{{Short description|Track running event}} {{Infobox athletics event |event = 2000 metres |image = |image_upright = 1 |caption = |WRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jakob Ingebrigtsen|NOR}} 4:43.13 (2023)}} |WRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Jessica Hull|AUS}} 5:19.70 (2024)}} |ShWRmen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Hobbs Kessler|USA}} 4:48.79 (2026)}} |ShWRwomen = {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Genzebe Dibaba|ETH}} 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.<ref name="WRlist">{{cite web |title=World Records {{!}} Stats {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-category/world-records |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2000m Result|url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo=|website=swisstiming.com|date=12 July 2024|access-date=17 July 2024|archive-date=13 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713133924/https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo=|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Metres men Senior {{!}} World Athletics |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/men/senior/2026 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-06 |title=Running machine takes out Combine 2km trial |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/71402/running-machine-takes-out-combine-2km-trial |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=afl.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/espi.htm Spanish Indoor Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701203524/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/espi.htm |date=1 July 2016 }}. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.</ref><ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ursi.htm Soviet Indoor Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420053011/http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/ursi.htm |date=20 April 2019 }}. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.</ref>

==Records== {{See also|2000 metres world record progression}}

===World records=== * Correct as of 7 May 2026.<ref name="WRlist"/> {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Division !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Place |- | Men || 4:43.13 || Jakob Ingebrigtsen || {{NOR}} || 8 September 2023 || Brussels |- | Women || 5:19.70 || Jessica Hull || {{Flag|Australia}} || 12 July 2024 || Monaco |}

=== Short track world bests === * Correct as of 7 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/indoor/men |title=Men's indoor 2000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/indoor/women |title=Women's indoor 2000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !scope="col"| Division !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Nation !scope="col"| Date !scope="col"| Place |- | Men || 4:48.79 || Hobbs Kessler || {{USA}} || 24 January 2026 || Boston |- | Women || 5:23.75 || Genzebe Dibaba || {{ETH}} || 7 February 2017 || Sabadell |}

=== Area records=== * Updated 19 May 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/2000-metres/all/men |title=Men's outdoor 2000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middlelong/2000-metres/all/women |title=Women's outdoor 2000 Metres {{!}} Records |website=worldathletics.org |publisher=World Athletics |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref> {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable defaultleft col3center col6center" |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2| Area !scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Men !scope="colgroup" colspan=3| Women |- !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Athlete !scope="col"| Time !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Athlete |- !scope="row"| Africa {{small|(''records'')}} | '''4:44.79''' || 1999 || {{flagathlete|Hicham El Guerrouj|MAR}} | '''5:21.56''' || 2021 || {{flagathlete|Francine Niyonsaba|BDI}} |- !scope="row"| Asia {{small|(''records'')}} | '''4:55.57''' || 1995 || {{flagathlete|Mohamed Suleiman|QAT}} | '''5:29.41''' || 1993 || {{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |- !scope="row"| Europe {{small|(''records'')}} | '''4:43.13''' '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}''' || 2023 || {{flagathlete|Jakob Ingebrigtsen|NOR}} | '''5:25.36''' || 1994 || {{flagathlete|Sonia O'Sullivan|IRL}} |- !scope="rowgroup" rowspan=2| North, Central America<br>and Caribbean {{small|(''records'')}} | '''4:48.79'''&nbsp;{{AthAbbr|i}} || 2026 || {{flagathlete|Hobbs Kessler|USA}} |rowspan=2| '''5:28.78''' ||rowspan=2| 2024 ||rowspan=2| {{flagathlete|Cory McGee|USA}} |- | '''4:51.54''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || {{flagathlete|Charles Philibert-Thiboutot|CAN}} |- !scope="row"| Oceania {{small|(''records'')}} | '''4:48.77''' || 2023 || {{flagathlete|Stewart McSweyn|AUS}} | '''5:19.70''' '''{{AthAbbr|WR}}''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|Jessica Hull|AUS}} |- !scope="row"| South America {{small|(''records'')}} | '''5:03.34''' || 2002 || {{flagathlete|Hudson de Souza|BRA}} | '''5:50.21''' || 2024 || {{flagathlete|María Pía Fernández|URU}} |}

==All-time top 25== {| style="wikitable" |Tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 '''2000 m times''' and the top 25 '''athletes''': |- | style="background: #f6F5CE" |''- denotes top performance for '''athletes''' in the top 25 '''2000 m times''''' |- |''- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 '''2000 m times''', by repeat athletes'' |- | style="background: #CCFFCC" |''- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 '''athletes''' who fall outside the top 25 2000 m times'' |}

