1500m

Men
• Updated 16 June 2009.
Rank Res. Athlete Nation Date Location
1. 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 14 July 1998 Rome

2. 3:26.34 Bernard Lagat Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels

3. 3:27.37 Noureddine Morceli Algeria 12 July 1995 Nice

4. 3:28.12 Noah Ngeny Kenya 11 August 2000 Zürich

5. 3:28.95 Fermín Cacho Spain 13 August 1997 Zürich

6. 3:28.98 Mehdi Baala France 5 September 2003 Brussels

7. 3:29.02 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen Kenya 9 July 2006 Rome

8. 3:29.14 Rashid Ramzi Bahrain 14 July 2006 Rome

9. 3:29.18 Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi 22 August 1997 Brussels

10. 3:29.29 William Chirchir Kenya 24 August 2001 Brussels

Women
• Updated 16 June 2009.
Rank Res. Athlete Nation Date Location
1. 3:50.46 Yunxia Qu China 11 September 1993 Beijing

2. 3:50.98 Bo Jiang China 18 October 1997 Shanghai

3. 3:51.34 Yinglai Lang China 18 October 1997 Shanghai

4. 3:51.92 Junxia Wang China 11 September 1993 Beijing

5. 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union 13 August 1980 Zürich
6. 3:53.91 Lili Yin China 18 October 1997 Shanghai

7. 3:53.96 Paula Ivan Romania 1 October 1988 Seoul

8. 3:53.97 Lixin Lan China 18 October 1997 Shanghai

9. 3:54.23 Olga Dvirna Soviet Union 27 July 1982 Kiev

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 10. 3:54.52 Ling Zhang China 18 October 1997 Shanghai

Best Year Performance

Men's Seasons Best (Outdoor)

Year Time Athlete Location

1968 3:34.9 Kipchoge Keino (KEN) Mexico City

1969 3:37.2 Marty Liquori (USA) Stuttgart

1970 3:34.0 Jean Wadoux (FRA) Colombes

1971 3:36.0 Marty Liquori (USA) Milan

1972 3:36.33 Pekka Vasala (FIN) Munich

1973 3:34.6 Filbert Bayi (TAN) Helsinki

1974 3:32.16 Filbert Bayi (TAN) Christchurch

1975 3:32.4 John Walker (NZL) Oslo

1976 3:34.19 John Walker (NZL) Stockholm
1977 3:32.72 John Walker (NZL) Brussels
1978 3:35.48 David Moorcroft (GBR) Edmonton
1979 3:32.03 Sebastian Coe (GBR) Zürich
1980 3:31.36 Steve Ovett (GBR) Koblenz
1981 3:31.57 Steve Ovett (GBR) Budapest
1982 3:32.12 Sydney Maree (USA) Brussels
1983 3:30.77 Steve Ovett (GBR) Rieti

1984 3:31.54 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Hengelo

1985 3:29.46 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Berlin

1986 3:29.77 Sebastian Coe (GBR) Rieti

1987 3:30.69 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Oslo

1988 3:30.95 Steve Cram (GBR) Brussels

1989 3:30.55 Abdi Bile (SOM) Rieti

1990 3:32.60 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Bologna

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 1991 3:31.00 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Helsinki

1992 3:28.86 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Rieti

1993 3:29.20 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Narbonne

1994 3:30.61 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Villeneuve d'Ascq

1995 3:27.37 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Nice

1996 3:29.05 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels

1997 3:28.91 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Zürich

1998 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Rome

1999 3:27.65 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Seville

2000 3:27.21 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Zürich

2001 3:26.12 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels

2002 3:26.89 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Zürich

2003 3:28.40 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels

2004 3:27.40 Bernard Lagat (KEN) Zürich

2005 3:29.30 Bernard Lagat (USA) Rieti

2006 3:29.02 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) Rome

2007 3:30.54 Alan Webb (USA) Saint-Denis

2008 3:31.49 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) Monaco

Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor)

Year Time Athlete Location

1970 4:12.2 Karin Burneleit (GDR) Berlin

1971 4:09.6 Karin Burneleit (GDR) Helsinki

1972 4:01.4 Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Munich

1973 4:04.6 Karin Krebs (GDR) Potsdam

1974 4:02.25 Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) Rome

1975 4:06.0 Nina Morgunova (URS) Moscow

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1976 3:56.0 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Podolsk

