1500m Men World Record Progression

History
Record Holder Country Record Date Location  
History
    Record Holder Country Record Date Location  
    Kjeld Nuis Netherlands 1:40.17 10 Mar 2019 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Denis Yuskov Russia 1:41.02 09 Dec 2017 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Shani Davis United States 1:41.04 11 Dec 2009 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Shani Davis United States 1:41.80 06 Mar 2009 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Denny Morrison Canada 1:42.01 14 Mar 2008 Calgary  
    Erben Wennemars Netherlands 1:42.32 09 Nov 2007 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Shani Davis United States 1:42.32 04 Mar 2007 Calgary  
    Shani Davis United States 1:42.68 19 Mar 2006 Calgary  
    Chad Hedrick United States 1:42.78 18 Nov 2005 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Shani Davis United States 1:43.33 09 Jan 2005 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Derek Parra United States 1:43.95 19 Feb 2002 Salt Lake City, UT  
    Lee Kyou-Hyuk Korea 1:45.20 15 Mar 2001 Calgary  
    Jakko Jan Leeuwangh Netherlands 1:45.56 29 Jan 2000 Calgary  
    Ådne Søndrål Norway 1:46.43 28 Mar 1998 Calgary  
    Ådne Søndrål Norway 1:47.87 12 Feb 1998 Nagano  
    Rintje Ritsma Netherlands 1:48.88 20 Dec 1997 Heerenveen  
    Kevin Overland Canada 1:49.07 29 Nov 1997 Calgary  
    Ids Postma Netherlands 1:49.81 29 Nov 1997 Berlin  
    Neil Marshall Canada 1:50.05 16 Mar 1997 Calgary  
    KC Boutiette United States 1:50.09 15 Mar 1997 Calgary  
    Hiroyuki Noake Japan 1:50.61 02 Mar 1996 Calgary  
    Johann Olav Koss Norway 1:51.29 16 Feb 1994 Hamar  
    Rintje Ritsma Netherlands 1:51.60 08 Jan 1994 Hamar  
    André Hoffmann East Germany 1:52.06 20 Feb 1988 Calgary  
    Igor Zhelezovski Soviet Union 1:52.50 05 Dec 1987 Calgary  
    Nikolai Guliayev Soviet Union 1:52.70 15 Feb 1987 Heerenveen  
    Oleg Bozhev Soviet Union 1:53.26 24 Mar 1984 Alma Ata  
    Igor Zhelezovski Soviet Union 1:54.26 26 Mar 1983 Alma Ata  
    Eric Heiden United States 1:54.79 19 Jan 1980 Davos  
    Jan Egil Storholt Norway 1:55.18 20 Mar 1977 Alma Ata  
    Hans van Helden Netherlands 1:55.61 13 Mar 1976 Inzell  
    Ard Schenk Netherlands 1:58.7 16 Jan 1971 Davos  
    Kees Verkerk Netherlands 2:01.9 08 Mar 1970 Inzell  
    Kees Verkerk Netherlands 2:02.0 09 Feb 1969 Davos  
    Magne Thomassen Norway 2:02.5 05 Feb 1968 Davos  
    Kees Verkerk Netherlands 2:03.9 26 Feb 1967 Inzell  
    Ard Schenk Netherlands 2:05.3 30 Jan 1966 Inzell  
    Ard Schenk Netherlands 2:06.2 26 Jan 1966 Davos  
    Juhani Järvinen Finland 2:06.3 01 Mar 1959 Squaw Valley, CA  
    Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union 2:08.6 30 Jan 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo  
    Yuri Mikhailov Soviet Union 2:08.6 30 Jan 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo  
    Yuri Mikhailov Soviet Union 2:09.1 20 Jan 1956 Davos  
    Yevgeny Grishin Soviet Union 2:09.8 10 Jan 1955 Alma Ata  
    Valentin Chaikin Soviet Union 2:12.9 20 Jan 1952 Alma Ata  
    Hans Engnestangen Norway 2:13.8 29 Jan 1939 Davos  
    Michael Staksrud Norway 2:14.9 31 Jan 1937 Davos  
    Oscar Mathisen Norway 2:17.4 18 Jan 1914 Davos  
    Oscar Mathisen Norway 2:19.4 11 Jan 1914 Kristiania  
    Oscar Mathisen Norway 2:20.6 30 Jan 1910 Davos  
    Oscar Mathisen Norway 2:20.8 09 Feb 1908 Davos  
    Peder Østlund Norway 2:22.6 11 Feb 1900 Davos  
    Peder Østlund Norway 2:23.6 07 Feb 1898 Davos  
    Jaap Eden Netherlands 2:25.4 23 Feb 1895 Hamar  
    Peder Østlund Norway 2:28.8 25 Feb 1894 Hamar  
    Einar Halvorsen Norway 2:29.6 24 Feb 1894 Hamar  
    Peder Østlund Norway 2:31.4 24 Feb 1894 Hamar  
    Peder Østlund Norway 2:32.6 25 Feb 1893 Hamar  
    Jaap Eden Netherlands 2:35.0 11 Jan 1893 Groningen