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Women, 1500 m All records considered statistically valid, but some of them, were unratified for various reasons. •   - Record was ratified           *   - Record was repeated          •   - Then World Record   • 4.36.5 Marie Mudler USA Columbus Jul 03, 1965   • 4.20.2 Doris Brown USA Frederick, MD Jul 02, 1966   • 4.16.8 Doris Brown USA Los Angeles Jul 19, 1969   • 4.16.8* Francie Larrieu USA Stuttgart Jul 31, 1969   • 4.14.6 Doris Brown USA Berkeley Jul 02, 1971   • 4.14.3 Francie Larrieu USA Los Angeles Jun 09, 1972   • 4.10.4 Francie Larrieu USA Frederick, MD Jul 08, 1972   • 4.10.3 Francie Larrieu USA Milan Jul 02, 1974   • 4.10.3* Francie Larrieu USA Athens Jul 11, 1974   • 4.08.5 Francie Larrieu USA Saint-Maur Jul 09, 1975   • 4.07.32 Cindy Poor USA Eugene Jun 27, 1976   • 4.07.21 Francie Larrieu USA Montreal Jul 28, 1976   • 4.02.61 Janice Merrill USA Montreal Jul 29, 1976   • 4.01.17 Mary Decker USA Stuttgart Jul 12, 1980   • 4.00.87 Mary Decker USA Philadelphia Jul 12, 1980   • 4.00.04 Mary Decker USA Budapest Aug 11, 1980   • 3.59.43 Mary Decker USA Zürich Aug 13, 1980   • 3.57.12 Mary Decker USA Stockholm Jul 26, 1983   • 3.56.29 Shannon Rowbury USA Monaco Jul 17, 2015   • 3.54.99 Shelby Houlihan USA Doha Oct 05, 2019