World record progression 1500 m speed skating women

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

NameResultDateVenue
Flag of Poland.svg Zofia Nehringowa 3:28.027 January 1929 Warsaw
Flag of Poland.svg Zofia Nehringowa 3:10.410 January 1932 Davos
Flag of Norway.svg Synnøve Lie 3:08.17 March 1932 Oslo
Flag of Finland.svg Verné Lesche 2:49.026 February 1933 Helsinki
Flag of Norway.svg Undis Blikken 2:40.012 February 1934 Oslo
Flag of Norway.svg Laila Schou Nilsen 2:38.123 January 1937 Oslo
Flag of Norway.svg Randi Thorvaldsen 2:37.525 February 1950 Gjøvik
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rimma Zhukova 2:36.717 March 1950 Kirov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Maria Isakova 2:29.512 February 1951 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Khalida Shchegoleyeva 2:25.530 January 1953 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Lidiya Skoblikova 2:25.212 February 1960 Squaw Valley
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Inga Artamonova 2:19.027 January 1962 Medeo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ans Schut 2:18.522 February 1969 Inzell
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nina Statkevich 2:17.817 January 1970 Medeo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Atje Keulen-Deelstra 2:17.214 March 1970 Inzell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stien Kaiser 2:15.815 January 1971 Davos
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Averina 2:14.001 April 1974 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Tatyana Averina 2:09.9011 March 1975 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Khalida Vorobyeva 2:07.1810 April 1978 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Petrusyova 2:06.013 January 1981 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Petrusyova 2:05.3927 March 1981 Medeo
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Natalya Petrusyova 2:04.0425 March 1983 Medeo
Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Enke 2:03.429 February 1984 Sarajevo
Flag of East Germany.svg Andrea Schöne 2:03.3424 March 1984 Medeo
Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Kania 2:02.236 March 1986 Inzell
Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Kania 1:59.3022 March 1986 Medeo
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Catriona Le May Doan 1:57.8729 November 1997 Calgary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marianne Timmer 1:57.5816 February 1998 Nagano
Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:56.9529 March 1998 Calgary
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annamarie Thomas 1:55.5020 March 1999 Calgary
Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:54.384 March 2001 Calgary
Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:54.0220 February 2002 Salt Lake City OG 2002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cindy Klassen 1:53.879 January 2005 Salt Lake City
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cindy Klassen 1:53.7728 October 2005 Calgary
Flag of Germany.svg Anni Friesinger 1:53.226 November 2005 Calgary
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cindy Klassen 1:51.7920 November 2005 Salt Lake City
Flag of the United States.svg Brittany Bowe 1:51.5915 November 2015 Calgary World Cup
Flag of the United States.svg Heather Richardson-Bergsma 1:50.8521 November 2015 Salt Lake City World Cup
Flag of Japan.svg Miho Takagi 1:49.8410 March 2019 Salt Lake City World Cup

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