1500 meetri jooks on kergejõustiku ala.
Meeste 1500 meetri jooksu maailmarekordi aeg 3.26,00 (püstitatud 14. juulil 1998 Roomas) kuulub Maroko kergejõustiklasele Hicham El Guerrouj'le. Naiste maailmarekordiks on 3.50,46 (püstitatud 11. septembril 1993) ning see kuulub hiinlannale Qu Yunxia'le.
Eesti rekord 1500 meetri jooksus on 3.38,59 (püstitatud 15. augustil 2008). Rekord kuulub Tiidrek Nurmele. Tema eelmine rekord (26. juulil 2008 joostud 3.38,80) purustas pikaajaste Eesti rekordi 3.39,0, mis kuulus aastast 1966 Mart Vildile.
| Aasta |
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| 1896 |
Edwin Flack 4.33,2 |
Arthur Blake 4.34,0 |
Albin Lermusiaux 4.46,0 |
| 1900 |
Charles Bennett 4.06,2 |
Henri Deloge 4.06,6 |
John Bray 4.07,2 |
| 1904 |
James Lightbody 4.05,4 |
Frank Verner 4.06,8 |
Lacey Hearn  |
| 1908 |
Melvin Sheppard 4.03,4 |
Harold Wilson 4.03,6 |
Norman Hallows 4.04,0 |
| 1912 |
Arnold Jackson 3.56,8 |
Abe Kiviat 3.56,9 |
Norman Taber 3.56,9 |
| 1920 |
Albert Hill 4.01,8 |
Philip Baker 4.02,3 |
Lawrence Shields 4.03,0 |
| 1924 |
Paavo Nurmi 3.53,6 |
Willy Schärer 3.55,0 |
Henry Stallard 3.55,6 |
| 1928 |
Harri Larva 3.53,2 |
Jules Ladoumègue 3.53,8 |
Eino Purje 3.56,4 |
| 1932 |
Luigi Beccali 3.51,2 |
Jerry Cornes 3.52,6 |
Philip Edwards 3.52,8 |
| 1936 |
John Lovelock 3.47,8 MR |
Glenn Cunningham 3.48,4 |
Luigi Beccali 3.49,2 |
| 1948 |
Hanry Eriksson 3.49,8 |
Lennart Strand 3.50,4 |
Willemm Slijkhuis 3.50,4 |
| 1952 |
Joseph Barthel 3.45,1 |
Robert McMillen 3.45,2 |
Werner Lueg 3.45,4 |
| 1956 |
Ronald Delany 3.41,2 |
Klaus Richtzenhain 3.42,0 |
John Landy 3.42,0 |
| 1960 |
Herbert Elliott 3.35,6 MR |
Michel Jazy 3.38,4 |
István Rózsavölgyi 3.39,2 |
| 1964 |
Peter Snell 3.38,1 |
Josef Odlozil 3.39,6 |
John Davies 3.39,6 |
| 1968 |
Kipchoge Keino 3.34,9 |
James Ryun 3.37,8 |
Bodo Tümmler 3.39,0 |
| 1972 |
Pekka Vasala 3.36,33 |
Kipchoge Keino 3.36,81 |
Rodney Dixon 3.37,46 |
| 1976 |
John Walker 3.39,17 |
Ivo Van Damme 3.39,27 |
Paul-Heinz Wellmann 3.39,33 |
| 1980 |
Sebastian Coe 3.38,40 |
Jürgen Straub 3.38,80 |
Steve Ovett 3.38,99 |
| 1984 |
Sebastian Coe 3.32,52 |
Steve Cram 3.33,40 |
José Abascal 3.34,30 |
| 1988 |
Peter Rono 3.35,96 |
Peter Elliott 3.36,15 |
Jens-Peter Herold 3.36,21 |
| 1992 |
Fermin Cacho 3.40,12 |
Rachid El Basir 3.36,48 |
Mohamed Suleiman 3.40,69 |
| 1996 |
Noureddine Morceli 3.35,78 |
Fermín Cacho 3.36,40 |
Stephen Kipkorir 3.36,72 |
| 2000 |
Noah Ngeny 3.32,07 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.32,32 |
Bernard Lagat 3.32,44 |
| 2004 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.34,18 |
Bernard Lagat 3.34,30 |
Rui Silva 3.34,68 |
| 2008 |
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop 3.33,11 |
Nicholas Willis 3.34,16 |
Mehdi Baala 3.34,21 |
| Aasta |
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| 1972 |
Ljudmila Bragina 4.01,38 MR |
Gunhild Hoffmeister 4.02,83 |
Paola Cacchi 4.02,85 |
| 1976 |
Tatjana Kazankina 4.05,48 |
Gunhild Hoffmeister 4.06,02 |
Ulrike Bruns 4.06,09 |
| 1980 |
Tatjana Kazankina 3.56,56 |
Christiane Wartenberg 3.57,71 |
Nadežda Olizarenko 3.59,52 |
| 1984 |
Gabriella Dorio 4.03,25 |
