Marks achieved before the event was recognised for record purposes:
4'09"6y Spartan Ladies AC GBR, 18 Sep 54, Ilford
3'49"9y Great Britain & N.Ireland GBR, 14 Jun 58, London
3'49"4 Göteborgs KIK SWE, 05 Aug 67, Boris
3'47"0 Göteborgs KIK SWE, 20 Aug 68, Malmö
IAAF era:
3'47"4 Moskva URS, 30 May 69, Moskva
3'43"2 Latvia URS, 01 Oct 69, Minsk
3'37"6 Great Britain & N.Ireland GBR, 22 Jun 69, London
3'47"8y Angel Track Club USA, 06 Jul 69, Dayton
3'34"2 France FRA, 06 Jul 69, Paris
3'33"9a Federal Republic of Germany FRG, 19 Sep 69, Athínai
3'30"8a (3:30.82) Great Britain & N.Ireland GBR, 20 Sep 69, Athínai
3'30"8a (3:30.85) France FRA, 20 Sep 69, Athínai
3'46"2y New York Atoms AC USA, 13 Jun 70, New York
3'44"5y New York Atoms AC USA, 03 Jul 70, Los Angeles
3'41"2y New York Atoms AC USA, 04 Jul 70, Los Angeles
3'38"8y New York Atoms AC USA, 10 Jul 71, Bakersfield
3'38"8y Sports International TC USA, 10 Jul 71, Bakersfield
3'29"3 German Democratic Republic GDR, 15 Aug 71, Helsinki
3'28"8 German Democratic Republic GDR, 05 Jul 72, Colombes
3'33"9y United States USA, 12 Aug 72, Champaign
3'28"5a (3:28.48) German Democratic Republic GDR, 09 Sep 72, München
3'23"0a (3:22.95) German Democratic Republic GDR, 10 Sep 72, München
3'30"3y Federal Republic of Germany FRG Durham, 18 Jul 75, NC
3'19"2a (3:19.23) German Democratic Republic GDR, 31 Jul 76, Montréal
3'29"1y (3:29.06) USSR URS, 07 Aug 76, College Park

Timing to hundredths (Official from 1 Jan 81):
3'19"23 German Democratic Republic GDR, 31 Jul 76, Montréal
3'19"04 German Democratic Republic GDR, 11 Sep 82, Athínai
3'15"92 German Democratic Republic GDR, 03 Jun 84, Erfurt
3'15"17 USSR URS Seoul 011088

y  denotes 4 x 440 yards