| progressive 1500m all-time list | ||||||||
| (indoor times and intermediate times in 1 Mile races are included)) | ||||||||
| 4:11,2e (?.) | H.A. Heath (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | in 1 Mile | |||||
| 4:12,6e (?.) | W.J. Fowler (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | in 1 Mile | |||||
| 4:13,2e (?.) | F. Oven-Jones (GBR) | 01.01.1981 | in 1 Mile | |||||
| 4:20,0 (?.) | J.S. Roddy (USA) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:20,0 (?.) | R. Taylor (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:20,0 (?.) | J. Daffen (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:20,8e (?.) | Julien Borel (FRA) | 01.01.1981 | ||||||
| 4:22,0 (?.) | H. Cullum (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:22,8 (?.) | J. Swait (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:23,0 (?.) | F.J. Jackson (GBR) | 01.01.1891 | ||||||
| 4:08,8 (?.) | B.C. Allen (GBR) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:10,0 (?.) | A. Mangeot (FRA) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:15,6 (?.) | J.N. Jackson (GBR) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:15,6 (?.) | F. Johnson (GBR) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:16,2 (?.) | A.J. Walsh (USA) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:18,2 (?.) | R.H. Hope (GBR) | 01.01.1892 | ||||||
| 4:07,8e (?.) | F.J. Fowler (GBR) | 01.01.1893 | ||||||
| 4:11,0e (?.) | Thomas Conneff (USA) | 01.01.1893 | ||||||
| 4:06,2 (1.) | J.H. Harrison (GBR) | 01.01.1894 | ||||||
| 4:12,4 (?.) | G.H. Whodcoat (GBR) | 01.01.1894 | ||||||
| 4:13,0 (?.) | H. Cullum (GBR) | 01.01.1894 | ||||||
| 4:07,0 (1.) | Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) | 01.01.1895 | ||||||
| 4:06,4e (1.) | Alfred Tysoe (GBR) | 01.01.1896 | ||||||
| 4:09,5e (?.) | A. Brodie (CAN) | 01.01.1896 | ||||||
| 4:06,4 (?.) | John Cregan (USA) | 01.01.1897 | ||||||
| 4:16 2/5 (1.) | Michel Soalhat (FRA) | National Championships | 16.05.1895 | Paris, CC | ||||
| 4:10 2/5 (1.) | Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) | National Championships | 28.06.1896 | Paris, CC | ||||
| 4:08,4 (?.) | Francis Cockshott (GBR) | 31.12.1899 | ||||||
| 4:09,0 (1.) | John Bray (USA) | Knickerbocker Games / handicap | 30.05.1900 | Bayonne (USA) | ||||
| 4:06 1/5 (1.) | Charles Bennett (GBR) | Olympic Games / 500m grass track | 15.07.1900 | Paris | 1 | |||
| 4:07 1/5e (2.) | Henri Deloge FRA) | Olympic Games / 500m grass track | 15.07.1900 | Paris | ||||
| 4:10,0e (3.) | John Bray (USA) | Olympic Games / 500m grass track | 15.07.1900 | Paris | ||||
| 4:09,4 (1.) | Henri Deloge (FRA) | 01.01.1901 | ||||||
| 4:11,8 (1.) | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac (FRA) | 01.01.1903 | ||||||
| 4:10,0 (.) | Gaston Ragueneau (FRA) | 12.06.1904 | Bruxelles | |||||
| 4:08 1/5 (1.) | Michel Soulhat (FRA) | 26.06.1904 | Paris, CC | |||||
| 4:08,8e (2.) | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac (FRA) | 26.06.1904 | Paris, CC | |||||
| 4:05 2/5 (1.) | James Lightbody (USA) | Olympic Games / 536,45m track | 03.09.1904 | Saint Louis | WR | 1 | ||
| 4:06 4/5e (2.) | Frank Verner (USA) | Olympic Games / 536,45m track | 03.09.1904 | Saint Louis | ||||
| 4:11,4 (1.) | Edvard Dahl (SWE) | 01.01.1906 | ||||||
| 4:09,0 (1.) | Jacques Keyser (NED) | 01.01.1907 | ||||||
| 4:08,2e (?.) | William Cottrill (GBR) | 18.05.1908 | London | |||||
| 3:59 4/5 (1.) | Harold A. Wilson GBR) | British Olympic Trial Meeting | 30.05.1908 | London, WC | 1 | |||
| 4:03,0e (2.) | Francis A. Knott (GBR) | British Olympic Trial Meeting | 30.05.1908 | London, WC | 2 | |||
| 4:05,2e (3.) | Ernest V. Looney (GBR) | British Olympic Trial Meeting | 30.05.1908 | London, WC | 4 | |||
| 4:08,2 (?.) | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac (FRA) | 31.05.1908 | ||||||
| 4:01,2 (1.) | John Preston Halstead (USA) | 06.06.1908 | Philadelphia | NR | 2 | |||
| 4:05,0 (1.) | John Tait (CAN) | 06.06.1908 | Montréal | NR | ||||
| 4:03,4 (q.) | Norman Hallows (GBR) | Olympic Games/h3 | 13.07.1908 | London, WC | (1.) | |||
| 4:03,8 (n.) | Emilio Lunghi (ITA) | Olympic Games/h3 | 13.07.1908 | London, WC | NR | (2.) | ||
| 4:03,4 (1.) | Melvin Sheppard (USA) | Olympic Games | 14.07.1908 | London, WC | ||||
| 4:07,1 (?.) | Arthur Robertson (GBR) | 12.09.1908 | Stockholm | |||||
| 4:05,0 (1.) | Emilio Voigt (GBR) | ??.??.1909 | Tampere (FIN) | |||||
| 4:02,8 (1.) | Ernst Wide (SWE) | 01.01.1909 | ||||||
| 4:02,7 (1.) | Ernst Wide (SWE) | 15.06.1910 | Stockholm | |||||
| 4:03,8 (2.) | Evert Björn (SWE) | 15.06.1910 | Stockholm | |||||
| 4:03,4 (1.) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | 04.06.1911 | ||||||
| 4:03,4 (?.) | Wilton Paull (USA) | 01.01.1911 | ||||||
| 4:01,2 (?.) | Melvin "Mel" Sheppard (USA) | 01.01.1912 | ||||||
| 3:59,7 (?.) | Oscar Hedlund (USA) | 01.01.1912 | ||||||
| 3:59 1/5 (1.) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | NY Post Office Clerk' s Association Games | 26.05.1912 | New York | ||||
| 4:02,0e (2.) | Melvin "Mel" Sheppard (USA) | NY Post Office Clerk' s Association Games | 26.05.1912 | New York | ||||
| 3:56 4/5 (1.) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | MAAU / handicap | 02.06.1912 | New York | 1 | |||
| 3:55 4/5 (1.) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | Eastern Olympic Trials | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge (USA) | 1 | |||
