| progressive 3000m all-time list | ||||||||
| (indoor times and intermediate times in 2 Miles are included) | ||||||||
| 8:33e (--) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb (GBR) | handicap | 11.06.1904 | Glasgow | 1 | in 2 Miles (1.) | ||
| 9:02 2/5 (?.) | Louis Bonniot de Fleurac (FRA) | 19.06.1904 | Paris, CC | |||||
| 8:56 4/5 (1.) | Edvard Dahl (SWE) | International | 22.09.1907 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:55,0 (1.) | Edvard Dahl (SWE) | National / Record attempt | 27.10.1907 | Norrköping (SWE) | ||||
| 8:54,0 (1.) | Johan Svanberg (SWE) | International | 21.08.1908 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:52,4 (1.) | George Valentine Bonhag (USA) | 04.03.1911 | New York | WIR | indoor | |||
| 8:49 3/5 (--) | Alexandre Jean Bouin (FRA) | 500m track | 06.05.1911 | Paris, Colombes | in 2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 8:48,5 (1.) | George Valentine Bonhag (USA) | National | 24.09.1911 | Oulunkylä (FIN) | ||||
| 8:35,0 (1.) | George Valentine Bonhag (USA) | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 06.12.1911 | New York, Brooklyn | WIR | 2 | indoor | |
| 8:46,6 (1.) | Bror Karl Fock (SWE) | National / 531,24m track | 24.05.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:46,0e (--) | Alexandre Jean Bouin (FRA) | Olympic Games / 385m track | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | unofficial in 5000m | |||
| ?????? (--) | Johannes Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (FIN) | Olympic Games / 385m track | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | unofficial in 5000m | |||
| 8:36,9 (q.) | Johannes Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen (FIN) | Olympic Games / Team Competition/h1 / 385m track | 12.07.1912 | Stockholm | WR | 3 | OF 8:36,8 | |
| 8:35,7 (1.) | John Adolf Fredrik Zander (SWE) | National / 385m track | 12.07.1917 | Stockholm | 1 | NOF | ||
| 8:34,8 (1.) | John Adolf Fredrik Zander (SWE) | International | 15.07.1918 | Malmö | 1 | NOF | ||
| 8:33,1 (1.) | John Adolf Fredrik Zander (SWE) | handicap / 385m track | 07.08.1918 | Stockholm | WR | OF 8:33,2 / NOF | ||
| 8:36,2 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | 29.05.1920 | Turku (FIN) | NR | ||||
| 8:31,4 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 18.02.1922 | New York, Brooklyn | WIR | 1 | indoor | |
| 8:44,5 (1.) | Emil Bedarff (GER) | handicap | 12.07.1922 | Düsseldorf | NR | |||
| 8:28,6 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | handicap | 27.08.1922 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:42,2 (--) | Edwin Wide (FIN/SWE) | 15.10.1922 | Stockholm | in 1 Mile (1.) | ||||
| 8:31,2 (--) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 10.02.1923 | New York, Brooklyn | WIR | Indoor / in 2 Miles (1.) (WIR) | ||
| 8:30,4 (1.) | Edwin Wide (FIN/SWE) | 04.07.1923 | Göteborg | NR | 2 | |||
| 8:36,4 (2.) | Elias Katz (FIN) | 04.07.1923 | Göteborg | 7 | ||||
| 8:27,8 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | handicap | 17.09.1923 | København | 1 | |||
| 8:43,9 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | 14.06.1924 | Cambridge (USA) | NR | ||||
| 8:40,6e (f2) | Viljo Eino "Ville" Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Games / Team Competition | 13.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 8:40,3 (1.) | Viljo Eino "Ville" Ritola (FIN) | 02.08.1924 | Tampere (FIN) | |||||
| 8:26,8 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | 160y track | 15.01.1925 | New York, MSG | WIR | 1 | indoor | |
| 8:31,8e (2.) | Viljo Eino "Ville" Ritola (FIN) | 160y track | 15.01.1925 | New York, MSG | Indoor / 50y behind Nurmi | |||
