Women · Middle Distance · All-Time
1500 Metres
3:48.68
Best mark
World record
4:02.71
Top 50 cutoff
338 rows: tie at the cutoff
3:59.94
Median
Of the 338 best-by-athlete marks
45
Countries
RUS 53 · USA 35 · 43 others
Performance distribution
338 athletes from 3:48.68 to 4:02.71 · median 3:59.94
Top 50 cutoff
The mark an athlete needed to make the list
World all-time top 50
Best by athlete · updated 4 Sep 2026 · methodology
338 rows · tie at the cutoff
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faith Kipyegon WR | KEN | 3:48.68 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | 31 |
| 2 | Genzebe Dibaba | ETH | 3:50.07 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 24 |
| 3 | Gudaf Tsegay | ETH | 3:50.30 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 27 |
| 4 | Qu Yunxia | CHN | 3:50.46 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 5 | Jessica Hull | AUS | 3:50.83 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | 27 |
| 6 | Jiang Bo | CHN | 3:50.98 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 7 | Lang Yinglai | CHN | 3:51.34 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 8 | Wang Junxia | CHN | 3:51.92 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | 20 |
| 9 | Sifan Hassan | NED | 3:51.95 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 10 | Tatyana Kazankina | RUS | 3:52.47 | 13 Aug 1980 | Zürich | 28 |
| 11 | Georgia Hunter Bell | GBR | 3:52.61 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 30 |
| 12 | Diribe Welteji | ETH | 3:52.75 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 22 |
| 13 | Birke Haylom | ETH | 3:53.22 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | 18 |
| 14 | Laura Muir | GBR | 3:53.37 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 31 |
| 15 | Yin Lili | CHN | 3:53.91 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 17 |
| 16 | Paula Ivan | ROU | 3:53.96 | 1 Oct 1988 | Seoul | 25 |
| 17 | Lan Lixin | CHN | 3:53.97 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 18 |
| 18 | Freweyni Hailu | ETH | 3:54.16 | 30 Aug 2024 | Roma | 23 |
| 19 | Olga Dvirna | RUS | 3:54.23 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | 29 |
| 20 | Zhang Ling | CHN | 3:54.52 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 16 |
| 21 | Beatrice Chebet | KEN | 3:54.73 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | 25 |
| 22 | Hirut Meshesha | ETH | 3:54.87 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | 22 |
| 23 | Dorcas Ewoi | KEN | 3:54.92 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | 28 |
| 24 | Shelby Houlihan | USA | 3:54.99 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | 26 |
| 25 | Tsige Duguma | ETH | 3:55.06 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 26 | Dong Yanmei | CHN | 3:55.07 | 18 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 20 |
| 27 | Nelly Chepchirchir | KEN | 3:55.25 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 28 | Hassiba Boulmerka | ALG | 3:55.30 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 29 | Süreyya Ayhan-Kop | TUR | 3:55.33 | 5 Sep 2003 | Bruxelles | |
| 30 | Dominique Hiltz | USA | 3:55.33 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 31 | Klaudia Kazimierska | POL | 3:55.59 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 32 | Yuliya Chizhenko | RUS | 3:55.68 | 8 Jul 2006 | Saint-Denis | |
