2000 metres

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title: "2000 metres" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["events-in-track-and-field", "middle-distance-running-disciplines"] description: "Track running event" topic_path: "general/events-in-track-and-field" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_metres" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Track running event ::

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Field	Value
event	2000 metres
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WRmen	Jakob Ingebrigtsen 4:43.13 (2023)
WRwomen	Jessica Hull 5:19.70 (2024)
ShWRmen	Hobbs Kessler 4:48.79 (2026)
ShWRwomen	Genzebe Dibaba 5:23.75 (2017)
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|event = 2000 metres |image = |image_upright = 1 |caption = |WRmen = Jakob Ingebrigtsen 4:43.13 (2023) |WRwomen = Jessica Hull 5:19.70 (2024) |ShWRmen = Hobbs Kessler 4:48.79 (2026) |ShWRwomen = Genzebe Dibaba 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 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.

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. 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.

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 and Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships.

Records

World records

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Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	4:43.13	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		8 September 2023	Brussels
Women	5:19.70	Jessica Hull	Australia	12 July 2024	Monaco
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Short track world bests

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Division	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
Men	4:48.79	Hobbs Kessler		24 January 2026	Boston
Women	5:23.75	Genzebe Dibaba		7 February 2017	Sabadell
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Continental records

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Area	Men	Women	Time	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Athlete	Nationality
African	4:44.79	Hicham El Guerrouj		5:21.56	Francine Niyonsaba
Asian	4:55.57	Mohamed Suleiman		5:29.41	Wang Junxia
European	4:43.13 WR	Jakob Ingebrigtsen		5:25.36	Sonia O'Sullivan
North, Central American and Caribbean	4:51.54	Charles Philibert-Thiboutot		5:28.78	Cory McGee
Oceanian	4:50.76	Craig Mottram		5:19.70 WR	Jessica Hull
South American	5:03.34	Hudson de Souza		5:50.21	María Pía Fernández
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All-time top 25

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- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 2000m times
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Men (outdoor)

• Correct as of January 2025. ::data[format=table] | Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 1 | 4:43.13 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 2 | 2 | 4:44.79 | Hicham El Guerrouj | | 7 September 1999 | Berlin | | 3 | 3 | 4:46.88 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | | 19 June 2001 | Strasbourg | | 4 | 4 | 4:47.88 | Noureddine Morceli | | 3 July 1995 | Paris | | 5 | 5 | 4:48.14 | Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | | 6 | 4:48.36 | El Guerrouj #2 | | 19 July 1998 | Gateshead | | 6 | 7 | 4:48.69 | Vénuste Niyongabo | | 12 July 1995 | Nice | | 7 | 8 | 4:48.74 | John Kibowen | | 1 August 1998 | Hechtel | | 8 | 9 | 4:48.77 | Stewart McSweyn | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | | 10 | 4:49.00 | Niyongabo #2 | | 3 September 1997 | Rieti | | 11 | 4:49.55 | Morceli #2 | 10 July 1996 | Nice | | | | 9 | 12 | 4:49.68 | Niels Laros | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 10 | 13 | 4:49.85 | Mario García | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | | 14 | 4:50.01 | Ingebrigsten #2 | | 11 June 2020 | Oslo | | 11 | 15 | 4:50.08 | Noah Ngeny | | 30 July 1999 | Stockholm | | 12 | 16 | 4:50.64 | Narve Gilje Nordås | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 13 | 17 | 4:50.68 | Abel Kipsang | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 14 | 18 | 4:50.76 | Craig Mottram | | 9 March 2006 | Melbourne | | 15 | 19 | 4:50.81 | Saïd Aouita | | 16 July 1987 | Paris | | | 20 | 4:51.17 | El Guerrouj #3 | | 31 August 2001 | Berlin | | 16 | 21 | 4:51.30 | Daniel Komen | | 5 June 1998 | Milan | | 17 | 22 | 4:51.39 | Steve Cram | | 4 August 1985 | Budapest | | 18 | 23 | 4:51.52 | John Walker | | 30 June 1976 | Oslo | | 19 | 24 | 4:51.54 | Charles Philibert-Thiboutot | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 20 | 25 | 4:52.20 | Thomas Wessinghage | | 31 August 1982 | Ingelheim | | 21 | | 4:52.37 | Ruben Verheyden | | 8 September 2023 | Brussels | | 22 | 4:52.40 | José Manuel Abascal | | 7 September 1986 | Santander | | | 23 | 4:52.44 | Jim Spivey | | 15 September 1987 | Lausanne | | | 24 | 4:52.53 | Moses Kiptanui | | 21 August 1992 | Berlin | | | 25 | 4:52.82 | Peter Elliott | | 15 September 1987 | Lausanne | | ::

