| men's national records 3000mSt as at 31.12.2020 | ||||||||
| Kenya | Bernard Barmasai | 7:55,72 | (1.) | Köln | 24.08.97 | Weltklasse in Köln / GP | Africa | |
| Morocco | Brahim Boulami | 8:02,90 | (2.) | Monaco | 18.08.00 | Herculis / Golden League | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Germany | Damian Kallabis | 8:09,48 | (4.) | Zürich | 11.08.99 | Weltklasse Zürich / Golden League | Europe | |
| Spain | Luis Miguel Martín | 8:09,77 | (5.) | Monaco | 18.08.00 | Herculis / Golden League | Asia | |
| Belgium | William Van Dijck | 8:10,01 | (1.) | Bruxelles | 05.09.86 | Memorial Van Damme | Europe | |
| Algeria | Laïd Bessou | 8:10,23 | (8.) | Monaco | 18.08.00 | Herculis / Golden League | Africa | |
| China | Sun Ripeng | 8:10,46 | (1.) | Shanghai | 19.10.97 | Chinese National Games | America | |
| Austria | Günther Weidlinger | 8:10,83 | (q.) | Sevilla | 21.08.99 | World Championships/h1 | (4.) | Europe |
| Norway | Jim Svenøy | 8:12,05 | (7.) | Bruxelles | 22.08.97 | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 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 | |
| Romania | Florin Ionescu | 8:13,26 | (q.) | Sevilla | 21.08.99 | World Championships/h1 | (6.) | Europe |
| Netherlands | Simon Vroemen | 8:13,45 | (3.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Golden Gala / Golden League | 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 | |
| Brazil | Wander Moura | 8:14,41 | (1.) | Mar del Plata | 22.03.95 | Pan American Games | America | |
| Australia | Shaun Creighton | 8:16,22 | (3.) | Lille | 02.07.93 | Meeting BNP d'Athletisme / GP | Ozeania | |
| Russia | Vladimir Pronin | 8:16,59 | (7.) | Göteborg | 11.08.95 | World Championships | Asia | |
| Hungary | Gabor Markó | 8:17,97 | (1.) | Potsdam | 21.07.84 | Europe | ||
| South Africa | Whaddon Niewoudt | 8:19,00 | (1.) | Stellenbosch | 08.05.92 | Africa | ||
| 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 | |
| Portugal | José Regalo | 8:20,70 | (q.) | Roma | 03.09.87 | World Championships/h3 | (4.) | Europe |
| Ukraine | Andriy Popelyayev | 8:21,75 | (1.) | Moskva | 19.07.84 | for USSR | Europe | |
| 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 | ||
| Uruguay | Ricardo Vera Rebello | 8:23,02 | (3.) | Hengelo | 28.06.92 | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | America | |
| Denmark | Flemming Jensen | 8:23,56 | (7.) | Hengelo | 19.07.87 | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | ||
| 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 | |
| Belarus | Aleksandr Vorobey | 8:25,2 | (2.) | Moskva | 06.07.80 | for USSR | Europe | |
| Zambia | Godfrey Siamusiye | 8:25,49 | (2.) | Birmingham | 16.07.95 | AAA Championships | Africa | |
| Argentina | Marcelo Cascabelo | 8:25,63 | (3.) | Beograd | 04.06.89 | America | ||
| Mexico | José Salvatore Miranda | 8:25,69 | (5.) | Barakaldo (ESP) | 08.07.00 | 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 | ||
| Syria | Salah Moustapha Habib | 8:34,66 | (3.) | Kuala Lumpur | 19.10.91 | Asian Championships | Asia | |
| Philippines | Hector Begeo | 8:35,09 | (n.) | Seoul | 28.09.88 | Olympic Games/sf1 | (12.) | Asia |
| Burundi | Hilaire Ntirampeba | 8:36,19 | (3.) | Bondoufle (FRA) | 12.07.94 | Jeux de la Francophonie | Africa | |
| 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 | ||
| Zimbabwe | Passmore Furusa | 8:45,33 | (?.) | Austin | 09.04.94 | Africa | ||
| Sri Lanka | Shanta Mendis | 8:45,53 | (?.) | Colombo (SRI) | 28.06.98 | Asia | ||
| 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 | ||
| Ecuador | Pablo Ramirez | 8:48,50 | (2.) | Mar del Plata | 05.04.97 | South American Championships | America | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Quintin John | 8:49,82 | (?.) | Raleigh (USA) | 27.05.94 | America | ||
| Turkmenistan | Igor Zaynalov | 8:50,43 | (?.) | Kiyev | 18.07.88 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Madagascar | Augustin Ravaolahy | 8:50,8 | (?.) | Saint-Paul (Réunion, FRA) | 11.08.98 | Africa | ||
| Central African Republic | Christian Yago | 8:51,22 | (?.) | Saint-Maur | 14.06.00 | Africa | ||
| 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 | ||
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Ju Il-Myong | 8:53,8 | (?.) | Pyongyang | 03.04.94 | Asia | ||
| New Caledonia | Alain Lazare | 8:54,1 | (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 28.11.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Mauritius | Patrick Moonsamy | 8:55,66 | (?.) | Saint-Maur | 15.06.94 | America | ||
| Myanmar | Maung Hla | 8:56,18 | (1.) | Manila | 12.12.81 | Southeast Asian Games | Asia | |
| Angola | Aurélio Miti | 8:56,79 | (?.) | Lisboa | 30.07.94 | Africa | ||
| Yemen | Awadh Saleh Nasser | 8:57,43 | (3.) | Jakarta | 17.09.94 | Asian U20 Championships | 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 | |
| Malaysia | Nainasagoram Shanmuganathan | 8:59,10 | (?.) | Kuala Lumpur | 17.09.98 | Commonwealth Games | Asia | |
| 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 | |
| Barbados | Leo Garnes | 9:07,3 | (?.) | Bridgetown (BAR) | 07.06.92 | America | ||