=== Men (outdoor) === *Correct as of January 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Metres - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229632&ageCategory=senior |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=1 January 2024 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101073525/https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229632&ageCategory=senior |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" !{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|1 |align=center|1 |4:43.13 |Jakob Ingebrigtsen |{{NOR}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023">{{cite web|title=2000m Result|url=https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/BRUSSELS2023/PDF_ATHM2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=XXmMI2Va2XOWC/DVzVBUO3abgxQ=/|website=sportresult.com|date=8 September 2023|access-date=8 September 2023|archive-date=9 September 2023|archive-url=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=/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|2 |align=center|2 |4:44.79 |Hicham El Guerrouj |{{MAR}} |7 September 1999 |Berlin | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|3 |align=center|3 |4:46.88 |Ali Saïdi-Sief |{{ALG}} |19 June 2001 |Strasbourg | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|4 |align=center|4 |4:47.88 |Noureddine Morceli |{{ALG}} |3 July 1995 |Paris | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|5 |align=center|5 |4:48.14 |Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot |{{KEN}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |- | |align=center|6 |4:48.36 |''El Guerrouj #2'' | |19 July 1998 |Gateshead | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |7 |4:48.69 |Vénuste Niyongabo |{{BDI}} |12 July 1995 |Nice | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|7 |align=center|8 |4:48.74 |John Kibowen |{{KEN}} |1 August 1998 |Hechtel | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|8 |align=center|9 |4:48.77 |Stewart McSweyn |{{AUS}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |- | rowspan="2" | |align=center|10 |4:49.00 |''Niyongabo #2'' | rowspan="2" | |3 September 1997 |Rieti | |- |align=center|11 |4:49.55 |''Morceli #2'' |10 July 1996 |Nice | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|9 |align=center|12 |4:49.68 |Niels Laros |{{NED}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |align=center|10 |align=center|13 |4:49.85 |Mario García |{{ESP}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |- | | align="center" |14 |4:50.01 |''Ingebrigsten #2'' | |11 June 2020 |Oslo | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 | align="center" |15 |4:50.08 |Noah Ngeny |{{KEN}} |30 July 1999 |Stockholm | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 | align="center" |16 |4:50.64 |Narve Gilje Nordås |{{NOR}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |13 | align="center" |17 |4:50.68 |Abel Kipsang |{{KEN}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |18 |4:50.76 |Craig Mottram |{{AUS}} |9 March 2006 |Melbourne | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |19 |4:50.81 |Saïd Aouita |{{MAR}} |16 July 1987 |Paris | |- | | align="center" |20 |4:51.17 |''El Guerrouj #3'' | |31 August 2001 |Berlin | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |16 | align="center" |21 |4:51.30 |Daniel Komen |{{KEN}} |5 June 1998 |Milan | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |22 |4:51.39 |Steve Cram |{{GBR2}} |4 August 1985 |Budapest | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |18 | align="center" |23 |4:51.52 |John Walker |{{NZL}} |30 June 1976 |Oslo | |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |24 |4:51.54 |Charles Philibert-Thiboutot |{{CAN}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |20 | align="center" |25 |4:52.20 |Thomas Wessinghage |{{FRG}} |31 August 1982 |Ingelheim | |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC |align="center" |21 |rowspan="5" align="center" | |4:52.37 |Ruben Verheyden |{{BEL}} |8 September 2023 |Brussels |<ref name="Brussels2023" /> |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align="center" |22 |4:52.40 |José Manuel Abascal |{{ESP}} |7 September 1986 |Santander | |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align="center" |23 |4:52.44 |Jim Spivey |{{USA}} |15 September 1987 |Lausanne | |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align="center" |24 |4:52.53 |Moses Kiptanui |{{KEN}} |21 August 1992 |Berlin | |-bgcolor=#CCFFCC | align="center" |25 |4:52.82 |Peter Elliott |{{GBR2}} |15 September 1987 |Lausanne | |}

