text: ATHLETICS - WOMEN 'S 1,000 METRES WORLD RECORD EVOLUTION . BRUSSELS 1996-08-23 Evolution of the women 's 1,000 metres world record ( tabulated under time , name / nationality , venue , date ) : 2:30.67 Christine Wachtel ( Germany ) Berlin 17.8.90 2:29.34 Maria Mutola ( Mozambique ) Brussels 25.8.95 2:28.98 Svetlana Masterkova ( Russia ) Brussels 23.8.96