| men's national records 3000mSt as at 31.12.1970 | |||||||||
| Australia | Kerry O'Brien | 8:21,98 | (1.) | Berlin, West | 04.07.70 | ISTAF | Ozeania | ||
| Soviet Union | Vladimiras Dudinas | 8:22,2h | (1.) | Kiyev | 19.08.69 | (Lithuania/Vladimir Dudin) | Europe | ||
| Finland | Jouko Kuha | 8:24,2h | (1.) | Stockholm | 17.07.68 | International | Europe | ||
| Bulgaria | Mikhail Zhelev | 8:25,02 | (1.) | Athínai | 20.09.69 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Belgium | Gaston Roelants | 8:26,4h | (1.) | Bruxelles | 07.08.65 | National Championships | Europe | ||
| New Zealand | Robert Peter Welsh | 8:29,44 | (1.) | Kingston | 06.08.66 | Commonwealth Games | Ozeania | ||
| France | Guy Texereau | 8:30,0h | (4.) | Budapest | 03.09.66 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Poland | Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | 8:30,4h | (1.) | Wałcz (POL) | 10.08.61 | National | Europe | ||
| Poland | Kazimierz Maranda | 8:30,4h | (1.) | Warszawa | 12.09.70 | POL v.GBR | Europe | ||
| USA | George L. Young | 8:30,6h | (1.) | Sacramento | 21.06.68 | AAU Championships | America | ||
| Great Britain | Gerry Stevens | 8:30,8h | (2.) | London, WC | 01.09.69 | GBR v. FRA | Europe | ||
| West Germany | Manfred Letzerich | 8:31,0h | (5.) | Budapest | 03.09.66 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Norway | Staele Engen | 8:31,4h | (2.) | Stockholm | 29.07.70 | Europe | |||
| East Germany | Dieter Hartmann | 8:31,6h | (6.) | Budapest | 03.09.66 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Kenya | Benjamin Kogo | 8:31,6h | (1.) | Paris | 07.06.67 | Africa | |||
| Hungary | István Jóni | 8:32,6h | (1.) | Duisburg (FRG) | 23.07.67 | European Cup Semi-Final | Europe | ||
| Italy | Umberto Risi | 8:33,8h | (1.) | Roma | 20.06.70 | Europe | |||
| Sweden | Bengt Persson | 8:33,8h | (1.) | Stockholm | 07.09.68 | Europe | |||
| Romania | Zoltán Vamos | 8:34,0h | (7.) | Budapest | 03.09.66 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Spain | Javier Àlvarez | 8:34,4h | (1.) | La Coruña (ESP) | 03.07.66 | Europe | |||
| Slovenia | Slavko Span | 8:35,3h | (1.) | Ljubljana | 03.08.64 | Europe | |||
| Japan | Taketsugu Saeuwatari | 8:35,8h | (3.) | Tokyo | 28.09.69 | Asia | |||
| Portugal | Manuel Oliveira | 8:36,2h | (4.) | Tokyo | 17.10.64 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Canada | Chris McCubbins | 8:38,2h | (1.) | Winnipeg (CAN) | 30.07.67 | America | |||
| Tunisia | Labidi Ayachi | 8:38,4h | (1.) | Tunis | 09.06.68 | Africa | |||
| Czechoslovakia | Bohumir Zhánal | 8:39,8h | (2.) | Kiyev | 15.09.63 | Europe | |||
| Argentina | Domingo Amaison | 8:41,8h | (3.) | La Coruña (ESP) | 17.08.68 | America | |||
| Morocco | Ben Assou El Ghazi | 8:42,8h | (h.) | Tokyo | 15.10.64 | Olympic Games/h1 | (3.) | Africa | |
| Croatia | Ivan Kokic | 8:43,5h | (5.) | Athina | 11.09.65 | Europe | |||
| Iran | Ahmed Mir-Hosseini | 8:56,5h | (?.) | Bangkok | 11.12.66 | Asia | |||
| South Africa | Giulio Nardini | 8:57,2h | (1.) | Port Elizabeth | 18.12.65 | Africa | |||
| Brazil | Sebastião Mendes | 9:01,8h | (?.) | Santiago | 16.10.60 | America | |||
| Algeria | Balgacem Rahoui | 9:04,0h | (2.) | Tripolis | 24.07.69 | 24.?? | Africa | ||
| Ethiopia | Medhin Wolde | 9:13,2h | (n.) | Ciudad de Mèxico | 14.10.68 | Olympic Games/h1 | Africa | ||
| Chad | Benoît Kassiré | 9:59,6h | (?.) | Brazzaville | 20.07.65 | All-Africa Games | Africa | ||
| Guyana | Clement Fields | 10:03,0h | (?.) | Georgetown (GUY) | 09.08.59 | America | |||
| Barbados | 10:05,0h | (?.) | America | ||||||
| Cambodia | Nhea Khay | 10:05,5h | (?.) | Jakarta | 14.11.63 | Asia | |||
| Guinea | Mamadou Diallo | 10:27,2h | (?.) | Dakar | 18.07.70 | Africa | |||
| Benin | 10:36,2h | (?.) | Africa | ||||||
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 10:59,0h | (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 15.08.69 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | ||
| Mauretania | Ely Lalaye | 12:35,8h | (?.) | Dakar | 17.04.63 | Africa | |||
| Mauretania | Mustapha Ould Ahmed | 12:35,8h | (?.) | Dakar | 17.04.63 | Africa | |||
| Bhutan | no record | Asia | |||||||
| Curaçao | no record | America | |||||||
| Eswatini | no record | Africa | |||||||
| Maldives | no record | Asia | |||||||
| Marshall Islands | no record | Ozeania | |||||||
| Palau | no record | Ozeania | |||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | no record | America | |||||||
| Saint Lucia | no record | America | |||||||
