| RECORD | MEN | WOMEN |
| World Record | Fastest Time – 3:43.13 HICHAM EL GUERROUJ (MAR) Roma, Jul 1999 DOB: 14/9/1974 |
Fastest Time – 4:12.56 SVETLANA MASTERKOVA (RUS) Zürich, Aug 1996 DOB: 17/1/1968 |
| Commonwealth Games Record |
Fastest Time – 3:55.3 KIPCHOGE HEZEKIAH KEINO (KEN) 1966 Kingston, Jamaica |