Doina Melinte 4.03,76 |
Maricica Puica 4.04,15 |
| 1988 |
Paula Ivan 3.53,96 |
Laima Baikauskaite 4.00,24 |
Tatjana Dorovskihh 4.00,30 |
| 1992 |
Hassiba Boulmerka 3.55,30 |
Ljudmila Rogatšova 3.56,91 |
Qu Yunxia 3.57,08 |
| 1996 |
Svetlana Masterkova 4.00,83 |
Gabriela Szabo 4.01,54 |
Theresia Kiesl 4.03,02 |
| 2000 |
Nouria Mérah-Benida 4.05,10 |
Violeta Szekely 4.05,15 |
Gabriela Szabo 4.05,27 |
| 2004 |
Kelly Holmes 3.57,90 |
Tatjana Tomašova 3.58,12 |
Maria Cioncan 3.58,39 |
| 2008 |
Nancy Jebet Langat 4.00,23 |
Irina Lištšinska 4.01,63 |
Natalija Tobias 4.01,78 |
| Aasta |
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| 1983 |
Steve Cram 3.41,59 |
Steve Scott 3.41,87 |
Said Aouita 3.42,02 |
| 1987 |
Abdi Bile 3.36,80 |
José Luis Gonzalez 3.38,03 |
Jim Spivey 3.38,82 |
| 1991 |
Noureddine Morceli 3.32,84 |
Wilfred Kirochi 3.34,84 |
Hauke Fuhlbrügge 3.35,28 |
| 1993 |
Noureddine Morceli 3.34,24 |
Fermín Cacho 3.35,56 |
Abdi Bile 3.35,96 |
| 1995 |
Noureddine Morceli 3.33,73 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.35,28 |
Venuste Niyongabo 3.35,56 |
| 1997 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.35,83 |
Fermín Cacho 3.36,63 |
Reyes Estévez 3.37,26 |
| 1999 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.27,65 |
Noah Ngeny 3.28,73 |
Reyes Estévez 3.30,57 |
| 2001 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.30,68 |
Bernard Lagat 3.31,10 |
Driss Maazouzi 3.31,54 |
| 2003 |
Hicham El Guerrouj 3.31,77 |
Mehdi Baala 3.32,31 |
Ivan Geško 3.33,17 |
| 2005 |
Rashid Ramzi 3.37,88 |
Adil Kaouch 3.38,00 |
Rui Silva 3.38,02 |
| 2007 |
Bernard Lagat 3.34,77 |
Rashid Ramzi 3.35,00 |
Shedrack Kibet Korir 3.35,04 |
| 2009 |
Yusuf Saad Kamel 3.35,93 |
Deresse Mekonnen 3.36,01 |
Bernard Lagat 3.36,20 |
| 2011 |
Asbel Kiprop 3.35,69 |
Silas Kiplagat 3.35,92 |
Matthew Centrowitz 3.36,08 |
| Aasta |
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| 1983 |
Mary Slaney 4.00,90 |
Zamira Zaitseva 4.01,19 |
Jekaterina Podkopajeva 4.02,25 |
| 1987 |
Tatjana Samolenko-Dorovskihh 3.58,56 |
Hildegard Körner 3.58,67 |
Doina Melinte 3.59,27 |
| 1991 |
Hassiba Boulmerka 4.02,21 |
Tatjana Samolenko-Dorovskihh 4.02,58 |
Ljudmila Rogatšova 4.02,72 |
| 1993 |
Liu Dong 4.00,50 |
Sonia O'Sullivan 4.03,48 |
Hassiba Boulmerka 4.04,29 |
| 1995 |
Hassiba Boulmerka 4.02,42 |
Kelly Holmes 4.03,04 |
Carla Sacramento 4.03,79 |
| 1997 |
Carla Sacramento 4.04,24 |
Regina Jacobs 4.04,63 |
Anita Weyermann 4.04,70 |
| 1999 |
Svetlana Masterkova 3.59,53 |
Regina Jacobs 4.00,35 |
Kutre Dulecha 4.00,96 |
| 2001 |
Gabriela Szabo 4.00,57 |
Violeta Szekely 4.01,70 |
Natalja Gorelova 4.02,40 |
| 2003 |
Tatjana Tomašova 3.58,52 |
Sureyya Ayhan 3.59,04 |
Hayley Tullett 3.59,95 |
| 2005 |
Tatjana Tomašova 4.00,35 |
Olga Jegorova 4.01,46 |
Bouchra Ghezielle 4.02,45 |
| 2007 |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 3.58,75 |
Jelena Soboleva 3.58,99 |
Irina Lištinska 4.00,69 |
| 2009 |
Maryam Yusuf Jamal 4.03,74 |
Lisa Dobriskey 4.03,75 |
Shannon Rowbury 4.04,18 |
| 2011 |
Jennifer Barringer Simpson 4.05,40 |
Hannah England 4.05,68 |
Natalia Rodríguez 4.05,87 |
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