| 3:56,4e (2.) | Norman S. Taber (USA) | Eastern Olympic Trials | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge (USA) | 2 | |||
| 4:02,4 (?.) | N.J. Patterson (USA) | 15.06.1912 | Chicago | 15.??? | ||||
| 3:56,8 (1.) | Arnold Strode-Jackson (GBR) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:57,2 (4.) | John Paul Jones (USA) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | 4 | |||
| 3:57,6 (5.) | Ernst Wide (SWE) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | NR | 5 | ||
| 4:02,0e (7.) | John Zander (SWE) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:56,9 (3.) | Norman Taber (USA) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | - | |||
| 4:01,0e (6.) | Philip Noel-Baker (GBR) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 4:02,0 (1.) | Ernst Wide (SWE) | 01.01.1913 | ||||||
| 4:03,4 (1.) | Einar Anttila (FIN) | 01.01.1914 | ||||||
| 4:01,6 (1.) | William Gordon (USA) | 10.03.1914 | New York | WIR | indoor | |||
| 3:55,0 ( - ) | Norman Taber (USA) | ????.1915 | in 1 Mile | |||||
| 3:54,7 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | District Championships / 385m track | 05.08.1917 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 4:00,8 (?.) | Einari Anttila (FIN) | 01.09.1917 | Helsinki | NR | ||||
| 4:00,1 (?.) | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | ??.??.1918 | ||||||
| 3:59,3 (1.) | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 01.08.1920 | Stockholm | |||||
| 3:57,0 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | 31.05.1920 | New York | 5 | ||||
| 3:59,1 ( - ) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | Dickson Cup | 10.07.1921 | Stockholm | 8 | in 1 Mile (1.) | ||
| 3:55,6 ( - ) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | 01.09.1921 | Dodge City (USA) | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) | |||
| 4:00,0 (1.) | Edvin Wide (FIN/SWE) | 01.06.1922 | Stockholm | |||||
| 3:57,0 (1.) | Edvin Wide (FIN/SWE) | Göteborg Games | 03.07.1923 | Göteborg | 6 | |||
| 3:59,4 (2.) | Otto Peltzer (GER) | Göteborg Games | 03.07.1923 | Göteborg | NR | |||
| 3:55,6 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 04.08.1923 | Kotka (FIN) | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:56,7 (1.) | Edvin Wide (FIN/SWE) | National Championships | 17.08.1923 | Stockholm | 6 | 19.?? | ||
| 3:53,0 ( - ) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | Record attempt / 385m track | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | 1 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:54,2 ( - ) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | Record attempt / 385m track | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | 2 | in 1 Mile (2.) (NR) | ||
| 3:55,8 (1.) | Raymond "Ray" Buker (USA) | Olympic Trials | 14.06.1924 | Cambridge (USA) | 6 | 4/5 | ||
| 3:56,8e (2.) | Lloyd Hahn (USA) | Olympic Trials | 14.06.1924 | Cambridge (USA) | 9 | |||
| 3:52,6 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | Olympic Test | 19.06.1924 | Helsinki, ZG | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:55,0e (2.) | Willy Schärer (SUI) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:55,6e (3.) | Hyla Bristow "Henry" Stallard (GBR) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:55,8 (1.) | Lloyd Hahn (USA) | 21.02.1925 | Washington, D.C. | WIR | 9 | indoor | ||
| 3:55,8 (1.) | Eino Borg (Purje) (FIN) | 13.06.1926 | Helsinki | 10 | ||||
| 3:51,0 (1.) | Otto Peltzer (GER) | Internationales SCC Sportfest | 11.09.1926 | Berlin, SCC | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:51,8 (2.) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | Internationales SCC Sportfest | 11.09.1926 | Berlin, SCC | NR | 2 | ||
| 3:52,4 (3.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Internationales SCC Sportfest | 11.09.1926 | Berlin, SCC | - | |||
| OF 3:52,8, but according to video footage of the race, 3:52,4 seems more probable – this would have been an all-time best for Nurmi | ||||||||
| 3:54,6 (1.) | Séraphin "Séra" Martin (FRA) | 26.09.1926 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 4 | |||
| 3:55,2 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | 10.06.1928 | Paris, Colombes | 7 | ||||
| 3:54,6 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | Paris Championships | 01.07.1928 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:52,6 (1.) | Harri (Lagerström) Larva (FIN) | Olympic Trials | 07.07.1928 | Helsinki | 4 | |||
| 3:53,1 (2.) | Eino Borg (Purje) (FIN) | Olympic Trials | 07.07.1928 | Helsinki | 5 | |||
| 3:52,2 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | 15.07.1928 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:53,2 (1.) | Harri (Lagerström) Larva (FIN) | Olympic Games | 02.08.1928 | Amsterdam | - | |||
| 3:52,0 (1.) | Harri (Lagerström) Larva (FIN) | SCC Finns Meeting | 07.10.1928 | Berlin | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:52,6 (2.) | Hans-Georg Wichmann (GER) | SCC Finns Meeting | 07.10.1928 | Berlin | 7 | |||
| 3:49,2 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | International in break of Rugby match / 450m track | 05.10.1930 | Paris, JB | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:54,6 (1.) | Reginald "Reg" Thomas (GBR) | 06.08.1931 | Stockholm | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:53,4 (1.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | 27.02.1932 | New York | WIR | 8 | indoor | ||
| 3:52,2 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | 15.05.1932 | Milano | NR | 4 | |||
