| progressive 3000m-Steeple all-time list | ||||||||
| 9:21,8 (1.) | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | ??.??.1928 | ||||||
| 9:27,0 (?.) | Henri Dartigues (FRA) | ??.??.1929 | ||||||
| 9:31,2 (?.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | ??.??.1928 | ||||||
| 9:32,2 (?.) | Verner Toivonen (FIN) | ??.??.1930 | ||||||
| 9:33,4 (?.) | Paul Bontemps (FRA) | ??.??.1924 | ||||||
| 9:33,6 (?.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | ??.??.1924 | ||||||
| 9:34,2 (?.) | Marcel Cuignet (FRA) | ??.??.1930 | ||||||
| 9:34,5 (?.) | Elias Katz (FIN) | ??.??.1926 | ||||||
| 9:35,6 (?.) | Ove Andersen (FIN) | ??.??.1928 | ||||||
| 9:35,8 (?.) | William Spencer (USA) | ??.??.1928 | ||||||
| 9:08,2 (1.) | Harold Manning (USA) | 12.07.1936 | New York | |||||
| 9:03,8 (1.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | Olympic Games | 08.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | 1 | |||
| 9:06,8 (2.) | Kaarlo Tuominen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 08.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | ||||
| 9:07,2 (3.) | Alfred Dompert (GER) | Olympic Games | 08.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | ||||
| 9:09,0 (4.) | Martti Matilainen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 08.08.1936 | Berlin, OS | ||||
| 9:09,2 (1.) | Alf Lindblad (FIN) | 06.08.1938 | Helsinki | |||||
| 9:06,8 (1.) | Ludwig Kaindl (GER) | 08.07.1939 | Berlin | |||||
| 9:07,4 (1.) | Kauki Pekuri (FIN) | 17.09.1939 | Helsinki | |||||
| 9:07,0 (2.) | Lars Larsson (SWE) | 13.09.1940 | Stockholm | |||||
| 9:05,2 (1.) | Nils Ollander (SWE) | 15.09.1940 | Gävle (SWE) | |||||
| 9:04,8 (1.) | Erik Arvidsson (SWE) | 16.08.1942 | Stockholm | |||||
| 9:03,4 (1.) | Erik Elmsäter (SWE) | National | 22.08.1943 | Östersund (SWE) | 1 | |||
| 8:59,6 (1.) | Erik Elmsäter (SWE) | National | 04.08.1944 | Stockholm | 1 | |||
| 9:01,4 (1.) | Raphael Pujazon (FRA) | 25.08.1946 | Oslo | |||||
| 9:04,0 (2.) | Pentti Siltaloppi (FIN) | 07.09.1947 | Stockholm | |||||
| 9:02,0 (1.) | Thore Sjöstrand (SWE) | 27.05.1948 | Göteborg | |||||
| 8:59,8 (?.) | Thore Sjöstrand (SWE) | 12.09.1948 | Helsinki | |||||
| 9:01,0 (?.) | Göte Hagström (SWE) | 12.09.1948 | Helsinki | |||||
| 9:04,6 (2.) | Olle Elvland (SWE) | 20.08.1949 | Stockholm | |||||
| 9:00,0 (1.) | Curt Söderberg (SWE) | 05.08.1950 | Stockholm | |||||
| 9:05,4 (1.) | Jindrich Roudný (TCH) | European Championships | 27.08.1950 | Bruxelles | NR | |||
| 9:01,0 (1.) | Petar Segedin (YUG) | 06.09.1950 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:49,8 (1.) | Vladimir Kazantsev (URS) | National | 10.07.1951 | Moskva | WR | |||
| 8:48,6 (1.) | Vladimir Kazantsev (URS) | Eastern Bloc Pre-Olympic Meeting | 12.06.1952 | Kiyev | WR | |||
| 9:06,4 (1.) | Horace Ashenfelter (USA) | Olympic Trials | 28.06.1952 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 8:51,0 (q.) | Horace Ashenfelter (USA) | Olympic Games/h3 | 23.07.1952 | Helsinki | (1.) | |||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Horace Ashenfelter (USA) | Olympic Games | 25.07.1952 | Helsinki | EL 8:45,68 | |||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Petar Segedin (YUG) | 01.05.1953 | Beograd | |||||
| 8:44,4 (1.) | Olavi Rinteenpää (FIN) | International | 02.07.1953 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:57,4 (2.) | Jeszinsky | 05.08.1953 | Bucaresti | |||||
