country population
time (place) athlete town meeting date continent










Morocco 32.000.000
3:26,00 (1.) Hicham El Guerrouj Roma Golden Gala / Golden League 14.07.1998 Africa
Kenya 44.000.000
3:26,34 (2.) Bernard Lagat Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 24.08.2001 Africa
Algeria 38.000.000
3:27,37 (1.) Noureddine Morceli Nice NIKAIA / GP 12.07.1995 Africa
Norway 5.400.000
3:28,32 (1.) Jakob Ingebrigtsen Tokyo Olympic Games 07.08.2021 Europe
Great Britain 63.000.000
3:28,81 (2.) Mohamed Farah Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 19.07.2013 Europe
Spain 46.000.000
3:28,95 (2.) Fermín Cacho Zürich Weltklasse Zürich / Golden League 13.08.1997 Europe
France 63.000.000
3:28,98 (2.) Mehdi Baala Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 05.09.2003 Europe
Bahrain 1.300.000
3:29,14 (2.) Rashid Ramzi Roma Golden Gala / Golden League (r2) 14.07.2006 Asia
Burundi 11.000.000
3:29,18 (2.) Vénuste Niyongabo Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 22.08.1997 Africa
United States of America 316.000.000
3:29,30 (1.) Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat Rieti (ITA) Rieti Meeting 28.08.2005 North America
Djibouti 800.000
3:29,58 (4.) Ayanleh Souleiman Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 18.07.2014 Africa
Ethiopia 89.000.000
3:29,91 (6.) Aman Wote Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 18.07.2014 Africa
New Zealand 4.300.00
3:29,91 (7.) Nick Willis Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 18.07.2014 Oceania
Portugal 11.000.000
3:30,07 (3.) Rui Silva Monaco Herculis / Golden League 19.07.2002 Europe
Ukraine 46.000.000
3:30,33 (2.) Ivan Heshko Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 03.09.2004 Europe
United States 316.000.000
3:30,54 (1.) Alan Webb Saint-Denis
06.07.2007 North America
Somalia 9.100.000
3:30,55 (1.) Abdi Bile Abdi Rieti (ITA) Rieti International 03.09.1989 Africa
Qatar 1.400.000
3:31,04 (2.) Daham Najim Bashir Ad-Dawhah Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 13.05.2005 Asia
Australia 22.000.000
3:31,06 (5.) Ryan Gregson Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 22.07.2010 Oceania
Denmark 5.500.000
3:31,17 (5.) Robert Kiplagat Andersen (1) Zürich Weltklasse Zürich / Golden League (A) 13.08.1997 Europe
Turkey 71.000.000
3:31,30 (5.) İlham Tanui Özbilen (2) Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 19.07.1993 Asia
Norway 4.800.000
3:31,46 (10.) Henrik Ingebrigtsen Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 18.07.2014 Europe
Germany 81.000.000
3:31,58 (2.) Thomas Wessinghage Koblenz (FRG) Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz 27.08.1980 Europe
Tunisia 10.000.000
3:31,70 (7.) Alí Hakimi Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 22.08.1997 Africa (5.)
Canada 35.000.000
3:31,71 (4.) Kevin Sullivan Roma Golden Gala / Golden League 30.06.2000 North America
Switzerland 8.000.000
3:31,75 (1.) Pierre Déléze Zürich Weltklasse Zürich / GP 21.08.1985 Europe
Sudan 34.000.000
3:31,76 (3.) Abubaker Kaki Khamis Monaco Herculis / Diamond League 22.07.2011 Africa
Saudi Arabia 26.000.000
3:31,82 (1.) Mohamed Othman Shahween Hengelo (NED) Fanny Blankers-Koen Games 29.05.2011 Asia
South Africa 49.000.000
3:31,93 (2.) Johan Cronje Rieti (ITA)
08.09.2013 Africa
Tanzania 44.000.000
3:32,16 (1.) Filbert Bayi Christchurch Commonwwealth Games 02.02.1974 Africa
Russia 143.000.000
3:32,28 (5.) Vyacheslav Shabunin Roma Golden Gala / Golden League 30.06.2000 Asia/Europe
Italy 61.000.000
3:32,78 (1.) Gennaro Di Napoli Rieti (ITA)
09.09.1990 Europe
Netherlands 16.500.000
3:32,89 (7.) Gert-Jan Liefers Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 24.08.2001 Europe
Brazil 198.000.000
3:33,25 (5.) Hudson de Souza Rieti (ITA)
28.08.2005 South America
Croatia 4.400.000
3:33,30 (11.) Branko Zorko Monaco Herculis / Golden League 08.08.1998 Europe
Ireland 4.800.000
3:33,5 (it) Ray Flynn Oslo Bislett Games 07.07.1982 Europe during 1 Mile (3.)