| 3:53,1 ( - ) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | 11.06.1932 | Chicago | 6 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |||
| 3:52,6 (1.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | 18.06.1932 | Cambridge (USA) | AR | 6 | |||
| 3:52,7 (1.) | Norwood P. Hallowell (USA) | AAU Championships | 16.07.1932 | Palo Alto (USA) | 7 | EL 3:52,58 | ||
| 3:51,2 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | Olympic Games | 04.08.1932 | Los Angeles, OS | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:52,6 (2.) | John Frederick "Jerry" Cornes (GBR) | Olympic Games | 04.08.1932 | Los Angeles, OS | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:52,8 (3.) | Philip "Phil" Edwards (CAN) | Olympic Games | 04.08.1932 | Los Angeles, OS | NR | 9 | ||
| 3:52,3 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | AAU Championships | 30.06.1933 | Chicago | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:51,6 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | 12.08.1933 | Budapest | AR | 4 | |||
| 3:52,6 (2.) | Miklós Szabó I (HUN) | 12.08.1933 | Budapest | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:49,2 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | World Student Games | 09.09.1933 | Torino | WR | 2 | ||
| 3:49,8 (2.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock (NZL) | World Student Games | 09.09.1933 | Torino | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:49,0 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | ITA v. GBR | 17.09.1933 | Milano | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:52,2e (2.) | William R. "Bill" Bonthron (USA) | AAU Indoor Championships | 24.02.1934 | New York, MSG | WIR | 8 | indoor | |
| 3:48,8 (1.) | William R. "Bill" Bonthron (USA) | AAU Championships | 30.06.1934 | Milwaukee (USA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,9e (2.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | AAU Championships | 30.06.1934 | Milwaukee (USA) | 2 | |||
| 3:50,5e (3.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | AAU Championships | 30.06.1934 | Milwaukee (USA) | 6 | |||
| 3:50,8 (1.) | Eric Ny (SWE) | 22.07.1934 | Malmö | 7 | ||||
| 3:49,9 (1.) | Gene Venzke (USA) | AAU Indoor Championships | 22.02.1936 | New York | WIR | 6 | indoor | |
| 3:49,9 (2.) | Archie San Romani (USA) | Olympic Trials | 12.07.1936 | New York | 6 | |||
| 3:47,8 (1.) | John Edward "Jack" Lovelock (NZL) | Olympic Games | 06.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,4 (2.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | Olympic Games | 06.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:50,4 (5.) | Philip "Phil" Edwards (CAN) | Olympic Games | 06.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:50,3 ( - ) | Sydney Charles Wooderson (GBR) | handicap | 28.08.1936 | London, MP | 7 | in 1 Mile | ||
| 3:48,6 (1.) | Miklos Szabó (HUN) | 03.10.1937 | Budapest | AR | 3 | |||
| 3:48,4 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | AAU Indoor Championships | 26.02.1938 | New York | WIR | - | indoor | |
| 3:48,4 ( - ) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | oversized track | 03.03.1938 | Hanover, Dartmouth (USA) | WIR | - | Indoor / in 1 Mile (1.) (WIB) | |
| 3:49,4 (1.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | 20.07.1938 | Stockholm | 6 | ||||
| 3:49,0 ( - ) | Sydney Charles Wooderson (GBR) | handicap (2.) | 06.08.1938 | Glasgow | 6 | |||
| 3:48,7 (1.) | Sydney Charles Wooderson (GBR) | International | 15.09.1938 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 3:48,8 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | SWE v. FIN | 28.07.1939 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 3:49,2 (2.) | Åke Jansson (Spångert) (SWE) | SWE v. FIN | 28.07.1939 | Stockholm | 8 | |||
| 3:47,9 (1.) | Walter Mehl (USA) | AAU Championships | 29.06.1940 | Fresno (USA) | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:48,2 (2.) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | AAU Championships | 29.06.1940 | Fresno (USA) | 3 | |||
| 3:48,7 (3.) | Paul Moore (USA) | AAU Championships | 29.06.1940 | Fresno (USA) | 6 | |||
| 3:48,7 (1.) | Henry (Jonsson) Kälarne (SWE) | 07.08.1940 | Göteborg | 7 | ||||
| 3:48,8 (2.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 07.08.1940 | Göteborg | 10 | ||||
| 3:48,6 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 21.07.1941 | Malmö | 5 | ||||
| 3:47,5 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National Championships | 10.08.1941 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | OF 3:47,6 | |
| 3:48,6 (2.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | National Championships | 10.08.1941 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 3:45,8 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National | 17.07.1942 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:47,4 ( - ) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | National | 01.07.1943 | Göteborg | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:48,5 ( - ) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds (USA) | 24.07.1943 | Cambridge (USA) | 6 | ||||
| 3:47,8 (1.) | Arne Ahlsén (SWE) | 26.07.1943 | Örebro (SWE) | 4 | ||||
| 3:44,9 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | handicap | 17.08.1943 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | OF 3:45,0 | |