| 8:49,6 (1.) | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | European Championships | 28.08.1954 | Bern | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | International | 01.07.1955 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | Bislett Games | 15.07.1955 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Vasiliy Vlasenko (URS) | Spartakiade | 18.08.1955 | Moskva | WR | 2 | ||
| 8:41,2 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | TCH v. POL | 31.08.1955 | Brno (TCH) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:40,2 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | HUN v. POL | 11.09.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:45,2 (2.) | Sándor Rosznyoi | 11.09.1955 | Budapest | |||||
| 8:40,8 (1.) | Laszlo Jeszenszky | 16.07.1956 | Budapest | |||||
| 8:39,8 (1.) | Semyon Rzhistshin (URS) | National Championships / Spartakiade | 14.08.1956 | Moskva | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:35,6 (1.) | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | HUN v. TCH | 16.09.1956 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:35,6 (1.) | Sándor Rosznyoi | 16.09.1956 | Budapest | WR | 1 | |||
| 8:35,6 (1.) | Semyon Rzhistshin (URS) | National Championships | 21.07.1958 | Tallin | WR | 2 | ||
| 8:40,6 (2.) | Sergey Ponomaryov (URS) | National Championships | 21.07.1958 | Tallin | ||||
| 8:32,0 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | POL v. USA / 10th Anniversary Stadium | 02.08.1958 | Warszawa | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:33,6 (2.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | POL v. USA / 10th Anniversary Stadium | 02.08.1958 | Warszawa | ||||
| 8:40,8 (3.) | Philip "Phil" Coleman | POL v. USA / 10th Anniversary Stadium | 02.08.1958 | Warszawa | ||||
| 8:37,4 (1.) | Hans Hüneke (FRG) | 03.08.1958 | Kassel (FRG) | |||||
| 8:31,4 (1.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | RSFSR v. POL | 26.06.1960 | Tula (URS) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:32,4 (2.) | Nikolay Sokolov | RSFSR v. POL | 26.06.1960 | Tula (URS) | ||||
| 8:40,6 (1.) | Attila Simon (HUN) | 26.06.1960 | Budapest | |||||
| 8:34,0 (1.) | Hermann Buhl (GDR) | 03.07.1960 | Moskva | |||||
| 8:37,4 (3.) | Aleksey Konov (URS) | 17.07.1960 | Moskva | |||||
| 8:37,4 (4.) | Vladimir Yevdokimov (URS) | 17.07.1960 | Moskva | |||||
| 8:31,2 (1.) | Grigori Taran (URS) | 4 Sided Match / Moskva v. Leningrad v. RSFSR v. UKR | 28.05.1961 | Kiev | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:31,2 (1.) | Grigori Taran (URS) | UKR SSR v. RSFSR v. Moskva v. Leningrad | 28.05.1961 | Kiyev | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:38,0 (2.) | George L. Young (USA) | URS v. USA | 16.07.1961 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:30,4 (1.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | National | 10.08.1961 | Walcz (POL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:38,2 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | 01.09.1961 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:34,0 (1.) | József Macsar (HUN) | HUN v. SWE | 01.10.1961 | Budapest | ||||
| 8:35,8 (1.) | Vladimir Yevdokimov (URS) | 17.06.1962 | Kiyev | |||||
| 8:32,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | European Championships | 16.09.1962 | Beograd | ||||
| 8:34,4 (1.) | Eduard Osipov (URS) | 03.07.1963 | Moskva | |||||
| 8:31,2 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | 06.08.1963 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:34,8 (1.) | Matvey Dmitryev (URS) | 07.09.1963 | Kiyev | |||||
| 8:29,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | International | 07.09.1963 | Leuven (BEL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:35,4 (2.) | Maurice Herriott (GBR) | 02.10.1963 | Budapest | NR | ||||
