2000 metres world record progression

October 2024 The following tables show the world record progression in the men's and women's 2000 metres as ratified by World Athletics. Men 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.Stats World Athletics World Athletics https://worldathletics.org/records/by-progression/17184 2024-10-18 worldathletics.org TimeAthleteNationalityLocationDateRef5:30.4 hJohn ZanderSwedenStockholm16 June 19185:26.4 hPaavo NurmiFinlandTampere4 September 19225:26.0 hEdwin WideSwedenStockholm11 June 19255:24.6 hPaavo NurmiFinlandKuopio18 June 19275:23.4 hEino BorgFinlandViipuri9 August 19275:21.8 hJules LadoumègueFranceParis2 July 19315:20.4 hMiklós SzabóHungaryBudapest4 October 19365:18.4 hHenry Jonsson SwedenStockholm2 July 19375:16.8 hArchie San RomaniUnited StatesHelsinki26 August 19375:16.4 hGunder HäggSwedenMalmö21 July 19425:11.8 hGunder HäggSwedenÖstersund23 August 19425:07.0 hGaston ReiffBelgiumBrussels29 February 19485:02.2 hIstván RózsavölgyiHungaryBudapest2 October 19555:01.6 hMichel JazyFranceParis14 June 19625:01.1 hJosef OdložilCzech RepublicStará Boleslav8 September 19654:57.8 hHarald NorpothWest GermanyHagen10 September 19664:56.2 hMichel JazyFranceSt-MaurOctober 202412 October 19664:51.52John WalkerNew ZealandOslo30 June 19764:51.39Steve CramGreat BritainBudapest4 August 19854:50.81Saïd AouitaMoroccoParis16 July 19874:47.88Noureddine MorceliAlgeriaParis3 July 19954:44.79Hicham El GuerroujMoroccoBerlin7 September 19994:43.13Jakob IngebrigtsenNorwayBrussels8 September 20232000m Result https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHM2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=XXmMI2Va2XOWC/DVzVBUO3abgxQ=/ sportresult.com 8 September 2023 8 September 2023 9 September 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230909102525/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHM2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=XXmMI2Va2XOWC/DVzVBUO3abgxQ=/ dead Women 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.Stats World Athletics World Athletics https://worldathletics.org/records/by-progression/3725?type=1 2024-10-18 worldathletics.org TimeAthleteNationalityLocationDateRef5:28.72Tatyana KazankinaSoviet UnionMoskva4 August 19845:28.69Maricica PuicăRomaniaLondon11 July 19865:25.36Sonia O'SullivanIrelandEdinburgh8 July 19945:23.75Genzebe DibabaEthiopiaSabadell7 February 20175:21.56Francine NiyonsabaBurundiZagreb14 September 20215:19.70Jessica HullAustraliaMonaco12 July 2024Hull breaks world 2000m record with 5:19.70 in Monaco https://worldathletics.org/competitions/diamond-league/news/monaco-herculis-2024-world-record-hull-report World Athletics Jess Whittington 12 July 2024 16 July 2024 References Category:Sport of athletics world record progressions Category:Middle-distance running