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | International | 07.07.1944 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:44,0 (2.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 07.07.1944 | Göteborg | 2 | ||||
| 3:47,4 ( - ) | Rune Gustafsson (SWE) | International | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | 3 | in 1 Mile (3.) | ||
| 3:47,6 ( - ) | Rune Persson (SWE) | International | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | 4 | in 1 Mile | ||
| 3:47,0 (2.) | Rune Persson (SWE) | 29.06.1945 | Stockholm | 3 | ||||
| 3:47,0 (3.) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 29.06.1945 | Stockholm | 4 | ||||
| 3:48,2 (4.) | Erik Ahldén (SWE) | 29.06.1945 | Stockholm | 10 | ||||
| 3:46,2 ( - ) | Rune Persson (SWE) | 17.07.1945 | Malmö | 3 | in 1 Mile (3.) | |||
| 3:46,6 ( - ) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 21.09.1945 | Stockholm | 4 | in 1 Mile (1.) | |||
| 3:44,8 (1.) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 04.07.1947 | Gävle (SWE) | 3 | ||||
| 3:45,4 (2.) | Henry Eriksson (SWE) | 04.07.1947 | Gävle (SWE) | 4 | ||||
| 3:46,6 (3.) | Gösta Bergkvist (SWE) | 04.07.1947 | Gävle (SWE) | 6 | ||||
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | International | 15.07.1947 | Malmö | WR | 2 | ||
| 3:44,4 (2.) | Henry Eriksson (SWE) | International | 15.07.1947 | Malmö | 4 | |||
| 3:47,4 (1.) | Marcel Hansenne (FRA) | 02.06.1948 | Paris | NR | 9 | |||
| 3:43,8 (1.) | Willem "Wim" Slijkhuis (NED) | 21.08.1949 | Antwerpen | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:46,0 (2.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 21.08.1948 | Antwerpen | NR | 5 | |||
| 3:46,6 (2.) | Sture Landqvist (SWE) | 21.08.1949 | Stockholm | 9 | ||||
| 3:45,8 ( - ) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | handicap (2.) | 27.09.1949 | Bruxelles | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:47,2 (2.) | Patrick El Mabrouk (FRA) | 02.10.1949 | Paris, Colombes | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:47,2 (2.) | Ingvar Ericsson (SWE) | 06.08.1950 | Stockholm | 11 | ||||
| 3:47,0 (1.) | Andrija Otenhajmer (YUG) | YUG v. GBR | 25.08.1951 | Beograd | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:44,8 (1.) | Sture Landqvist (SWE) | 26.08.1951 | Göteborg | 6 | ||||
| 3:45,4 (2.) | Olle Åberg (SWE) | 26.08.1951 | Göteborg | 7 | ||||
| 3:46,8 (1.) | Günter Dohrow (FRG) | National | 18.05.1952 | Berlin, Zehlendorf | 11 | |||
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Werner Lueg (FRG) | National Championships | 29.06.1952 | Berlin, OS | WR | 3 | ||
| 3:44,8 (2.) | Günter Dohrow (FRG) | National Championships | 29.06.1952 | Berlin, OS | 8 | |||
| 3:45,2 (1.) | Josy Barthel (LUX) | Olympic Games | 26.07.1952 | Helsinki | NR | 9 | ||
| 3:45,2 (2.) | Robert McMillen (USA) | Olympic Games | 26.07.1952 | Helsinki | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:44,6 (1.) | Josy Barthel (LUX) | 20.08.1952 | Luxemburg | NR | 7 | |||
| 3:44,1 (1.) | Josy Barthel (LUX) | 04.09.1952 | Luxemburg | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:45,0 ( - ) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | 13.12.1952 | Melbourne | 10 | in 1 Mile (1.) | |||
| 3:45,0 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | 30.05.1953 | Opava (TCH) | NR | 10 | |||
| 3:43,0 ( - ) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | AAA Team v. Oxford University | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | NOF | 4 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:42,8 ( - ) | Wesley "Wes" Santee (USA) | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1954 | Compton (USA) | WR | 1 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |
| 3:41,8 ( - ) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | International | 21.06.1954 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:42,4 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | NOR v. HUN | 03.08.1954 | Oslo | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:42,2 ( - ) | Roger Gilbert Bannister (GBR) | Empire Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | AR | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |
| 3:43,4 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | 09.09.1954 | Stará Boleslav, BH | NR | 8 | |||
| 3:43,8 ( - ) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway (GBR) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | 10 | in 1 Mile (2.) | ||
| 3:43,8 ( - ) | Brian Hewson (GBR) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | 11 | in 1 Mile (3.) | ||
| 3:42,8 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | National | 04.06.1955 | Budapest | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:42,2 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | International | 16.06.1955 | Beograd | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:40,8 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | FIN v. HUN | 28.07.1955 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:42,6 (3.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | World Youth Games | 06.08.1955 | Warszawa | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:40,8 (1.) | László Tábori (HUN) | Bislett Games | 06.09.1955 | Oslo | WR | 2 | ||
| 3:40,8 (2.) | Gunnar Nielsen (DEN) | Bislett Games | 06.09.1955 | Oslo | WR | 3 | ||