| 8:31,8 (q.) | Adolfas Aleksiejunas (URS) | Olympic Games/h3 | 15.10.1964 | Tokyo | (1.) | |||
| 8:34,2 (q.) | George L. Young (USA) | Olympic Games/h2 | 15.10.1964 | Tokyo | (3.) | |||
| 8:32,4 (2.) | Maurice Herriott (GBR) | Olympic Games | 17.10.1964 | Tokyo | NR | |||
| 8:33,8 (3.) | Ivan Belyayev (URS) | Olympic Games | 17.10.1964 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:31,0 (1.) | Viktor Kudinskiy (URS) | Znamenski Memorial | 04.07.1965 | Minsk | 3 | |||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | National Championships | 07.08.1965 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:29,6 (1.) | Ivan Belyayev (URS) | Spartakiade der Gewerkschaften | 10.08.1965 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:31,6 (2.) | Alexandr Morozov (URS) | Spartakiade der Gewerkschaften | 10.08.1965 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:29,44 (1.) | Peter Welsh (NZL) | Commonwealth Games | 06.08.1966 | Kingston (JAM) | NR | |||
| 8:26,6 (1.) | Viktor Kudinskiy (URS) | European Championships | 03.09.1966 | Budapest | NR | 2 | ||
| 8:28,0 (2.) | Anatoliy Kuryan (URS) | European Championships | 03.09.1966 | Budapest | 3 | |||
| 8:30,0 (4.) | Guy Texereau (FRA) | European Championships | 03.09.1966 | Budapest | NR | 6 | ||
| 8:29,0 (1.) | Kerry O'Brien (AUS) | 13.12.1966 | Adelaide | NR | 4 | |||
| 8:32,6 (1.) | István Jóni | 23.07.1967 | Duisburg (FRG) | |||||
| 8:32,4 (1.) | Pat Traynor (USA) | FRG v. USA | 16.08.1967 | Düsseldorf | ||||
| 8:29,8 (1.) | Jouko Kuha (FIN) | 19.08.1967 | Stockholm | NR | 7 | |||
| 8:30,6 (1.) | George L. Young (USA) | AAU Championships | 21.06.1968 | Sacramento (USA) | ||||
| 8:24,2 (1.) | Jouko Santeri Kuha (FIN) | International | 17.07.1968 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:26,0 (1.) | Viktor Kudinskiy (URS) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | 2 | |||
| 8:26,6 (2.) | Lazar Naroditskiy (URS) | Znamensky Memorial | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | 4 | |||
| 8:26,8 (2.) | Kerry O'Brien (AUS) | USA v. URS v. AUS | 18.07.1969 | Los Angeles | NR | |||
| 8:26,0 (1.) | Aleksandr Morozov (URS) | COM v. USA v. URS | 18.07.1969 | Los Angeles, Coliseum | ||||
| 8:26,8 (2.) | Kerry O'Brian (AUS) | COM v. USA v. URS | 18.07.1969 | Los Angeles, Coliseum | ||||
| 8:22,2 (1.) | Vladimir Dudin (URS) | National Championships | 19.08.1969 | Kiyev | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:23,4 (2.) | Aleksandr Morozov (URS) | 19.08.1969 | Kiyev | 2 | ||||
| 8:25,02 (1.) | Mikhail Zhelev (BUL) | 20.09.1969 | Athína | NR | 4 | |||
| 8:27,2 (4.) | Georgiy Tikhov (BUL) | 20.09.1969 | Athína | |||||
| 8:21,98 (1.) | Kerry O'Brian (AUS) | ISTAF | 04.07.1970 | Berlin, West | WR | 1 | OF 8:22,0 | |
| 8:26,2 (1.) | Tony Manning (AUS) | 23.07.1970 | Edinburgh | |||||
| 8:25,4 (1.) | Anatoliy Vyerlan (URS) | 23.06.1971 | Rostov | |||||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Sid Sink (USA) | AAU Championships | 26.06.1971 | Eugene (USA) | ||||
| 8:25,12 (1.) | Jean-Paul Villain (FRA) | European Championships | 15.08.1971 | Helsinki | HT 8:25,2 | |||
| 8:26,11 (2.) | Dusan Moravcik (TCH) | European Championships | 15.08.1971 | Helsinki | HT 8:26,2 | |||
| 8:23,6 (1.) | Kazimierz Maranda (POL) | 27.06.1972 | Warszawa | |||||
| 8:23,6 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | 27.06.1972 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:22,2 (1.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | 10.08.1972 | Warszawa | NR | ||||