| 8:26,4 (--) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | AAU Indoor Championships / Engineers Armory / 220y track | 12.03.1925 | New York | WIR | 1 | Indoor / in 2 Miles (1.) (WIR) | |
| 8:35,0 (1.) | Viljo Eino "Ville" Ritola (FIN) | 14.03.1925 | Hartford (USA) | |||||
| 8:27,5 (1.) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | handicap | 07.06.1925 | Halmstad (SWE) | WR | 1 | OF 8:27,6 | |
| 8:38,0 (1.) | Nils Evert Eklöf (SWE) | 03.10.1925 | Paris, Colombes | |||||
| 8:39,2 (2.) | Eero Edvin Berg (FIN) | 03.10.1925 | Paris, Colombes | |||||
| 8:25,4 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | International | 24.05.1926 | Berlin | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:20,4 (1.) | Paavo Johannes Nurmi (FIN) | International / 385m track | 13.07.1926 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:20,8 (2.) | Edwin Wide (FIN/SWE) | 13.07.1926 | Stockholm | NR | 2 | |||
| 8:35,8 (2.) | Elias Katz (FIN) | handicap | 08.08.1926 | Berlin | ||||
| 8:39,5 (1.) | Kalle Sarvimäki (FIN) | 03.08.1927 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:39,5 (2.) | Valde Lähteenaro (FIN) | 03.08.1927 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:24,6 (1.) | Nils Evert Eklöf (SWE) | handicap | 28.08.1927 | Finspång | 3 | |||
| 8:39,0 (1.) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 25.07.1928 | Helsinki | |||||
| 8:35,3 (2.) | Willi Boltze (GER) | Abendsportfest | 11.09.1928 | Düsseldorf | NR | |||
| 8:37,7 (1.) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 21.09.1928 | Tampere (FIN) | |||||
| 8:36,4 (1.) | Frances Leo Lermond (USA) | 09.08.1929 | Stockholm | NR | ||||
| 8:24,8 (1.) | Eino Alfred Purje (FIN) | 28.08.1930 | Helsinki | 4 | ||||
| 8:27,8 (1.) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 27.06.1930 | Helsinki | 5 | ||||
| 8:27,8 (2.) | Stanisław Petkiewicz (POL) | 28.08.1930 | Helsinki | NR | 6 | |||
| 8:33,8 (1.) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 13.06.1930 | Turku (FIN) | |||||
| 8:24,2 (--) | Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen (FIN) | 24.07.1931 | Helsinki | 3 | in 2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 8:24,9 (--) | Volmari Fritijof Iso-Hollo (FIN) | 24.07.1931 | Helsinki | 6 | in 2 Miles (2.) / OF 8:25,0 | |||
| 8:24,9 (--) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 24.07.1931 | Helsinki | 7 | in 2 Miles (3.) / OF 8:25,0 | |||
| 8:33,4 (1.) | Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński (POL) | 03.10.1931 | Warszawa | 15? | ||||
| 8:18,8 (1.) | Janusz Tadeusz Kusociński (POL) | International / 391,12m track | 19.06.1932 | Antwerpen | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:33,2 (1.) | Joseph McCluskey (USA) | 04.02.1933 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 8:36,4 (1.) | John Ryan (USA) | 27.05.1933 | Cambridge (USA) | EL 8:36,37 | ||||
| 8:19,5 (1.) | Lauri Aleksanteri Lehtinen (FIN) | 21.06.1933 | Helsinki | 2 | ||||
| 8:19,6 (2.) | Volmari Fritijof Iso-Hollo (FIN) | 21.06.1933 | Helsinki | 3 | ||||
| 8:20,8 (3.) | Lauri Johannes "Lasse" Virtanen (FIN) | 21.06.1933 | Helsinki | 6 | ||||
| 8:18,3 (1.) | Henry Nielsen (DEN) | International / 385m track | 24.07.1934 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | OF 8:13,4 | |
| 8:23,5 (1.) | Gunnar Mikael Höckert (FIN) | 19.06.1935 | Helsinki | 8 | ||||
| 8:22,8 (1.) | Ilmari R. Salminen (FIN) | 01.09.1935 | Helsinki | 8 | ||||
| 8:23,0 (2.) | Arvo Askola (FIN) | 01.09.1935 | Helsinki | 9 | ||||
| 8:14,8 (1.) | Gunnar Mikael Höckert (FIN) | International / 385m track | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:15,6 (2.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | International / 385m track | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | 2 | |||
