The 1500m is the glamour event in middle distance racing. It has been contested at the Olympics since 1896 for men and 1978 for women.
It has also been run in every IAAF World Championships and every World Masters Championships.
For 1500m, electronic times are preferred but not required, with the proviso that hand times require three watch readings. Where it is not readily evident that a historical hand timed record or electronic time is faster, both will be listed. [I believe any time given with a single decimal is hand timed but unless marked it is not explicitly expressed.]
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | NZ Indoor | Oceania Champs | World | World Indoor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M35 | 3:35.25 Nicholas Willis (2018) | 4:17.5 Wiliam Doney (1992) | 4:10.2 B Uden (1995) | 4:06.9 Andrew Stark (1997) | 3:35.25 Nicholas Willis (2018) | 3:37.53 Nicholas Willis (2021) | 4:06.1 Charles Macek AUS (1984) | 3:32.51 Bernard Lagat USA (2010) | 3:35.49 Bernard Lagat USA (2010) |
| M40 | 4:06.0 Ted McLachlan | 4:06.4 R House (1986) | 4:03.7 J Dixon (1987) | 3:58.24 Richard Bennett (2007) | 3:55.08 Richard Bennett (2007) | no record | 4:07.0 Alan Bradford AUS (1982) | 3:41.87 Bernard Lagat USA (2015) | 3:40.20 Bernard Lagat USA (2015) |
| M45 | 4:14.4 Gordon Blacklaws | 4:21.94 Wim Luijpers (2017) | 4:22.1 Jim MacDonald (1983) | 4:05.45 Dave Sirl (1988) | 3:59.95 Tony McManus (1995) | 4:25.37 Jason Cameron (2017) | 4:12.7 Ian Babe NZL (1984) | 3:48.72 Anthony Whiteman GBR (2017) | 3:54.94 Anthony Whiteman GBR (2017) |
| M50 | 4:23.8 Colin MacLachlan (1992) | 4:29.24 Ian Calder (2008) | 4:16.67 Andrew Stark (2011) | 4:11.48 Ian Babe (1987) | 4:09.41 Ian Babe (1987) | 4:51.71 Michael Wray (2017) | 4:18.10 Andrew Stark NZL (2008) | 3:58.26 David Heath GBR (2015) | 4:07.01 Sean Wade USA (2016) |
| M55 | 4:27.71 Peter Stevens (2020) | 4:34.63 Peter Stevens(2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 4:34.48 Greg Lautenslager (2012) | 4:18.5 Derek Turnbull (1982) | 4:12.5 Ron Robertson (1997) | no record | 4:23.9 Ron Robertson NZL (1998) | 4:12.35 Keith Bateman AUS (2011) | 4:13.77 Anselm LeBourne USA (2015) |
| M60 | 4:33.06 Peter Stevens (2024) | 4:47.36 Ian Carter (2011) | 4:51.0 Derek Turnbull (1997) | 4:29.01 Tony McManus (2010) | 4:27.65 Ron Robertson (2001) | 4:44.73 Ian Carter (2012) | 4:43.0 Bert Carse AUS (2002) | 4:24.00 Nolan Shaheed USA (2011) | 4:26.62 Brian Lynch IRL (2014) |
| M65 | 5:13.71 John Eccles | 4:56.40 Ian Calder (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 4.50.11 Tony McManus (2014) | 4:39.8 Derek Turnbull (1992) | 4:39.8 Derek Turnbull (1992) | 5:12.59 Ian Carter (2012) | 4:54.99 Ron Robertson NZL (2008) | 4:39.87 Simon Herlaar NED (1994) | 4:43.01 Cees Stolwijk NED (2015) |
| M70 | 5:46.07 Keith Chapman (2022) | 5:26.02 John Downey (2000) | 5:35.9 Derek Turnbull (1998) | 5:20.44 Ian Carter (2021) | 4:52.95 Ron Robertson (2011) | no record | 5:23.64 Peter Sandery AUS (2012) | 4:52.95 Ron Robertson NZL (2011) | 4:53.53 Cees Stolwijk NED (2020) |
| M75 | 6:16.59 Brian Hayes (2022) | 6:02.0 Eric de Lautour (1995) | 5:55.8 Ron Stevens (2009) | 5:56.79 Eric de Lautour (1997*) *1998 Champs held in calendar year 1997 | 5:53.43 Ron Stevens (2009) | no record | 6:12.47 Peter Sandery AUS (2018) | 5:11.27 Jose Vicente Rioseco ESP (2018) | 5:20.04 Ed Whitlock CAN (2007) |
| M80 | 7:46.35 Roger Robinson (2022) | 7:20.75 Jim Feist (2015) | 7:33.4 Graeme McPherson (1998*) Stan Gawler (2009) *1997 Champs held in calendar year 1998 | 6:40.29 Eric de Lautour (2001) | 6:38.86 Eric de Lautour (2001) | no record | 7:02.03 Michael Juckes AUS (2019) | 5:30.89 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez ESP (2021) | 5:33.33 Jose Vicente Rioseco Lopez ESP (2021) |
| M85 | 12:27.77 Michael Browne (2015) | 7:38.98 Eric de Lautour (2007) | 13:07.3 D Fincham (1996) | 7:15.53 Eric de Lautour (2006) | 7:03.40 Eric de Lautour (2006) | no record | 7:03.4 Eric de Lautour NZL (2006) | 6:08.61 Manuel Alonso Domingo ESP (2021) | 6:19.55 Manuel Alonso Domingo ESP (2021) |