Romania 22.000.000
3:34,13 (1.) Alexandru Vasile Bucaresti
13.06.1997 Europe
Belgium 11.000.000
3:34,13 (8.) Christophe Impens Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme / Golden League 23.08.1996 Europe
Poland 38.000.000
3:34,45 (6.) Artur Ostrowski Zagreb
13.09.2011 Europe
Austria 8.500.000
3:34,69 (2.) Günther Weidlinger Kassel (GER) (r1) 07.06.2000 Europe
Serbien 7.500.000
3:34,85 (2.) Dragan Zdravković Praha
20.08.1983 Europe
Yugoslavia 23.000.000
3:34,85 (2.) Dragan Zdravković Praha
20.08.1983 Europe
Czech Republic 10.500.000
3:34,87 (3.) Jan Kubista Praha
20.08.1983 Europe
Cuba 11.000.000
3:35,03 (3.) Maury Surel Castillo Huelva (ESP) Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo (A) 07.06.2012 North America
Hungary 10.000.000
3:35,57 (n.) Balázs Tölgyesi Atlanta Olympic Games/sf1 01.08.1996 Europe (10.)
Uganda 33.000.000
3:35,68 (8.) Julius Achon Stuttgart Leichtathletik der Weltklasse 13.07.1997 Africa
Zimbabwe 113.000.000
3:35,76 (3.) Phillimon Hanneck Grosseto (ITA)
11.08.1991 Africa
Eritrea 6.000.000
3:35,96 (7.) Hais Welday Huelva (ESP) (A) 10.06.2009 Africa
Belarus 9.700.000
3:36,16 (?.) Azat Rakipov Barcelona Olympic Games 06.08.1992 Europe
Finland 5.200.000
3:36,3 (1.) Antti Loikkanen Imatra (FIN)
16.06.1980 Europe
Finland 5.200.000
3:36,33 (1.) Pekka Vasala München Olympic Games 10.09.1972 Europe
China 1.360.000.000
3:36,49 (1.) Dou Zhaobo Changsha
24.10.2003 Asia
Sweden 9.300.000
3:36,49 (7.) Johnny Kroon Oslo Oslo Games 27.06.1985 Europe
Dominica 73.000
3:36,60 (2.) Steve Agar Abbotsford (CAN)
02.06.1996 North America
Mexico 116.000.000
3:36,67 (6.) Pablo Solares New York Reebok Grand Prix 30.05.2009 North America
Greece 11.000.000
3:36,74 (14.) Panayiótis Stroubákos Köln
24.08.1997 Europe
Venezuela 28.000.000
3:36,96 (?.) Eduard Villanueva Daegu World Championships/sf2 01.09.2011 South America (5.)
Iran 80.000.000
3:37,09 (?.) Sajjad Moradi Guangzhou Asian Games 23.11.2010 Asia
Latvia 3.500.000
3:37,35 (4.) Dmitrijs Jurkevics Sollentuna (SWE) (A) 28.06.2011 Europe
Japan 127.000.000
3:37,42 (5.) Fumikazu Kobayashi Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics (B) 31.07.2004 Asia
Kazakhstan 18.000.000
3:37,54 (4.) Vladimir Kalsin Kiev
24.06.1984 Asia
Ecuador 15.000.000
3:37,88 (3.) Bayron Piedra Rio de Janeiro 25.07.2007 South America
Kuwait 2.700.000
3:37,95 (6.) Mohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi Dakar Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar / IAAF World Chalenge 12.06.2013 Asia
India 1.130.000.000
3:38,00 (?.) Bahadur Prasad Chennai (IND)
23.12.1995 Asia
Egypt 80.000.000
3:38,16 (?.) Hamada Mohamed Stockholm DN Galan 29.07.2011 Africa
Rwanda 10.000.000
3:38,16 (?.) Alexis Sharangabo Stanford (USA)
29.07.2000 Africa
Chile 17.000.000
3:38,56 (?.) Iván López Amiens (FRA)
21.06.2014 South America
Estonia 1.200.000
3:38,59 (?.) Tiidrek Nurme Beijing Olympic Games 15.08.2008 Europe
South Korea 49.000.000
3:38,60 (?.) Kim Soon-Hyung Manila Asian Championships 03.12.1993 Asia
Argentina 43.000.000
3:38,62 (?.) Javier Carriqueo Rio de Janeiro Pan American Games 25.07.2007 South America
Jamaica 3.000.000
3:39,19 (?.) Steve Green Victoria (CAN) Commonwwealth Games 28.08.1994 North America
Slovenia 2.000.000