| 3:42,4 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | International | 16.06.1956 | Praha | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:41,8 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | National Championships / 500m track | 20.07.1956 | Erfurt (GDR) | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:42,0 (1.) | Olavi Salsola (FIN) | Amerivan Invitational | 23.07.1956 | Gävle (SWE) | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:40,5 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | Olympic Test | 03.08.1956 | Tata (HUN) | WR | 1 | OF 3:40,6 | |
| 3:41,9 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | International | 06.08.1956 | Göteborg | NR | 7 | OF 3:42,0 | |
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Klaus Richtzenhain (GDR) | International | 12.09.1956 | London, WC | 15 | |||
| 3:43,4 (2.) | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | International | 12.09.1956 | London, WC | >15 | |||
| 3:41,2 (1.) | Ingvar Ericsson (SWE) | September Games | 30.09.1956 | Göteborg | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:41,3 (2.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | September Games | 30.09.1956 | Göteborg | 6 | |||
| 3:42,4 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | TCH v. FRG | 20.10.1956 | Praha | NR | - | ||
| 3:41,2 (1.) | Ronald "Ron" Delany (IRL) | Olympic Games | 01.12.1956 | Melbourne | NR | 6 | EL 3:41,49 | |
| 3:42,0 (2.) | Klaus Richtzenhain (GDR) | Olympic Games | 01.12.1956 | Melbourne | 11 | EL 3:42,02 | ||
| 3:42,0 (3.) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | Olympic Games | 01.12.1956 | Melbourne | - | EL 3:42,03 | ||
| 3:42,0 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 08.06.1957 | Warszawa | NR | 12 | ||
| 3:40,9 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | POL v. TCH | 29.06.1957 | Krakow (POL) | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:40,2 (1.) | Olavi Salsola (FIN) | International | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:40,2 (2.) | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | International | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 2 | ||
| 3:40,3 (3.) | Olavi Vuorisalo (FIN) | International | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | 3 | |||
| 3:40,8 (4.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | International | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | Record attempt | 12.07.1957 | Stará Boleslav | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:41,1 (1.) | Jonas Pipyne (URS) | International | 04.08.1957 | Moskva | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:41,7 (2.) | Yevgeniy Sokolov (URS) | International | 04.08.1957 | Moskva | >10 | |||
| 3:40,3 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | America Meeting | 05.08.1958 | Budapest | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:39,6 ( - ) | Herbert "Herb" Elliott (AUS) | International | 06.08.1958 | Dublin | AR | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:36,0 (1.) | Herbert "Herb" Elliott (AUS) | International | 28.08.1958 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:39,4 (3.) | Murray Halberg (NZL) | International | 28.08.1958 | Göteborg | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:40,0 (4.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | International | 28.08.1958 | Göteborg | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:38,8 (2.) | Murray Halberg (NZL) | International | 05.09.1958 | Oslo | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:39,8 (3.) | Arne Hamarsland (NOR) | International | 05.09.1958 | Oslo | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:40,7 ( - ) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | Abendsportfest des ASK Vorwärts Berlin | 28.05.1959 | Potsdam (GDR) | NR | 9 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |
| 3:40,2 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | Prüfungswettkampf | 06.06.1959 | Erfurt (GDR) | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:39,3 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | NOR v. GDR | 17.07.1959 | Oslo | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:39,3 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | International | 07.08.1959 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:38,9 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | National Championships | 22.08.1959 | Budapest | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:40,7 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | International | 08.09.1959 | Göteborg | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:40,5 (1.) | Zoltan Vamos (ROM) | Rosicky-Memorial | 18.06.1960 | Praha | NR | 9 | ||
| 3:38,8 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | National Championships | 30.07.1960 | Budapest | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:38,7 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | National | 27.08.1960 | Potsdam (GDR) | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:35,6 (1.) | Herbert Elliott (AUS) | Olympic Games | 06.09.1960 | Roma, SO | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:38,4 (2.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | Olympic Games | 06.09.1960 | Roma, SO | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:38,6 (2.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | International | 18.09.1960 | Göteborg | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:40,2 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty (USA) | International | 07.08.1961 | Oslo | NR | 11 | ||
| 3:40,0 (1.) | Witold Baran (POL) | National | 10.08.1961 | Wałcz (POL) | NR | 9 | ||