| 8:16,2 (3.) | Henry Jonsson (Kälarne) (SWE) | International / 385m track | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | 3 | |||
| 8:17,2 (4.) | Friedrich "Fritz" Schaumburg (GER) | International / 385m track | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | NR | 4 | ||
| 8:18,6 (5.) | Toivo Hoppania (FIN) | International / 385m track | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 8:15,8 (1.) | Henry Jonsson (Kälarne) (SWE) | 18.08.1937 | Helsinki | 3 | ||||
| 8:17,8 (2.) | Miklós Szabó (HUN) | 21.07.1937 | Stockholm | 5 | ||||
| 8:19,0 (2.) | Kauko Pekuri (FIN) | 18.08.1937 | Helsinki | 9 | ||||
| 8:27,4 (1.) | Archie San Romani (USA) | ??? | 08.01.1938 | Brooklyn | 6 | indoor | ||
| 8:29,0 (2.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | ??? | 18.09.1938 | Stockholm | 7 | |||
| 8:15,4 (1.) | Henry Jonsson (Kälarne) (SWE) | 02.08.1939 | Helsinki | 2 | ||||
| 8:16,4 (3.) | Kauko Pekuri (FIN) | 02.08.1939 | Helsinki | 4 | ||||
| 8:18,2 (4.) | Veikko Tuominen (FIN) | 02.08.1939 | Helsinki | 7 | ||||
| 8:19,4 (1.) | Joseph Mostert (BEL) | 08.09.1939 | Tampere (FIN) | 11 | ||||
| 8:18,9 (1.) | Greg Rice (USA) | 04.05.1940 | Minneapolis | 11 | ||||
| 8:18,2 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 17.07.1940 | Gävle (SWE) | 8 | ||||
| 8:09,0 (1.) | Henry (Jonsson) Kälarne (SWE) | International / 385m track | 14.08.1940 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:11,8 (2.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | International / 385m track | 14.08.1940 | Stockholm | 2 | |||
| 8:15,2 (3.) | Veikko Tuominen (FIN) | International / 385m track | 14.08.1940 | Stockholm | 4 | |||
| 8:16,6 (1.) | Bror Hellström (SWE) | 22.07.1941 | Malmö | 7 | ||||
| 8:18,2 (2.) | Lars Nilsson (SWE) | 22.07.1941 | Malmö | 10 | ||||
| 8:17,2 (--) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 03.07.1942 | Stockholm | 9 | in 2 Miles (2.) | |||
| 8:09,4 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 29.07.1942 | Gävle (SWE) | 2 | ||||
| 8:10,4 (2.) | Bror Hellström (SWE) | 29.07.1942 | Gävle (SWE) | 3 | ||||
| 8:11,4 (3.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 29.07.1942 | Gävle (SWE) | 4 | ||||
| 8:01,2 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 385m track | 28.08.1942 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:17,6 (3.) | Gösta Östbrink (Karlsson) (SWE) | National / 385m track | 28.08.1942 | Stockholm | 10 | |||
| 8:17,2 (1.) | Arne Ahlsén (SWE) | 04.08.1943 | Åtvidaberg | 10 | ||||
| 8:14,2 (1.) | Viljo Akseli Heino (FIN) | 17.08.1944 | Tampere (FIN) | NR | 5 | |||
| 8:10,8 (2.) | Viljo Akseli Heino (FIN) | 14.09.1944 | Stockholm | NR | 4 | |||
| 8:15,5 (1.) | Willem "Wim" Slykhuis (NED) | 28.07.1946 | Brno (TCH) | 8 | ||||
| 8:08,8 (1.) | Willem "Wim" Slykhuis (NED) | 27.08.1946 | Bergen | 2 | ||||
| 8:16,6 (1.) | Roland Sundin (SWE) | 28.08.1946 | Göteborg | 11 | ||||
| 8:14,2 (1.) | Erik Torsten Ahldén (SWE) | 19.09.1946 | Paris | 7 | ||||
| 8:08,8 (1.) | Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (BEL) | 12.10.1946 | Bruxelles | 3 | ||||
| 8:13,6 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 08.06.1947 | Zlín (TCH) | 8 | ||||
| 8:10,8 (1.) | Erik Torsten Ahldén (SWE) | 14.07.1947 | Malmö | 7 | ||||
| 8:15,6 (2.) | John Evert Nyberg (SWE) | 14.07.1947 | Malmö | 13 | ||||
| 8:12,8 (2.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 23.07.1947 | Praha | NR | 9 | |||
| 8:08,8 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 18.08.1947 | Brno (TCH) | NR | 4 | |||
| 8:09,6 (1.) | Erik Torsten Ahldén (SWE) | 15.08.1948 | Amsterdam | 6 | ||||
| 8:07,8 (--) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 11.06.1948 | Zlín (TCH) | NR | 2 | in 4000m-race (1.) | ||
