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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 3:28.32 by Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway , set on August 7, 2021 in the Tokyo Olympics 1500 meter final. [ 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
Germany
Berlin , 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
Czech Republic
Stara Boleslav , Czechoslovakia
July 12, 1957
3:37.8
Michel Jazy
France
Paris , France
July 28, 1963
3:36.4
Jürgen May
West Germany
Erfurt , 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Ratified but later rescinded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
Zurich , 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
Zurich , 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
(a) = Timed electronically at a time when records were ratified at intervals of one tenth of a second, these were considered equivalent performances.
References
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