Men's 1500 metres European record progression
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 1500 metres, as ratified by the EAA.[1][2]
Hand timing
Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
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3:54.7 | John Zander | ![]() |
Stockholm, Sweden | August 5, 1917 |
3:52.6 | Paavo Nurmi | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland | June 19, 1924 |
3:51.0 | Otto Peltzer | ![]() |
Berlin, Germany | September 11, 1926 |
3:49.2 | Jules Ladoumegue | ![]() |
Paris, France | October 5, 1930 |
3:49.2 | Luigi Beccali | ![]() |
Turin, Italy | September 9, 1933 |
3:49.0 | Luigi Beccali | ![]() |
Milan, Italy | September 17, 1933 |
3:48.6 | Miklós Szabó | ![]() |
Budapest, Hungary | October 3, 1937 |
3:47.6 (a) | Gunder Hägg | ![]() |
Stockholm, Sweden | August 10, 1941 |
3:45.8 | Gunder Hägg | ![]() |
Stockholm, Sweden | July 17, 1942 |
3:45.0 | Arne Andersson | ![]() |
Gothenburg, Sweden | August 17, 1943 |
3:43.0 | Gunder Hägg | ![]() |
Gothenburg, Sweden | July 17, 1944 |
3:43.0 | Lennart Strand | ![]() |
Malmö, Sweden | July 15, 1947 |
3:43.0 | Werner Lueg | ![]() |
Berlin, Germany | June 29, 1952 |
3:42.4 | Sandor Iharos | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | August 3, 1954 |
3:40.8 | Sandor Iharos | ![]() |
Helsinki, Finland | July 28, 1955 |
3:40.8 | Laszlo Tabori | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | September 6, 1955 |
3:40.8 | Gunnar Nielsen | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | September 6, 1955 |
3:40.6 (b) | Istvan Rozsavolgyi | ![]() |
Tata, Hungary | August 3, 1956 |
3:40.2 | Olavi Salsola | ![]() |
Turku, Finland | July 11, 1957 |
3:40.2 | Olavi Salonen | ![]() |
Turku, Finland | July 11, 1957 |
3:38.1 | Stanislav Jungwirth | ![]() |
Stara Boleslav, Czechoslovakia | July 12, 1957 |
3:37.8 | Michel Jazy | ![]() |
Paris, France | July 28, 1963 |
3:36.4 | Jürgen May | ![]() |
Erfurt, Germany | July 14, 1965 |
3:36.3 | Michel Jazy | ![]() |
Sochaux, France | June 25, 1966 |
3:34.0 | Jean Wadoux | ![]() |
Paris, France | July 23, 1970 |
3:32.8 | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | July 17, 1979 |
(a) Sometimes given as 3:47.5.
(b) Sometimes given as 3:40.5.
Automatic timing
Time | Athlete | Nationality | Venue | Date |
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3:32.03 (a) | Sebastian Coe | ![]() |
Zurich, Switzerland | August 15, 1979 |
3:32.09 (a) | Steve Ovett | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | July 15, 1980 |
3:31.36 | Steve Ovett | ![]() |
Koblenz, Germany | August 27, 1980 |
3:30.77 | Steve Ovett | ![]() |
Rieti, Italy | September 4, 1983 |
3:29.67 | Steve Cram | ![]() |
Nice, France | July 16, 1985 |
3:28.95 | Fermín Cacho | ![]() |
Zurich, Switzerland | August 13, 1997 |
3:28.81 | Mo Farah | ![]() |
Monaco | July 19, 2013 |
(a) Timed electronically at a time when records were ratified at intervals of one tenth of a second, these were considered equivalent performances.
References
- Athletix Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- European Athletics Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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