1977 4:02.65 Natalia Marasescu (ROU) Bucharest

1978 3:59.01 Gyana Romanova (URS) Prague

1979 3:57.4 Totka Petrova (BUL) Athens

1980 3:52.47 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Zürich

1981 3:57.78 Olga Dvirna (URS) Budapest
1982 3:54.23 Olga Dvirna (URS) Kiev
1983 3:57.12 Mary Slaney (USA) Stockholm
1984 3:56.63 Nadezhda Ralldugina (URS) Prague
1985 3:57.24 Mary Slaney (USA) Brussels

1986 3:56.7 Doina Melinte (ROU) Bucharest

1987 3:58.56 Tatyana Dorovskikh (URS) Rome

1988 3:53.96 Paula Ivan (ROU) Seoul

1989 3:59.23 Paula Ivan (ROU) Nice

1990 3:58.69 Doina Melinte (ROU) Villeneuve d'Ascq

1991 3:59.16 Natalya Artyomova (RUS) Zürich

1992 3:55.30 Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) Barcelona

1993 3:50.46 Qu Yunxia (CHN) Beijing

1994 3:59.10 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Nice

1995 3:58.85 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Monaco

1996 3:56.77 Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) Zürich

1997 3:50.98 Jiang Bo (CHN) Shanghai

1998 3:56.97 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Monaco

1999 3:59.31 Violeta Szekely (ROU) Zürich

2000 3:57.40 Suzy Favor-Hamilton (USA) Oslo

2001 3:59.35 Violeta Szekely (ROU) Monaco

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 2002 3:57.75 Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) Brussels

2003 3:55.33 Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) Brussels

2004 3:57.90 Kelly Holmes (GBR) Athens

2005 3:56.79 Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) Rieti

2006 3:55.68 Yuliya Fomenko (RUS) Saint-Denis

2007 3:57.30 Yelena Soboleva (RUS) Moscow

2008 3:56.59 Yelena Soboleva (RUS) Moscow

3000m

Men's Seasons Best (Outdoor Track)

YEAR TIME ATHLETE PLACE

1970 7:49.4 Bernd Diessner (GDR) Potsdam

1971 7:39.8 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Brussels

1972 7:37.6 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Århus

1973 7:42.0 Brendan Foster (GBR) London

1974 7:35.1 Brendan Foster (GBR) Gateshead
1975 7:45.0 Rod Dixon (NZL) Paris
1976 7:43.46 Rod Dixon (NZL) Cologne

1977 7:41.22 Karl Fleschen (FRG) Cologne

1978 7:32.1 Henry Rono (KEN) Oslo

1979 7:37.70 Rudy Chapa (USA) Eugene

1980 7:37.60 Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) Oslo
1981 7:36.69 Steve Scott (USA) Ingelheim
1982 7:32.79 David Moorcroft (GBR) London
1983 7:35.84 Doug Padilla (USA) Oslo

1984 7:33.3 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels

1985 7:32.94 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Brussels

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 1986 7:32.23 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne

1987 7:40.25 Dieter Baumann (FRG) Berlin

1988 7:38.79 Sydney Maree (USA) Malmö

1989 7:29.45 Saïd Aouita (MAR) Cologne

1990 7:37.09 Khalid Skah (MAR) Cologne

1991 7:33.91 Dieter Baumann (GER) Cologne

1992 7:28.96 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Cologne

1993 7:29.24 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco

1994 7:25.11 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) Monaco

1995 7:27.18 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Monaco

1996 7:20.67 Daniel Komen (KEN) Rieti

1997 7:26.02 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels

1998 7:25.09 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Brussels

1999 7:23.09 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Brussels

2000 7:25.02 Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) Monaco

2001 7:30.53 Hailu Mekonnen (ETH) Brussels

2002 7:34.72 Benjamin Limo (KEN) Monaco

2003 7:30.23 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Turin

2004 7:27.72 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Brussels

2005 7:28.56 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Ad-Dawhah

2006 7:28.72 Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN) Rieti

2007 7:25.79 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Stockholm

2008 7:31.83 Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) Rieti

Men's Seasons Best (Indoor Track)

YEAR TIME ATHLETE PLACE

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1970 7:46.85 Richard Wilde (GBR) Vienna
1971 7:53.6 Peter Stewart (GBR) Sofia
1972 7:50.0 Ian Stewart (GBR) Cosford