| 33 | Ciara Mageean | IRL | 3:55.87 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 34 | Emily MacKay | USA | 3:55.90 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 35 | Elinor St. Pierre | USA | 3:55.99 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 36 | Susan Ejore-Sanders | KEN | 3:56.07 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 37 | Gabriela DeBues-Stafford | CAN | 3:56.12 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 38 | Abbey Caldwell | AUS | 3:56.12 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 39 | Zamira Zaytseva | UZB | 3:56.14 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 40 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | BRN | 3:56.18 | 27 Aug 2006 | Rieti | |
| 41 | Agathe Guillemot | FRA | 3:56.24 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 42 | Shannon Rowbury | USA | 3:56.29 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 43 | Liu Dong | CHN | 3:56.31 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | 23 |
| 44 | Linden Hall | AUS | 3:56.33 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 45 | Yelena Soboleva | RUS | 3:56.43 | 8 Jul 2006 | Saint-Denis | |
| 46 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova | UKR | 3:56.50 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 47 | Abeba Aregawi | ETH | 3:56.54 | 31 May 2012 | Roma | |
| 48 | Abeba Aregawi | SWE | 3:56.60 | 10 May 2013 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 49 | Nadezhda Ralldugina | RUS | 3:56.63 | 18 Aug 1984 | Praha | |
| 50 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS | 3:56.65 | 2 Sep 1984 | Rieti | |
| 51 | Lyubov Smolka | UKR | 3:56.7 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 52 | Doina Melinte | ROU | 3:56.7 | 12 Jul 1986 | Bucuresti | 29 |
| 53 | Katie Snowden | GBR | 3:56.72 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 54 | Sarah Billings | AUS | 3:56.73 | 23 Aug 2026 | Chorzów | |
| 55 | Sinclaire Johnson | USA | 3:56.75 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 56 | Svetlana Masterkova | RUS | 3:56.77 | 14 Aug 1996 | Zürich | |
| 57 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | UKR | 3:56.8 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | 26 |
| 58 | Lyudmila Rogachova | RUS | 3:56.91 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 59 | Tatyana Tomashova | RUS | 3:56.91 | 13 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 60 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | 3:56.97 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 61 | Worknesh Mesele | ETH | 3:57.00 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 62 | Liu Jing | CHN | 3:57.03 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 63 | Svetlana Guskova | MDA | 3:57.05 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 64 | Helen Obiri | KEN | 3:57.05 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 65 | Mary Slaney | USA | 3:57.12 | 26 Jul 1983 | Stockholm | |
| 66 | Sarah Healy | IRL | 3:57.15 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 67 | Maricica Puica | ROU | 3:57.22 | 1 Jul 1984 | Bucuresti | |
| 68 | Jennifer Simpson | USA | 3:57.22 | 5 Jul 2014 | Saint-Denis | |
| 69 | Weronika Lizakowska | POL | 3:57.31 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 70 | Totka Petrova | BUL | 3:57.4 | 11 Aug 1979 | Athínai | |
