text: ATHLETICS - MASTERKOVA BREAKS WOMEN 'S WORLD 1,000 RECORD . BRUSSELS 1996-08-23 Russian Svetlana Masterkova broke the women 's world 1,000 metres record on Friday when she clocked an unofficial two minutes 28.99 seconds at the Brussels grand prix . The previous mark of 2:29.34 was set by Mozambique 's Maria Mutola here on August 25 last year . The time was officially adjusted to 2:28.98 .