Men (indoor)

• Correct as of January 2026.

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Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
1	1	4:48.79	Hobbs Kessler	United States	24 January 2026	Boston
2	2	4:49.48	Grant Fisher	United States	24 January 2026	Boston
3	3	4:49.99	Kenenisa Bekele		17 February 2007	Birmingham
4	4	4:51.23	Lamecha Girma		10 February 2024	Liévin
5	5	4:52.41	Pieter Sisk		24 January 2026	Boston
6	6	4:52.86	Haile Gebrselassie		15 February 1998	Birmingham
7	7	4:52.90	Sergio Sánchez	Spain	23 January 2010	Oviedo
8	8	4:52.92	Cole Hocker	United States	23 January 2026	Blacksburg
9	9	4:53.69	Jake Wightman		24 January 2026	Boston
10	10	4:54.07	Eamonn Coghlan	Ireland	20 February 1987	Inglewood
11	11	4:54.08	Foster Malleck	Canada	24 January 2026	Boston
12	12	4:54.74	Bernard Lagat	United States	15 February 2014	New York City
Cooper Teare	United States	23 January 2026	Blacksburg
14	14	4:54.76	Vénuste Niyongabo	Burundi	18 February 1996	Liévin
15	15	4:55.35	Cameron Levins	Canada	15 February 2014	New York City
16	16	4:55.54	Romain Mornet	France	24 January 2026	Boston
17	17	4:55.72	Shadrack Korir		17 February 2007	Birmingham
18	18	4:56.09	Laban Rotich		14 February 1999	Birmingham
19	19	4:56.23	Jens-Peter Herold	Germany	6 March 1993	Karlsruhe
20	20	4:56.30	Augustine Kiprono Choge		9 February 2007	Aubiére
21	21	4:56.40	Noah Ngeny		25 February 2001	Liévin
22	22	4:56.87	Andrés Manuel Díaz	Spain	14 February 1999	Birmingham
23	23	4:56.99	David Torrence	United States	15 February 2014	New York City
24	24	4:57.00	Samuel Zeleke		17 February 2022	Liévin
25	25	4:57.09	John Mayock		25 February 2001	Liévin
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Women (outdoor)