| 8:23,0 (1.) | Tapio Kantanen (FIN) | 20.08.1972 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:23,4 (2.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | 20.08.1972 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:23,73 (q.) | Amos Biwott (KEN) | Olympic Games/h4 | 01.09.1972 | München | (1.) | |||
| 8:23,64 (1.) | Hezekiah Kipchoge Keino (KEN) | Olympic Games | 04.09.1972 | München | AR | |||
| 8:24,6 (2.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | Olympic Games | 04.09.1972 | München | ||||
| 8:20,8 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | International | 14.09.1972 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:20,9 (2.) | Tapio Kantanen (FIN) | International | 14.09.1972 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:23,8 (1.) | Dusan Moravcik (TCH) | 17.09.1972 | Praha | |||||
| 8:20,8 (1.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | African Games | 15.01.1973 | Lagos | WB | |||
| 8:19,8 (1.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | FIN v. KEN v. ITA | 19.06.1973 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:13,91 (1.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | World Games | 27.06.1973 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:18,39 (2.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1973 | Stockholm | AR | 2 | ||
| 8:16,06 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | European Cup Semi-Final | 05.08.1973 | Nice | Not OF | |||
| 8:23,0 (1.) | Willi Maier (FRG) | 23.08.1973 | Oslo | NR | ||||
| 8:23,6 (1.) | Gérard Buchheit (FRA) | 14.09.1973 | Bruxelles | NR | ||||
| 8:21,6 (1.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | 23.09.1973 | Warszawa | NR | ||||
| 8:23,2 (1.) | Doug Brown (USA) | Tom Black Classic | 11.05.1974 | Knoxville (USA) | ||||
| 8:21,6 (2.) | Ryuji Koyama (JPN) | 02.06.1974 | Warszawa | AR | ||||
| 8:18,50 (1.) | Michael Karst (FRG) | Top Games | 26.06.1974 | Helsinki | AR | OF 8:18,4 | ||
| 8:19,73 (3.) | Tapio Kantanen (FIN) | Top Games | 26.06.1974 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:15,09 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1974 | Stockholm | OF 8:15,2 | |||
| 8:14,2 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Paavo-Nurmi-Games | 01.08.1974 | Helsinki | AR | |||
| 8:15,04 (1.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | European Championships | 07.09.1974 | Roma | NR | |||
| 8:17,91 (3.) | Michael Karst (FRG) | European Championships | 07.09.1974 | Roma | NR | OF 8:18,0 | ||
| 8:18,85 (4.) | Franco Fava (ITA) | European Championships | 07.09.1974 | Roma | NR | |||
| 8:22,48 (2.) | John Davies (GBR) | 13.09.1974 | London | NR | ||||
| 8:17,87 (1.) | Tapio Kantanen (FIN) | 06.06.1975 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:15,37 (2.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | 10.06.1975 | Stockholm | NR | ||||
| 8:23,8 (1.) | Frank Baumgartl (GDR) | Internationales Abendsportfest | 12.06.1975 | Potsdam (GDR) | NR | |||
| 8:10,4 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | NOR v. SWE v. GDR | 25.06.1975 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:18,4 (2.) | Frank Baumgartl (GDR) | NOR v. SWE v. GDR | 25.06.1975 | Oslo | NR | |||
| 8:19,8 (3.) | Jürgen Straub (GDR) | NOR v. SWE v. GDR | 25.06.1975 | Oslo | ||||
| 8:13,66 (1.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | 26.06.1975 | Helsinki | NR | ||||
| 8:09,70 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 01.07.1975 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:12,62 (2.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 01.07.1975 | Stockholm | NR | |||
