The following table shows the European record progression in the men's
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...
, as ratified by the
EAA.
The current European record is 3:27.14 by
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, short track Mile run, mile, 2000 ...
of
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
, pending ratification. The record was set on 16 July 2023 at the
2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial
The 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial was the edition of the annual outdoor track and field meeting in Chorzów, Poland. Held on 16 July at the Silesian Stadium, it was the 8th leg of the 2023 Diamond League.
The meeting was highlighted by rei ...
.
Hand timing
(a) Sometimes given as 3:47.5.
(b) Sometimes given as 3:40.5.
Automatic timing
(a) = Timed electronically at a time when records were ratified at intervals of one tenth of a second, these were considered equivalent performances.
References
{{Athletics record progressions
1500 m
The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilometer ...
European record
European 1500 metres record