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Who is the fastest 1500 meter runner?
1500 metres
| Athletics 1500 metres | |
|---|---|
| Men | Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR ) 3:26.00 (1998) |
| Women | Genzebe Dibaba ( ETH ) 3:50.07 (2015) |
| Olympic records | |
| Men | Jakob Ingebrigtsen ( NOR ) 3:28.32 (2021) |
What race is 1500m?
If you’re running a 1500-meter race, you’ll run just under one mile (0.93 miles, to be precise). It is also equal to 1.5 kilometers. The 1500-meter is a popular middle distance track event in track and field competitions, from youth participation all the way up to the Olympic level.
Is the 1600m in the Olympics?
The 1,500 meters has been part of the Olympic program since 1896, reflecting the French origins of the modern Olympic movement and its founder, Pierre de Coubertin. While the 1,500 meters takes three-and-three-quarter laps of a standard 400-meter track, the mile is run in just a shade more than four laps.
What is the fastest 5K ever ran?
The official world records in the 5000 metres are held by Joshua Cheptegei with 12:35.36 for men and Letesenbet Gidey with 14:06.62 for women. The first world record in the men’s 5000 m was recognized by World Athletics (formerly called the International Association of Athletics Federations, or IAAF) in 1912.
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What is the world record in the 1500 meter run?
To succeed in the 1500 meters, one needs to have great speed and excellent endurance. Currently, the world record in the 1500 meters is 3:26.00, run by the great Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco back in 1998.
What is the men’s 5K world record?
The current world record for 5K is 62 secs/400 for men and 70 secs/400 for women, or about 4:09/mile and 4:41/mile respectively. These lap times and mile times are rattled off one after the other with NO recovery breaks.
What is 1500 m?
The 1500-metre run became a standard racing distance in Europe in the late 19th century, perhaps as a metric version of the mile, a popular running distance since at least the 1850s in English-speaking countries. A distance of 1500 m sometimes is called the “metric mile”.