| 8:05,0 (1.) | Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (BEL) | 22.06.1949 | Bruxelles | NR | 2 | |||
| 7:58,7 (1.) | Gaston Étienne Ghislaine Reiff (BEL) | International | 12.08.1949 | Gävle | WR | 1 | OF 7:58,8 | |
| 8:10,4 (1.) | Väinio Koskela (FIN) | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 8 | |||
| 8:11,0 (2.) | Väinio Mäkelä (FIN) | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | 10 | ||||
| 8:11,0 (3.) | Ilmari Richard Taipale (FIN) | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | 11 | ||||
| 8:11,4 (4.) | Denis Johansson (FIN) | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | 13 | ||||
| 8:12,2 (5.) | Fred Wilt (USA) | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | >10 | ||||
| 8:06,6 (1.) | Frans Herman (BEL) | 21.06.1953 | Stuttgart | 3 | ||||
| 8:09,6 (1.) | Gösta Lönnqvist (FIN) | National Championships? | 17.07.1953 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 8 | ||
| 8:06,3 (--) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway (GBR) | British Games | 07.06.1954 | London | NR | 3 | in 2 Miles (1.) (NR) | |
| 8:09,4 (--) | John Michael Landy (AUS) | 25.06.1954 | Pori (FIN) | NR | 9 | in 2 Miles (1.) (NR) | ||
| 8:06,6 (1.) | Sándor Garay (HUN) | 26.06.1954 | Tata (HUN) | NR | 5 | |||
| 8:06,8 (2.) | Laszlo Tábóri (HUN) | 26.06.1954 | Tata (HUN) | 6 | ||||
| 8:05,8 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | 02.07.1954 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 3 | |||
| 8:08,8 (.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | 15.08.1954 | Zabrze | NR | 10 | |||
| 7:59,6 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | Record attempt | 14.09.1954 | Budapest | NR | 2 | ||
| 8:05,4 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | 28.10.1954 | Stará Boleslav, BH | NR | 4 | |||
| 7:55,6 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | 14.05.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | |||
| 7:56,0 (--) | Kenneth "Ken" Wood (GBR) | British Games | 30.05.1955 | London, WC | 2 | in 2 Miles (2.) | ||
| 8:04,6 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | 05.06.1955 | Chorzów (POL) | NR | 5 | |||
| 8:03,6 (1.) | Eero Allan Tuomaala (FIN) | National | 20.07.1955 | Turku (FIN) | NR | 5 | ||
| 8:02,6 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | International | 25.09.1955 | Zagreb, Agram | NR | 5 | ||
| 8:00,8 (2.) | Laszlo Tábóri (HUN) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 10.06.1956 | Warszawa | 4 | |||
| 8:02,2 (3.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 10.06.1956 | Warszawa | NR | 6 | ||
| 8:03,0 (4.) | Zdzislaw Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 10.06.1956 | Warszawa | 8 | |||
| 8:03,6 (5.) | Friedrich Janke (GDR) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 10.06.1956 | Warszawa | NR | 10 | ||
| 8:01,4 (1.) | Vladimir Petrovich Kuts (URS) | 15.06.1956 | Oslo | NR | 6 | |||
| 7:55,5 (1.) | Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (GBR) | International | 22.06.1956 | Trondheim (NOR) | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:56,4 (2.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | International | 22.06.1956 | Trondheim (NOR) | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:59,0 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | ISTAF | 30.06.1956 | Berlin, West | NR | 6 | ||
| 7:52,7 (1.) | Douglas Alistair Gordon Pirie (GBR) | International | 04.09.1956 | Malmö | WR | 1 | OF 7:52,8 | |
| 7:53,4 (2.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | International | 04.09.1956 | Malmö | NR | 2 | ||
| 8:01,0 (1.) | Zdzislaw Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (POL) | 20.10.1956 | Split | 9 | ||||