| 71 | Suzy Favor Hamilton | USA | 3:57.40 | 28 Jul 2000 | Oslo | |
| 72 | Jackline Maranga | KEN | 3:57.41 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 73 | Cory McGee | USA | 3:57.44 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 74 | Zhang Linli | CHN | 3:57.46 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 75 | Nelly Jepkosgei | BRN | 3:57.61 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 76 | Christiane Wartenberg | GDR | 3:57.71 | 1 Aug 1980 | Moskva | |
| 77 | Carla Sacramento | POR | 3:57.71 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 78 | Galina Zakharova | RUS | 3:57.72 | 14 Sep 1984 | Baku | |
| 79 | Saron Berhe | ETH | 3:57.72 | 5 Jul 2025 | Eugene | |
| 80 | Natalya Yevdokimova | RUS | 3:57.73 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 81 | Marta Pérez | ESP | 3:57.75 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 82 | Heather MacLean | USA | 3:57.79 | 16 Aug 2025 | Chorzów | |
| 83 | Elise Cranny | USA | 3:57.87 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 84 | Kelly Holmes | GBR | 3:57.90 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 85 | Tatyana Dorovskikh | UKR | 3:57.92 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 86 | Melissa Courtney-Bryant | GBR | 3:58.01 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 87 | Revee Walcott-Nolan | GBR | 3:58.08 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 88 | Dawit Seyaum | ETH | 3:58.09 | 27 Aug 2016 | Saint-Denis | 20 |
| 89 | Sophie Malbranque | FRA | 3:58.09 | 16 Sep 2025 | Tokyo | |
| 90 | Claudia Hollingsworth | AUS | 3:58.09 | 5 Mar 2026 | Melbourne | |
| 91 | Sintayehu Vissa | ITA | 3:58.11 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 92 | Naomi Mugo | KEN | 3:58.12 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 93 | Nadia Battocletti | ITA | 3:58.15 | 2 Jun 2025 | Rovereto | 25 |
| 94 | Natalia Marasescu | ROU | 3:58.2 | 13 Jul 1979 | Bucuresti | |
| 95 | Anita Weyermann | SUI | 3:58.20 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 96 | Winny Chebet | KEN | 3:58.20 | 5 Oct 2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 97 | Georgia Griffith | AUS | 3:58.25 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 98 | Elvan Abeylegesse | TUR | 3:58.28 | 30 May 2004 | Moskva | |
| 99 | Violeta Szekely | ROU | 3:58.29 | 18 Aug 2000 | Monaco | |
| 100 | Tatyana Providokhina | RUS | 3:58.37 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | 29 |
| 101 | Maria Cioncan | ROU | 3:58.39 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 102 | Ravilya Agletdinova | BLR | 3:58.40 | 18 Aug 1985 | Moskva | |
| 103 | Kutre Dulecha | ETH | 3:58.43 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 104 | Wang Renmei | CHN | 3:58.64 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 105 | Gabriella Dorio | ITA | 3:58.65 | 25 Aug 1982 | Tirrenia | |
| 106 | Jemma Reekie | GBR | 3:58.65 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 107 | Hildegard Körner | GDR | 3:58.67 | 5 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 108 | Lyubov Kremlyova | RUS | 3:58.71 | 19 Aug 1992 | Zürich | |