1973 7:44.6 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Rotterdam

1974 7:48.48 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Göteborg

1975 7:50.2 Boris Kuznetsov (URS) Sverdlovsk

1976 7:50.2 Emiel Puttemans (BEL) Paris

1977 7:47.9 Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) Louisville

1978 7:48.6 Nick Rose (GBR) Long Beach

1979 7:44.43 Vienna

Markus Ryffel (SUI)
1980 7:45.2 Steve Scott (USA) Long Beach

1981 7:48.8 Lubomír Tesáček (TCH) Prague

1982 7:46.2 Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City

1983 7:49.1 Doug Padilla (USA) Daly City

1984 7:46.87 Doug Padilla (USA) East Rutherford

1985 7:42.97 Christoph Herle (FRG) Dortmund

1986 7:46.46 Stefano Mei (ITA) Budapest

1987 7:47.95 Paul Donovan (IRL) East Rutherford

1988 7:41.57 Brian Abshire (USA) Meadowlands

1989 7:39.71 Said Aouita (MAR) East Rutherford

1990 7:43.69 Doug Padilla (USA) Meadowlands

1991 7:41.14 Frank O'Mara (IRL) Seville

1992 7:36.66 Said Aouita (MAR) Piraeus

1993 7:38.46 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Stockholm

1994 7:40.94 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Lievin

1995 7:35.15 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) Ghent

1996 7:30.72 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Stuttgart

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 1997 7:31.27 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe

1998 7:24.90 Daniel Komen (KEN) Budapest

1999 7:26.80 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe

2000 7:35.84 Million Wolde (ETH) Stuttgart

2001 7:37.74 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) Lisbon

2002 7:37.13 Alberto García (ESP) Seville

2003 7:28.29 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe

2004 7:29.34 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) Karlsruhe
2005 7:39.89 Alistair Cragg (IRL) Roxbury

2006 7:33.07 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) Karlsruhe

2007 7:30.51 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) Karlsruhe

2008 7:31.09 Tariku Bekele (ETH) Stuttgart

Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor Track)

YEAR TIME ATHLETE PLACE

1971 9:23.4 Joyce Smith (GBR) London
1972 8:53.0 Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Moscow

1973 8:56.6 Paola Pigni (ITA) Formia

1974 8:52.74 Lyudmila Bragina (URS) Durham

1975 8:46.6 Oslo

Grete Waitz (NOR)
1976 8:27.12 Lyudmila Bragina (URS) College Park

1977 8:36.8 Oslo

Grete Waitz (NOR)
1978 8:32.1 Oslo
Grete Waitz (NOR)
1979 8:31.75 Oslo
Grete Waitz (NOR)
1980 8:33.53 Yelena Sipatova (URS) Moscow

1981 8:34.30 Maricica Puica (ROU) Bucharest

1982 8:26.78 Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) Kiev

1983 8:32.08 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg

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1984 8:22.62 Tatyana Kazankina (URS) Saint Petersburg
1985 8:25.83 Mary Slaney (USA) Rome
1986 8:33.99 Olga Bondarenko (URS) Stuttgart

1987 8:38.1 Ulrike Bruns (GDR) Potsdam

1988 8:26.53 Tatyana Samolenko (URS) Seoul

1989 8:38.48 Paula Ivan (ROU) Gateshead

1990 8:38.38 Angela Chalmers (CAN) Auckland

1991 8:32.00 Elana Meyer (RSA) Durban

1992 8:33.72 Yelena Romanova (RUS) Cologne

1993 8:06.11 Wang Junxia (CHN) Beijing

1994 8:21.64 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) London

1995 8:27.57 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Zurich
1996 8:35.42 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) Nice

1997 8:27.78 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich

1998 8:24.31 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Paris

1999 8:25.03 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich

2000 8:26.35 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich

2001 8:23.26 Olga Yegorova (RUS) Zurich

2002 8:21.42 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Monte Carlo

2003 8:33.95 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) Zurich

2004 8:31.32 Isabella Ochichi (KEN) Paris

2005 8:28.87 Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) Oslo

2006 8:24.66 Meseret Defar (ETH) Stockholm

2007 8:24.81 Meseret Defar (ETH) Brussels

2008 8:33.66 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) Gateshead