===Men (indoor)=== *Correct as of January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=2000m short track - men - senior - all|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-02-11&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229561&ageCategory=senior|work=World Athletics|access-date=11 February 2024}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" ! {{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !! {{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !! Time !! Athlete !! Nation !! Date !! Place !! class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |4:48.79 |Hobbs Kessler |{{Flag|United States}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=24 January 2026 |title=2026 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix Men's 2000 Metres Short Track Results |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7231935?eventId=10229561 |access-date=25 January 2026 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |4:49.48 |Grant Fisher |{{Flag|United States}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 || align="center" |3 || 4:49.99 || Kenenisa Bekele || {{ETH|1996}}|| 17 February 2007 || Birmingham || <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2000 Metres Short Track - men - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/men/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2024-10-13&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229561&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 || align="center" |4 || 4:51.23 || Lamecha Girma || {{ETH}}|| 10 February 2024 || Liévin || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Tsegay, Girma and Holloway threaten world indoor records in Lievin|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/tsegay-girma-holloway-threaten-world-indoor-records-2024-lievin|website=World Athletics|author=Jon Mulkeen|date=10 February 2024|access-date=11 February 2024|archive-date=4 February 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250204091456/https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/news/tsegay-girma-holloway-threaten-world-indoor-records-2024-lievin|url-status=live}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |5 | align="center" |5 |4:52.41 |Pieter Sisk |{{BEL}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 |4:52.86 |Haile Gebrselassie |{{ETH|1996}} |15 February 1998 |Birmingham |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 |4:52.90 |Sergio Sánchez |{{Flag|Spain}} |23 January 2010 |Oviedo |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 |4:52.92 |Cole Hocker |{{Flag|United States}} |24 January 2026 |Blacksburg |<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000m Results|url=https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Indoor/01-23_HokieInvite/044-1.pdf|website=flashresults.com|date=24 January 2026|access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |9 |4:53.69 |Jake Wightman |{{GBR2}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 | align="center" |10 |4:54.07 |Eamonn Coghlan |{{Flag|Ireland}} |20 February 1987 |Inglewood |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 | align="center" |11 |4:54.08 |Foster Malleck |{{Flag|Canada}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | rowspan="2" align="center" |12 | rowspan="2" align="center" |12 | rowspan="2" |4:54.74 |Bernard Lagat |{{Flag|United States}} |15 February 2014 |New York City |<ref name=":0" /> |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |Cooper Teare |{{Flag|United States}} |24 January 2026 |Blacksburg |<ref>{{Cite web|title=2000m Results|url=https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Indoor/01-23_HokieInvite/044-1.pdf|website=flashresults.com|date=24 January 2026|access-date=8 February 2026}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |14 |4:54.76 |Vénuste Niyongabo |{{Flag|Burundi}} |18 February 1996 |Liévin |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |15 |4:55.35 |Cameron Levins |{{Flag|Canada}} |15 February 2014 |New York City |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |16 | align="center" |16 |4:55.54 |Romain Mornet |{{Flag|France}} |24 January 2026 |Boston |<ref name=":2" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |17 |4:55.72 |Shadrack Korir |{{KEN}} |17 February 2007 |Birmingham |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |18 | align="center" |18 |4:56.09 |Laban Rotich |{{KEN}} |14 February 1999 |Birmingham |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |19 |4:56.23 |Jens-Peter Herold |{{Flag|Germany}} |6 March 1993 |Karlsruhe |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |20 | align="center" |20 |4:56.30 |Augustine Kiprono Choge |{{KEN}} |9 February 2007 |Aubiére |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |21 | align="center" |21 |4:56.40 |Noah Ngeny |{{KEN}} |25 February 2001 |Liévin |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |22 | align="center" |22 |4:56.87 |Andrés Manuel Díaz |{{Flag|Spain}} |14 February 1999 |Birmingham |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |23 | align="center" |23 |4:56.99 |David Torrence |{{Flag|United States}} |15 February 2014 |New York City |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |24 | align="center" |24 |4:57.00 |Samuel Zeleke |{{ETH}} |17 February 2022 |Liévin |<ref name=":0" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |25 | align="center" |25 |4:57.09 |John Mayock |{{GBR2}} |25 February 2001 |Liévin |<ref name=":0" /> |}

