Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following national record was established during the competition:

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following national record was established during the competition:

World record	Genzebe Dibaba (ETH)	3:50.07	Fontvieille, Monaco	17 July 2015

Olympic record	Paula Ivan (ROU)	3:53.96	Seoul, South Korea	26 September 1988

2016 World leading	Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN)	3:56.41	Eugene, United States	28 May 2016

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Faith Kipyegon, owns the Kenyan record of 3:56.41 minutes.

final_sentence: Faith Kipyegon, owns the Kenyan record of 3:56.41 minutes.