1500 m (indoor), men

What to remember

Liévin, February 13, 2025: racing at the Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais meeting, Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 1500 m on the indoor track in 3 min 29.63 s, an average of 25.760 km/h. Outdoors, the same distance is 3 3/4 laps of a 400 m track.

The Norwegian won Olympic gold in the 1500 metres at the Tokyo Games and in the 5000 metres in Paris in 2024, and back-to-back world titles over 5000 m in 2022 and 2023. In 2025 he also took the 1500 m and 3000 m double at the World Athletics Indoor Championships.

The 1500 m is the foremost middle-distance track event and has been held at the Olympics since 1896 and at the World Championships since 1983. Its close link with the mile earned it the nickname "the metric mile". Outdoors, Hicham El Guerrouj ran 3:26.00 in 1998, averaging just under 55 seconds per lap.