| 3:39,3 ( - ) | Peter Snell (NZL) | International / 385y grass track | 27.01.1962 | Wanganui (NZL) | 8 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | ||
| 3:39,9 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty (USA) | USA v. URS | 22.07.1962 | Palo Alto (USA) | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:39,4 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty (USA) | International | 09.08.1962 | Oslo | NR | 9 | ||
| 3:38,3 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 07.10.1962 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | NR | 3 | |||
| 3:39,3 ( - ) | Cary Weisiger (USA) | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | 9 | in 1 Mile (5.) | ||
| 3:37,84 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | National Championships | 28.07.1963 | Paris, Colombes | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:38,7 (2.) | Michel Bernard (FRA) | National Championships | 28.07.1963 | Paris, Colombes | 6 | |||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" O' Hara (USA) | AAU Championships | 28.06.1964 | New Brunswick (USA) | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:38,8 (2.) | Dyrol Burleson (USA) | AAU Championships | 28.06.1964 | New Brunswick (USA) | 10 | |||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Peter Snell (NZL) | Olympic Games | 21.10.1964 | Tokyo | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:37,6 ( - ) | Peter Snell (NZL) | International | 17.11.1964 | Auckland | NR | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:36,4 (1.) | Jürgen May (GDR) | National | 14.07.1965 | Erfurt (GDR) | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:38,4 ( - ) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Morley Mile / GBR v. TCH | 30.08.1965 | London, WC | 7 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | ||
| 3:38,0 ( - ) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | International / 385y grass track | 11.12.1965 | Wanganui (NZL) | 5 | in 1 Mile (2.) | ||
| 3:37,6 ( - ) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | International | 15.12.1965 | Auckland | 4 | in 1 Mile (2.) | ||
| 3:36,3 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | National | 15.06.1966 | Rennes (FRA) | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:36,3 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | National | 25.06.1966 | Sochaux (FRA) | AR | - | ||
| 3:36,1 ( - ) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | All-American Invitational | 17.07.1966 | Berkeley (USA) | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:37,6 (1.) | Josef Odlozil (TCH) | TCH v. FRA | 13.08.1966 | Praha | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:37,7 (2.) | Jean Wadoux (FRA) | TCH v. FRA | 13.08.1966 | Praha | 8 | |||
| 3:36,8 ( - ) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | British Games / Emsley Carr Mile | 20.08.1966 | London, WC | AR | 5 | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |
| 3:36,0 ( - ) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | AAU Championships | 23.06.1967 | Bakersfield (USA) | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:33,1 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun (USA) | USA v. Commonwealth | 08.07.1967 | Los Angeles | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:36,7 ( - ) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Morley Mile | 28.08.1967 | London, WC | AR | 5 | in 1 Mile (1.) | |
| 3:36,5 (1.) | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) | Internationales des ASV Köln | 10.07.1968 | Köln | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:37,1 (2.) | André de Hertoghe (BEL) | Internationales des ASV Köln | 10.07.1968 | Köln | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:37,5 (3.) | Walter Adams (FRG) | Internationales des ASV Köln | 10.07.1968 | Köln | 8 | |||
| 3:34,91 (1.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Olympic Games | 20.10.1968 | Ciudad de Mèxico | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:34,0 (1.) | Jean Wadoux (FRA) | National | 23.07.1970 | Paris, Colombes | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:36,0 (1.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori (USA) | International | 01.07.1971 | Milano | 5 | |||
| 3:36,3 (2.) | Francesco Arese (ITA) | International | 01.07.1971 | Milano | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:36,8 (1.) | Pekka Vasala (FIN) | Paavo Nurmi Games | 19.07.1972 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:36,33 (1.) | Pekka Vasala (FIN) | Olympic Games | 10.09.1972 | München | NR | 8 | HT 3:36,3 | |
| 3:34,6 (1.) | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | World Games (A) | 28.06.1973 | Helsinki | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:36,2 (2.) | David "Dave" Wottle (USA) | World Games (A) | 28.06.1973 | Helsinki | 7 | |||
