The following table is an overview of national records in the 1500 metres.
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CountryTimeAthleteDatePlace 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj 14 July 1998 Rome 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat 24 August 2001 Brussels September 2002 issue of Running Times Magazine : Bernard Lagat - Vision and Velocity 3:26.73 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 12 July 2024 Monaco 3:27.37 Noureddine Morceli 12 July 1995 Nice 3:27.40 Bernard Lagat 6 August 2004 Zurich 3:27.49 Azeddine Habz 20 June 2025 Paris 3:27.62 Josh Kerr 18 July 2026 London 3:28.00 Cameron Myers 28 June 2026 Paris 3:28.76 Mohamed Katir 9 July 2021 Monaco 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi 14 July 2006 Rome 3:29.18 Vénuste Niyongabo 22 August 1997 Brussels 3:29.20 Niels Laros 28 August 2025 Zurich 3:29.37 Isaac Nader 24 June 2025 Ostrava 3:29.51 Lamecha Girma 30 June 2023 Lausanne 3:29.58 Ayanleh Souleiman 18 July 2014 Monaco 3:29.66 Nick Willis 17 July 2015 Monaco 3:30.33 Ivan Heshko 3 September 2004 Brussels 3:30.42 Marcin Lewandowski 9 July 2021 Monaco 3:30.42 Andrew Coscoran 16 July 2023 Chorzów 3:30.55 Abdi Bile 3 September 1989 Rieti 3:30.58 Ronald Musagala 12 July 201924 August 2019 MonacoParis 3:30.74 Pietro Arese 6 August 2024 Paris 3:30.80 Robert Farken 6 June 2025 Rome 3:30.87 Samuel Pihlström 6 June 2025 Rome 3:30.99 Ruben Verheyden 20 June 2025 Paris 3:31.04 Daham Najim Bashir 13 May 2005 Doha 3:31.08 Jake Heyward 5 August 2022 Birmingham 3:31.17 Robert Kiplagat Andersen 13 August 1997 Zurich 3:31.30 Ilham Tanui Özbilen 19 July 2013 Monaco 3:31.35 Tshepo Tshite 20 June 2025 Paris 3:31.70 Ali Hakimi 22 August 1997 Brussels 3:31.71 Kevin Sullivan 30 June 2000 Rome 3:31.75 Pierre Délèze 21 August 1985 Zurich 3:31.76 Abubaker Kaki 22 July 2011 Monaco 3:31.82 Mohammed Shaween 29 May 2011 Hengelo Filbert Bayi 2 February 1974 Christchurch 3:32.28 Vyacheslav Shabunin 30 June 2000 Rome 3:32.49 Jakub Holuša 20 July 2018 Monaco 3:32.86 Charles Grethen 5 August 2021 Tokyo 3:32.96 Raphael Pallitsch 24 June 2025 Ostrava 3:33.25 Hudson Santos de Souza 28 August 2005 Rieti 3:33.30 Branko Zorko 8 August 1998 Monaco 3:34.13 13 June 1997 Bucharest 3:34.20 Elzan Bibić 4 August 2023 Bern 3:34.51 Matan Ivri Matan Ivri 11 July 2026 Kortrijk 3:34.54 Pol Moya 26 June 2026 Zagreb 3:34.67 David Torrence 18 June 2017 Stockholm 3:34.79 Ferenc Kovács 15 June 2025 Portland 3:34.89 Santtu Heikkinen 28 June 2026 Troyes 3:35.03 Maury Surel Castillo 7 June 2012 Huelva 3:35.03 Eduardo Herrera 12 July 2025 Los Angeles 3:35.22 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 4 September 2023 Bellinzona 3:35.24 Jinson Johnson 1 September 2019 Berlin 3:35.32 Luis Grijalva 18 July 2021 Mission Viejo 3:35.42 Kazuki Kawamura 17 July 2021 Chitose 3:35.63 3 June 2021 Portland 3:35.73 Illia Karnavukhau 17 August 2022 Minsk 3:35.76 Phillimon Hanneck 11 August 1991 Grosseto 3:35.82 Santiago Catrofe 12 June 2021 Nice 3:35.96 Hais Welday 10 June 2009 Huelva 3:36.01 Lee Jae-ung 16 July 2025 Kitami 3:36.16 Kieran Tuntivate 15 June 2024 Burnaby 3:36.18 Federico Bruno 29 June 2021 Castellón de la Plana 3:36.49 Dou Zhaobo 24 October 2003 Changsha 3:36.60 Steve Agar 2 June 1996 Abbotsford 3:36.74 Panayotis Stroubakos 24 August 1997 Cologne 3:36.92 Amir Zamanpour 9 May 2025 Dubai 3:36.96 Eduard Villanueva 1 September 2011 Daegu 3:37.19 Simas Bertašius 26 May 2024 