| South Sudan | no record | Africa | |||||||
| Suriname | no record | America | |||||||
| Bahamas | (?.) | America | |||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | ||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | ||||||||
| Gambia | Africa | ||||||||
| Sierra Leono | Africa | ||||||||
| Nigeria | Africa | ||||||||
| Angola | Africa | ||||||||
| Burundi | Africa | ||||||||
| Cape Verde | Africa | ||||||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | ||||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | ||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | ||||||||
| Eritrea | Africa | ||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | ||||||||
| Liberia | Africa | ||||||||
| Madagascar | Africa | ||||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | ||||||||
| Namibia | Africa | ||||||||
| Niger | Africa | ||||||||
| Senegal | Africa | ||||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | ||||||||
| Somalia | Africa | ||||||||
| Sudan | Africa | ||||||||
| Togo | Africa | ||||||||
| Zambia | Africa | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | Africa | ||||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | America | ||||||||
| Panama | America | ||||||||
| Chile | America | ||||||||
| Colombia | America | ||||||||
| Jamaica | America | ||||||||
| Guatemala | America | ||||||||
| China | America | ||||||||
| Paraguay | America | ||||||||
| Belize | America | ||||||||
| Bermuda | America | ||||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | America | ||||||||
| Dominica | America | ||||||||
| Ecuador | America | ||||||||
| El Salvador | America | ||||||||
| Mauritius | America | ||||||||
| Mexico | America | ||||||||
| Nicaragua | America | ||||||||
| Peru | America | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | ||||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | America | ||||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | America | ||||||||
| Uruguay | America | ||||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | ||||||||
| Venezuela | America | ||||||||
| Lebanon | Asia | ||||||||
| Myanmar | Asia | ||||||||
| Brunei | Asia | ||||||||
| Turkmenistan | Asia | ||||||||
| Oman | Asia | ||||||||
| Philippines | Asia | ||||||||
| Macau | Asia | ||||||||
| Pakistan | Asia | ||||||||
| Palestine | Asia | ||||||||
| South Korea | Asia | ||||||||
| Jordan | Asia | ||||||||
| Bangladesh | Asia | ||||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | ||||||||
| American Samoa | Asia | ||||||||
| East Timor | Asia | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | ||||||||
| India | Asia | ||||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | ||||||||
| Israel | Asia | ||||||||
| Kazakhstan | Asia | ||||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | ||||||||
| Laos | Asia | ||||||||
| Libya | Asia | ||||||||
| Malaysia | Asia | ||||||||
| Moldova | Asia | ||||||||
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Asia | ||||||||
| Russia | Asia | ||||||||
| Singapore | Asia | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka | Asia | ||||||||
| Syria | Asia | ||||||||
| Thailand | Asia | ||||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | ||||||||
| Yemen | Asia | ||||||||
| Denmark | Europe | ||||||||
| Montenegro | Europe | ||||||||
| Ukraine | Europe | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | Europe | ||||||||
| Ireland | Europe | ||||||||
| Croatia | Europe | ||||||||
| Norway | Europe | ||||||||
| Denmark | Europe | ||||||||
| Latvia | Europe | ||||||||
| Albania | Europe | ||||||||
| Serbia | Europe | ||||||||
| Andorra | Europe | ||||||||
| Estonia | Europe | ||||||||
| Gibraltar | Europe | ||||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | ||||||||
| Liechtenstein | Europe | ||||||||
| Monaco | Europe | ||||||||
| San Marino | Europe | ||||||||
| Slovenia | Europe | ||||||||
| Kiribati | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Cook Islands | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Wallis and Futuna | Ozeania | ||||||||
| New Caledonia | Ozeania | ||||||||
| French Polynesia | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Guam | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Norfolk Island | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Norfolk Island | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Solomon Islands | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Vanuatu | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Qatar | |||||||||