| 109 | Yan Wei | CHN | 3:58.74 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 110 | Patrícia Silva | POR | 3:58.74 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 111 | Svetlana Ulmasova | UZB | 3:58.76 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 112 | Adelle Tracey | JAM | 3:58.77 | 20 Aug 2023 | Budapest | |
| 113 | Gelete Burka | ETH | 3:58.79 | 1 Jun 2009 | Hengelo | |
| 114 | Axumawit Embaye | ETH | 3:58.80 | 5 Jun 2022 | Rabat | |
| 115 | Rababe Arafi | MAR | 3:58.84 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | |
| 116 | Sonia O'Sullivan | IRL | 3:58.85 | 25 Jul 1995 | Monaco | |
| 117 | Tamara Sorokina | RUS | 3:58.89 | 26 Jul 1981 | Leningrad | |
| 118 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | GER | 3:58.92 | 27 Aug 2017 | Berlin | |
| 119 | Wang Qingfen | CHN | 3:58.97 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 120 | Nigist Getachew | ETH | 3:58.98 | 7 Jul 2024 | Paris | |
| 121 | Giana Romanova | RUS | 3:59.01 | 3 Sep 1978 | Praha | |
| 122 | Habitam Alemu | ETH | 3:59.06 | 20 Apr 2024 | Xiamen | |
| 123 | Sarah Madeleiene | FRA | 3:59.06 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 124 | Daniela Yordanova | BUL | 3:59.10 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 125 | Nouria Mérah-Benida | ALG | 3:59.12 | 18 Aug 2000 | Monaco | |
| 126 | Natalya Artyomova | RUS | 3:59.16 | 7 Aug 1991 | Zürich | |
| 127 | Marta Zenoni | ITA | 3:59.16 | 19 Jul 2025 | London | |
| 128 | Addison Wiley | USA | 3:59.17 | 8 Sep 2023 | Bruxelles | |
| 129 | Nozomi Tanaka | JPN | 3:59.19 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 130 | Lidia Chojecka | POL | 3:59.22 | 28 Jul 2000 | Oslo | |
| 131 | Viola Kibiwott | KEN | 3:59.25 | 6 Jul 2012 | Saint-Denis | |
| 132 | Haregeweyn Kalayu | ETH | 3:59.28 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | |
| 133 | Salomé Afonso | POR | 3:59.32 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 134 | Tigist Girma | ETH | 3:59.33 | 27 Jun 2023 | Ostrava | |
| 135 | Liu Li | CHN | 3:59.34 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 136 | Ibtissam Lakhouad | MAR | 3:59.35 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 137 | Anna Willard | USA | 3:59.38 | 28 Aug 2009 | Zürich | |
| 138 | Marta García | ESP | 3:59.40 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 139 | Esther Guerrero | ESP | 3:59.45 | 22 Aug 2025 | Bruxelles | |
| 140 | Olga Yegorova | RUS | 3:59.47 | 25 Jun 2005 | Kazan | |
| 141 | Besu Sado | ETH | 3:59.47 | 1 Sep 2016 | Zürich | |
| 142 | Yelena Sipatova | RUS | 3:59.48 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 143 | Wang Chunmei | CHN | 3:59.48 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 144 | Gaia Sabbatini | ITA | 3:59.49 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 145 | Lisa Dobriskey | GBR | 3:59.50 | 28 Aug 2009 | Zürich | |
| 146 | Natalia Rodríguez | ESP | 3:59.51 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 147 | Winnie Nanyondo | UGA | 3:59.56 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | |
| 148 | Christin Wurth-Thomas | USA | 3:59.59 | 16 Jul 2010 | Saint-Denis | |
| 149 | Svetlana Karamasheva | RUS | 3:59.61 | 13 Jun 2012 | Moskva | |
| 150 | Anna Bukis | POL | 3:59.67 | 29 Jul 1981 | Budapest | |
| 151 | Zhang Lirong | CHN | 3:59.70 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 152 | Natalya Gorelova | RUS | 3:59.70 | 20 Jul 2001 | Monaco | |
| 153 | Sofia Ennaoui | POL | 3:59.70 | 6 Sep 2020 | Chorzów | |
