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.
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saul mendozer of Mexico won the mens 1500m wheelchair race in a record time of 3 minites and 6.75 seconds the event was held on the 28th September in the Olympic stadium of sydney.
Florence Griffiths Joyner (USA) 21.34s
1. Olympic Games - 2004 Athens 1500m Demonstration Race - 5th 2. Olympic Games - 2000 Sydney 1500m Demonstration Race - 4th
Men's 1500m record holder is El Guerrouj with a time of 3:26.00. Women's 1500m record holder is Qu Yunxia with a time of 3:50.46.
Hicham El Guerrouj edged out Bernard Lagat to win the gold in the 1500m in the 2004 Athens Olympic games.
Naoko Takahashi of Japan in a time of 2:23:14, the current Olympic record.
Rebecca Adlington of Australia in a world record time of 8:14.10.
The average time for the 1500M is around 8 minutes. The record for 1500M for a 15 year old is 4:00.08 minutes, won by Josho Morgan from South Wales
The 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.
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