| 8:16,11 (3.) | Michael Karst (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 01.07.1975 | Stockholm | NR | HT 8:16,2 | ||
| 8:17,64 (1.) | Gheorghe Cefan (ROM) | 26.07.1975 | Montréal | NR | ||||
| 8:19,57 (2.) | Yohannes Mohamed (ETH) | 26.07.1975 | Montréal | NR | ||||
| 8:17,6 (2.) | Frank Baumgartl (GDR) | European Cup | 17.08.1975 | Nice | NR | |||
| 8:16,10 (2.) | Gheorghe Cefan (ROM) | 08.06.1976 | Stockholm | NR | ||||
| 8:18,95 (q.) | Dennis Coates (GBR) | Olympic Games/h2 | 25.07.1976 | Montréal | NR / (1.) | |||
| 8:08,02 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:09,11 (2.) | Bronislaw Malinowski (POL) | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | NR | 2 | ||
| 8:10,36 (3.) | Frank Baumgartl (GDR) | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | NR | 3 | ||
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| 8:12,60 (4.) | Tapio Kantanen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | NR | |||
| 8:15,32 (3.) | Dan Glans (SWE) | 10.08.1976 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:22,54 (2.) | George Mallay (USA) | AAU Championships | 11.06.1977 | Westwood (USA) | NR | |||
| 8:14,05 (1.) | Michael Karst (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 05.07.1977 | Stockholm | NR | 6 | ||
| 8:21,55 (3.) | Henry Marsh (USA) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 05.07.1977 | Stockholm | NR | |||
| 8:05,4 (1.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | Northwest Relays | 13.05.1978 | Seattle | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:16,92 (2.) | Patriz Ilg (FRG) | European Championships | 03.09.1978 | Praha | ||||
| 8:15,68 (1.) | Henry Marsh (USA) | Olympic Trials | 28.06.1980 | Eugene (USA) | NR | |||
| 8:12,48 (2.) | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | Olympic Games | 31.07.1980 | Moskva | NR | |||
| 8:13,57 (3.) | Eshetu Tura (ETH) | Olympic Games | 31.07.1980 | Moskva | NR | |||
| 8:12,0 (1.) | Kiprotich Rono (KEN) | Golden Gala | 05.08.1980 | Roma | ||||
| 8:12,5 (2.) | Mariano Scartezzini (ITA) | Golden Gala | 05.08.1980 | Roma | NR | |||
| 8:12,37 (1.) | Henry Marsh (USA) | ISTAF | 17.08.1983 | Berlin, West | NR | |||
| 8:12,62 (2.) | Boguslaw Maminski (POL) | ISTAF | 17.08.1983 | Berlin, West | ||||
| 8:07,62 (1.) | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | Memorial Van Damme | 24.08.1984 | Bruxelles | AR | 2 | ||
| 8:09,18 (2.) | Boguslaw Maminski (POL) | Memorial Van Damme | 24.08.1984 | Bruxelles | 5 | |||
| 8:11,80 (1.) | Julius Korir (KEN) | Olympic Games | 10.08.1984 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 8:09,17 (1.) | Henry Marsh | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz / GP | 28.08.1985 | Koblenz (FRG) | AR | 5 | ||
| 8:11,93 (2.) | Rainer Schwarz (FRG) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz / GP | 28.08.1985 | Koblenz (FRG) | ||||
| 8:11,04 (1.) | Krzysztof Wesolowski (POL) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 30.08.1985 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 8:10,01 (1.) | William Van Dijck (BEL) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 05.09.1986 | Bruxelles | NR | |||
| 8:08,57 (1.) | Francesco Panetta (ITA) | World Championships | 05.09.1987 | Roma, SO | NR | 3 | ||
| 8:10,32 (2.) | Hagen Melzer (GDR) | World Championships | 05.09.1987 | Roma, SO | NR | |||
| 8:05,51 (1.) | Julius Kariuki (KEN) | Olympic Games | 30.09.1988 | Seoul | 2 | |||
| 8:06,79 (2.) | Peter Koech (KEN) | Olympic Games | 30.09.1988 | Seoul | 3 | |||
| 8:07,96 (3.) | Mark Rowland (GBR) | Olympic Games | 30.09.1988 | Seoul | 5 | |||
