1000 metres men legal analytics

1000 metres table View source
Top mark
2:11.96
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Noah Ngeny
Rieti · 1999-09-05
10th-place mark
2:13.49
gap: +1.53
100th-place mark
2:15.78
gap: +3.82
Median age, top 100
24.2 yrs
Distinct athletes
166
284 canonical perfs
Years contested
1960–2025
8 historical WRs
World-record progression 8 world records since 1960

Canonical list: All-time men's best 1000m. Lower mark = better. Hover a dot for the holder & venue.

Best mark per year 55 years

The single best canonical mark for each year. Hover a dot for the holder.

Entries per year depth growth on the all-time list
1960: 1 performance1964: 1 performance1965: 1 performance1966: 2 performances1970: 1 performance1973: 2 performances1974: 3 performances1975: 2 performances1976: 3 performances1977: 3 performances1978: 1 performance1979: 4 performances1980: 6 performances1981: 8 performances1982: 4 performances1983: 9 performances1984: 8 performances1985: 11 performances1986: 4 performances1987: 5 performances1988: 4 performances1989: 4 performances1990: 6 performances1992: 1 performance1993: 4 performances1994: 2 performances1995: 10 performances1996: 5 performances1997: 6 performances1998: 7 performances1999: 22 performances2000: 16 performances2001: 5 performances2002: 5 performances2003: 3 performances2005: 1 performance2006: 7 performances2007: 5 performances2008: 7 performances2009: 3 performances2010: 3 performances2011: 5 performances2012: 4 performances2013: 1 performance2014: 13 performances2015: 2 performances2016: 8 performances2018: 11 performances2019: 2 performances2020: 1 performance2021: 1 performance2022: 8 performances2023: 1 performance2024: 10 performances2025: 12 performances196019701980199020002010202002219602025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1960s 2:16.2 πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ JΓΌrgen May 1965-07-20
  2. 1970s 2:13.9 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Rick Wohlhuter 1974-07-30
  3. 1980s 2:12.18 πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Sebastian Coe 1981-07-11
  4. 1990s 2:11.96 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Noah Ngeny 1999-09-05
  5. 2000s 2:13.93 πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡© Abubaker Kaki Khamis 2008-07-22
  6. 2010s 2:13.08 πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Taoufik Makhloufi 2015-07-01
  7. 2020s 2:12.25 πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Mohamed Attaoui 2025-09-02
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 31
  2. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· FRA 9
  3. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ GBR 8
  4. πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ MAR 6
  5. πŸ‡³πŸ‡± NED 4
  6. πŸ‡§πŸ‡· BRA 4
  7. πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ ALG 4
  8. πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ BEL 3
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Mehdi Baala 6
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Noah Ngeny 5
  3. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Steve Cram 4
  4. πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Joaquim Cruz 4
  5. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Japheth Kimutai 3
  6. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ AndrΓ© Bucher 3
  7. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Sebastian Coe 3
  8. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Laban Rotich 3
Mark vs age 284 points