1500 metres
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The 1,500 metres is a premier middle distance track event. It is judged[who?] a very tough distance to perform at mentally. The distance is often witness to some of the more tactical, more physical races in the sport,[citation needed] as many championship races are won in the final few metres.
In modern times, it has become more of a prolonged sprint with each lap averaging under 55 seconds for the world record performance by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1998 at Rome.[1] Thus, speed is necessary, and it seems that the more aerobic conditioning, the better[who?]. The 1500 is three and three-quarter laps around a 400 metre track. Through the 1980s the event was dominated by British runners, but through the 1990s, the African runners began to take over, with runners from Kenya, Morocco and Algeria winning the Olympic titles.
In American high schools, the one mile (which is 1609.344 metres) and 1600m, also colloquially referred to as "the mile," are more frequently run than the 1500m, since Imperial units are more well known in the US. Which is used depends on the state the high school is in, and, for convenience, national rankings are standardized by converting all 1600m times to their one mile equivalents.[citation needed]
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[edit] Top Ten Fastest Athletes
[edit] Men
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:26.00 | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco |
14 July 1998 | Rome |
| 2. | 3:26.34 | Bernard Lagat |  United States |
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 |
14 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 |
[edit] Women
| Rank | Res. | Athlete | Nation | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:50.46 | Qu Yunxia |  China |
11 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 2. | 3:50.98 | Jiang Bo | China |
18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 3. | 3:51.34 | Lang Yinglai | China |
18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 4. | 3:51.92 | Wang Junxia | China |
11 September 1993 | Beijing |
| 5. | 3:52.47 | Tatyana Kazankina |  Soviet Union |
13 August 1980 | Zürich |
| 6. | 3:53.91 | Yin Lili | China |
18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 7. | 3:53.96 | Paula Ivan | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Romania_(1965-1989).svg.png){kind=small} Romania |
1 October 1988 | Seoul |
| 8. | 3:53.97 | Lan Lixin | China |
18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 9. | 3:54.23 | Olga Dvirna | Soviet Union |
27 July 1982 | Kiev |
| 10. | 3:54.52 | Zhang Ling | China |
18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
[edit] Best Year Performance
[edit] Men's Seasons Best (Outdoor)
[edit] Women's Seasons Best (Outdoor)
[edit] Other Sports
1,500 metres is also an event in swimming and speed skating. The world records for the distance in swimming are 14:10.10 by Grant Hackett and 15:42.39 by Laure Manaudou. Both records were set in Short course pools.
The world records for the distance in speed skating are 1:42.01 by Denny Morrison and 1:51.79 by Cindy Klassen.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – official site
- World Record progression in athletics
- World Masters Athletics - official site
- World Rankings
- Athletics all-time performances
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