| 7:58,2 (1.) | Zdzislaw Ludwik Krzyszkowiak (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 09.06.1957 | Warszawa | 6 | |||
| 7:59,0 (2.) | Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 09.06.1957 | Warszawa | 10 | |||
| 7:58,7 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | Abschlußsportfest des SC Dynamo Berlin / 142,86m track | 22.03.1959 | Berlin, Ost | WIR | 8 | indoor | |
| 7:58,4 (1.) | Hans Grodotzki (GDR) | Kusocinski-Memorial (A) | 14.06.1959 | Warszawa | NR | 7 | ||
| 7:58,4 (2.) | Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial (A) | 14.06.1959 | Warszawa | 8 | |||
| 8:00,0 (3.) | George Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | Kusocinski-Memorial (A) | 14.06.1959 | Warszawa | 12 | |||
| 7:59,6 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | 01.09.1959 | Stockholm | NR | 13 | |||
| 7:54,2 (1.) | Hans Grodotzki (GDR) | Sportfest | 30.07.1960 | Potsdam (GDR) | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:57,0 (1.) | Michel Bernard (FRA) | 10.09.1960 | Oslo | NR | 7 | |||
| 8:03,6 (1.) | Max Edwin Truex (USA) | 16.09.1960 | Köln | NR | >10 | |||
| 7:54,6 (1.) | Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (POL) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 18.06.1961 | Warszawa | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:56,4 (3.) | Hermann Buhl (GDR) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 18.06.1961 | Warszawa | 8 | |||
| 7:56,4 (4.) | Valentin Samoilov (URS) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 18.06.1961 | Warszawa | 9 | |||
| 7:57,8 (5.) | Horst Flosbach (GER) | Kusocinski-Memorial | 18.06.1961 | Warszawa | 11 | |||
| 7:57,6 (--) | Murray Gordon Halberg (NZL) | International | 07.07.1961 | Jyväskylä (FIN) | 9 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | ||
| 7:56,1 (2.) | Robert Bogey (FRA) | International | 18.08.1961 | Trelleborg (SWE) | NR | 7 | OF 7:56,2 | |
| 7:49,2 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 27.06.1962 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | WR | 1 | |||
| 7:54,2 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty (USA) | 15.08.1962 | Avranches (FRA) | 5 | ||||
| 7:56,2 (2.) | Michel Bernard (FRA) | 15.08.1962 | Avranches (FRA) | 10 | ||||
| 7:51,2 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | National with Guests | 16.06.1963 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:55,4 (2.) | Witold Stanisław Baran (POL) | National with Guests | 16.06.1963 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 8 | |||
| 7:55,6 (3.) | Lech Boguszewicz (POL) | National with Guests | 16.06.1963 | Bydgoszcz (POL) | 10 | |||
| 7:49,0 (--) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 23.06.1965 | Melun (FRA) | WR | 1 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | |
| 7:51,0 (--) | Ronald William "Ron" Clarke (AUS) | International | 23.06.1965 | Melun (FRA) | AR | 2 | in 2 Miles (2.) (AR) | |
| 7:55,2 (1.) | Harald Norpoth (FRG) | Internationales | 05.07.1965 | Karlsruhe (FRG) | NR | 9 | ||
| 7:54,8 (2.) | Thor Helland (NOR) | International | 07.07.1965 | Oslo | NR | 9 | ||
| 7:55,0 (3.) | Eugène Allonsius (BEL) | International | 07.07.1965 | Oslo | NR | 10 | ||
| 7:51,0 (1.) | John Llewellyn Davies (NZL) | 11.07.1965 | Karlovy Vary | AR | 3 | |||
| 7:45,9 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | National / 500m track | 05.08.1965 | Erfurt | WR | 1 | OF 7:46,0 | |
| 7:48,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | 15.08.1965 | Heverlee, Loewen | NR | 2 | |||
