Faith Kipyegon Smashes Her Own 1500 m World Record — 3:48.68 at Pre Classic
EUGENE, Ore. (July 5, 2025) — In a breathtaking finale to the 2025 Prefontaine Classic, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon shattered her own 1500m world record, clocking 3:48.68 to better her previous mark of 3:49.04 set last year in Paris. The historic run capped off an extraordinary evening at Hayward Field, marking the second women’s world record of the meet, following Beatrice Chebet’s sub-14 minute stunner in the 5000m earlier in the night.
Kipyegon, already the Olympic and world champion, once again proved why she’s the queen of middle-distance running, commanding the race from the start and pulling the field to record-breaking territory.
Behind her, Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji set a massive personal best of 3:51.44 for second, while Australia’s Jessica Hull set a new season’s best of 3:52.67 in third.
1500m Women
| Pos. | Nat | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEN | KIPYEGON Faith | 3:48.68 World Record |
| 2 | ETH | WELTEJI Diribe | 3:51.44 PB |
| 3 | AUS | HULL Jessica | 3:52.67 SB |
| 4 | GBR | HUNTER BELL Georgia | 3:54.76 SB |
| 5 | USA | HILTZ Nikki | 3:55.96 SB |
| 6 | USA | JOHNSON Sinclaire | 3:56.93 SB |
| 7 | IRL | HEALY Sarah | 3:57.20 |
| 8 | ETH | BERHE Saron | 3:57.72 PB |
| 9 | ETH | HAILU Freweyni | 3:57.74 SB |
| 10 | USA | MACKAY Emily | 3:57.91 SB |
| 11 | KEN | EJORE Susan Lokayo | 3:58.05 SB |
| 12 | USA | MACLEAN Heather | 4:00.20 |
| 13 | USA | HOULIHAN Shelby | 4:02.38 SB |
| 14 | USA | CRANNY Elise | 4:03.31 |
| 15 | GBR | WALLACE Erin | 4:06.27 |
| DNF | USA | HURTA-KLECKER Sage |
