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The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. [1] [2]
The first world record in the men's 1000 metres was recognised by the IAAF in 1913. 27 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. Time Athlete
For example, in 1980, high schools converted their running distances from Imperial (yards) to metric, but instead of running conventional international distances like 1500 metres in place of the mile run, a more equitable but non-standard 1600 meters was chosen.
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
Treniere Moser 3:18.38 (1200 m) Sanya Richards-Ross 50.12 (400 m) Ajeé Wilson 2:00.08 (800 m) Shannon Rowbury 4:27.92 (1600 m) United States May 2, 2015 IAAF World Relays: Nassau, Bahamas 4 × 1500 m relay: 16:27.02 Bowerman Track Club Colleen Quigley Elise Cranny Karissa Schweizer Shelby Houlihan: Nike July 31, 2020 Portland Intrasquad Meeting
The 1500 m, however, is the most common distance run at the college and international levels. The final leg of a distance medley relay is 1600 metres. An accurate way to run an actual mile on a metric track is to run the additional 9.344 meters before starting the first marked 400-meter lap.
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Wohlhuter was the U.S. national champion for the 800 meters in 1973 and 1974 and was ranked #1 in the world both years by Track & Field News. Also in 1974, Wohlhuter won the first of three indoor 1000 yard U.S. national titles, set a world record in the 880 yards at 1:44.10 (1:43.5 at 800 meters), [ 4 ] and a world record in the 1000 meter ...