World Record Progression of 2000 Metres
male - SENIOR
| Mark | Wind | Competitor | DOB | Country | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:43.13 | Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN | 19 SEP 2000 | NOR | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) | 08 SEP 2023 | |
| 4:44.79 | Hicham EL GUERROUJ | 14 SEP 1974 | MAR | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) | 07 SEP 1999 | |
| 4:47.88 | Noureddine MORCELI | 28 FEB 1970 | ALG | Paris (FRA) | 03 JUL 1995 | |
| 4:50.81 | Saïd AOUITA | 02 NOV 1959 | MAR | Paris (FRA) | 16 JUL 1987 | |
| 4:51.39 | Steve CRAM | 14 OCT 1960 | GBR | Budapest (HUN) | 04 AUG 1985 | |
| 4:51.52 | John WALKER | 12 JAN 1952 | NZL | Oslo (NOR) | 30 JUN 1976 | |
| 4:56.2h | Michel JAZY | 13 JUN 1936 | FRA | St-Maur (FRA) | 12 OCT 1966 | |
| 4:57.8h | Harald NORPOTH | 22 AUG 1942 | FRG | Hagen (GER) | 10 SEP 1966 | |
| 5:01.1h | Josef ODLOŽIL | 11 NOV 1938 | TCH | Stará Boleslav (TCH) | 08 SEP 1965 | |
| 5:01.6h | Michel JAZY | 13 JUN 1936 | FRA | Paris (FRA) | 14 JUN 1962 | |
| 5:02.2h | István RÓZSAVÖLGYI | 30 MAR 1929 | HUN | Budapest (HUN) | 02 OCT 1955 | |
| 5:07.0h | Gaston REIFF | 24 FEB 1921 | BEL | Bruxelles (BEL) | 29 SEP 1948 | |
| 5:11.8h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Östersund (SWE) | 23 AUG 1942 | |
| 5:16.4h | Gunder HÄGG | 31 DEC 1918 | SWE | Malmö (SWE) | 21 JUL 1942 | |
| 5:16.8h | Archie SAN ROMANI | 17 SEP 1912 | USA | Helsinki (FIN) | 26 AUG 1937 | |
| 5:18.4h | Henry JONSSON | 12 MAY 1912 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 02 JUL 1937 | |
| 5:20.4h | Miklós SZABÓ | 06 DEC 1908 | HUN | Budapest (HUN) | 04 OCT 1936 | |
| 5:21.8h | Jules LADOUMÈGUE | 10 DEC 1906 | FRA | Paris (FRA) | 02 JUL 1931 | |
| 5:23.4h | Eino BORG | 02 FEB 1900 | FIN | Viipuri (FIN) | 09 AUG 1927 | |
| 5:24.6h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Kuopio (FIN) | 18 JUN 1927 | |
| 5:26.0h | Edvin WIDE | 22 FEB 1896 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 11 JUN 1925 | |
| 5:26.4h | Paavo NURMI | 13 JUN 1897 | FIN | Tampere (FIN) | 04 SEP 1922 | |
| 5:30.4h | John ZANDER | 31 JAN 1890 | SWE | Stockholm (SWE) | 16 JUN 1918 |