Del's Athletics Almanac Olympics Commonweath European World Championship Results [Event Information]

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Introduced into the Olympics in 1932, The World Championships in 1983, The European Championships 1934 and The Commonwealth Games in 1998. The record times for the championships are listed below along with the World record progression
Championship Records
Olympics	Alexander Schwazer	3.37.09	22-8-2008	Beijing
World	Robert Korzeniowski	3.36.03	27-8-2003	Paris
European	Robert Korzeniowski	3.36.39	8-8-2002	Munich
Commonwealth	Nathan Deakes	3.52.40	28-7-2002	Manchester

World Record Progression

Denis Nizhegorodov	3.34.14	11-05-2008	Cherboksary	World Best Performance
Denis Nizhegorodov	3.35.29	13-06-2004	Cheboksary	World Best Performance
Robert Korzeniowski	3.36.03	27-08-2003	Paris	World Best Performance and ratified by IAAF
Robert Korzeniowski	3.36.39	08-08-2002	Munchen	World Best Performance
Valeriy Spitsyn	3.37.26	21-05-2000	Moscow	World Best Performance
Andrei Perlov	3.37.41	05-08-1989	Leningrad	World Best Performance
Ronald Weigel	3.38.17	25-05-1986	Potsdam	World Best Performance
Ronald Weigel	3.38.31	20-07-1984	Berlin	World Best Performance
Jose Marin	3.40.46	13-05-1983	Valencia	World Best Performance
Raul Gonzalez	3.41.20	11-06-1978	Podebrady	World Best Performance
Raul Gonzalez	3.45.52	23-04-1978	Mixhuca	World Best Performance