• Correct as of July 2024. ::data[format=table] | Ath.# | Perf.# | Time | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 1 | 5:19.70 | Jessica Hull | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 2 | 2 | 5:21.56 | Francine Niyonsaba | | 14 September 2021 | Zagreb | | 3 | 3 | 5:25.36 | Sonia O'Sullivan | | 8 July 1994 | Edinburgh | | 4 | 4 | 5:25.86 | Freweyni Hailu | | 14 September 2021 | Zagreb | | 5 | 5 | 5:26.08 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 6 | 6 | 5:26.09 | Edinah Jebitok | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 7 | 7 | 5:26.93 | Yvonne Murray | | 8 July 1994 | Edinburgh | | 8 | 8 | 5:27.50 | Genzebe Dibaba | | 17 June 2014 | Ostrava | | | 9 | 5:27.73 | Dibaba #2 | | 19 June 2018 | Montreuil | | 9 | 10 | 5:28.69 | Maricica Puică | | 11 July 1986 | London | | 10 | 11 | 5:28.72 | Tatyana Kazankina | | 4 August 1984 | Moscow | | 11 | 12 | 5:28.78 | Cory McGee | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 12 | 13 | 5:28.82 | Georgia Griffith | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | | 14 | 5:29.42 | Dibaba #3 | | 26 June 2014 | Sollentuna | | 15 | 5:29.58 | Murray #2 | 11 July 1986 | London | | | | 13 | 16 | 5:29.64 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | | 4 August 1984 | Moscow | | 14 | 17 | 5:30.19 | Zola Budd | | 11 July 1986 | London | | Gelete Burka | | 4 September 2009 | Brussels | | | | | | 19 | 5:30.39 | Puică #2 | | 4 September 1985 | Rieti | | 16 | 20 | 5:30.92 | Galina Zakharova | | 4 August 1984 | Moscow | | 17 | 21 | 5:31.03 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | | 27 May 2007 | Sochi | | 18 | 22 | 5:31.18 | Lucia Stafford | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 19 | 23 | 5:31.52 | Vivian Cheruiyot | | 7 June 2009 | Eugene | | 20 | 24 | 5:31.88 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | | 7 June 2009 | Eugene | | 21 | 25 | 5:32.40 | Dawit Seyaum | | 14 September 2021 | Zagreb | | 22 | | 5:32.63 | Agathe Guillemot | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | 23 | 5:32.7 | Mary Decker | | 3 August 1984 | Eugene | | | 24 | 5:32.83 | Roberta Brunet | | 14 September 1996 | Turin | | | 25 | 5:32.86 | Marta García | | 12 July 2024 | Monaco | | ::

Women (indoor)

• Correct as of January 2026.

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Ath.#	Perf.#	Time	Athlete	Nation	Date	Place
1	1	5:23.75	Genzebe Dibaba		7 February 2017	Sabadell
2	2	5:30.53	Gabriela Szabo	Romania	8 March 1998	Sindelfingen
3	3	5:34.52	Mary Slaney	United States	18 January 1985	Los Angeles
4	4	5:35.46	Dawit Seyaum		7 February 2015	Boston
5	5	5:35.78	Gudaf Tsegay		2 March 2024	Glasgow
6	6	5:35.99	Jessica Hull	Australia	2 March 2024	Glasgow
7	7	5:37.34	Fernanda Ribeiro	Portugal	28 February 1996	Valencia
8	8	5:39.15	Yelena Kanales	Russia	7 January 2006	Yekaterinburg
9	9	5:39.30	Olga Yegorova	Russia	13 February 2000	Liévin
10	10	5:39.36	Violeta Beclea-Szekely	Romania	13 February 2000	Liévin
11	11	5:39.47	Berhane Adere		22 February 2002	Chemnitz
12	12	5:40.26	Mariya Konovalova	Russia	7 January 2008	Yekaterinburg
13	13	5:40.35	Sally Kipyego	Kenya	7 February 2015	Boston
14	14	5:40.75	Yelena Soboleva	Russia	7 January 2006	Yekaterinburg
15	15	5:40.86	Yvonne Murray	Great Britain	20 February 1993	Birmingham
16	16	5:40.95	Yelena Zadorozhnaya	Russia	7 January 2008	Yekaterinburg
17	17	5:41.10	Kim Conley	United States	8 February 2014	Boston
Yelena Korobkina	Russia	7 January 2018	Yekaterinburg
19	19	5:41.11	Emma Coburn	United States	7 February 2015	Boston
20	20	5:42.12	Aleksandra Gulyayeva	Russia	7 January 2018	Yekaterinburg
21	21	5:42.43	Esther Guerrero	Spain	25 January 2025	Antequera
22	22	5:42.55	Kathleen Friedrich	Germany	22 February 2002	Chemnitz
23	24	5:43.30	Yekaterina Podkopayeva	Soviet Union	12 February 1983	Moscow
24	24	5:43.53	Svetlana Popova	Soviet Union	12 February 1983	Moscow
25	25	5:43.62	Wioletta Frankiewicz	Poland	12 February 2006	Leipzig
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References

;General

• Records by Event 2000 metres. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

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