European Record Progression

1.500 m. men

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A. OFFICIALLY RATIFIED

Hand timing
3:54.7   John ZANDER, SWE, 5 Aug 17, Stockholm
3:52.6   Paavo NURMI, FIN, 19 Jun 24, Helsinki
3:51.0   Otto PELTZER, GER, 11 Sep 26, Berlin
3:49.2   Jules LADOUMEGUE, FRA, 5 Oct 30, Paris
3:49.2   Luigi BECCALI, ITA, 9 Sep 33, Torino
3:49.0   Luigi BECCALI, ITA, 17 Sep 33, Milano
3:48.6   Miklos SZABÓ, HUN, 3 Oct 37, Budapest
3:47.6   (3:47.5) Gunder HÄGG, SWE, 10 Aug 41, Stockholm
3:45.8   Gunder HÄGG, SWE, 17 Jul 42,Stockholm
3:45.0   (3:44.9) Arne ANDERSSON, SWE, 17 Aug 43, Göteborg
3:43.0   Gunder HÄGG, SWE, 17 Jul 44, Göteborg
3:43.0   Lennart STRAND, SWE, 15 Jul 47, Malmö
3:43.0   Werner LUEG, GER, 29 Jun 52, Berlin
3:42.4   Sándor IHAROS, HUN, 3 Aug 54, Oslo
3:40.8   Sándor IHAROS, HUN, 28 Jul 55, Helsinki
3:40.8   László TÁBORI, HUN, 6 Sep 55, Oslo
3:40.8   Gunnar NIELSEN, DEN, 6 Sep 55, Oslo
3:40.6   (3:40.5) István RÓZSAVÖLGYI, HUN, 3 Aug 56, Tata
3:40.2   Olavi SALSOLA, FIN, 11 Jul 57 ,Turku
3:40.2   Olavi SALONEN, FIN, 11 Jul 57, Turku
3:38.1   Stanislav JUNGWIRTH, CS/CZE, 12 Jul 57, Stará Boleslav
3:37.8   Michel JAZY, FRA, 28 Jul 63, Colombes
3:36.4   Jürgen MAY, DDR, 14 Jul 65, Erfurt
3:36.3   Michel JAZY, FRA, 25 Jun 66, Sochaux
3:34.0   Jean WADOUX, FRA, 23 Jul 70, Colombes
3:32.8   Sebastian COE, GBR, 17 Jul 79, Oslo

Automatic timing
3:32.03a  Sebastian COE, GBR, 15 Aug 79, Zürich (3.32.1)
3:32.09a  Steve OVETT, GBR, 15 Jul 80, Oslo (3.32.1)
3:31.36    Steve OVETT, GBR, 27 Aug 80, Koblenz
3:30.77    Steve OVETT, GBR, 4 Sep 83, Rieti
3:29.67    Steve CRAM, GBR, 16 Jul 85, Nice
3:28.95    Fermín CACHO, ESP, 13 Aug 97, Zürich

a   = automatic timing rounded-off to tenths

B. PERFORMANCES STATISTICALLY VALID, BUT UNRATIFIED FOR VARIOUS REASONS

3:53.0* Paavo NURMI, FIN, 23 Aug 23, Stockholm
3:43.0* Roger BANNISTER, GBR, 6 May 54, Oxford
3:42.2* Roger BANNISTER, GBR, 7 Aug 54, Vancouver
3:42.2  István RÓZSAVÖLGYI, HUN, 16 Jun 55, Beograd

* during 1 mile