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]

The current European record is 3:27.14 by Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway, pending ratification. The record was set on 16 July 2023 at the 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.[3]

Hand timing

Time	Athlete	Nationality	Venue	Date
3:54.7	John Zander	Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	August 5, 1917
3:52.6	Paavo Nurmi	Finland	Helsinki, Finland	June 19, 1924
3:51.0	Otto Peltzer	Germany	Berlin, Germany	September 11, 1926
3:49.2	Jules Ladoumegue	France	Paris, France	October 5, 1930
3:49.2	Luigi Beccali	Italy	Turin, Italy	September 9, 1933
3:49.0	Luigi Beccali	Italy	Milan, Italy	September 17, 1933
3:48.6	Miklós Szabó	Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	October 3, 1937
3:47.6 (a)	Gunder Hägg	Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	August 10, 1941
3:45.8	Gunder Hägg	Sweden	Stockholm, Sweden	July 17, 1942
3:45.0	Arne Andersson	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	August 17, 1943
3:43.0	Gunder Hägg	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	July 17, 1944
3:43.0	Lennart Strand	Sweden	Malmö, Sweden	July 15, 1947
3:43.0	Werner Lueg	West Germany	Berlin, West Germany	June 29, 1952
3:42.4	Sandor Iharos	Hungary	Oslo, Norway	August 3, 1954
3:40.8	Sandor Iharos	Hungary	Helsinki, Finland	July 28, 1955
3:40.8	Laszlo Tabori	Hungary	Oslo, Norway	September 6, 1955
3:40.8	Gunnar Nielsen	Denmark	Oslo, Norway	September 6, 1955
3:40.6 (b)	Istvan Rozsavolgyi	Hungary	Tata, Hungary	August 3, 1956
3:40.2	Olavi Salsola	Finland	Turku, Finland	July 11, 1957
3:40.2	Olavi Salonen	Finland	Turku, Finland	July 11, 1957
3:38.1	Stanislav Jungwirth	Czechoslovakia	Stará Boleslav, Czechoslovakia	July 12, 1957
3:37.8	Michel Jazy	France	Paris, France	July 28, 1963
3:36.4	Jürgen May	West Germany	Erfurt, East Germany	July 14, 1965
3:36.3	Michel Jazy	France	Sochaux, France	June 25, 1966
3:34.0	Jean Wadoux	France	Paris, France	July 23, 1970
3:32.8	Sebastian Coe	United Kingdom	Oslo, Norway	July 17, 1979

(a) Sometimes given as 3:47.5.
(b) Sometimes given as 3:40.5.

Automatic timing

	Ratified
	Not ratified
	Ratified but later rescinded
	Pending ratification

Time	Athlete	Nationality	Venue	Date
3:32.03 (a)	Sebastian Coe	United Kingdom	Zürich, Switzerland	August 15, 1979
3:32.09 (a)	Steve Ovett	United Kingdom	Oslo, Norway	July 15, 1980
3:31.36	Steve Ovett	United Kingdom	Koblenz, Germany	August 27, 1980
3:30.77	Steve Ovett	United Kingdom	Rieti, Italy	September 4, 1983
3:29.67	Steve Cram	United Kingdom	Nice, France	July 16, 1985
3:28.95	Fermín Cacho	Spain	Zürich, Switzerland	August 13, 1997
3:28.81	Mo Farah	United Kingdom	Monaco	July 19, 2013
3:28.68	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	Monaco	August 14, 2020
3:28.32	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	Tokyo, Japan	August 7, 2021
3:27.95	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	Oslo, Norway	June 15, 2023
3:27.14	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	Chorzów, Poland	July 16, 2023
3:26.73	Jakob Ingebrigtsen	Norway	Monaco	July 12, 2024

(a) = Timed electronically at a time when records were ratified at intervals of one tenth of a second, these were considered equivalent performances.

References

1. Athletix Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
2. European Athletics Archived 2007-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
3. LetsRun.com (2023-07-16). "Sha'Carri Stays Perfect, Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:27.14 PB to Lead Fast Times at 2023 Silesia DL". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.