Covering One Kilometre
The time taken to cover a kilometre is dependent on one's speed. Walking on flat ground, a hiker can expect to cover one kilometre in 12 minutes while a car travelling at a speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)—the speed limit on numerous European expressways—will cover a kilometre in 30 seconds.
Some sporting disciplines feature 1000 m (one kilometre) races in major events (such as the Olympic Games), but in other disciplines, even though world records are catalogued, the one kilometre event remains a minority event. The world records for various sporting disciplines are:
| Discipline | Name | Time | Location | Year | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running (M) | Noah Ngeny | 2:11.96 | Rieti, Italy | 5 September 1999 | Not an Olympic event |
| Running (F) | Svetlana Masterkova | 2:28.98 | Brussels | 23 August 1996 | Not an Olympic event |
| Speed Skating (M) | Shani Davis | 1:06.42 | Salt Lake City | 7 March 2009 | |
| Speed Skating (F) | Cindy Klaasen | 1:13.11 | Calgary | 25 March 2006 | |
| Cycling (M) | Arnaud Tourant | 58.875 s | La Paz, Bolivia | 10 October 2001 | No official 1000m woman's record |
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