Robert Farken: New 1500-meter record is a 45-year-old record!

Robert Farken: New 1500-meter record is a 45-year-old record!

Gohlis-Nord, Deutschland - June 6, 2025 will go down in the history books for German athletics sports as a historical day. Robert Farken broke the German record over 1500 meters at the Diamond League meeting in Rome. With an impressive time of 3: 30.80 minutes, Farken set a new scale and improved Thomas Wessinghage's almost 45 -year -old record, which was 3: 31.58 minutes in 1980. This reports N-tv .

Farken's performance was not only a personal best, which he increased by 1.3 seconds, but also secured fourth place in a top -class race. He only had to give up Azeddine Habz from France (3: 29.72 minutes), Timothy Cheruiyot (3: 29.75 minutes) and Anass Essayi (3: 30.74 minutes). It is important to mention that Farken's time last season would have been enough to take 13th place in the global leaderboard, such as "https://www.sportschau.de/leichthletik/1500-m-farken-bersert-uralt-von-wessinghage, diamond-league-rom-100.html" Class = "Source_2"> Sportschau reported.

an outstanding athlete with ambitions

Farken, which starts for the SG Motor Gohlis-Nord from Leipzig, has also drawn attention to himself in the indoor season in the past few months. There he already set up two German records: over 1500 meters with a time of 3: 33.14 minutes and the mile in 3: 49.44 minutes. In addition, he ran 800 meters in 1: 45.45 minutes at the end of April 2025, which is the second fastest time of a German in the past ten years.

With a view to the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, which will take place from September 13th to 21st, 2025, farken is determined to further intensify his training. He will also be motivated by his success in Rome. He has not set up his new record alone; Other athletes of the nation, such as Frederik Ruppert, who has improved the German record over 3000 meters of obstacle with 8: 01.49 minutes, contribute to the positive development of German athletics sports. Ruppert's record has been 8: 09.49 minutes since 1999.

a day full of top performance

The Diamond League meeting in Rome was an exciting event that remains unforgettable not only for farking, but for many athletes. While the focus was on the 1500-meter race, the German discus launchers Marike Steinacker and Kristin Pudenz also showed remarkable achievements by taking places five and seven. Steinacker achieved a personal best of the season with 64.78 meters, while Pudenz threw 64.12 meters.

Another highlight was Beatrice Chebet from Kenya, who won the 5,000-meter run in 14: 03.69 minutes and thus ran the second best time ever. Trayvon Bromell from the USA convinced in the 100-meter sprint and achieved the fastest time of the year with 9.84 seconds. The competition in Rome was also a platform for many athletes who were able to confirm or even improve their own best performances.