world record           qu yunxia ( chn )  3:50.46        beijing , china  11 september 1993
0    championship record   tatyana tomashova ( rus )  3:58.52         paris , france     31 august 2003
1          world leading  maryam yusuf jamal ( bhr )  3:56.55           rome , italy       10 july 2009
2         african record   hassiba boulmerka ( alg )  3:55.30      barcelona , spain      8 august 1992
3           asian record           qu yunxia ( chn )  3:50.46        beijing , china  11 september 1993
4  north american record         mary slaney ( usa )  3:57.12     stockholm , sweden       26 july 1983
5  south american record     letitia vriesde ( sur )  4:05.67          tokyo , japan     31 august 1991
6        european record   tatyana kazankina ( urs )  3:52.47  zã¼rich , switzerland     13 august 1980

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