World record progression 1500 m speed skating men explained

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

Nr.	Name	Country	Result	Date	Venue
1			2:35.0	11 January 1893	Groningen
2			2:32.6	25 February 1893	Hamar
3			2:31.4	24 February 1894	Hamar
4			2:29.6	24 February 1894	Hamar
5			2:28.8	25 February 1894	Hamar
6			2:25.4	23 February 1895	Hamar
7			2:23.6	7 February 1898	Davos
8			2:22.6	11 February 1900	Davos
9			2:20.8	9 February 1908	Davos
10			2:20.6	30 January 1910	Davos
11			2:19.4	11 January 1914	Kristiania
12			2:17.4	18 January 1914	Davos
13			2:14.9	31 January 1937	Davos
14			2:13.8	29 January 1939	Davos
15			2:12.9	20 January 1952	Medeo
16			2:09.8	10 January 1955	Medeo
17			2:09.1	20 January 1956	Davos
18			2:08.6	30 January 1956		OG 1956
19			2:08.6	30 January 1956		OG 1956
20			2:06.3	1 March 1959	Squaw Valley
21			2:06.2	26 January 1966	Davos
22			2:05.3	30 January 1966	Inzell
23			2:03.9	26 February 1967	Inzell
24			2:02.5	5 February 1968	Davos
25			2:02.0	9 February 1969	Davos
26			2:01.9	8 March 1970	Inzell
27			1:58.7	16 January 1971	Davos
28			1:55.61	13 March 1976	Inzell
29			1:55.18	20 March 1977	Medeo
30			1:54.79	19 January 1980	Davos
31			1:54.26	26 March 1983	Medeo
32			1:53.26	24 March 1984	Medeo
33			1:52.70	15 February 1987		Allround WCh 1987
34			1:52.50	5 December 1987
35			1:52.06	20 February 1988		OG 1988
36			1:51.60	8 January 1994		Allround ECh 1994
37			1:51.29	16 February 1994		OG 1994
38			1:50.61	2 March 1996	Calgary
39			1:50.09	15 March 1997	Calgary
40			1:50.05	16 March 1997	Calgary
41			1:49.81	29 November 1997	Berlin
42			1:49.07	29 November 1997	Calgary
43			1:48.88	20 December 1997	Heerenveen
44			1:47.87	12 February 1998		OG 1998
45			1:46.43	28 March 1998	Calgary
46			1:45.56	29 January 2000	Calgary
47			1:45.20	16 March 2001	Calgary
48			1:43.95	19 February 2002		OG 2002
49			1:43.33	9 January 2005	Salt Lake City
50			1:42.78	18 November 2005	Salt Lake City
51			1:42.68	19 March 2006	Calgary
52			1:42.32	4 March 2007	Calgary
53			1:42.32	9 November 2007	Salt Lake City
54			1:42.01	14 March 2008	Calgary
55			1:41.80	6 March 2009	Salt Lake City
56			1:41.04	11 December 2009	Salt Lake City
57			1:41.02	9 December 2017	Salt Lake City
58			1:40.17	10 March 2019	Salt Lake City

References

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