| 8:05,35 (1.) | Peter Koech (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 03.07.1989 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:06,03 (2.) | Patrick Sang (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 03.07.1989 | Stockholm | 4 | |||
| 8:07,89 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 03.07.1991 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 8:08,39 (1.) | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | Golden Gala / GP | 17.07.1991 | Roma | 9 | |||
| 8:06,46 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 13.09.1991 | Bruxelles | 4 | |||
| 8:02,08 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / GP | 19.08.1992 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:05,37 (1.) | Philip Barkutwo (KEN) | Città di Rieti | 06.09.1992 | Rieti (ITA) | 3 | |||
| 8:06,86 (1.) | Christopher Kosgei (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 10.07.1995 | Stockholm | 8 | |||
| 8:05,01 (1.) | Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) | Herculis / Super GP | 25.07.1995 | Monaco | ||||
| 7:59,18 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 16.08.1995 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:06,77 (2.) | Gideon Chirchir (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 16.08.1995 | Zürich | 8 | |||
| 8:05,99 (1.) | Joseph Keter (KEN) | Herculis / Golden League | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | 7 | |||
| 8:05,68 (1.) | John Kosgei (KEN) | Grand Prix Final | 07.09.1996 | Milano | 7 | |||
| 8:08,36 (1.) | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | Internationales Pfingstsportfest | 19.05.1997 | Rehlingen (GER) | ||||
| 8:03,51 (3.) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP I | 07.07.1997 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:02,77 (2.) | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | DN Galan / GP I | 07.07.1997 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:00,35 (2.) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | ||||
| 7:59,08 (1.) | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:00,35 (2.) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | ||||
| 8:02,94 (2.) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Herculis / GP I | 16.08.1997 | Monaco | ||||
| 8:03,89 (3.) | John Kosgei (KEN) | Herculis / GP I | 16.08.1997 | Monaco | ||||
| 7:55,72 (1.) | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | Internationaler Sparkassen-Cup des ASV Köln / GP I | 24.08.1997 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:56,16 (2.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Internationaler Sparkassen-Cup des ASV Köln / GP I | 24.08.1997 | Köln | 2 | |||
| 8:03,41 (3.) | Patrick Sang (KEN) | Internationaler Sparkassen-Cup des ASV Köln / GP I | 24.08.1997 | Köln | 4 | |||
| 8:07,31 (2.) | Ali Ezzine (MOR) | Gaz de France de Paris | 21.07.1999 | Paris | ||||
| 8:05,43 (2.) | Christopher Kosgei (KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 11.08.1999 | Zürich | 10 | |||
| 8:06,70 (1.) | Ali Ezzine (MOR) | ISTAF / Golden League | 07.09.1999 | Berlin | ||||
| 8:03,57 (1.) | Ali Ezzine (MOR) | Gaz de France / Golden League | 23.06.2000 | Saint-Denis | NR | 5 | ||
| 8:03,92 (2.) | Reuben Kosgei (KEN) | Gaz de France / Golden League | 23.06.2000 | Saint-Denis | ||||
| 8:03,30 (1.) | Brahim Boulami (MOR) | NIKAIA / GP | 08.07.2000 | Nice | ||||
| 8:02,90 (2.) | Brahim Boulami (MOR) | Herculis / Golden League | 18.08.2000 | Monaco | NR | 4 | ||
| 8:03,74 (3.) | Raymond Yator (KEN) | Herculis / Golden League | 18.08.2000 | Monaco | ||||
