World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj 14/09/1974 MAR Berlin 07/09/1999
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj 14/09/1974 MAR Berlin 07/09/1999
ASIA 4:55.57 Mohamed Suleiman 23/11/1969 QAT Roma 08/06/1995
EUROPE 4:51.39 Steve Cram 14/10/1960 GBR Budapest 04/08/1985
NORTH,CENTRAL AMERICA&C. 4:52.44 Jim Spivey 07/03/1960 USA Lausanne 15/09/1987
OCEANIA 4:50.76 Craig Mottram 18/06/1980 AUS Melbourne 09/03/2006
SOUTH AMERICA 5:03.34 Hudson de Souza 25/02/1977 BRA Manaus 06/04/2002
World Records
Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan 28/11/1969 IRL Edinburgh 08/07/1994
Area Records
Area Perf Athlete DOB Nat Venue Date
AFRICA 5:30.19 Zola Pieterse 26/05/1966 RSA London (CP) 11/07/1986
AFRICA 5:30.19 Gelete Burka 23/01/1986 ETH Bruxelles 04/09/2009
ASIA 5:31.88 Maryam Yusuf Jamal 16/09/1984 BRN Eugene, OR 07/06/2009
EUROPE 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan 28/11/1969 IRL Edinburgh 08/07/1994
NORTH,CENTRAL AMERICA&C. 5:32.7 Mary Slaney 04/08/1958 USA Eugene, OR 03/08/1984
OCEANIA 5:37.71 Benita Willis 06/05/1979 AUS Ostrava 12/06/2003
SOUTH AMERICA 5:59.96 Niusha Mancilla 19/01/1971 BOL Rivas 10/06/2004