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 of

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, pending ratification. The record was set on 16 July 2023 at the 2023 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial.

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