Men · Middle Distance · All-Time
1500 Metres
3:26.00
Best mark
World record
3:29.02
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
3:28.12
Median
Of the 25 best-by-athlete marks
9
Countries
KEN 10 · GBR 3 · 7 others
Performance distribution
25 athletes from 3:26.00 to 3:29.02 · median 3:28.12
Top 25 cutoff through history
How fast an athlete needed to be to make the list each year
Season lists are not yet published for this event. This chart fills in as they are imported from a permitted source.
World all-time top 25
Best by athlete · updated 1 Sep 2026 · Wikipedia (English) revision of 23 Aug 2026 · methodology
25 rows
| # | Athlete | Country | Mark | Date | Venue | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj WR | MAR | 3:26.00 | 14 Jul 1998 | Rome | 23 |
| 2 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 3:26.34 | 24 Aug 2001 | Brussels | 26 |
| 3 | Asbel Kiprop | KEN | 3:26.69 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 26 |
| 4 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | NOR | 3:26.73 | 12 Jul 2024 | Monaco | 23 |
| 5 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 3:27.37 | 12 Jul 1995 | Nice | 25 |
| 6 | Azeddine Habz | FRA | 3:27.49 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 31 |
| 7 | Josh Kerr | GBR | 3:27.62 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | 28 |
| 8 | Silas Kiplagat | KEN | 3:27.64 | 18 Jul 2014 | Monaco | 24 |
| 9 | Cole Hocker | USA | 3:27.65 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 10 | Phanuel Koech | KEN | 3:27.72 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 11 | Yared Nuguse | USA | 3:27.80 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 12 | Cameron Myers | AUS | 3:28.00 | 28 Jun 2026 | Paris | 20 |
| 13 | Noah Ngeny | KEN | 3:28.12 | 11 Aug 2000 | Zürich | 21 |
| 14 | Timothy Cheruiyot | KEN | 3:28.28 | 9 Jul 2021 | Monaco | 25 |
| 15 | George Mills | GBR | 3:28.36 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 26 |
| 16 | Taoufik Makhloufi | ALG | 3:28.75 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 27 |
| 17 | Mohamed Katir | ESP | 3:28.76 | 9 Jul 2021 | Monaco | 23 |
| 18 | Abdalaati Iguider | MAR | 3:28.79 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 28 |
| 19 | Elijah Manangoi | KEN | 3:28.80 | 21 Jul 2017 | Monaco | 24 |
| 19 | Brian Komen | KEN | 3:28.80 | 12 Jul 2024 | Monaco | 25 |
| 21 | Mo Farah | GBR | 3:28.81 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | 30 |
| 21 | Ronald Kwemoi | KEN | 3:28.81 | 18 Jul 2014 | Monaco | 18 |
| 23 | Fermín Cacho | ESP | 3:28.95 | 13 Aug 1997 | Zürich | 28 |
| 24 | Mehdi Baala | FRA | 3:28.98 | 5 Sep 2003 | Brussels | 25 |
| 25 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | KEN | 3:29.02 | 14 Jul 2006 | Rome | 21 |