| men's national records 3000mSt as at 31.12.1990 | ||||||||
| Kenya | Peter Koech | 8:05,35 | (1.) | Stockholm | 03.07.89 | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | Africa | |
| France | Joseph Mahmoud | 8:07,62 | (1.) | Bruxelles | 24.08.84 | Memorial Van Damme | Europe | |
| Great Britain | Mark Rowland | 8:07,96 | (3.) | Seoul | 30.09.88 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Sweden | Anders Gärderud | 8:08,02 | (1.) | Montreal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Italy | Francesco Panetta | 8:08,57 | (1.) | Roma | 05.09.87 | World Championships | Europe | |
| Poland | Bronisław_Malinowski | 8:09,11 | (2.) | Montreal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| United States of America | Herny Marsh | 8:09,17 | (1.) | Koblenz | 28.08.85 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | America | |
| Belgium | William Van Dijck | 8:10,01 | (1.) | Bruxelles | 05.09.86 | Memorial Van Damme | Europe | |
| Germany DR | Hagen Melzer | 8:10,32 | (2.) | Roma | 05.09.87 | World Championships | Europe | |
| FR Germany | Rainer Schwarz | 8:11,93 | (2.) | Koblenz | 28.08.85 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz / GP | Europe | |
| Tanzania | Filbert Bayi | 8:12,48 | (2.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games | Africa | |
| Canada | Graeme Fell (2) | 8:12,58 | (3.) | Koblenz | 28.08.85 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | America | |
| Finland | Tapio Kantanen | 8:12,60 | (4.) | Montreal | 28.07.76 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Ethiopia | Eshetu Tura | 8:13,57 | (3.) | Moskva | 31.07.80 | Olympic Games | Africa | |
| New Zealand | Peter Renner | 8:14,05 | (3.) | Koblenz | 29.08.84 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | Ozeania | |
| 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 | Europe | ||
| Austria | Wolfgang Konrad | 8:17,22 | (2.) | Berlin, West | 20.08.82 | ISTAF | Europe | |
| Hungary | Gabor Markó | 8:17,97 | (1.) | Potsdam | 21.07.84 | 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 | 8:20,2 | (1.) | El Djezair | 26.08.75 | Africa | ||
| Portugal | José Regalo | 8:20,70 | (q.) | Roma | 03.09.87 | World Championships/h3 | (4.) | Europe |
| South Africa | Nollie Meintjies | 8:21,72 | (1.) | Stellenbosch | 25.04.83 | Africa | ||
| Ukraine | Andriy Popelyayev | 8:21,75 | (1.) | Moskva | 19.07.84 | for USSR | Europe | |
| Morocco | Saïd Aouita | 8:21,92 | (2.) | Lattaquié (SYR) | 23.09.87 | Jeux Mediterranean | Africa | |
| Australia | Kerry O'Brien | 8:21,98 | (1.) | Berlin, West | 04.07.70 | ISTAF | Ozeania | |
| Lithuania | Vladimiras Dudinas | 8:22,2 | (1.) | Kiyev | 19.08.69 | for USSR | Europe | |
| Swizerland | Roland Hertner | 8:22,49 | (6.) | Koblenz | 06.08.86 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | Europe | |
| Denmark | Flemming Jensen | 8:22,9 | (1.) | Eugene | 30.04.83 | Europe | ||
| Norway | Espen Borge | 8:23,11 | (5.) | Hengelo | 19.07.87 | Europe | ||
| Brazil | Adauto Donizete Domingues | 8:23,26 | (1.) | Indianapolis | 12.08.87 | America | ||
| Denmark | Flemming Jensen | 8:23,56 | (7.) | Hengelo | 19.07.87 | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Europe | |
| Czech Republic | Dušan Moravčík | 8:23,8 | (1.) | Praha | 17.09.72 | for Czechoslovakia | Europe | |
| Cyprus | Filippos Filippou | 8:24,01 | (4.) | Dar-el-Beida | 15.09.83 | ???? | Europe | |
| Greece | Filippos Filippou | 8:24,01 | (4.) | Dar-el-Beida | 15.09.83 | Mediterranean Games | Europe | |
| Ireland | Brendan Quinn | 8:24,09 | (6.) | Bruxelles | 30.08.85 | Memorial Van Damme / GP | Europe | |
| Bulgaria | Mikhail Zhelev | 8:25,02 | (1.) | Athínai | 20.09.69 | European Championships | Europe | |
| Belarus | Aleksandr Vorobey | 8:25,2 | (2.) | Moskva | 06.07.80 | for USSR | Europe | |
| Argentina | Marcelo Cascabelo | 8:25,63 | (3.) | Beograd | 04.06.89 | America | ||
