| men's national records 3000mSt as at 31.12.1980 | |||||||||
| Kenya | Henry Rono | 8:05,4h | (1.) | Seattle | 13.05.78 | Northwest Relays | Africa | ||
| Sweden | Anders Gärderud | 8:08,02 | (1.) | Montréal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Poland | Bronisław_Malinowski | 8:09,11 | (2.) | Montréal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Germany DR | Frank Baumgartl | 8:10,36 | (3.) | Montréal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Tanzania | Filbert Bayi | 8:12,48 | (2.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games | Africa | ||
| Italy | Mariano Scartezzini | 8:12,5h | (2.) | Roma, SO | 05.08.80 | Golden Gala | Europe | ||
| Finland | Tapio Kantanen | 8:12,60 | (4.) | Montréal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Ethiopia | Eshetu Tura | 8:13,57 | (3.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games | Africa | ||
| FR Germany | Michael Karst | 8:14,05 | (1.) | Stockholm | 05.07.77 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Europe | ||
| United States of America | Henry Dinwoody Marsh | 8:15,68 | (1.) | Eugene (USA) | 28.06.80 | Olympic Trials | America | ||
| Spain | Domingo Ramón | 8:15,74 | (4.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games | Asia | ||
| Romania | Gheorghe Cefan | 8:16,10 | (2.) | Stockholm | 08.06.76 | International | Europe | ||
| Great Britain | Dennis Coates | 8:18,95 | (q.) | Montréal | 25.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | ||
| Japan | Masanari Shintaku | 8:19,52 | (2.) | Stockholm | 08.07.80 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Asia | ||
| Uzbekistan | Anatoliy Dimov | 8:19,75 | (8.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games – for USSR | Asia | ||
| Algeria | Boualem Rahoui | 8:20,2h | (1.) | El Djezair | 26.08.75 | Africa | |||
| New Zealand | Euan James Robertson | 8:21,08 | (6.) | Montréal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Ozeania | ||
| 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 | ||
| South Africa | Julian Marsay | 8:22,63 | (1.) | Lausanne | 13.07.68 | Athlétissima | GBR?? | Africa | |
| Austria | Wolfgang Konrad | 8:22,8h | (1.) | Berlin, West | 17.08.79 | ISTAF | Europe | ||
| Belgium | Paul Thijs | 8:22,8h | (1.) | Sittard | 18.06.78 | Europe | |||
| France | Gérard Buchheit | 8:23,6h | (1.) | Bruxelles | 14.09.73 | International | Europe | ||
| Czechoslovakia | Dušan Moravčík | 8:23,8h | (1.) | Praha | 17.09.72 | for Czechoslovakia | Europe | ||
| Bulgaria | Mikhail Zhelev | 8:25,02 | (1.) | Athínai | 20.09.69 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Belarus | Aleksandr Vorobey | 8:25,2h | (2.) | Moskva | 06.07.80 | for USSR | Europe | ||
| Greece | Spiridon Kontossoros | 8:25,6h | (1.) | Athínai | 01.07.73 | Europe | |||
| Swizerland | Hanspeter Wehrli | 8:26,00 | (q.) | Roma, SO | 04.09.74 | European Championships/h3 | (3.) | Europe | |
| Armenia | Artashes Mikoyan | 8:27,88 | (3.) | München | 29.05.76 | for USSR | Asia | ||
| Georgia | Sergey Skripka | 8:28,0h | (2.) | Moskva | 11.06.77 | for USSR | Asia | ||
| Portugal | José Sena | 8:28,9h | (1.) | Lisboa | 05.07.80 | Europe | |||
| Netherlands | Hans Koeleman | 8:29,1h | (1.) | Sittard | 17.08.80 | Europe | |||
| Yugoslavia | Petar Svet | 8:29,6h | (1.) | Sarajevo | 30.06.74 | ||||
| Cyprus | Filippos Filippou | 8:31,04 | (4.) | Athínai | 15.07.78 | Europe | |||
| Hungary | István Jóni | 8:32,6h | (1.) | Duisburg (FRG) | 23.07.67 | European Cup Semi-Final | Europe | ||
| Slovakia | Milan Slovák | 8:32,7h | (?.) | Banská Bystrica | 06.08.78 | for Czechoslovakia | Europe | ||
| Cuba | JoséLuis Cobo | 8:32,9h | (2.) | Praha | 21.06.77 | America | |||
