Men · World record
1500 Metres
The current record and its documented progression: 37 ratified records from 1912 to 1998, plus 13 earlier marks recorded before the IAAF began ratifying records.
3:26.00
Hicham El GuerroujMARRome · 14 Jul 1998
28 years standing1.37 s improvementAll-time top 50 →
Record progression
Each step is a documented record; red marks the fully automatic timing era
Documented records
37 ratified · most recent first · Wikipedia (EN) revision 1371398916, imported 2 Sep 2026
| Mark | Athlete | Nation | Venue | Date | Stood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | Rome, Italy | 14 Jul 1998 | 28 yrs |
| 3:27.37 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | Nice, France | 12 Jul 1995 | 3 yrs |
| 3:28.86 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | Rieti, Italy | 6 Sep 1992 | 2 yrs |
| 3:29.46 | Saïd Aouita | MAR | Berlin, Germany | 23 Aug 1985 | 7 yrs |
| 3:29.67 | Steve Cram | GBR | Nice, France | 16 Jul 1985 | 38 d |
| 3:30.77 | Steve Ovett | GBR | Rieti, Italy | 4 Sep 1983 | 1 yr |
| 3:31.24 | Sydney Maree | USA | Cologne, West Germany | 28 Aug 1983 | 7 d |
Rows link to a profile only where the athlete appears on a published list. Struck marks were rescinded or never ratified, and A marks a performance at altitude; both come from the source article's own key and markers, and eras are kept as it lists them. Nothing is inferred.
Before official ratification
13 entries · not ratified · marks from before the IAAF (now World Athletics) began ratifying records, or never ratified, shown for context only