World Record Progression of 1500 Metres

Mark Wind Competitor DOB Country Venue Date
3:49.11 Faith KIPYEGON 10 JAN 1994 KEN KEN Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA) 02 JUN 2023
3:50.07 Genzebe DIBABA 08 FEB 1991 ETH ETH Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
3:50.46 Yunxia QU 25 DEC 1972 CHN CHN Beijing (CHN) 11 SEP 1993
3:52.47 Tatyana KAZANKINA 17 DEC 1951 URS URS Zürich (SUI) 13 AUG 1980
3:55.0h Tatyana KAZANKINA 17 DEC 1951 URS URS Moskva (URS) 06 JUL 1980
3:56.0h Tatyana KAZANKINA 17 DEC 1951 URS URS Podolsk (URS) 28 JUN 1976
4:01.38 Lyudmila BRAGINA 24 JUL 1943 URS URS Olympiastadion, München (GER) 09 SEP 1972
4:05.07 Lyudmila BRAGINA 24 JUL 1943 URS URS Olympiastadion, München (GER) 07 SEP 1972
4:06.47 Lyudmila BRAGINA 24 JUL 1943 URS URS Olympiastadion, München (GER) 04 SEP 1972
4:06.9h Lyudmila BRAGINA 24 JUL 1943 URS URS Moskva (URS) 18 JUL 1972
4:09.62 Karin BURNELEIT 18 AUG 1943 GDR GDR Olympiastadion, Helsinki (FIN) 15 AUG 1971
4:10.7h Jaroslava JEHLIÄŒKOVÁ 24 MAR 1942 TCH TCH Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Athina (GRE) 20 SEP 1969
4:12.4h Paola PIGNI 30 DEC 1945 ITA ITA Milano (ITA) 02 JUL 1969
4:15.6h Maria GOMMERS 26 SEP 1939 NED NED Sittard (NED) 24 OCT 1967
4:17.3h Anne SMITH 31 AUG 1941 GBR GBR London (GBR) 03 JUN 1967

Legend

* Pending ratification. Mx: mixed gender race. Wo: women only race. (i): set indoor.