3:39,29 (?.) Aleš Tomič Zagreb
08.07.2002 Europe
Liechtenstein 37.000
3:39,34 (?.) Günther Hasler Montréal Olympic Games 29.07.1976 Europe
Slovakia 5.400.000
3:39,4 (?.) Ivan Kovác Bratislava
30.05.1974 Europe
Mozambique 23.000.000
3:39,41 (?.) Flávio Shoule Stellenbosch South African Championships 13.04.2013 Africa
Slovakia 5.400.000
3:39,41 (?.) Jozef Lenčéš Athína
26.06.1977 Europe
Bulgaria 7.000.000
3:39,53 (?.) Evgeni Ignatov Sofia
28.08.1982 Europe
Angola 19.000.000
3:39,54 (?.) João Baptista N'Tyamba Barcelona Olympic Games 03.08.1992 Africa
Botswana 2.000.000
3:39,60 (?.) Glody Dube Nijmegen (NED)
24.05.2001 Africa
Côte d'Ivoire 21.000.000
3:39,60 (?.) Siahka Bamba Nantes (FRA)
23.08.2001 Africa
Sri Lanka 20.000.000
3:39,61 (?.) Chaminda Indika Wijekoon Daegu World Championships/ 30.08.2011 Asia
Cyprus 900.000
3:39,76 (?.) Spyros Spyrou Belgrade
22.07.1983 Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.000.000
3:39,83 (?.) Vinko Pokrajčić Bucaresti
22.07.1981 Europe
Luxembourg 510.000
3:39,92 (?.) Justin Gloden Köln
10.08.1980 Europe
Senegal 13.000.000
3:40,31 (?.) Mor Seck Bari (ITA) Meeting di Bari 19.09.2010 Africa
Israel 7.700.000
3:40,90 (?.) Yossef Gezachw Uden (NED)
27.06.2009 Asia
Lithuania 3.500.000
3:40,90 (?.) Pavelas Fedorenka Moskva
07.06.1987 Europe
Kyrgyzstan 5.000.000
3:41,2 (?.) Yuriy Makarov Moskva
01.08.1971 Asia
Pakistan 190.000.000
3:41,4 (?.) Muhammad Younis Köln
11.08.1970 Asia
Iceland 300.000
3:41,65 (?.) Jón Diðriksson Rehlingen (FRG)
31.05.1982 Europe
Democratic Repblic of the Congo 66.000.000
3:42,02 (?.) Patrick Tambwé Reims (FRA) 05.07.2001 Africa
Georgia 5.000.000
3:42,4 (?.) Mikhail Shapovalov Moskva
28.07.1979 Europe
Turkmenistan 5.000.000
3:42,48 (?.) Rashid Kayumov Kiev
27.07.1982 Asia
Malawi 17.000.000
3:42,73 (?.) Chauncy Makolani Master Avellino 11.06.2008 Africa
Colombia 46.000.000
3:42,75 (?.) Rafith Rodríguez Santiago South American Games 14.03.2014 South America
Fiji 900.000
3:42,81 (?.) Richard Kermode Auckland
13.02.1982 Oceania
Nigeria 169.000.000
3:42,85 (?.) Ado Maude Cesenatico (ITA)
19.07.1991 Africa
Uruguay 3.400.000
3:43,47 (?.) Ricardo Vera Sevilla Gran Premio Internacional Diputacion Sevilla 20.06.1989 South America
Dominican Republic 10.000.000
3:43,57 (?.) Isidro Pimentel Stanford (USA)
30.03.2002 North America
Gabon 1.600.000
3:43,58 (?.) Jean-Marc Léamdor Niort (FRA)
30.07.1999 Africa
Armenia 3.000.000
3:43,6 (?.) Zorik Vardanian Chișinău (URS)
16.08.1980 Asia
Peru 29.000.000
3:43,68 (?.) Mario Bazán Lima South American Championships 19.06.2009 South America
Azerbaijan 10.000.000
3:43,7 (?.) Boris Kutukov Baku (URS)
22.04.1979 Asia
Andorra 85.000
3:43,89 (?.) Victor Martinez Cottbus (GER)
18.07.2001 Europe
Iraq 32.000.000
3:43,89 (?.) Faleh Naji Jarallah New Delhi Asian Games 02.12.1982 Asia
Uzbekistan 29.000.000
3:44,0 (?.) Ilshat Kalimuddin Cjelyabinsk
30.07.1987 Asia
Zambia 14.000.000
3:44,14 (?.) Jordan Chipangama Walnut (USA) Mt. SAC Relays 20.04.2012 Africa
Guyana 700.000
3:44,23 (?.) Cleveland Forde New Delhi Commonwwealth Games 11.10.2010 South America
Tajikistan 7.000.000
3:44,51 (?.) Yevgeniy Stakanov Tula (RUS)
24.06.2004 Asia
Madagascar 23.000.000
3:44,80 (?.) Edouard Rasoanaivo Lagos All-Africa Games 13.01.1973 Africa
Swaziland 1.200.000