| 7:39,6 (1.) | Hezekieh Kipchoge "Kip" Keino (KEN) | International | 27.08.1965 | Hälsingborg (SWE) | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:53,8 (--) | John Coyle (AUS) | 26.01.1966 | Geelong (AUS) | 10 | in 2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 7:51,2 (1.) | Lajos Mecser (HUN) | 30.05.1966 | London | 7 | ||||
| 7:47,2 (--) | Ronald William "Ron" Clarke (AUS) | International | 27.02.1967 | Västerås (SWE) | 3 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | ||
| 7:45,1 (1.) | Harald Norpoth (FRG) | Internationales Abendsportfest | 06.06.1967 | Münster (FRG) | AR | 2 | OF 7:45,2 | |
| 7:52,8 (1.) | Viktor Kudinsky (URS) | 04.07.1967 | Kiyev | NR | 10 | |||
| 7:47,6 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor (GBR) | International | 06.09.1969 | London, CP | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:49,4 (1.) | Bernd Dießner (GDR) | 03.06.1970 | Potsdam (GDR) | 8 | ||||
| 7:47,0 (1.) | Richard Wilde (GBR) | European Indoor Championships | 15.03.1970 | Wien | WIR | 4 | indoor | |
| 7:50,2 (1.) | Tony Benson (GBR) | International | 02.01.1971 | Melbourne | 10 | |||
| 7:50,4 (2.) | Kerry O' Brien (AUS) | International | 02.01.1971 | Melbourne | 11 | |||
| 7:44,4 (--) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | Highland Games / SCO v. BEL | 21.08.1971 | Edinburgh | NOF | 2 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | |
| 7:39,8 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 31.08.1971 | Bruxelles | AR | 2 | |||
| 7:46,2 (2.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | International | 21.06.1972 | Leuven (BEL) | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:45,8 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine (USA) | Rose Festival | 24.06.1972 | Gresham (USA) | AR | 4 | ||
| 7:43,2 (1.) | Lasse Artturi Virén (FIN) | International | 27.07.1972 | Oulu (FIN) | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:44,2 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine (USA) | Bislett Games | 03.08.1972 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 7:37,6 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | International | 14.09.1972 | Århus (DEN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:44,4 (1.) | Benjamin "Ben" Jipcho (KEN) | International | 05.07.1973 | Oslo | 5 | |||
| 7:45,2 (2.) | Mohamed Yohannes (ETH) | International | 05.07.1973 | Oslo | 7 | |||
| 7:46,2 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Quax (NZL) | International | 15.08.1973 | København, Lyngby | NR | 9 | ||
| 7:41,0 (1.) | Rodney "Rod" Dixon (NZL) | International | 02.07.1974 | Milano | AR | 3 | ||
| 7:42,6 (2.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine (USA) | International | 02.07.1974 | Milano | AR | 4 | ||
| 7:40,6 (1.) | John George Walker (NZL) | Bislett Games | 04.07.1974 | Oslo | AR | 3 | ||
| 7:42,4 (3.) | Bronisław Malinowski (POL) | Bislett Games | 04.07.1974 | Oslo | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:42,4 (4.) | Knut Kvalheim (NOR) | Bislett Games | 04.07.1974 | Oslo | NR | 6 | ||
| 7:44,4 (5.) | Josephus "Jos" Hermens (NED) | Bislett Games | 04.07.1974 | Oslo | NR | 10 | ||
| 7:35,1 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | Gateshead Games | 03.08.1974 | Gateshead | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:43,8 (2.) | Jacques "Jacky" Boxberger (FRA) | Internationales | 01.09.1976 | Köln | NR | 10 | ||
| 7:41,22 (1.) | Karl Fleschen (FRG) | Internationales Abendsportfest des ASV Köln | 22.06.1977 | Köln | NR | 6 | ||
| 7:42,38 (2.) | Peter Weigt (FRG) | Internationales Abendsportfest des ASV Köln | 22.06.1977 | Köln | 7 | |||
| 7:41,3 (1.) | Stephen Michael John "Steve" Ovett (GBR) | International | 23.09.1977 | Wattenscheid (FRG) | 7 | |||
| 7:41,9 (2.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | International | 23.09.1977 | Wattenscheid (FRG) | 8 | |||