Brussels 22 July 1976 Podolsk 3:37.35 Dmitrijs Jurkevičs 28 June 2011 Sollentuna 3:37.54 24 June 1984 Kyiv 3:37.80 Yervand Mkrtchyan 4 July 2026 Decines 3:37.82 Carlos Díaz 3 June 2016 Huelva 3:37.82 5 September 2021 Padua 3:37.88 Byron Piedra 25 July 2007 Rio de Janeiro 3:37.95 Mohammad Al-Azemi 12 June 2013 Dakar 3:38.16 Hamada Mohamed 29 July 2011 Stockholm 3:38.16 Alexis Sharangabo 29 July 2000 Stanford 3:38.59 Tiidrek Nurme 15 August 2008 Beijing 3:38.88 15 July 2014 Trento 3:39.19 Steve Green 28 August 1994 Victoria, BC 3:39.29 Aleš Tomič 8 July 2002 Zagreb 3:39.34 Günther Hasler 29 July 1976 Montreal Evgeni Ignatov 15 April 2022 28 August 1982 Azusa Sofia Ivan KováčJozef Lenčéš 30 May 197426 June 1977 BratislavaAthens 3:39.41 Flavio Daniel Sehohle 13 April 2013 Stellenbosch 3:39.50 Amine Khadiri 3 June 2016 Huelva 3:39.54 João N'Tyamba 3 August 1992 Barcelona 3:39.60 Glody Dube 24 May 2001 Nijmegen 3:39.60 Siahka Bamba 23 August 2001 Nantes 3:39.61 Chaminda Wijekoon 30 August 2011 Daegu 3:39.83 Vinko Pokrajčić 22 July 1981 Bucharest 3:39.90 24 July 2024 London 3:40.23 Sampson Laari 2 June 2018 Nashville 3:40.25 Juan Diego Castro 15 April 2023 Azusa 3:40.87 Yacine Guermali 14 July 2024 Lignano Sabbiadoro 3:41.12 Nursultan Keneshbekov 3 June 2022 Bydgoszcz 3:41.24 23 July 2022 Manchester Muhammad Younis 11 August 1970 Cologne Ismet Abazi Musa Hajdari 11 June 1975 27 July 2019 Belgrade Skopje 3:41.73 Donaldo Arza 8 September 1972 Munich 3:41.99 Carlos San Martín 14 June 2023 Castellón 3:42.02 Patrick Tambwé 5 July 2001 Reims 3:42.09 Tonny Wamulwa 3 June 2012 Orvieto 3:42.11 Aboubaker El-Gatrouni 27 May 2012 Rabat 3:42.11 Alex Ngouari-Mouissi 19 June 2024 Bordeaux Mikhail Shapovalov 28 July 1979 Moscow 3:42.48 Rashid Kayumov 27 July 1982 Kyiv 3:42.50 Adnan Almntfage 29 September 2014 Incheon 3:42.73 Chauncy Makolani Master 11 June 2008 Avellino 3:42.81 13 February 1982 Auckland 3:42.85 Ado Maude 19 July 1991 Cesenatico Isidro Pimentel Matthew Payamps 30 March 2002 Stanford Boston 3:43.58 Jean-Marc Léandro 30 July 1999 Niort 3:43.60 David Ninavia 1 July 2022 Valledupar Boris Kutukov 22 April 1979 Baku 3:43.81 13 April 2019 Fairfax 3:43.84 Harvey Dixon 14 April 2018 Gold Coast Ilshat Kalimuddin 30 July 1987 Chelyabinsk 3:44.11 Munir Kabbara 15 April 2022 Azusa 3:44.48 Jared Micallef 1 June 2023 Marsa 3:44.51 Yevgeniy Stakanov 24 June 2004 Tula, Russia 3:44.80 Edouard Rasoanaivo 13 January 1973 Lagos 3:44.89 Sipho Dlamini 7 April 1995 Knoxville Jihad Al-Balawi 7 September 1992 Latakia 3:45.09 Sheldon Monderoy 26 July 1998 Lahti 3:45.26 Chien Tzu-Chieh 25 July 2025 Hiroshima 3:45.31 Nguyễn Đình Cương 11 December 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 3:45.32 Wesam Al-Massri 28 September 2014 Incheon 3:45.35 Reinholdt Iita 5 June 1998 Kotka 3:45.70 Mahendran Vadivellan 11 December 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 3:45.72 William Johnson 17 May 1983 Austin 3:45.94 Samuel Freire 24 June 2017 Bilbao Moise Joseph 21 July 200912 May 2002 GhentStarkville Kang Hyong-Man 20 October 1963 Pyongyang 3:46.09 Jon Rankin 15 July 2011 Mayagüez 3:46.14 Benjamín Enzema 14 July 2018 Kortrijk 3:46.20 Nicol-Samuel Delohnni 19 June 2016 London 3:46.21 Julius Leuwol 24 September 1995 Jakarta 3:46.22 Mohammed Dookun 2 April 2016 Réduit 3:46.38 Siddhant Adhikari 29 April 2016 New Delhi 3:46.47 Greg Rhymer 21 May 1994 Athens Sotir Gavrilovski Dario Ivanovski Dario Ivanovski 27 June 1970 31 