1500 metres
| Athletics 1500 metres | |
|---|---|
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Olavi Salsola, Olavi Salonen and Olavi Vuorisalo (The three Olavis) break the 1,500 m world record in 1957 in Turku, Finland. | |
| Men's records | |
| World |
 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:26.00 (1998) |
| Olympic |
 Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3:32.07 (2000) |
| Women's records | |
| World |
 Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46 (1993) |
| Olympic |
 Paula Ivan (ROM) 3:53.96 (1988) |
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (approximately 15⁄16 mile) 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.
The demands of the race are similar to that of the 800 metres, but with a slightly higher emphasis on aerobic endurance and a slightly lower sprint speed requirement. The 1500 metre race is predominantly aerobic, but anaerobic conditioning is also required.[1]
Each lap run during the world-record race run by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1998 in Rome, Italy averaged just under 55 seconds (or under 13.8 seconds per 100 metres).[2] 1,500 metres is three and three-quarter laps around a 400-metre track. During the 1970s and 1980s this race was dominated by British runners, along with an occasional Finn, American, or New Zealander, but through the 1990s a large number of African runners began to take over in being the masters of this race, with runners from Kenya, Morocco, and Algeria winning the Olympic gold medals. The 2012 Olympic champion is from Algeria.
In the Modern Olympic Games, the men's 1,500-metre race has been contested from the beginning, and at every Olympiad since. The first winner, in 1896, was Edwin Flack of Australia, who also won the first gold medal in the 800-metre race. The women's 1,500-metre race was first added to the Summer Olympics in 1972, and the winner of the first gold medal was Lyudmila Bragina of the Soviet Union. During the Olympiads of 1972 through 2008, the women's 1,500-metre race has been won by three Soviets plus one Russian, one Italian, one Romanian, one Briton, one Kenyan, and two Algerians. The best times for the race were controversially[3] set by Chinese runners, all set in the same race on just two dates 4 years apart at the Chinese National Games.
In American high schools, the mile run (which is 1609.344 metres in length) and the 1,600-metre run, also colloquially referred to as "metric mile", are more frequently run than the 1,500-metre run, since US customary units are better-known in America. Which distance is used depends on which state the high school is in, and, for convenience, national rankings are standardized by converting all 1,600-metre run times to their mile run equivalents.[4]
Strategy
Many 1500 metres events, particularly at the championship level, turn into slow, strategic races, with the pace quickening and competitors jockeying for position in the final lap to settle the race in a final sprint. Such is the difficulty of maintaining the pace throughout the duration of the event, most records are set in planned races led by pacemakers who sacrifice their opportunity to win by leading the early laps at a fast pace before dropping out.
"The person who wins the race is behind watching"
Top 25 fastest athletes
Men
- Correct as of November 2014.
| Rank | Result | Athlete | Nation | Date | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3:27.64 | Silas Kiplagat | Kenya | 18 July 2014 | Monaco | [6] |
| 5 | 3:27.72 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | [7] |
| 6 | 3:28.12 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | 11 August 2000 | Zürich | |
| 7 | 3:28.81 | Mo Farah |  United Kingdom | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | [8] |
| 7 | 3:28.81 | Ronald Kwemoi | Kenya | 18 July 2014 | Monaco | [9] |
| 9 | 3:28.95 | Fermín Cacho |  Spain | 13 August 1997 | Zürich | |
| 10 | 3:28.98 | Mehdi Baala |  France | 5 September 2003 | Brussels | |
| 11 | 3:29.02 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Kenya | 14 July 2006 | Rome | |
| 12 | 3:29.14 | Rashid Ramzi |  Bahrain | 14 July 2006 | Rome | |
| 13 | 3:29.18 | Venuste Niyongabo |  Burundi | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 14 | 3:29.29 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 24 August 2001 | Brussels | |
| 15 | 3:29.46 | Said Aouita | Morocco | 23 August 1985 | Berlin | |
| 15 | 3:29.46 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 16 August 1997 | Monaco | |
| 17 | 3:29.47 | Augustine Choge | Kenya | 22 August 1997 | Brussels | |
| 18 | 3:29.50 | Caleb Ndiku | Kenya | 19 July 2013 | Monaco | |
| 19 | 3:29.51 | Ali Saidi-Sief | Algeria | 4 July 2001 | Brussels | |
| 20 | 3:29.53 | Amine Laalou | Morocco | 22 July 2010 | Monaco | |
| 21 | 3:29.58 | Ayanleh Souleiman |  Djibouti | 22 August 1997 | Monaco | |
| 22 | 3:29.67 | Steve Cram | United Kingdom | 16 July 1985 | Nice | |
| 23 | 3:29.77 | Sydney Maree |  United States | 25 August 1985 | Cologne | |
| 23 | 3:29.77 | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom | 7 September 1986 | Rieti | |
| 23 | 3:29.77 | Nixon Chepseba | Kenya | 20 July 2012 | Monaco |
Women
- Correct as of November 2014.[10]
| 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 |