| 154 | Helen Schlachtenhaufen | USA | 3:59.71 | 30 Jun 2024 | Eugene | |
| 155 | Josette Andrews | USA | 3:59.72 | 18 Jul 2021 | Trabuco Hills | |
| 156 | Beatrice Chepkoech | KEN | 3:59.73 | 18 May 2024 | Westwood | 32 |
| 157 | Gabija Galvydyte | LTU | 3:59.74 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 158 | Hind Dehiba | FRA | 3:59.76 | 16 Jul 2010 | Saint-Denis | |
| 159 | Maureen Koster | NED | 3:59.79 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 160 | Raisa Smekhnova | BLR | 3:59.8 | 28 Jun 1976 | Podolsk | |
| 161 | Wang Yuan | CHN | 3:59.81 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 162 | Ayal Dagnachew | ETH | 3:59.87 | 31 May 2022 | Ostrava | |
| 163 | Alesya Turova | BLR | 3:59.89 | 16 Aug 2002 | Zürich | |
| 164 | Ulrike Bruns | GDR | 3:59.9 | 14 Jul 1976 | Potsdam | |
| 165 | Beate Liebich | GDR | 3:59.9 | 5 Jul 1980 | Potsdam | |
| 166 | Angelika Zauber | GDR | 3:59.90 | 9 Aug 1981 | Jena | |
| 167 | Cornelia Bürki | SUI | 3:59.90 | 5 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 168 | Caster Semenya | RSA | 3:59.92 | 4 May 2018 | Ad-Dawhah | 27 |
| 169 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya | RUS | 3:59.94 | 16 Aug 2002 | Zürich | |
| 170 | Hayley Tullett | GBR | 3:59.95 | 31 Aug 2003 | Saint-Denis | |
| 171 | Zola Pieterse | GBR | 3:59.96 | 30 Aug 1985 | Bruxelles | |
| 172 | Karissa Schweizer | USA | 4:00.02 | 21 Jul 2020 | Portland | |
| 173 | Iryna Lishchynska | UKR | 4:00.04 | 3 Jul 2006 | Athínai | |
| 174 | Lu Yi | CHN | 4:00.05 | 11 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 175 | Morgan Uceny | USA | 4:00.06 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | |
| 176 | Andrea Hahmann | GER | 4:00.07 | 22 Aug 1987 | Potsdam | |
| 177 | Yekaterina Rozenberg | RUS | 4:00.07 | 15 Aug 2003 | Zürich | |
| 178 | Mimi Belete | BRN | 4:00.08 | 5 Jul 2014 | Saint-Denis | |
| 179 | Yevgeniya Soboleva | RUS | 4:00.09 | 6 Jul 2012 | Cheboksary | |
| 180 | Laura Weightman | GBR | 4:00.09 | 13 Sep 2020 | Berlin | |
| 181 | Yekaterina Guliyeva | RUS | 4:00.11 | 17 Jun 2012 | Zhukovskiy | |
| 182 | Fita Lovin | ROU | 4:00.12 | 4 Jun 1983 | Bucuresti | |
| 183 | Nancy Jebet Langat | KEN | 4:00.13 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 184 | Likina Amebaw | ETH | 4:00.14 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | 27 |
| 185 | Anna Jakubczak | POL | 4:00.15 | 28 Aug 2004 | Athínai | |
| 186 | Valentina Ilyinykh | RUS | 4:00.18 | 3 Sep 1978 | Praha | |
| 187 | Irina Lebedinskaya | RUS | 4:00.18 | 22 Aug 1982 | Podolsk | |
| 188 | Ruth Wysocki | USA | 4:00.18 | 24 Jun 1984 | Los Angeles | |
| 189 | Nuria Fernández | ESP | 4:00.20 | 1 Aug 2010 | Barcelona | |
| 190 | Sophie O'Sullivan | IRL | 4:00.23 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 191 | Laimute Baikauskaite | LTU | 4:00.24 | 1 Oct 1988 | Seoul | |
| 192 | Alla Yushina | RUS | 4:00.26 | 26 Jul 1981 | Leningrad | |
| 193 | Lynn Williams | CAN | 4:00.27 | 30 Aug 1985 | Bruxelles | |
| 194 | Gracie Morris | USA | 4:00.29 | 16 May 2026 | Shaoxing | |
| 195 | Lyudmila Shesterova | UKR | 4:00.3 | 6 Jul 1980 | Moskva | |
| 196 | Águeda Marqués | ESP | 4:00.31 | 10 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 197 | Lemlem Hailu | ETH | 4:00.32 | 16 Jun 2022 | Castellón | 21 |
