1000 metres women legal analytics

1000 metres table View source
Top mark
2:28.98
πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Svetlana Masterkova
Bruxelles · 1996-08-23
10th-place mark
2:30.67
gap: +1.69
100th-place mark
2:34.11
gap: +5.13
Median age, top 100
26.6 yrs
Distinct athletes
136
217 canonical perfs
Years contested
1972–2025
8 historical WRs
World-record progression 8 world records since 1972

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

Best mark per year 45 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
1972: 1 performance1974: 1 performance1976: 3 performances1977: 1 performance1978: 4 performances1979: 6 performances1980: 7 performances1981: 5 performances1982: 7 performances1983: 1 performance1984: 6 performances1985: 4 performances1986: 8 performances1987: 1 performance1988: 2 performances1989: 5 performances1990: 7 performances1991: 8 performances1992: 1 performance1993: 13 performances1994: 6 performances1995: 13 performances1996: 5 performances1997: 2 performances1998: 4 performances1999: 8 performances2000: 1 performance2001: 10 performances2002: 5 performances2003: 2 performances2005: 2 performances2006: 1 performance2007: 2 performances2009: 1 performance2013: 2 performances2015: 2 performances2016: 4 performances2017: 1 performance2018: 10 performances2020: 10 performances2021: 6 performances2022: 3 performances2023: 2 performances2024: 6 performances2025: 18 performances1980199020002010202001819722025
Decade leaders best canonical mark of each decade
  1. 1970s 2:30.6 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Tatyana Providokhina 1978-08-20
  2. 1980s 2:30.85 πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Martina Steuk 1980-07-09
  3. 1990s 2:28.98 πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Svetlana Masterkova 1996-08-23
  4. 2000s 2:30.12 πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ Maria Mutola 2002-08-30
  5. 2010s 2:30.70 πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ Caster Semenya 2018-09-02
  6. 2020s 2:29.15 πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Faith Kipyegon 2020-08-14
Top countries (top 100) national depth on the all-time list
  1. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RUS 19
  2. πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ MOZ 12
  3. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ GDR 11
  4. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ GBR 9
  5. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ KEN 8
  6. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA 7
  7. πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU 4
  8. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί AUS 4
Most prolific (top 100) athletes with the most appearances
  1. πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ Maria Mutola 12
  2. πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Faith Kipyegon 5
  3. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Ulrike Bruns 4
  4. πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Christiane Wartenberg 3
  5. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ Halimah Nakaayi 3
  6. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Jemma Reekie 3
  7. πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Kelly Holmes 3
  8. πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Olga Dvirna 3
Mark vs age 217 points