- Men's 1500 metres European record progression
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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]
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
Malmo, 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
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 (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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