
2:18.1h Dan WAERN 17 JAN 1933 SWE SWE Turku (FIN) 19 SEP 1958
2:19.0h István RÓZSAVÖLGYI 30 MAR 1929 HUN HUN Tatabánya (HUN) 21 SEP 1955
2:19.0h Audun BOYSEN 10 MAY 1929 NOR NOR Göteborg (SWE) 30 AUG 1955
2:19.5h Audun BOYSEN 10 MAY 1929 NOR NOR Gävle (SWE) 18 AUG 1954
2:20.4h Audun BOYSEN 10 MAY 1929 NOR NOR Oslo (NOR) 17 SEP 1953
2:20.8h Malvin WHITFIELD 11 OCT 1924 USA USA Eskilstuna (SWE) 16 AUG 1953
2:21.2h Stanislav JUNGWIRTH 15 AUG 1930 TCH TCH Stará Boleslav (TCH) 26 OCT 1952
2:21.3h Olle ÅBERG 24 JAN 1925 SWE SWE København (DEN) 10 AUG 1952
2:21.4h Marcel HANSENNE 24 JAN 1917 FRA FRA Göteborg (SWE) 27 AUG 1948
2:21.4h Rune GUSTAFSSON 01 DEC 1919 SWE SWE Borås (SWE) 04 SEP 1946
2:21.5h Rudolf HARBIG 08 NOV 1913 GER GER Dresden (GER) 24 MAY 1941
2:23.6h Jules LADOUMÈGUE 10 DEC 1906 FRA FRA Paris (FRA) 19 OCT 1930
2:25.8h Otto PELTZER 08 MAR 1900 GER GER Colombes (FRA) 18 SEP 1927
2:26.8h Séra MARTIN 02 JUL 1906 FRA FRA Colombes (FRA) 30 SEP 1926
2:28.6h Sven Emil LUNDGREN 29 SEP 1896 SWE SWE Stockholm (SWE) 27 SEP 1922
2:29.1h Anatole BOLIN 28 SEP 1893 SWE SWE Stockholm (SWE) 22 SEP 1918
2:32.3h Georg MICKLER 07 SEP 1892 GER GER Hannover (GER) 22 JUN 1913

Legend

* Pending ratification. Mx: mixed gender race. Wo: women only race. (i): set indoor.