| 7:41,50 (1.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln | 22.06.1978 | Köln | 8 | |||
| 7:32,1 (1.) | Henry Rono (KEN) | Bislett Games | 27.06.1978 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:40,3 (2.) | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | Bislett Games | 27.06.1978 | Oslo | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:40,4 (3.) | Nicolas "Nick" Rose (GBR) | Bislett Games | 27.06.1978 | Oslo | 6 | |||
| 7:37,70 (1.) | Rudy Chapa (USA) | 10.05.1979 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 7:39,08 (1.) | Eamonn Christopher Coghlan (IRL) | Bislett Games | 05.07.1979 | Oslo | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:41,00 (2.) | Francis González (FRA) | International | 18.07.1979 | Lausanne | NR | 10 | ||
| 7:41,00 (3.) | Markus Ryffel (SUI) | International | 18.07.1979 | Lausanne | NR | 11 | ||
| 7.37,60 (1.) | Eamonn Christopher Coghlan (IRL) | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:38,89 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | NR | 6 | ||
| 7:39,27 (3.) | Filbert Bayi Sanka (TAN) | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | NR | 7 | ||
| 7:36,69 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott (USA) | International | 01.09.1981 | Ingelheim (FRG) | AR | 3 | ||
| 7:36,75 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | International | 01.09.1981 | Ingelheim (FRG) | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:32,79 (1.) | David Robert "Dave" Moorcroft (GBR) | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | AR | 2 | ||
| 7:33,37 (2.) | Sydney Maree (RSA/USA) | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | AR | 3 | ||
| 7:37,49 (3.) | John George Walker (NZL) | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | AR | 7 | ||
| 7:39,09 (4.) | Peter Koech (KEN) | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | 11 | |||
| 7:35,84 (1.) | Douglas Floyd "Doug" Padilla (USA) | Oslo Games | 09.07.1983 | Oslo | 5 | |||
| 7:33,3 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme | 24.08.1984 | Bruxelles | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:32,94 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 30.08.1985 | Bruxelles | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:32,54 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Weltklasse in Zürich / GP | 13.08.1986 | Zürich | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:32,23 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 17.08.1986 | Köln | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:35,43 (1.) | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | BNP d' Athletisme | 25.06.1989 | Villeneuve d`Ascq | 6 | |||
| 7:35,01 (1.) | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | NIKAIA / GP | 10.07.1989 | Nice | 5 | |||
| 7:35,71 (2.) | Arturo Barrios Flores (MEX) | NIKAIA / GP | 10.07.1989 | Nice | AR | 7 | ||
| 7:29,45 (1.) | Saïd Aouita (MOR) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 20.08.1989 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:37,09 (1.) | Khalid Skah (MOR) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 19.08.1990 | Köln | 11 | |||
| 7:33,91 (1.) | Dieter Baumann (FRG/GER) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 08.09.1991 | Köln | NR | 5 | ||
| 7:34,74 (2.) | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 08.09.1991 | Köln | 6 | |||
| 7:37,31 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Memorial Palcido Fernandez Viagas | 20.02.1992 | Sevilla | WIR | 13 | indoor | |
| 7:35,00 (1.) | Paul Ezekiel Bitok (KEN) | NIKAIA / GP | 15.07.1992 | Nice | 7 | |||
| 7:35,47 (2.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | NIKAIA / GP | 15.07.1992 | