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.
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.

Hand timing

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDate
3:54.7John ZanderStockholm, SwedenAugust 5, 1917
3:52.6Paavo NurmiHelsinki, FinlandJune 19, 1924
3:51.0Otto PeltzerWeimar Republic|name=GermanyFRA

Automatic timing

Ratified
Not ratified
Ratified but later rescinded
Pending ratification

TimeAthleteNationalityVenueDate
3:32.03 Sebastian CoeZürich, SwitzerlandAugust 15, 1979
3:32.09 Steve OvettOslo, NorwayJuly 15, 1980
3:31.36Steve OvettKoblenz, GermanyAugust 27, 1980
3:30.77Steve OvettRieti, ItalySeptember 4, 1983
3:29.67Steve CramNice, FranceJuly 16, 1985
3:28.95Fermín CachoZürich, SwitzerlandAugust 13, 1997
3:28.81Mo FarahMonacoJuly 19, 2013
3:28.68Jakob IngebrigtsenMonacoAugust 14, 2020
3:28.32Jakob IngebrigtsenTokyo, JapanAugust 7, 2021
3:27.95Jakob IngebrigtsenOslo, NorwayJune 15, 2023
3:27.14Jakob IngebrigtsenChorzów, PolandJuly 16, 2023
3:26.73Jakob IngebrigtsenMonacoJuly 12, 2024

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