| Uganda | Nelsensio Byingingo | 8:33,6h | (1.) | Muqdisho (SOM) | 18.11.77 | Africa | |||
| Morocco | Mohamed Belbaraka | 8:36,25 | (1.) | Tunis | 17.07.79 | TUN v. MOR | Africa | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Aiyin Isakov | 8:38,4h | (?.) | Moskva | 04.07.80 | for USSR | Asia | ||
| Argentina | Domingo Amaison | 8:41,8h | (3.) | La Coruña (ESP) | 17.08.68 | America | |||
| Tajikistan | Anotoliy Belogurov | 8:46,4h | (?.) | Moskva | 15.04.80 | for USSR | Asia | ||
| Fiji | Usaia Sotutu | 8:48,0h | (?.) | Seattle | 17.06.71 | Ozeania | |||
| Pakistan | Abdoul Karim | 8:50,4h | (?.) | Rawalpindi | 19.02.71 | Asia | |||
| Azerbaijan (4) | Nikolay Kotov | 8:52,0h | (?.) | Baku | 19.05.74 | for USSR | Asia | ||
| Iraq | Shibib Dagher Al-Lami | 8:56,2h | (?.) | Firenze | 07.06.73 | Asia | |||
| Ghana | Robert Hackman | 8:57,54 | (n.) | München | 01.09.72 | Olympic Games/h3 | (12.) | Africa | |
| Bolivia | Johnny Perez | 8:58,6h | (3.) | Bucaramango | 31.10.79 | South American Championships | America | ||
| North Macedonia | Gorgi Vuckov | 9:10,4h | (?.) | Belgrade | 12.09.71 | for Yugoslavia - bef. 2019: Macedonia | Europe | ||
| Cameroon | Esau Ade Nji | 9:16,19 | (?.) | Lagos | 15.01.73 | All-Africa Games | Africa | ||
| Rwanda | Sylvestre Hanyurwimfura | 9:22,0h | (1.) | Libreville | 31.05.78 | Central African Championships | Africa | ||
| Honduras | Hipolito López | 9:23,6h | (?.) | Mexico City | ??.04.76 | America | |||
| Papua & New Guinea | John Kokinai | 9:25,8h | (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 27.08.71 | Ozeania | |||
| Tau John Tokwepota | 9:25,8h | (?.) | Brisbane | 09.03.78 | not official | ||||
| Nepal | Mehendra Bahadur Rai | 9:28,0h | (?.) | Singapore | 15.09.72 | Asia | |||
| Ivory Coast | Lassina Konaté | 9:29,6h | (?.) | Abidjan | 08.04.72 | Africa | |||
| Gabon | Philémon Moupaka | 9:31,2h | (?.) | Libreville | 01.04.79 | Africa | |||
| Aruba | Kimball Reynierse | 9:35,9h | (?.) | Remscheid (FRG) | 16.08.80 | America | |||
| Bahamas | (?.) | America | |||||||
| Chad | Benoît Kassiré | 9:59,6h | (?.) | Brazzaville | 20.07.65 | All-Africa Games | Africa | ||
| Samoa | James Hoeflich | 10:01,15 | (?.) | Apia | 01.09.79 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | ||
| 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 | |||
| Comoros | Salim Abdallah | 10:19,1h | (?.) | Saint-Paul (Réunion, FRA) | 31.08.79 | Indian_Ocean_Island_Games | Africa | ||
| Guinea | Mamadou Diallo | 10:27,2h | (?.) | Dakar | 18.07.70 | Africa | |||
| Tonga | Paeu'afi Haukinima | 10:31,95 | (?.) | Suva (FIJ) | 01.09.79 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | ||
| Haiti | St. Joseph Anilis | 10:36,2h | (?.) | Lübeck (FRG) | 05.08.72 | America | |||
| Benin | 10:36,2h | (?.) | Africa | ||||||
| Laos | Mathomevongsakdi Tongphet | 10:36,4h | (?.) | Kuala Lumpur | 15.12.71 | Southeast Asian Peninsular Games | Asia | ||
| Mali | Adama Koné | 10:51,40 | (?.) | Dakar | 13.07.75 | Africa | |||
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 10:59,0h | (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 15.08.69 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | ||
| Niue | Pihigia Talagi | 11:51,20 | (?.) | Suva (FIJ) | 01.09.79 | 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 | ||||
| Iran | Ahmed Mir-Hosseini | 8:56,5h | Bangkok | 11.12.66 | Asia | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Africa | ||||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | ||||||||
| Tunisia | 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 | ||||||||
| Canada | America | ||||||||
| Guatemala | America | ||||||||
| China | America | ||||||||
| Brazil | 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 | |||||||||