=== Women (outdoor) === *Correct as of July 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000 Metres - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229518&ageCategory=senior |website=worldathletics.org |access-date=1 January 2024 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101074821/https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-01-01&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229518&ageCategory=senior |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="display: inline-table" !{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place !class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |-bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |5:19.70 |Jessica Hull |{{AUS}} |12 July 2024 |Monaco |<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Results 2000m Women |url=https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |access-date=13 July 2024 |website=Diamond League |archive-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713133924/https://ps-cache.web.swisstiming.com/node/binaryData/ATH_PROD/MONACO_2024/PDF_ATHW2000M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1.PDF?h=bNDND9maUrZ6dKLeDEvG4E2RCNo= |url-status=live }}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |5:21.56 |Francine Niyonsaba |{{BDI}} |14 September 2021 |Zagreb |<ref>{{cite news|title=Niyonsaba breaks world 2000m record in Zagreb|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hanzekovic-memorial-zagreb-niyonsaba-world-2000m-record|publisher=World Athletics|author=Chris Broadbent|date=14 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916083053/https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hanzekovic-memorial-zagreb-niyonsaba-world-2000m-record|url-status=live}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |3 |5:25.36 |Sonia O'Sullivan |{{IRL}} |8 July 1994 |Edinburgh | |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 | align="center" |4 |5:25.86 |Freweyni Hailu |{{ETH}} |14 September 2021 |Zagreb |<ref>{{cite news|title=Niyonsaba breaks world 2000m record in Zagreb|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-continental-tour/news/hanzekovic-memorial-zagreb-niyonsaba-world-2000m-record|publisher=World Athletics|author=Chris Broadbent|date=14 September 2021|access-date=27 September 2021|archive-date=16 September 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===Women (indoor)=== * Correct as of February 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=2000m short track - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-03-02&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229583&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics |archive-date=2 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302225654/https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=false&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2024-03-02&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229583&ageCategory=senior |url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !{{abbr|Ath.#|Athlete rank}} !{{abbr|Perf.#|Performance rank}} !Time !Athlete !Nation !Date !Place ! class="unsortable" |{{refh}} |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |5:23.75 |Genzebe Dibaba |{{ETH}} |7 February 2017 |Sabadell |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=2000 Metres Short Track - women - senior - all |url=https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/middlelong/2000-metres-short-track/all/women/senior?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2024-10-13&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229583&ageCategory=senior |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |2 | align="center" |2 |5:26.68 |Jessica Hull |{{Flag|Australia}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=19 February 2026 |title=Indoor Meeting - A Women's 2000 Metres Short Track Final |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7229137?eventId=10229583 |access-date=22 February 2026 |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |3 | align="center" |3 |5:30.31 |Salomé Afonso |{{Flag|Portugal}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |4 | align="center" |4 |5:30.53 |Gabriela Szabo |{{Flag|Romania}} |8 March 1998 |Sindelfingen |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |5 | align="center" |5 |5:32.18 |Agathe Guillemot |{{FRA}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |6 | align="center" |6 |5:32.68 |Lucia Stafford |{{Flag|Canada}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |7 | align="center" |7 |5:34.51 |Kena Tufa |{{ETH}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |8 | align="center" |8 |5:34.52 |Mary Slaney |{{Flag|United States}} |18 January 1985 |Los Angeles |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |9 | align="center" |9 |5:35.46 |Dawit Seyaum |{{ETH}} |7 February 2015 |Boston |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |10 | align="center" |10 |5:35.78{{AthAbbr|+}} |Gudaf Tsegay |{{ETH}} |2 March 2024 |Glasgow |<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2024 |title=3000m Final Race Analysis |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-3000sh-W-f--1--.RS5.pdfw |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |11 | align="center" |11 |5:35.87 |Revée Walcott-Nolan |{{Flag|Great Britain}} |19 February 2026 |Liévin |<ref name=":3" /> |- | align="center" | | align="center" |12 |5:35.99{{AthAbbr|+}} |''Hull #2'' | |2 March 2024 |Glasgow |<ref>{{cite web |date=2 March 2024 |title=3000m Final Race Analysis |url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7180312/AT-3000sh-W-f--1--.RS5.pdfw |access-date=2 March 2024 |work=World Athletics}}</ref> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |12 | align="center" |13 |5:37.34 |Fernanda Ribeiro |{{Flag|Portugal}} |28 February 1996 |Valencia |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |13 | align="center" |14 |5:39.15 |Yelena Kanales |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2006 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |14 | align="center" |15 |5:39.30 |Olga Yegorova |{{Flag|Russia}} |13 February 2000 |Liévin |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |15 | align="center" |16 |5:39.36 |Violeta Beclea-Szekely |{{Flag|Romania}} |13 February 2000 |Liévin |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |16 | align="center" |17 |5:39.47 |Berhane Adere |{{ETH|1996}} |22 February 2002 |Chemnitz |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |17 | align="center" |18 |5:40.26 |Mariya Konovalova |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2008 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |18 | align="center" |19 |5:40.35 |Sally Kipyego |{{Flag|Kenya}} |7 February 2015 |Boston |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |19 | align="center" |20 |5:40.75 |Yelena Soboleva |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2006 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |20 | align="center" |21 |5:40.86 |Yvonne Murray |{{Flag|Great Britain}} |20 February 1993 |Birmingham |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |21 | align="center" |22 |5:40.95 |Yelena Zadorozhnaya |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2008 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | rowspan="2" align="center" |22 | rowspan="2" align="center" |23 | rowspan="2" |5:41.10 |Kim Conley |{{Flag|United States}} |8 February 2014 |Boston |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" |Yelena Korobkina |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2018 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#f6F5CE" | align="center" |24 | align="center" |25 |5:41.11 |Emma Coburn |{{Flag|United States}} |7 February 2015 |Boston |<ref name=":1" /> |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | align="center" |25 | align="center" | |5:42.12 |Aleksandra Gulyayeva |{{Flag|Russia}} |7 January 2018 |Yekaterinburg |<ref name=":1" /> |}

==References== {{reflist}} {{portal|Sport of athletics}} ;General *[https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/middle-long/2000-metres/outdoor/women Records by Event 2000 metres]. World Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-05.

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