World record progression 1500 m speed skating men

The world record progression 1500 m speed skating men as recognised by the International Skating Union:

Name	Result	Date	Venue
Jaap Eden	2:35.0	11 January 1893	Groningen
Peder Østlund	2:32.6	25 February 1893	Hamar
Peder Østlund	2:31.4	24 February 1894	Hamar
Einar Halvorsen	2:29.6	24 February 1894	Hamar
Peder Østlund	2:28.8	25 February 1894	Hamar
Jaap Eden	2:25.4	23 February 1895	Hamar
Peder Østlund	2:23.6	7 February 1898	Davos
Peder Østlund	2:22.6	11 February 1900	Davos
Oscar Mathisen	2:20.8	9 February 1908	Davos
Oscar Mathisen	2:20.6	30 January 1910	Davos
Oscar Mathisen	2:19.4	11 January 1914	Kristiania
Oscar Mathisen	2:17.4	18 January 1914	Davos
Michael Staksrud	2:14.9	31 January 1937	Davos
Hans Engnestangen	2:13.8	29 January 1939	Davos
Valentin Chaikin	2:12.9	20 January 1952	Medeo
Yevgeny Grishin	2:09.8	10 January 1955	Medeo
Yuri Mikhaylov	2:09.1	20 January 1956	Davos
Yevgeny Grishin	2:08.6	30 January 1956	Misurina
Yuri Mikhaylov	2:08.6	30 January 1956	Misurina
Juhani Järvinen	2:06.3	1 March 1959	Squaw Valley
Ard Schenk	2:06.2	26 January 1966	Davos
Ard Schenk	2:05.3	30 January 1966	Inzell
Kees Verkerk	2:03.9	26 February 1967	Inzell
Magne Thomassen	2:02.5	5 February 1968	Davos
Kees Verkerk	2:02.0	9 February 1969	Davos
Kees Verkerk	2:01.9	8 March 1970	Inzell
Ard Schenk	1:58.7	16 January 1971	Davos
Hans van Helden	1:55.61	13 March 1976	Inzell
Jan Egil Storholt	1:55.18	20 March 1977	Medeo
Eric Heiden	1:54.79	19 January 1980	Davos
Igor Zhelezovski	1:54.26	26 March 1983	Medeo
Oleg Bozhev	1:53.26	24 March 1984	Medeo
Nikolay Gulyayev	1:52.70	15 February 1987	Heerenveen
Igor Zhelezovski	1:52.50	5 December 1987	Calgary
André Hoffmann	1:52.06	20 February 1988	Calgary
Rintje Ritsma	1:51.60	8 January 1994	Hamar
Johann Olav Koss	1:51.29	16 February 1994	Hamar
Hiroyuki Noake	1:50.61	2 March 1996	Calgary
K. C. Boutiette	1:50.09	15 March 1997	Calgary
Neal Marshall	1:50.05	16 March 1997	Calgary
Ids Postma	1:49.81	29 November 1997	Berlin
Kevin Overland	1:49.07	29 November 1997	Calgary
Rintje Ritsma	1:48.88	20 December 1997	Heerenveen
Ådne Søndrål	1:47.87	12 February 1998	Nagano
Ådne Søndrål	1:46.43	28 March 1998	Calgary
Jakko Jan Leeuwangh	1:45.56	29 January 2000	Calgary
Lee Kyou-hyuk	1:45.20	16 March 2001	Calgary
Derek Parra	1:43.95	19 February 2002	Salt Lake City
Shani Davis	1:43.33	9 January 2005	Salt Lake City
Chad Hedrick	1:42.78	18 November 2005	Salt Lake City
Shani Davis	1:42.68	19 March 2006	Calgary
Shani Davis	1:42.32	4 March 2007	Calgary
Erben Wennemars	1:42.32	9 November 2007	Salt Lake City
Denny Morrison	1:42.01	14 March 2008	Calgary
Shani Davis	1:41.80	6 March 2009	Salt Lake City
Shani Davis	1:41.04	11 December 2009	Salt Lake City

References

• Historical World Records. International Skating Union.
• "Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Men". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.