3:44,89 (?.) Sipho Dlamini Knoxville (USA)
07.04.1995 Africa
Jordan 6.500.000
3:45,0 (?.) Jihad Al-Balawi Latakia
07.09.1992 Asia
Trinidad & Tobago 1.400.000
3:45,09 (?.) Sheldon Monderoy Lahti (FIN)
26.07.1998 North America
Vietnam 93.000.000
3:45,31 (1.) Nguyễn Đình Cương Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) Southeast Asian Games 11.12.2007 Asia
Namibia 2.200.000
3:45,35 (?.) Reinholdt Iita Kotka (FIN)
05.06.1998 Africa
Jordan 6.500.000
3:45,39 (?.) Bashar Al Kafraini Doha
10.12.2006 Asia
Haiti 10.000.000
3:45,54 (?.) Moise Joseph Starkville (USA) US citizen 12.05.2002 North America
Bolivia 10.000.000
3:45,57 (?.) Fadrique Iglesias Sao Paulo South American Championships 09.06.2007 South America
Malaysia 30.000.000
3:45,70 (?.) Mahedran Vadivellan Nakhon Ratchasima (THA) Southeast Asian Games 11.12.2007 Asia
Haiti 10.000.000
3:45,96 (?.) Moise Joseph Ghent (BEL)
21.07.2009 North America
North Korea 24.000.000
3:46,0 (?.) Kang Hyong-Man Pyongyang
20.10.1963 Asia
Thailand 65.000.000
3:46,16 (?.) Chern Srichudanu Jakarta Asian Championships 24.09.1995 Asia
Indonesia 235.000.000
3:46,21 (?.) Julius Leuwol Jakarta Asian Championships 24.09.1995 Asia
Ghana 25.000.000
3:46,62 (?.) Seth Bortey Ibadan (NIG)
22.08.1997 Africa
Nepal 29.000.000
3:46,63 (?.) Gop Bahadur Adhikari Dhaka South Asian Games 22.12.1993 Asia
Libya 6.000.000
3:46,75 (?.) Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi Praha
15.06.2000 Africa
United Arab Emirates 4.800.000
3:47,06 (?.) Mohamed Ahmed Amer Dortmund
19.08.1992 Asia
Lesotho 1.900.000
3:47,36 (?.) Moeketsi Mosuhli Melbourne Commonwwealth Games????? 24.03.2006 Africa
Philippines 97.000.000
3:47,65 (?.) Mervin Maligo Guarte Pale,bang (IND) Southeast Asian Games 13.11.2011 Asia
Chad 11.000.000
3:47,8 (?.) Ahmed Issa Brazzaville All-Africa Games 22.07.1965 Africa
Barbados 300.000
3:47,82 (?.) Leo Garnes Austin Texas Relays 04.04.1991 North America
Burma 55.000.000
3:47,83 (?.) Shwe Aung Singabpre Southeast Asian Games 13.06.1993 Asia
Central African Republic 4.400.000
3:48,07 (?.) Arnold Gabin Kangai Saint-Maur (FRA)
08.06.2005 Africa
Syria 21.000.000
3:48,12 (?.) Mahmoud Kheirat Beirut
30.06.1999 Asia
Republic of Congo 3.700.000
3:48,70 (?.) Brice Symphorien Samba Montgeron (FRA)
02.07.1994 Africa
Paraguay 6.400.000
3:48,74 (?.) Ramon López Seoul Olympic Games 19.09.1988 South America
Oman 2.900.000
3:48,92 (?.) Qais Salim Al-Mahrooqi Praha Memoriál Josefa Odložila 11.06.2012 Asia
Albania 3.000.000
3:49,7 (?.) Isuf Curri Tirana
20.06.1990 Europe
Cameroon 21.000.000
3:49,7 (?.) Pierre Foka Yaoundé
07.06.1997 Africa
Mongolia 3.000.000
3:49,7 (?.) Davaajav Ganbold Ulan Bator
01.06.1980 Asia
Yemen 25.000.000
3:49,8 (?.) Mohamed Abdulkader Al-Halaki Latakia
04.12.1991 Asia
Lebanon 4.100.000
3:49,89 (?.) Ali Khazaal Tunis
16.07.1997 Asia
Mauritius 1.300.000
3:50,0 (?.) Jacques Legrand Saint-Maur (FRA)
18.06.1980 Africa
Costa Rica 4.500.000
3:50,2 (?.) Rafael A. Pérez San Rosé
06.07.1975 North America
Samoa 180.000
3:50,24 (?.) Aunese Curreen Auckland
30.03.2008 Oceania
Bangladesh 164.000.000
3:50,46 (?.) Ahmed Mustaque Calcutta South Asian Games 23.11.1987 Asia
Gambia 1.900.000
3:50,77 (n.) Ansu Sowe Osaka World Championships/h1 25.08.2007 Africa (12.)