| 198 | Wang Ai | CHN | 4:00.34 | 17 Oct 1997 | Shanghai | |
| 199 | Cory Ann McGee | USA | 4:00.34 | 28 May 2022 | Eugene | |
| 200 | Regina Jacobs | USA | 4:00.35 | 29 Aug 1999 | Sevilla | |
| 201 | Liliana Popescu | ROU | 4:00.35 | 24 May 2008 | Bucuresti | |
| 202 | Lyudmila Medvedyeva | RUS | 4:00.42 | 14 Sep 1984 | Baku | |
| 203 | Sarah McDonald | GBR | 4:00.46 | 20 Jul 2019 | London | |
| 204 | Meraf Bahta | SWE | 4:00.49 | 1 Sep 2017 | Bruxelles | |
| 205 | Latifa Essarokh | FRA | 4:00.50 | 11 Jul 2006 | Lausanne | |
| 206 | Svetlana Popova | UKR | 4:00.53 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 207 | Kristina Ugarova | RUS | 4:00.53 | 13 Jun 2012 | Moskva | |
| 208 | Grete Waitz | NOR | 4:00.55 | 3 Sep 1978 | Praha | |
| 209 | Christina Cahill | GBR | 4:00.57 | 6 Jul 1984 | Gateshead | |
| 210 | Maite Zúñiga | ESP | 4:00.59 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 211 | Zahra Ouaziz | MAR | 4:00.60 | 19 Jul 1998 | Stuttgart | |
| 212 | Maria Radu | ROU | 4:00.62 | 4 Jun 1983 | Bucuresti | |
| 213 | Natalya Boborova | RUS | 4:00.62 | 20 Jul 1984 | Moskva | |
| 214 | Soukaina Hajji | MAR | 4:00.62 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | |
| 215 | Netsanet Desta | ETH | 4:00.69 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 216 | Kirsty Wade | GBR | 4:00.73 | 26 Jul 1987 | Gateshead | |
| 217 | Shannon Osika | USA | 4:00.73 | 9 May 2021 | Walnut | |
| 218 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli | MAR | 4:00.77 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | |
| 219 | Natalya Pantelyeva | RUS | 4:00.81 | 15 Jun 2006 | Tula | |
| 220 | Lucia Stafford | CAN | 4:00.83 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | |
| 221 | Oksana Zbrozhek | RUS | 4:00.86 | 26 Jul 2009 | Cheboksary | |
| 222 | Yelena Romanova | RUS | 4:00.91 | 11 Aug 1992 | Monaco | |
| 223 | Tigist Ketema | ETH | 4:00.91 | 8 Jun 2021 | Hengelo | 22 |
| 224 | Sarah Jamieson | AUS | 4:00.93 | 25 Jul 2006 | Stockholm | |
| 225 | Brenda Martinez | USA | 4:00.94 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 226 | Kalkidan Gezahegne | ETH | 4:00.97 | 29 May 2011 | Hengelo | 20 |
| 227 | Eilish McColgan | GBR | 4:00.97 | 16 Jun 2019 | Rabat | 28 |
| 228 | Svetlana Kitova | TJK | 4:01.02 | 2 Aug 1988 | Kyiv | |
| 229 | Susan Krumins | NED | 4:01.09 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 230 | Sandra Gasser | SUI | 4:01.10 | 4 Jul 1987 | Oslo | |
| 231 | Helen Clitheroe | GBR | 4:01.10 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | |
| 232 | Claudia Mihaela Bobocea | ROU | 4:01.10 | 31 May 2022 | Ostrava | |
| 233 | Erin Wallace | GBR | 4:01.10 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 234 | Fanjanteino Félix | FRA | 4:01.17 | 16 Jul 2010 | Saint-Denis | |
| 235 | Yvonne Murray | GBR | 4:01.20 | 4 Jul 1987 | Oslo | |
| 236 | Adele Gay | FRA | 4:01.21 | 3 Jul 2026 | Tomblaine | |
| 237 | Galina Kireyeva | RUS | 4:01.22 | 27 Jul 1982 | Kyiv | |
| 238 | Kristiina Sasinek Mäki | CZE | 4:01.23 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 239 | Brenda Chebet | KEN | 4:01.25 | 18 Jul 2023 | Székesfehérvár | |
| 240 | Judit Varga | HUN | 4:01.26 | 16 Aug 2002 | Zürich | |
| 241 | Mercy Cherono | KEN | 4:01.26 | 30 May 2015 | Eugene | |
| 242 | Elise Vanderelst | BEL | 4:01.26 | 14 Sep 2024 | Bruxelles | |