| 10 | 3:54.52 | Ling Zhang | China | 18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 11 | 3:55.07 | Yanmei Dong | China | 18 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 12 | 3:55.30 | Hassiba Boulmerka | Algeria | 8 August 1992 | Barcelona |
| 13 | 3:55.33 | Sureyya Ayhan |  Turkey | 5 September 2003 | Brussels |
| 14 | 3:55.68 | Yuliya Fomenko |  Russia | 8 July 2006 | Paris |
| 15 | 3:56.14 | Zamira Zaitseva | Soviet Union | 27 July 1982 | Kyiv |
| 16 | 3:56.15 | Mariem Selsouli | Morocco | 6 July 2012 | Paris |
| 17 | 3:56.18 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | 27 August 2006 | Rieti |
| 18 | 3:56.31 | Dong Liu | China | 17 October 1997 | Shanghai |
| 19 | 3:56.43 | Elena Soboleva | Russia | 8 July 2006 | Paris |
| 20 | 3:56.50 | Tatyana Pozdnyakova |  Ukraine | 27 July 1982 | Kyiv |
| 21 | 3:56.54 | Abeba Aregawi |  Ethiopia | 31 May 2012 | Rome |
| 22 | 3:56.62 | Aslı Çakır Alptekin | Turkey | 6 July 2012 | Paris |
| 23 | 3:56.63 | Nadezhda Ralldugina | Soviet Union | 18 August 1984 | Prague |
| 24 | 3:56.65 | Yekaterina Podkopayeva | Soviet Union | 2 September 1984 | Rieti |
| 25 | 3:56.7 | Lyubov Smolka | Soviet Union | 6 July 1980 | Moscow |
| 25 | 3:56.7 | Doina Melinte | Romania | 12 July 1986 | Bucharest |
Olympic medalists
Men
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Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Munich |
.svg.png){kind=small} Lyudmila Bragina (URS) |
 Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) |
 Paola Pigni (ITA) |
| 1976 Montreal |
Tatyana Kazankina (URS) |
Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) |
Ulrike Klapezynski (GDR) |
| 1980 Moscow |
Tatyana Kazankina (URS) |
Christiane Wartenberg (GDR) |
Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
Gabriella Dorio (ITA) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Doina Melinte (ROU) |
Maricica Puică (ROU) |
| 1988 Seoul |
Paula Ivan (ROU) |
Laimutė Baikauskaitė (URS) |
Tetyana Samolenko (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
 Lyudmila Rogachova (EUN) |
Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) |
Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
 Theresia Kiesl (AUT) |
| 2000 Sydney |
Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) |
Violeta Szekely (ROU) |
Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
| 2004 Athens |
Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) |
Maria Cioncan (ROU) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Nancy Langat (KEN) |
Iryna Lishchynska (UKR) |
Nataliya Tobias (UKR) |
| 2012 London |
Aslı Çakır Alptekin (TUR) |
Gamze Bulut (TUR) |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) |
World Championship medalists
Men
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Women
European Championship medalists
Men
Women
Season's bests (outdoor)
Men
Women
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- "i" indicates performance on 200m indoor track
Other sports
1,500 metres is also an event in swimming and speed skating. The world records for the distance in swimming for men are 14:10.10 (swum in a 25 metre pool) swum by Grant Hackett; 14:31.02 (swum in a 50 metre pool) by Sun Yang, and by women 15:32.90 (swum in a 25 metre pool); 15:36.53 (swum in a 50 metre pool)[15] by Katie Ledecky.
The world records for the distance in speed skating are 1:41.04 by Shani Davis and 1:51.79 by Cindy Klassen.[16]
References
- ↑ 1500 m - Introduction. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.
- ↑ iaaf.org - 0 Toplists M - O
- ↑ "Scandal as controversial Chinese athlete Wang Junxia enters IAAF Hall of Fame". The Daily Telegraph (London). 9 March 2012.
- ↑ McCune R. R. (2011-07-11). Verzbicas Breaks Four. Lets Run. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/commonwealth-games/cwg-news/bayis-record-may-be-gone-but-it-should-never-be-forgotten.23308390
- ↑ Mike Rowbottom (18 July 2014). "Kiplagat shows his class with 3:27.64 in Monaco - IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ Monaco Diamond League Meet 2013 1500m Results
- ↑ Mike Rowbottom (19 July 2013). "Seven world leads on magical night in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League". IAAF. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ↑ "IAAF Diamond League - 1500m Results". www.diamondleague-monaco.com. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- ↑ All time Women's 1500 metres. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.
- ↑ "1500 Metres Results". IAAF. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ↑ Larry Eder (19 July 2013). "Monaco Herculis : Asbel Kiprop runs 3:27.72, Mo Farah runs 3:28.81-video from Universal Sports!". www.runblogrun.com. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ↑ Mariem Alaoui Selsouli was banned from The Olympic games 2012 in London after testing positive for the diuretic furosemide, following her competition in Diamond League July 6, 2012 in Paris-Saint-Denis, with the result 3:56.15 min.
- ↑ Mulvenney, Nick (25 July 2012). "UPDATE 1-Olympics-Athletics-Moroccan Selsouli tests positive". Reuters.
- ↑ http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/07/30/actualidad/1375198499_971165.html
- ↑ "Current Speedskating World Records". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
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