| 7:58,50 (1.) | Brahim Boulami (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 17.08.2001 | Zürich | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:55,28 (1.) | Brahim Boulami (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | (1) | |
| 7:57,29 (2.) | Reuben Kosgei | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | 4 | |||
| 7:58,66 (3.) | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT/KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | 5 | |||
| 8:01,69 (4.) | Kipkirui Misoi (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | 6 | |||
| 8:06,91 (3.) | Simon Vroemen (NED) | Herculis / Golden League | 19.07.2002 | Monaco | AR | |||
| 7:53,17 (1.) | Brahim Boulami | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 16.08.2002 | Zürich | - | |||
| 8:06,91 (3.) | Boubdallah Tahri (FRA) | Meeting Gaz de France / Golden League | 04.07.2003 | Saint-Denis | AR | |||
| 7:57,38 (1.) | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT/KEN) | Herculis / Golden League | 14.09.2003 | Monaco | 5 | |||
| 7:57,42 (2.) | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | Herculis / Golden League | 14.09.2003 | Monaco | 6 | |||
| 7:53,63 (1.) | Saif Saaeed Shaheen (QAT/KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.2004 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:56,37 (2.) | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | Golden Gala / GP | 08.07.2005 | Roma | 5 | |||
| 7:58,85 (1.) | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | 08.05.2009 | Ad-Dawhah | 7 | |||
| 8:02,19 (1.) | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA ) | National | 03.07.2009 | Metz (FRA) | AR | 10 | ||
| 8:00,89 (2.) | Richard Kipkemboi Matelong (KEN) | World Championships | 18.08.2009 | Berlin, OS | 9 | |||
| 8:01,18 (3.) | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA ) | World Championships | 18.08.2009 | Berlin, OS | AR | 10 | ||
| 8:00.90 (1.) | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | Meeintg Areva / Diamond League | 16.07.2010 | Saint-Denis | 10 | |||
| 7:53,64 (1.) | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 22.07.2011 | Monaco | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:55,76 (2.) | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) | Herculis / Diamond League | 22.07.2011 | Monaco | 3 | |||
| 7:56,81 (2.) | Richard Kipkemboi Matelong (KEN) | Diamond League | 11.05.2012 | Ad-Dawhah | 8 | |||
| 7:54,31 (1.) | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) | Golden Gala / Diamond League | 31.05.2012 | Roma | 3 | |||
| 8:00,09 (2.) | Mahiédine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) | 06.07.2013 | Saint-Denis | AR | 11 | |||
| 7:58,41 (1.) | Jairus Kipchoge Birech (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond league | 05.09.2014 | Bruxelles | 10 | |||
| 8:00,45 (2.) | Evan Jager (USA) | Meeting Areva / Diamond league (1) | 04.07.2015 | Saint-Denis | AR | 13 | (2) | |
| 8:00,12 (1.) | Conseslus Kipruto (KEN) | 05.06.2016 | Birmingham | 13 | ||||
| 7:58,15 (1.) | Soufiane El Bakkali (MOR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 20.07.2018 | Monaco | NR | 10 | ||
| 8:01,36 (2.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | 04.10.2019 | Ad-Dawhah | |||||
| 7:58,68 (1.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | 31.05.2022 | Ostrava | NR | 12 | |||
| 7:56,68 (1.) | Soufiane El Bakkali (MOR) | Diamond League | 28.05.2023 | Rabat | 8 | |||
| 7:52,11 (1.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Diamond League | 09.06.2023 | Paris | WR | 1 | ||
| (1) Brahim Boulami was tested positive for doping abuse | ||||||||
| (2) fell at last barrier | ||||||||