| 243 | Bouchra Ghézielle | FRA | 4:01.28 | 9 Sep 2005 | Monaco | |
| 244 | Gulnara Galkina | RUS | 4:01.29 | 1 Aug 2004 | Tula | 26 |
| 245 | Elisabet Amare | ETH | 4:01.32 | 17 Jun 2026 | Montreuil | |
| 246 | Siham Hilali | MAR | 4:01.33 | 29 May 2011 | Hengelo | |
| 247 | Kate Grace | USA | 4:01.33 | 12 Sep 2021 | Berlin | |
| 248 | Margaret Crowley | AUS | 4:01.34 | 5 Jul 1996 | Oslo | |
| 249 | Abby Caldwell | USA | 4:01.34 | 2 Jun 2023 | Firenze | |
| 250 | Lyudmila Bragina | RUS | 4:01.38 | 9 Sep 1972 | München | |
| 251 | Elizabeth McColgan | GBR | 4:01.38 | 4 Jul 1987 | Oslo | |
| 252 | Gunhild Hoffmeister | GDR | 4:01.4 | 14 Jul 1976 | Potsdam | |
| 253 | Joceline Wind | SUI | 4:01.41 | 23 May 2026 | Xiamen | |
| 254 | Kristina da Fonseca-Wöllheim | GER | 4:01.42 | 14 Jul 1998 | Roma | |
| 255 | Olga Nelyubova | RUS | 4:01.42 | 8 Aug 1998 | Monaco | |
| 256 | Anna Shchagina | RUS | 4:01.46 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | |
| 257 | Getenesh Wami | ETH | 4:01.47 | 19 Jul 1998 | Stuttgart | |
| 258 | Gabrielle Anderson | USA | 4:01.48 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | |
| 259 | Maria Mutola | MOZ | 4:01.50 | 12 Jul 2002 | Roma | 29 |
| 260 | Christine Benning | GBR | 4:01.53 | 15 Aug 1979 | Zürich | |
| 261 | Brigitte Kraus | FRG | 4:01.54 | 1 Jul 1978 | Dortmund | |
| 262 | Eunice Sum | KEN | 4:01.54 | 31 May 2014 | Eugene | |
| 263 | Angela Chalmers | CAN | 4:01.61 | 3 Sep 1994 | Paris | |
| 264 | Angelika Cichocka | POL | 4:01.61 | 1 Jul 2017 | Paris | |
| 265 | Ludovica Cavalli | ITA | 4:01.64 | 4 Jun 2026 | Roma | |
| 266 | Tamara Koba | UKR | 4:01.66 | 26 Jul 1981 | Leningrad | |
| 267 | Danielle Jones | USA | 4:01.66 | 2 Sep 2023 | Xiamen | |
| 268 | Aster Areri | ETH | 4:01.70 | 31 May 2026 | Rabat | |
| 269 | Li Ying | CHN | 4:01.71 | 10 Sep 1993 | Beijing | |
| 270 | Anna Mishchenko | UKR | 4:01.73 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | |
| 271 | Yekaterina Kostetskaya | RUS | 4:01.77 | 24 Jul 2011 | Cheboksary | |
| 272 | Natalya Tobias | UKR | 4:01.78 | 23 Aug 2008 | Beijing | |
| 273 | Alemaz Samuel | ETH | 4:01.78 | 4 May 2018 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 274 | Ava Lloyd | GBR | 4:01.78 | 9 Aug 2026 | Twickenham | |
| 275 | Diana Richburg | USA | 4:01.79 | 5 Sep 1987 | Roma | |
| 276 | Joanne Pavey | GBR | 4:01.79 | 13 Sep 2003 | Monaco | |
| 277 | Sage Hurta-Klecker | USA | 4:01.79 | 29 Jul 2022 | Memphis | |
| 278 | Janat Chemusto | UGA | 4:01.79 | 13 May 2023 | Nairobi | |
| 279 | Zola Pieterse | RSA | 4:01.81 | 31 Mar 1984 | Port Elizabeth | |
| 280 | Ivana Kubesová | CZE | 4:01.84 | 11 Aug 1986 | Budapest | |
| 281 | Yvonne Graham | JAM | 4:01.84 | 25 Jul 1995 | Monaco | |
| 282 | Senbere Teferi | ETH | 4:01.86 | 15 May 2015 | Ad-Dawhah | 20 |
| 283 | Hannah England | GBR | 4:01.89 | 22 Jul 2011 | Barcelona | |
| 284 | Malgorzata Rydz | POL | 4:01.91 | 8 Aug 1992 | Barcelona | |
| 285 | Courtney Babcock | CAN | 4:01.99 | 5 Sep 2003 | Bruxelles | |
| 286 | Meseret Defar | ETH | 4:02.00 | 12 Jun 2010 | New York City | 26 |
| 287 | Edinah Jebitok | KEN | 4:02.00 | 18 Jun 2023 | Tomblaine | 21 |
| 288 | Anna Alminova | RUS | 4:02.02 | 20 Jul 2008 | Kazan | |
| 289 | Riley Chamberlain | USA | 4:02.03 | 12 Jul 2025 | Eagle Rock | |
| 290 | Wilma Nielsen | SWE | 4:02.05 | 12 Aug 2025 | Budapest | |
