2000 metres world record progression

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

Men

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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.[1]

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 [2]

Women

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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.[3]

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 [4]

References

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  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.