| Armenia | Artashes Mikoyan | 8:27,88 | (3.) | München | 29.05.76 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Georgia | Sergey Skripka | 8:28,0 | (2.) | Moskva | 11.06.77 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Serbia | Vule Maksimović | 8:28,80 | (2.) | Budapest | 04.09.89 | Honvéd Meeting - for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Tunisia | Féthi Baccouche | 8:28,85 | (7.) | Roma | 10.09.86 | Grand Prix Final | Africa | |
| Chile | Emilio Ulloa | 8:28,99 | (n.) | Los Angeles | 08.08.84 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (8.) | America |
| Latvia | Gatis Deksnis | 8:31,35 | (?.) | Moskva | 04.09.88 | for USSR | Europe | |
| Slovakia | Milan Slovák | 8:32,7 | (?.) | Banská Bystrica | 06.08.78 | for Czechoslovakia | Europe | |
| Uganda | Nelsensio Byingingo | 8:33,6 | (1.) | Muqdisho | 18.11.77 | Africa | ||
| Philippines | Hector Begeo | 8:35,09 | (n.) | Seoul | 28.09.88 | Olympic Games/sf1 | (12.) | Asia |
| China | Cheng Shouguo | 8:37,33 | (2.) | Seoul | 30.09.86 | Asian Games | America | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Aiyin Isakov | 8:38,4 | (?.) | Moskva | 04.07.80 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Croatia | Slobodan Crnokrak | 8:40,1 | (?.) | Karlovac (YUG) | 31.05.87 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Luxembourg | Francis Hoeser | 8:40,3 | (?.) | Luxembourg | 20.07.84 | Europe | ||
| Jordan | Jihad Al-Balawi | 8:40,74 | (?.) | Lübeck (FRG) | 07.07.90 | Asia | ||
| Pakistan | Abdul Razzaq | 8:42,43 | (1.) | Islamabad | 21.10.89 | South Asian Games | Asia | |
| South Korea | Jin Soo-sun | 8:42,86 | (1.) | Seoul | 10.06.90 | Asia | ||
| Albania | Krenar Meçani | 8:43,26 | (1.) | Serres (GRE) | 12.08.89 | Europe | ||
| Botswana | Reuben Rathedi | 8:44,1 | (?.) | Wichita (USA) | 29.05.81 | Africa | ||
| Colombia | Julian Giraldo | 8:45,99 | (?.) | Santiago de Chile | 28.10.84 | America | ||
| Tajikistan | Anotoliy Belogurov | 8:46,4 | (?.) | Moskva | 15.04.80 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Guatemala | Hugo-Allan García | 8:46,45 | (8.) | Kobe | 02.09.85 | Universiade | America | |
| Fiji | Usaia Sotutu | 8:48,0 | (?.) | Seattle | 17.06.71 | Ozeania | ||
| Turkmenistan | Igor Zaynalov | 8:50,43 | (?.) | Kiyev | 18.07.88 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Azerbaijan (4) | Nikolay Kotov | 8:52,0 | (?.) | Baku | 19.05.74 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Paraguay | Ramon López | 8:52,62 | (n.) | Seoul | 28.09.88 | Olympic Games/sf2 | (13.) | America |
| Jamaica | Lionel Scott | 8:52,82 | (?.) | Indianapolis | 04.05.85 | America | ||
| New Caledonia | Alain Lazare | 8:54,1 | (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 28.11.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Myanmar | Maung Hla | 8:56,18 | (1.) | Manila | 12.12.81 | Southeast Asian Games | Asia | |
| Ghana | Robert Hackman | 8:57,54 | (n.) | München | 01.09.72 | Olympic Games/h3 | (12.) | Africa |
| Nigeria | Zacharia Fwangfur | 8:58,56 | (?.) | Lagos | 06.09.90 | Africa | ||
| Bolivia | Johnny Perez | 8:58,6 | (3.) | Bucaramango | 31.10.79 | South American Championships | America | |
| Lebanon | Nabil Choueiri | 9:02,73 | (?.) | Tunis | 21.08.81 | Asia | ||
| Bangladesh | Shamsuddin | 9:04,6 | (?.) | Dhaka | ??.??.81 | Asia | ||
| Republic of the Congo | Emmanuel M'Pioh | 9:05,58 | (n.) | Los Angeles | 06.08.84 | Olympic Games/h1 | (11.) | Africa |
| Palestine | Jamal Mahmoud | 9:05,86 | (?.) | New Delhi | 16.11.89 | Asian Championships | Asia | |
| North Macedonia | Gorgi Vuckov | 9:10,4 | (?.) | Belgrade | 12.09.71 | for Yugoslavia - bef. 2019: Macedonia | Europe | |
| Panama | Damian Rivera | 9:10,4 | (?.) | Havana | 23.07.83 | Central American and Carribean Championships | America | |
| Montenegro | Igor Gojnić | 9:14,2 | (?.) | Celje | 26.05.84 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Sierra Leono | Modupeh Jomah | 9:15,61 | (?.) | Kuwait City | 01.09.89 | Africa | ||
| Cameroon | Esau Ade Nji | 9:16,19 | (?.) | Lagos | 15.01.73 | All-Africa Games | Africa | |
| Rwanda | Sylvestre Hanyurwimfura | 9:22,0 | (?.) | Libreville | 31.05.78 | Africa | ||
| Honduras | Hipolito López | 9:23,6 | (?.) | Mexico City | ??.04.76 | America | ||
