Men · Middle Distance · All-Time
1500 Metres
3:26.00
Best mark
World record
3:27.83
Top 25 cutoff
25 rows
3:27.40
Median
Of the 25 performances
7
Countries
MAR 9 · KEN 6 · 5 others
Performance distribution
25 performances from 3:26.00 to 3:27.83 · median 3:27.40
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
All performances · 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 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:26.12 | 24 Aug 2001 | Brussels | 26 |
| 3 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 3:26.34 | 24 Aug 2001 | Brussels | 26 |
| 4 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:26.45 | 12 Aug 1998 | Zürich | 23 |
| 5 | Asbel Kiprop | KEN | 3:26.69 | 17 Jul 2015 | Monaco | 26 |
| 6 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | NOR | 3:26.73 | 12 Jul 2024 | Monaco | 23 |
| 7 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:26.89 | 16 Aug 2002 | Zürich | 27 |
| 8 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:26.96 | 8 Sep 2002 | Rieti | 27 |
| 9 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | NOR | 3:27.14 | 16 Jul 2023 | Chorzów | 22 |
| 10 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:27.21 | 11 Aug 2000 | Zürich | 25 |
| 11 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:27.34 | 19 Jul 2002 | Monaco | 27 |
| 12 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 3:27.37 | 12 Jul 1995 | Nice | 25 |
| 13 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 3:27.40 | 6 Aug 2004 | Zürich | 29 |
| 14 | Azeddine Habz | FRA | 3:27.49 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | 31 |
| 15 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 3:27.52 | 25 Jul 1995 | Monaco | 25 |
| 16 | Josh Kerr | GBR | 3:27.62 | 18 Jul 2026 | London | 28 |
| 17 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:27.64 | 6 Aug 2004 | Zürich | 29 |
| 17 | Silas Kiplagat | KEN | 3:27.64 | 18 Jul 2014 | Monaco | 24 |
| 19 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 3:27.65 | 24 Aug 1999 | Seville | 24 |
| 19 | Cole Hocker | USA | 3:27.65 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 23 |
| 21 | Asbel Kiprop | KEN | 3:27.72 | 19 Jul 2013 | Monaco | 24 |
| 21 | Phanuel Koech | KEN | 3:27.72 | 20 Jun 2025 | Paris | |
| 23 | Josh Kerr | GBR | 3:27.79 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 26 |
| 24 | Yared Nuguse | USA | 3:27.80 | 6 Aug 2024 | Saint-Denis | 25 |
| 25 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | NOR | 3:27.83 | 22 Aug 2024 | Lausanne | 23 |