| 3:32,16 (1.) | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:32,52 (2.) | John Walker (NZL) | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:33,16 (3.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:33,89 (4.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon (NZL) | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:34,22 (5.) | Graham Crouch (AUS) | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:32,4 (1.) | John Walker (NZL) | International | 30.07.1975 | Oslo | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:34,77 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Internationales | 01.09.1976 | Köln | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:34,45 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | World Cup | 03.09.1977 | Düsseldorf | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:32,8 ( - ) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | AR | 3 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:32,03 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 15.08.1979 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:33,68 (1.) | Jürgen Straub (GDR) | 31.08.1979 | Potsdam (GDR) | NR | 6 | |||
| 3:34,0 ( - ) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | Rotary Watches Games | 31.08.1979 | London, CP | 9 | in 1 Mile (1.) | ||
| 3:32,11 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | Memorial Van Damme | 04.09.1979 | Bruxelles | 2 | |||
| 3:32,09 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | Oslo Games | 15.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 2 | ||
| 3:33,16 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Oslo Games | 15.07.1980 | Oslo | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:31,36 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 27.08.1980 | Koblenz | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:31,58 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 27.08.1980 | Koblenz | NR | 2 | ||
| 3:31,96 (3.) | Harald Hudak (FRG) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 27.08.1980 | Koblenz | 3 | |||
| 3:31,95 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 07.07.1981 | Stockholm | 3 | |||
| 3:31,96 (1.) | Steve Scott (USA) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 26.08.1981 | Koblenz | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:33,67 ( - ) | Michael "Mike" Boit (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme | 28.08.1981 | Bruxelles | 10 | in 1 Mile (2.) (AR) | ||
| 3:32,30 (1.) | Sydney Maree (RSA/USA) | International | 12.09.1981 | Hamburg | 7 | |||
| 3:32,12 (1.) | Sydney Maree (RSA/USA) | Memorial Van Damme (A) | 27.08.1982 | Bruxelles | 6 | |||
| 3:33,12 (1.) | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | Golden Gala | 14.09.1982 | Roma | 9 | |||
| 3:32,54 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | International | 08.06.1983 | Firenze | 9 | |||
| 3:32,97 (2.) | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | Weltklasse in Zürich (r2) | 24.08.1983 | Zürich | NR | 10 | ||
| 3:31,66 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Memorial Van Damme | 26.08.1983 | Bruxelles | 3 | |||
| 3:31,24 (1.) | Sydney Maree (USA) | Internationales des ASV Köln | 28.08.1983 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:30,77 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | International | 04.09.1983 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:31,54 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Fanny-Blankers-Koen-Games | 06.07.1984 | Hengelo (NED) | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:31,34 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | Oslo Games | 27.06.1985 | Oslo | 3 | |||
| 3:29,67 (1.) | Steven "Steve" Cram (GBR) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:29,71 (2.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:30,92 (3.) | José Luis Gonzales (ESP) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:31,76 (4.) | Steve Scott (USA) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:31,69 (1.) | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) | 13.08.1985 | Barcelona | 7 | ||||
| 3:31,75 (1.) | Pierre Délèze (SUI) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 21.08.1985 | Zürich | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:29,46 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | ISTAF / GP | 23.08.1985 | Berlin, West | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:29,77 (1.) | Sydney Maree (RSA/USA) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 25.08.1985 | Köln | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:29,77 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe (GBR) | International | 07.09.1986 | Rieti (ITA) | 4 | |||
| 3:31,01 (1.) | James "Jim" Spivey (USA) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 28.08.1988 | Koblenz | 7 | |||
| 3:30,55 (1.) | Abdi Bile Abdi (SOM) | International | 03.09.1989 | Rieti (ITA) | NR | 5 | ||
| 3:31,00 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | World Games / GP | 27.06.1991 | Helsinki | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:31,00 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Weltklasse in Zürich / GP | 07.08.1991 | Zürich | NR | - | ||
| 3:30,75 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Weltklasse in Zürich / GP (A) | 19.08.1992 | Zürich | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:28,86 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | International | 06.09.1992 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:30,66 (2.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Meeting BNP / GP | 08.07.1994 | Villeneuve d`Ascq | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:27,37 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | NIKAIA / GP | 12.07.1995 | Nice | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:31,16 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP (A) | 18.08.1995 | Köln | 11 | |||