January 2021 29 June 2018 Belgrade Belgrade Tarragona 3:46.75 Hamadjam Soudi 3 June 2014 Warri 3:46.88 11 June 2012 Doha 3:46.96 Mohamed Ahmed 5 June 1996 Marseille 3:47.06 Mohamed Ahmed Amer 19 August 1992 Dortmund 3:47.36 Moses Moeketsi Mosuhli 24 March 2006 Melbourne 3:47.75 Billy Bohlke April 13, 2002 Tempe Ahmed Issa 22 July 1965 Brazzaville 3:47.82 Leo Garnes 4 April 1991 Austin 3:47.83 Shwe Aung 13 June 1993 Singapore 3:48.07 Arnold Gabin Kangai 8 June 2005 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 3:48.12 Mahmoud Kheirat 30 June 1999 Beirut 3:48.50 Zepherinus Joseph 31 March 2001 Gainesville 3:48.74 Ramon López 19 September 1988 Seoul 3:49.41 Dale Jones 19 September 1988 Seoul 3:49.59 Omar Jammeh 4 August 2021 Pfungstadt 3:49.64 Eric Rodriguez 27 August 2015 Beijing Davaajav Ganbold 1 June 1980 Ulaanbaatar 3:49.70 Mohamed Mamoun Al-Rajah 9 April 2019 Doha 3:50.24 Aunese Curreen 30 March 2008 Auckland 6 July 2005 4 February 2006 Salamanca Zaragoza 3:50.27 Alain Lazare 14 December 1987 Nouméa Donald Pierre 19 March 1972 Pointe-à-Pierre 3:50.46 Ahmed Mustaque 23 November 1987 Calcutta 3:51.03 Felisberto de Deus 3 August 2021 Tokyo Moussa Camara 12 July 2014 Bamako 3:51.30 Joe Guerra 2 June 2018 Nashville 3:51.36 Charles Delys 30 August 2011 Daegu 3:51.51 Lui Yuan Chow 20 December 2018 Melbourne 3:51.96 Mohamed Malal Sy Savané 1 August 1992 Barcelona 3:52.12 Aarón Hernández 6 July 2023 San Salvador 3:52.24 Brent Butler 24 May 1997 Edwardsville 3:52.29 Victor Sesay 11 January 1973 Lagos 3:52.46 Ronny Marie 5 May 2001 Victoria 3:52.55 Adamou Dogo 13 April 2008 Bamako 3:52.67 Khan Mohammad Kamran 17 November 2025 Guangzhou Richard Riley 16 September 1973 Papendal 3:53.15 Jean-Bernard Yaro 12 July 1995 Ouagadougou 3:53.78 Makman Yoagbati 26 August 2022 Lomé 3:53.94 Brice Etès 27 September 2020 Vénissieux 3:54.01 Asher Patel 4 April 2025 Philadelphia 3:54.08 Sylvain Azonhin 29 May 2021 Zaria Muhamed Bardić 2 July 1989 Belgrade 3:55.69 Tommy Asinga 12 May 1991 Ann Arbor 3:56.35 Adrian Jorgenson 23 May 1998 Richmond 3:56.88 Alex Beddoes 30 November 2023 Honiara 3:57.44 Hussain Fazeel Haroon 18 June 2023 Bhubaneswar 3:57.51 Jimmy Anak Ahar 17 May 2005 Darwin 3:57.67 Masai Jeffers 3 July 2016 Road Town 3:58.28 Tawai Keiruan 16 December 1993 Port Vila 3:59.02 Aquila Turalom 30 November 2023 Honiara Jorge Ponce Elvin Canales 28 June 1986 11 January 2020 Debrecen Sabadell 3:59.97 Chhun Bunthorn 30 September 2023 Hangzhou 4:00.41 Alfaba Bah 8 June 2007 Uster 4:00.95 Selwyn Kole 20 August 1997 Tafuna 4:00.98 Sebghatullah Ismaili 23 August 2020 Frauenfeld 4:01.56 Bill Rogers 27 June 2004 Cotonou Idi Gardiner 20 March 1996 Cockburn Town António Cadio Paraiso 2 January 1984 Luanda Tui'ese Ngaluafe 28 April 1979 Nuku'alofa 4:04.82 Khambieng Khamiar 3 August 1992 Barcelona 4:04.99 Seng Tou Ip 1 April 2023 Hong Kong Angélo Pétélo 22 August 1987 Sydney 4:08.09 Lungten Tshering 15 June 2004 Ipoh Filemu 2011 Tuvalu Nigel Richardson 5 July 1984 St. John's Elias Rodriguez 11 July 1990 San Antonio, Saipan 4:19.65 Jezmond Papu 23 April 2011 Pago Pago 4:20.11 Douglas Schmidt 5 September 2007 Apia Cardinal Maynard 9 July 1977 Road Town Joseph Gildilak 1 April 1994 Mangilao 4:28.05 Ben Wieczorek 13 July 2004 Grosseto Gemenoa Joramm 2 September 1963 Suva Kautu Rabangaki 2 September 1963 Suva Lani Mejbon 30 July 1999 Majuro 4:43.08 John Malcolm 11 September 1983 Apia
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