| Burkina Faso | Boukary Ouédraogo | 9:25,0 | (?.) | Ouagadougou | 25.06.86 | Africa | ||
| Papua & New Guinea | John Kokinai | 9:25,8 | (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 27.08.71 | Ozeania | ||
| Tau John Tokwepota | 9:25,8 | (?.) | Brisbane | 09.03.78 | not official | |||
| Nepal | Mehendra Bahadur Rai | 9:28,0 | (?.) | Singapore | 15.09.72 | Asia | ||
| Ivory Coast | Lassina Konaté | 9:29,6 | (?.) | Abidjan | 08.04.72 | Africa | ||
| Gabon | Philémon Moupaka | 9:31,2 | (?.) | Libreville | 01.04.79 | Africa | ||
| Aruba | Kimball Reynierse | 9:35,9 | (?.) | Remscheid (FRG) | 16.08.80 | America | ||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 9:38,49 | (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 16.12.87 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | |
| Oman | Khalfan Ali Al Baloshi | 9:38,85 | (?.) | Köln | 03.08.88 | Asia | ||
| Brunei | Roslan Baha | 9:42,35 | (?.) | Singapore | 22.07.87 | Asian Championships | Asia | |
| Gambia | Peter Ceesay | 9:45,50 | (?.) | Wichita (USA) | 15.04.89 | Africa | ||
| Bahamas | 9:48,06 | (?.) | America | |||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Tyrone Thibou | 9:54,5 | (?.) | Port of Spain | 31.07.82 | America | ||
| Chad | Benoît Kassiré | 9:59,6 | (?.) | 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 | 10:03,0 | (?.) | Georgetown (GUY) | 09.08.59 | America | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 10:04,0 | (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 20.10.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Barbados | 10:05,0 | (?.) | America | |||||
| Cambodia | Nhea Khay | 10:05,5 | (?.) | Jakarta | 14.11.63 | Asia | ||
| São_Tomé and Príncipe | Mário Pitra | 10:08,0 | (?.) | Luanda | 25.08.81 | Central African Games | Africa | |
| Macau | H. Carvalho | 10:13,99 | (?.) | Hong Kong | 16.04.89 | Asia | ||
| Comoros | Salim Abdallah | 10:19,1 | (?.) | Saint-Paul (Réunion, FRA) | 31.08.79 | Indian_Ocean_Island_Games | Africa | |
| Guinea | Mamadou Diallo | 10:27,2 | (?.) | 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 | 10:36,2 | (?.) | Lübeck (FRG) | 05.08.72 | America | ||
| Benin | 10:36,2 | (?.) | Africa | |||||
| Cook Islands | Uaongo Areai | 10:51,71 | (?.) | Avarua (COK) | 03.08.85 | South Pacific Mini Games | Ozeania | |
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 10:59,0 | (?.) | 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 | |
| Kiribati | Peter Birati | 12:03,70 | (?.) | Honiara (SOL) | 11.07.81 | South Pacific Mini Games | Ozeania | |
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Mali | Africa | |||||||
| Mauretania | Africa | |||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | |||||||
| Namibia | Africa | |||||||
| Niger | Africa | |||||||
| Senegal | Africa | |||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | |||||||
| Somalia | Africa | |||||||
| Sudan | Africa | |||||||
| Togo | Africa | |||||||
| Zambia | Africa | |||||||
| Zimbabwe | Africa | |||||||
| Belize | America | |||||||
| Bermuda | America | |||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | |||||||
| Costa Rica | America | |||||||
| Cuba | 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 | |||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | |||||||
| American Samoa | Asia | |||||||
| East Timor | Asia | |||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | |||||||
| India | Asia | |||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | |||||||
| Iran | Asia | |||||||
| Iraq | 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 | |||||||
| Andorra | Europe | |||||||
| Estonia | Europe | |||||||
| Gibraltar | Europe | |||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | |||||||
| Liechtenstein | Europe | |||||||
| Monaco | Europe | |||||||
| Netherlands | Europe | |||||||
| San Marino | Europe | |||||||
| Slovenia | Europe | |||||||
| Guam | Ozeania | |||||||
| Norfolk Island | Ozeania | |||||||
| Norfolk Island | Ozeania | |||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ozeania | |||||||
| Solomon Islands | Ozeania | |||||||
| Vanuatu | Ozeania | |||||||
| Qatar | ||||||||