Evolution of the world record 1500 meters Women
| # | name | time | place | track type | date | |||
| 1 | Zofia Nehringowa | POL | 3:28.0 | Warsaw | POL | outdoor - natural | 27 Jan 1929 | |
| 2 | Zofia Nehringowa | POL | 3:10.4 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 10 Jan 1932 | |
| 3 | Synnøve Lie | NOR | 3:08.1 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 7 Mar 1932 | |
| 4 | Verné Lesche | FIN | 2:49.0 | Helsinki | FIN | outdoor - natural | 26 Feb 1933 | |
| 5 | Undis Blikken | NOR | 2:40.0 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 12 Feb 1934 | |
| 6 | Laila Schou Nilsen | NOR | 2:38.1 | Oslo | NOR | outdoor - natural | 23 Jan 1937 | |
| 7 | Randi Thorvaldsen | NOR | 2:37.5 | Gjøvik | NOR | outdoor - natural | 25 Feb 1950 | |
| 8 | Rimma Zhukova | URS | 2:36.7 | Kirov | URS | outdoor - natural | 17 Mar 1950 | |
| 9 | Mariya Isakova | URS | 2:29.5 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 12 Feb 1951 | |
| 10 | Khalida Shchegoleyeva | URS | 2:25.5 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 30 Jan 1953 | |
| 11 | Lidiya Skoblikova | URS | 2:25.2 | Squaw Valley | USA | outdoor - artificial | 21 Feb 1960 | |
| 12 | Inga Voronina-Artamonova | URS | 2:19.0 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 27 Jan 1962 | |
| 13 | Ans Schut | NED | 2:18.5 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 22 Feb 1969 | |
| 14 | Nina Statkevich | URS | 2:17.8 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - natural | 17 Jan 1970 | |
| 15 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra | NED | 2:17.2 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 14 Mar 1970 | |
| 16 | Stien Kaiser | NED | 2:15.8 | Davos | SUI | outdoor - natural | 15 Jan 1971 | |
| 17 | Tatyana Averina | URS | 2:14.00 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 1 Apr 1974 | |
| 18 | Tatyana Averina | URS | 2:09.90 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 11 Mar 1975 | |
| 19 | Khalida Vorobyeva | URS | 2:07.18 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 10 Apr 1978 | |
| 20 | Natalya Petrusyova | URS | 2:06.01 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 3 Jan 1981 | |
| 21 | Natalya Petrusyova | URS | 2:05.39 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 27 Mar 1981 | |
| 22 | Natalya Petrusyova | URS | 2:04.04 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 25 Mar 1983 | |
| 23 | Karin Enke | GDR | 2:03.42 | Sarajevo | YUG | outdoor - artificial | 9 Feb 1984 | |
| 24 | Andrea Schöne-Mitscherlich | GDR | 2:03.34 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 24 Mar 1984 | |
| 25 | Karin Kania-Enke | GDR | 2:02.23 | Inzell | FRG | outdoor - artificial | 6 Mar 1986 | |
| 26 | Karin Kania-Enke | GDR | 1:59.30 | Medeo | URS | outdoor - artificial | 22 Mar 1986 | |
| 27 | Catriona Le May Doan | CAN | 1:57.87 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 29 Nov 1997 |
| 28 | Marianne Timmer | NED | 1:57.58 | * | Nagano | JPN | indoor - artificial | 16 Feb 1998 |
| 29 | Anni Friesinger | GER | 1:56.95 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 29 Mar 1998 |
| 30 | Annamarie Thomas | NED | 1:55.50 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 20 Mar 1999 |
| 31 | Anni Friesinger | GER | 1:54.38 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 4 Mar 2001 |
| 32 | Anni Friesinger | GER | 1:54.02 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 20 Feb 2002 |
| 33 | Cindy Klassen | CAN | 1:53.87 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 9 Jan 2005 |
| 34 | Cindy Klassen | CAN | 1:53.77 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 28 Oct 2005 |
| 35 | Anni Friesinger | GER | 1:53.22 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 6 Nov 2005 |
| 36 | Cindy Klassen | CAN | 1:51.79 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 20 Nov 2005 |
| 37 | Brittany Bowe | USA | 1:51.59 | * | Calgary | CAN | indoor - artificial | 15 Nov 2015 |
| 38 | Heather Richardson | USA | 1:50.85 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 21 Nov 2015 |
| 39 | Miho Takagi | JPN | 1:49.84 | * | Salt Lake City | USA | indoor - artificial | 10 Mar 2019 |
| * | = record skated on klap skates | |||||||