| 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 | |
| Singapore | Mathevan Maran | 9:11,24 | (?.) | Kuala Lumpur | 19.10.91 | Asian Championships | Asia | |
| 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 | |
| Mali | Youssouf Békaye Coulibaly | 9:17,9 | (?.) | Niamey | 30.05.98 | Africa | ||
| Vanuatu | Tawai Keiruan | 9:21,11 | (?.) | Pirae | 18.08.95 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | |
| Rwanda | Sylvestre Hanyurwimfura | 9:22,0 | (?.) | Libreville | 31.05.78 | ae95 | 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 | |||
| San Marino | Matteo Zafferani | 9:25,85 | (?.) | Bologna | 08.07.99 | Europe | ||
| Nepal | Mehendra Bahadur Rai | 9:28,0 | (?.) | Singapore | 15.09.72 | ae95 | Asia | |
| Dominica | Neehall Philogene | 9:29,10 | (?.) | St. Charles | 01.05.99 | America | ||
| Ivory Coast | Lassina Konaté | 9:29,6 | (?.) | Abidjan | 08.04.72 | Africa | ||
| Gabon | Philémon Moupaka | 9:31,2 | (?.) | Libreville | 01.04.79 | Africa | ||
| Namibia | Frank Tuihaleni Kayele | 9:31,23 | (?.) | Windhoek | 19.06.92 | Africa | ||
| Nicaragua | Roger Miranda | 9:33,90 | (?.) | La Habana | 05.08.91 | ae95 | America | |
| Solomon Islands | Primo Higa | 9:34,86 | (?.) | Tafuna | 16.08.97 | South Pacific Mini Games | Ozeania | |
| Aruba | Kimball Reynierse | 9:35,9 | (?.) | Remscheid (FRG) | 16.08.80 | America | ||
| Guam | Brent Butler | 9:38,04 | (?.) | San Francisco | 16.03.96 | 9:38,08? | Ozeania | |
| 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 | ae95 | Asia | |
| Brunei | Roslan Baha | 9:42,35 | (?.) | Singapore | 22.07.87 | Asian Championships | Asia | |
| Cape Verde | António Zeferino | 9:42,80 | (?.) | Maia (POR) | 25.06.95 | Africa | ||
| Gambia | Peter Ceesay | 9:45,50 | (?.) | Wichita (USA) | 15.04.89 | Africa | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Norfolk Island | Trevor Calder | 11:32,2 | (?.) | Middlegate (NFK) | 12.02.94 | Ozeania | ||
| Niue | Pihigia Talagi | 11:51,20 | (?.) | Suva (FIJ) | 01.09.79 | South Pacific Games | Ozeania | |
| American Samoa | Franklin Paaga | 12:00,56 | (?.) | Tafuna(AS) | 16.08.97 | South Pacific Mini Games | Asia | |
| Kiribati | Peter Birati | 12:03,70 | (?.) | Honiara (SOL) | 11.07.81 | South Pacific Mini Games | Ozeania | |
| Eswatini | no record | Africa | ||||||
| South Sudan | no record | Africa | ||||||
| Palau | no record | Ozeania | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | no record | Ozeania | ||||||
| Suriname | no record | America | ||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | no record | America | ||||||
| Curaçao | no record | America | ||||||
| Saint Lucia | no record | America | ||||||
| Maldives | no record | Asia | ||||||
| Bhutan | no record | Asia | ||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | |||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | |||||||
| Liberia | Africa | |||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | |||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | |||||||
| Benin | Africa | |||||||
| Togo | Africa | |||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | |||||||
| Somalia | Africa | |||||||
| Mauretania | Africa | |||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | |||||||
| Sudan | Africa | |||||||
| Senegal | Africa | |||||||
| Eritrea | Africa | |||||||
| Niger | Africa | |||||||
| El Salvador | America | |||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | |||||||
| Costa Rica | America | |||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | |||||||
| Cuba | America | |||||||
| Peru | America | |||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | America | |||||||
| Belize | America | |||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | |||||||
| Venezuela | America | |||||||
| Bahamas | America | |||||||
| Bermuda | America | |||||||
| Colombia | Julian Giraldo | 8:45,99 | (?.) | Santiago de Chile | 28.10.84 | ae95 | America | |
| Thailand | Asia | |||||||
| Iraq | Asia | |||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | |||||||
| Israel | Asia | |||||||
| Moldova | Asia | |||||||
| Kazakhstan | Asia | |||||||
| East Timor | Asia | |||||||
| Laos | Asia | |||||||
| Libya | Asia | |||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | |||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | |||||||
| Iran | Asia | |||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | |||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | |||||||
| India | Asia | |||||||
| Gibraltar | Europe | |||||||
| Slovenia | Europe | |||||||
| Monaco | Europe | |||||||
| Liechtenstein | Europe | |||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | |||||||
| Bulgaria | Mikhail Zhelev | 8:25,02 | (1.) | Athínai | 20.09.69 | European Championships | Europe | |
| Estonia | Europe | |||||||
| Andorra | Europe | |||||||
| Norfolk Island | Ozeania | |||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ozeania | |||||||
| Qatar | ||||||||
| (1) born in Kenya and changed nationality at age 20 | ||||||||
| (2) was born in Somalia and came to Sweden at age 11 | ||||||||