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In modern times, it has become more of a prolonged sprint with each lap averaging under 56 seconds for the world record performance by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1998 at Rome . Thus, speed is necessary, and it seems that the more aerobic conditioning, the better. The 1500 is three and three-quarter laps around a 400 meter track. Through the 1980's the event was dominated by British runners, but through the 1990's, the African runners began to take over, with runners from Kenya, Morocco and Algeria winning the Olympic titles. This is also known in the US as "the Metric Mile ". The record at this distance for men: For women: Familiar names in the 1,500 metres include: 1,500 metres is also an event in Swimming and Speed Skating . |
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