| M90 | no record | 11:37.0 Eric de Lautour (2012) | no record | no record | 11:37.80 Eric de Lautour (2012) | no record | 12.23.87 Eric de Lautour NZL (2012) | 7:32.95 David Carr AUS (2022) | 8:33.37 Antonio Nacca ITA (2014) |
| M95 | no record | no record | no record | no record | 14:06.88 Eric de Lautour (2015) | no record | 14:06.88 Eric de Lautour NZL (2015) | 10:10.88 Yoshimitsu Miyauchi JPN (2019) | 10:55.35 Antonio Nacca ITA (2019) |
| M100 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 16:46.41 Leslie Amey AUS (2000) | 20:00.91 Orville Rogers USA (2016) |
| Wellington | North Island Champs | South Island Champs | NZMA Champs | NZ National | NZ Indoor | Oceania Champs | World | World Indoor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W35 | 4:26.93 Tina Faulkner (2017) | 4:57.7 J Smith (1986) | 5:00.4 A Joyce (1981) | 4:44.9 P Davey (1983) | 4:26.93 Tina Faulkner (2017) | no record | 4:37.66 Tina Faulkner(2018) | 3:57.73 Maricica Puica ROU (1985) | 4:01.67 Regina Jacobs USA (2003) |
| W40 | 4:35.74 Anne Hare (2006) | 4:44.52 Anne Hare (2005) | 4:55.3 P Taylor (1987) | 4:46.54 Anne Hare (2006) | 4:35.74 Anne Hare (2006) | no record | 4:32.93 Suzy Cole AUS (2012) | 3:59.78 Yekatarina Podkopayeva URS (1994) | 4:05.19 Yekaterina Podkopayeva URS (1997) |
| W45 | 4:48.69 Anne Hare (2009) | 4:44.89 Sally Gibbs (2011) | 5:20.2 Julie Wilson (2007) | 4:42.89 Sally Gibbs (2011) | 4:36.58 Heather Matthews (1992) | 5:17.01 Andrea Harris (2019) | 5:07.64 Meghann Stewart NZL (2014) | 4:05.44 Yekatarina Podkopayeva URS (1998) | 4:28.13 Corinne Debaets BEL (2009) |
| W50 | 4:54.42 Heather Walker (2023) | 4:54.42 Heather Walker (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 5:11.00 Maggie Chorley (2017) | 4:45.94 Sally Gibbs (2015) | 4:45.94 Sally Gibbs (2015) | no record | 4:48.49 Sally Gibbs NZL (2018) | 4:35.40 Nicole Weijling-Dissel NED (2017) | 4:40.07 Clare Elms GBR (2014) |
| W55 | 5:17.82 Jenny Mcdonald (2013) | 5:06.77 Sally Gibbs (2023*) *2022 Champs held in calendar year 2023 | 5:29.1 Loris Reed (2004) | 5:05.46 Sally Gibbs (2020) | 4:54.96 Sally Gibbs(2018) | no record | 4:59.36 Louisa Abram AUS(2018) | 4:41.46 Anne Gilshinan IRL (2019) | 4:43.59 Anne Gilshinan IRL (2022) |
| W60 | 5:58.04 Peggy Fletcher | 6:02.03 Judith Stewart (2008) | 5:47.1 Loris Reed (2010) | 5:44.66 Loris Reed (2010) | 5:37.61 Christine Adamson (2018) | 5:37.20 Christine Adamson (2019) | 5:42.22 Kathy Sims AUS (2012) | 5:06.65 Lidia Zentner GER (2013) | 5:10.44 Lidia Zentner GER (2014) |
| W65 | 6:15.85 Michele Allison (2020) | 6:36.67 Judith Stewart (2013) | 6:02.81 Loris Reed (2012) | 6:03.09 Loris Reed (2013) | 6:02.81 Loris Reed (2012) | no record | 5:58.89 Lavinia Petrie AUS (2012) | 5:25.65 Kathryn Martin USA (2017) | 5:25.29 Kathryn Martin USA (2017) |
| W70 | 8:28.0 Judy Hammond (2011) | 7:16.75 Isabel Foley (2003) | 6:28.3 Loris Reed (2017) | 6:48.40 Myrtle Rough (2014) | 6:30.41 Myrtle Rough (2010) | no record | 6:06.00 Lavinia Petrie AUS (2014) | 5:46.9 Angela Copson GBR (2017) | 5:49.12 Angela Copson GBR (2018) |
| W75 | no record | 8:18.3 Clasina van der Veeken (2009) | 7:01.64 Myrtle Rough (2015) | 6:55.39 Loris Reed (2022) | 6:55.39 Loris Reed (2022) | no record | 7:37.46 Myrtle Rough NZL (2018) | 6:20.93 Angela Copson GBR (2022) | 6:47.04 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2006) |
| W80 | no record | 10:15.82 Clasina van der Veeken (2013) | 7:35.83 Myrtle Rough (2020) | 9.43.45 Clasina van der Veeken (2012) | 7:35.93 Myrtle Rough (2020) | no record | 10:48.55 Clasina Van Der Veeken NZL (2014) | 6:52.77 Yoko Nakano JPN (2016) | 7:38.11 Helly Visser CAN (2014) |
| W85 | no record | no record | no record | no record | 11:07.40 E Mercier (2008) | no record | no record | 7:37.31 Yoko Nakano JPN (2021) | 8:47.83 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2016) |
| W90 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 12:34.67 Lenore Montgomery CAN (2020) | 11:38.34 Melitta Czerwenka-Nagel GER (2022) |
| W95 | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | no record | 12:46.55 Heather Kee AUS (2022) | no record |