| 3:30,64 (1.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Goodwill Meeting / IAAF Permit | 29.06.1996 | Sankt Petersburg | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:30,09 (2.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP I | 08.07.1996 | Stockholm | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:29,59 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP I | 08.07.1996 | Stockholm | 3 | |||
| 3:29,05 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | NR | 2 | ||
| 3:31,06 (3.) | Laban Rotich (KEN) | International | 01.09.1996 | Rieti (ITA) | NR | 12 | ||
| 3:30,41 (1.) | Laban Rotich (KEN) | Pfingstsportfest | 19.05.1997 | Rehlingen (GER) | NR | 8 | ||
| 3:30,13 (2.) | Laban Rotich (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 07.07.1997 | Stockholm | NR | 7 | ||
| 3:28,91 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | NR | 2 | ||
| 3:28,95 (2.) | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:29,43 (3.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:29,46 (1.) | Daniel Komen (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 16.08.1997 | Monaco | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:29,18 (2.) | Vénuste Niyongabo (BUR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | NR | 4 | ||
| 3:31,76 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Sparkassen-Cup (A) | 01.02.1998 | Stuttgart | NIR | 26 | indoor | |
| 3:26,00 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 14.07.1998 | Roma, SO | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:29,91 (2.) | Laban Rotich (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 12.08.1998 | Zürich | 10 | |||
| 3:28,6 ( - ) | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 07.07.1999 | Roma, SO | 3 | in 1 Mile (2.) (NR) | ||
| 3:28,84 (1.) | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | Golden League | 21.07.1999 | Paris, Charléty | NR | - | ||
| 3:28,73 (2.) | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | World Championships | 24.08.1999 | Sevilla | NR | - | ||
| 3:28,12 (2.) | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 11.08.2000 | Zürich | NR | 3 | ||
| 3:28,51 (3.) | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 11.08.2000 | Zürich | 4 | |||
| 3:29,51 (1.) | Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) | Athlétissima / GP | 04.07.2001 | Lausanne | 9 | |||
| 3:26,34 (2.) | Bernard Lagat (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | NR | 2 | ||
| 3:29,29 (3.) | William Chirchir (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | 7 | |||
| 3:28,98 (2.) | Mehdi Baala (FRA) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 05.09.2003 | Bruxelles | NR | 6 | ||
| 3:29,02 (1.) | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 14.07.2006 | Roma | 7 | |||
| 3:29,14 (2.) | Rashid Ramzi (MOR/BRN) (2) | Golden Gala / Golden League | 14.07.2006 | Roma | AR | 8 | ||
| 3:29,47 (1.) | Augustine Choge (KEN) | ISTAF / Golden League | 14.06.2009 | Berlin | 13 | |||
| 3:29,27 (1.) | Silas Kiplagat (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 22.07.2010 | Monaco | 10 | |||
| 3:28,88 (1.) | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (KEN) (3) | Herculis / Diamond League | 20.07.2012 | Monaco | 5 | |||
| 3:27,74 (1.) | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 19.07.2013 | Monaco | 4 | |||
| 3:28,81 (2.) | Mohamed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 19.07.2013 | Monaco | AR | 6 | ||
| 3:27,74 (1.) | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 19.07.2013 | Monaco | 4 | |||
| 3:28,81 (2.) | Mohamed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 19.07.2013 | Monaco | AR | 6 | ||
| 3:27,64 (1.) | Silas Kiplagat (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 18.07.2014 | Monaco | 4 | |||
| 3:28,81 (3.) | Ronald Kwemoi (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 18.07.2014 | Monaco | 8 | |||
| 3:27,64 (1.) | Silas Kiplagat (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 18.07.2014 | Monaco | ||||
| 3:26,69 (1.) | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | 3 | |||
| 3:28,75 (2.) | Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) | Herculis / Diamond League | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | 7 | |||
| 3:28,79 (3.) | Abdelaati Iguider (MOR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | 8 | |||
| 3:26,69 (1.) | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | ||||
| 3:28,41 (1.) | Timothy "Tim" Cheruiyot (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 20.07.2018 | Monaco | 7 | |||
| 3:28,68 (2.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 14.08.2020 | Monaco | AR | 8 | ||
| 3:28,28 (1.) | Timothy "Tim" Cheruiyot (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 09.07.2021 | Monaco | 7 | |||
| 3:28,76 (2.) | Mohamed Katir El Haouzi (ESP) (1) | Herculis / Diamond League | 09.07.2021 | Monaco | 10 | |||
| 3:28,32 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Olympic Games | 07.08.2021 | Tokyo | AR | 8 | ||
| 3:27,95 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 15.06.2023 | Oslo | AR | 6 | ||
| 3:27,14 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Diamond League | 16.07.2023 | Chorzów | AR | 4 | ||
| top-40 1500m perf. 35/52 S. 15 | ||||||||
| (3) On 27.10.2017, Asbel Kiprop was testet positiv for EPO. | ||||||||
| (1) Mohamed Katir was born in Morocco and came to Spain at age 5 | ||||||||
| (2) In 2009, Rashid Ramzi was tested positive for CERA at the Olympics in Beijing | ||||||||