1500m Record Tables

1500m Records

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.

Where Centre records are better performances than National or World records, this likely indicates that the athlete either failed to apply for the record within the application window or was unable to meet the stricter paperwork requirements. More recent records could still be in the processing stage at World or National level.

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.]

Note: Athletes move. Wellington records applicable to athletes registered to Wellington at time of performance. Island championship records applicable to athletes registered to that island at time of performance. NZ records applicable to athletes registered appropriately to NZMA at time of performance. Oceania championship records applicable to athletes registered to OMA at time of performance. World records quote national affiliation of athlete at time of performance.

Prior to the September 2016 agreement on shared membership between Athletics New Zealand and New Zealand Masters Athletics, only those masters athletes who had joined NZMA were eligible to claim records. Now domestic Masters Records can be claimed by both ANZ and NZMA members.

	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	4:44.85 Richard Brent (2011)	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

	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
	Wellington	North Island Champs	South Island Champs	NZMA Champs	NZ National	NZ Indoor	Oceania Champs	World	World Indoor

World Records from World Masters Athletics as at 3 February 2023.

Oceania Championship Records from Oceania Athletics as at September 2019.

NZ Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

NZMA Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at 16 February 2023.

South Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at February 2023.

North Island Championship Records from NZ Masters Athletics as at January 2023.

Wellington Records as at 7 May 2023.