| 291 | Geraldine Hendricken | IRL | 4:02.08 | 14 Sep 2002 | Paris | |
| 292 | Judith Jemutai | KEN | 4:02.09 | 4 Jun 2023 | Hengelo | |
| 293 | Lyudmila Kalnitskaya | RUS | 4:02.1 | 13 Aug 1978 | Podolsk | |
| 294 | Olga Churbanova | RUS | 4:02.10 | 21 Aug 1994 | Köln | |
| 295 | Meskerem Assefa | ETH | 4:02.12 | 26 May 2011 | Roma | |
| 296 | Lyudmila Borisova | RUS | 4:02.13 | 4 Jul 1996 | Sankt Peterburg | |
| 297 | Sonja Roman | SLO | 4:02.13 | 10 Jul 2009 | Roma | |
| 298 | Elana Meyer | RSA | 4:02.15 | 21 Mar 1992 | Cape Town | |
| 299 | Mirriam Cherop | KEN | 4:02.15 | 14 Jul 2026 | Budapest | |
| 300 | Ingvill Måkestad Bovim | NOR | 4:02.20 | 29 Aug 2010 | Rieti | |
| 301 | Maia Ramsden | NZL | 4:02.20 | 8 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | |
| 302 | Yelena Kanales | RUS | 4:02.23 | 15 Jun 2006 | Tula | |
| 303 | Corina Dumbravean | ROU | 4:02.24 | 13 Aug 2006 | Göteborg | |
| 304 | Lidiya Volodina | RUS | 4:02.25 | 24 Jun 1984 | Kyiv | |
| 305 | Sarah Calvert | GBR | 4:02.25 | 9 Aug 2026 | Twickenham | |
| 306 | Patricia Djaté | FRA | 4:02.26 | 23 Aug 1996 | Bruxelles | |
| 307 | Rachel Schneider | USA | 4:02.26 | 12 Jul 2019 | Monaco | |
| 308 | Carmen Douma | CAN | 4:02.29 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 309 | Sylwia Ejdys | POL | 4:02.30 | 28 Jul 2009 | Monaco | |
| 310 | Shireen Bailey | GBR | 4:02.32 | 1 Oct 1988 | Seoul | |
| 311 | Olga Komyagina | RUS | 4:02.32 | 20 Aug 2000 | Leverkusen | |
| 312 | Janeth Jepkosgei | KEN | 4:02.32 | 16 Sep 2011 | Bruxelles | |
| 313 | Katharina Trost | GER | 4:02.32 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | |
| 314 | Nikolina Shtereva | BUL | 4:02.33 | 29 Jul 1976 | Montréal | 21 |
| 315 | Olga Zhuravlyova | RUS | 4:02.33 | 22 Jun 1984 | h Kyiv | |
| 316 | Sara Lappalainen | FIN | 4:02.35 | 4 Aug 2021 | Tokyo | |
| 317 | Lyudmila Veselkova | RUS | 4:02.37 | 22 Jun 1984 | h Kyiv | |
| 318 | Jolanda Čeplak | SLO | 4:02.44 | 24 May 2003 | Eugene | 26 |
| 319 | Lyudmila Vasilyeva | RUS | 4:02.45 | 24 Aug 2001 | Bruxelles | |
| 320 | Lyubov Gurina | RUS | 4:02.47 | 2 Aug 1994 | Monaco | 36 |
| 321 | Yevgeniya Zolotova | RUS | 4:02.49 | 26 Jul 2009 | Cheboksary | |
| 322 | Hasna Benhassi | MAR | 4:02.54 | 11 Jul 2003 | Roma | |
| 323 | Stephanie Twell | GBR | 4:02.54 | 19 Aug 2010 | Zürich | |
| 324 | Teresia Gateri | KEN | 4:02.54 | 22 Sep 2024 | Yamaguchi | |
| 325 | Oleysa Mikheyeva | RUS | 4:02.55 | 28 Aug 2005 | Rieti | |
| 326 | Adelle Tracey | GBR | 4:02.55 | 31 May 2022 | Ostrava | |
| 327 | Rosemary Lokwom | KEN | 4:02.55 | 18 Apr 2026 | Azusa | |
| 328 | Hanna Klein | GER | 4:02.58 | 12 Jun 2021 | Nice | |
| 329 | Whittni Morgan | USA | 4:02.58 | 20 Jul 2024 | Eagle Rock | |
| 330 | Irene Jelagat | KEN | 4:02.59 | 29 May 2011 | Hengelo | |
| 331 | Janice Merrill | USA | 4:02.61 | 29 Jul 1976 | Montréal | |
| 332 | Luiza Gega | ALB | 4:02.63 | 15 May 2015 | Ad-Dawhah | |
| 333 | Salma Elbadra | MAR | 4:02.63 | 17 Apr 2026 | Winston-Salem | |
| 334 | Malindi Elmore | CAN | 4:02.64 | 2 Jul 2004 | Roma | |
| 335 | Mimi Belete | ETH | 4:02.64 | 8 Jul 2010 | Lausanne | |
| 336 | Margrit Klinger | FRG | 4:02.66 | 28 Aug 1983 | Köln | |
| 337 | Yvonne Graham | GER | 4:02.69 | 13 Jun 1990 | Potsdam | |
| 338 | Svetlana Aplachkina | RUS | 4:02.71 | 18 Aug 2024 | Yekaterinburg |