Singapore 5.000.000
3:51,59 (?.) Chamkaur Dhaliwal Singh Sydney
04.02.2002 Asia
Guinea 11.000.000
3:51,96 (?.) Mohamed Malal Sy Savané Barcelona Olympic Games 01.08.1992 Africa
Palestine 4.400.000
3:52,10 (?.) Mohamed Al-Fayed L'Aigle (FRA)
01.05.1999 Asia
Mali 16.000.000
3:52,29 (?.) Abébé Moussa Ali Bamako (MAL)
13.04.2008 Africa
Sierra Leone 5.900.000
3:52,29 (?.) Victor Sesay San Juan (USA)
11.06.1973 Africa
Seychelles 90.000
3:52,46 (?.) Ronny Marie Victoria (SEY)
05.05.2001 Africa
Niger 15.000.000
3:52,55 (?.) Adamou Dogo Bamako (MAL)
13.04.2008 Africa
Burkina Faso 18.000.000
3:53,15 (?.) Jean-Bernard Yaro Ouagadougou
12.07.1995 Africa
Nicaragua 5.800.000
3:53,23 (?.) Róger Miranda Volgograd
11.06.1989 North America
Benin 10.000.000
3:54,12 (?.) Ibrahim Ofangobi Cotonou (BEN)
16.05.2004 Africa
Togo 6.600.000
3:55,0 (?.) Roger Kangni ???
??.??.1972 Africa
Monaco 36.000
3:55,11 (?.) Brice Etès Monaco
10.04.2013 Europe
Suriname 520.000
3:55,69 (?.) Tommy Asinga Ann Arbor
12.05.1991 South America
Belize 330.000
3:56,35 (?.) Adrian Jorgenson Richmond (USA)
23.05.1998 Africa
Brunei 400.000
3:57,51 (?.) Jimmy Anak Ahar Darwin
17.05.2007 Asia
Vanuatu 260.000
3:58,28 (?.) Tawai Keiruan Port Vila (VAN) South Pacific Mini Games 16.12.1993 Oceania
Mauretania 3.500.000
3:59,94 (?.) Mohamed Ould Elyouta Dakar African Championships 20.08.1998 Africa
South Sudan 9.400.000
3:39,30 (?.) Abraham Guem Tokyo
17.09.2022 Africa
Papua New Guinea 6.700.000
4:00,02 (?.) Sebastine Sena Adelaide
05.02.1997 Oceania
Maledives 400.000
4:00,06 (?.) Hussain Riyaz Dhaka South Asian Games 22.12.1993 Asia
Equatorial Guinea 700.000
4:00,33 (?.) Roberto Caracciolo Mandje Ninove (BEL)
11.08.2007 Africa
Guinea-Bissau 1.600.000
4:00,41 (?.) Alfaba Bah Uster (SUI)
08.06.2007 Africa
Solomon Islands 500.000
4:00,95 (?.) Selwyn Kole Tafuna (AMSAM) South Pacific Mini Games 20.08.1997 Oceania
Liberia 4.000.000
4:01,56 (?.) Bill Rogers Cotonou (BEN)
27.06.2004 Africa
Cambodia 15.000.000
4:01,8 (?.) Nhea Khay Kuala Lumpur
16.12.1965 Asia
Afghanistan 31.000.000
4:02,2 (?.) Nesrulaha Kabul
??.??.1973 Asia
Tonga 100.000
4:03,1 (?.) Tui'ese Ngaluafe Nuku'alofa (TON)
28.04.1979 Oceania
Laos 7.000.000
4:04,82 (n.) Khambieng Khamiar Barcelona Olympic Games 03.08.1992 Asia (12.)
Kiribati 100.000
4:32,4 (?.) Kautu Rabangaki Suva (FIJ) South Pacific Games 02.09.1963 Oceania










West-Sahara 500.000





Africa
(1) R. Kiplagat was born in Kenya

(2) Born in Kenya as William Biwott Tanui, camo to Turkey at age 21