1500 Metres World Leads by Year

For each year, name the runner who scored the best time in 1500 metres.
Only includes times with the accuracy of one hundreth of a second.
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Year
Men
Time
Country
2017
Elijah Manangoi
3:28.80
Kenya
2016
Asbel Kiprop
3:29.33
Kenya
2015
3:26.69
2014
Silas Kiplagat
3:27.64
Kenya
2013
Asbel Kiprop
3:27.72
Kenya
2012
3:28.88
2011
3:30.46
2010
Silas Kiplagat
3:29.27
Kenya
2009
Augustine Kiprogo Choge
3:29.47
Kenya
2008
Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
3:31.49
Kenya
2007
Alan Webb
3:30.54
United States
2006
Daniel Kipchirchir Komen
3:29.02
Kenya
2005
Bernard Lagat
3:29.30
United States
2004
3:27.40
Kenya
2003
Hicham El Guerrouj
3:28.40
Morocco
2002
3:26.89
2001
3:26.12
2000
3:27.21
1999
3:27.65
1998
3:26.00
1997
3:28.81
1996
3:29.05
1995
Noureddine Morceli
3:27.37
Algeria
1994
3:30.61
1993
3:29.20
1992
3:28.86
1991
3:31.00
1990
3:32.60
1989
Abdi Bile
3:32.60
Somalia
1988
Steve Cram
3:30.95
United Kingdom
1987
Saïd Aouita
3:30.69
Morocco
1986
Sebastian Coe
3:29.77
United Kingdom
1985
Saïd Aouita
3:29.46
Morocco
1984
3:31.54
1983
Steve Ovett
3:30.77
United Kingdom
1982
Sydney Maree
3:32.12
United States
1981
Steve Ovett
3:31.57
United Kingdom
1980
3:31.36
1979
Sebastian Coe
3:32.03
United Kingdom
1978
David Moorcroft
3:35.48
United Kingdom
1977
John Walker
3:32.72
New Zealand
1976
3:44.19
1974
Filbert Bayi
3:32.16
Tanzania
1972
Pekka Vasala
3:36.33
Finland
Year
Women
Time
Country
2017
Sifan Hassan
3:56.14
Netherlands
2016
Laura Muir
3:55.22
United Kingdom
2015
Genzebe Dibaba
3:50.07
Ethiopia
2014
3:55.17
2013
Abeba Aregawi
3:56.60
Sweden
2012
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli
3:56.15
Morocco
2011
Morgan Ulceny
4:00.06
United States
2010
Anna Alminova
3:57.65
Russia
2009
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
3:56.55
Bahrain
2008
Gelete Burka
3:59.75
Ethiopia
2007
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
3:58.75
Bahrain
2006
Yuliya Formenko
3:55.68
Russia
2005
Maryam Yusuf Jamal
3:56.79
Bahrain
2004
Kelly Holmes
3:57.90
United Kingdom
2003
Süreyya Ayhan
3:55.33
Turkey
2002
3:57.75
2001
Violeta Szekely
3:59.35
Romania
2000
Suzy Favor-Hamilton
3:57.40
United States
1999
Violeta Szekely
3:59.31
Romania
1998
Gabriela Szabo
3:56.97
Romania
1997
Jiang Bo
3:50.98
China
1996
Svetlana Masterkova
3:56.77
Russia
1995
Sonia O'Sullivan
3:58.85
Ireland
1994
3:59.10
1993
Qu Yunxia
3:50.46
China
1992
Hassiba Boulmerka
3:55.30
Algeria
1991
Natalya Artyomova
3:59.16
Russia
1990
Doina Melinte
3:58.69
Romania
1989
Paula Ivan
3:59.23
Romania
1988
3:53.96
1987
Tatyana Dorovskikh
3:58.56
Soviet Union
1985
Mary Slaney
3:57.24
United States
1984
Nadezhda Ralldugina
3:56.63
Soviet Union
1983
Mary Slaney
3:57.12
United States
1982
Olga Dvirna
3:54.23
Soviet Union
1981
3:57.78
1980
Tatyana Kazankina
3:52.47
Soviet Union
1978
Giana Romanova
3:59.01
Soviet Union
1977
Natalia Maresescu
4:02.65
Romania
1974
Gunhild Hoffmeister
4:02.25
East Germany
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