3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR)
Kelly Holmes won Olympic gold in 2004 in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run. She has also won gold at the Commonwealth Games, in 1994 in the 1500 meter run and in 2002 also in the 1500 meter run.
1500 meters (1600 meter in American high schools).
The Olympic record for the women's 1500 meter run is 3:53.96 set by Paula Ilie-Ivan of Romania at the 1988 Games in Seoul.
Steve prefontaine
100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 400 meter dash, 800 meter run, and the 1500 meter run.
Teddy Flack who won gold in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run.
He was born in Berkane, Morocco and represented Morocco at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, winning gold medals in 1500 meter run and 5000 meter run at the 2004 Games and a silver medal in 1500 meter run at the 2000 Games.
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Galen Rupp holds the American record in the 10000 meter run. He ran 26:48.00 in Brussels on September 7, 2012.
Walker held the world record in the mile run (3:49.4) from August 12, 1975 to July 17, 1979. He also held the world record in the 2000 meter run (4:51.4) from June 30, 1976 through August 4, 1985. He also held the world record in the indoor 1500 meter run (3:37.4). He still holds the New Zealand national record for the mile run (3:49.08).
Tirunesh Dibaba has the world record in the 5,000 meter run at 14:11.15 and the Olympic record in the 10,000 meter run at 29:54.66.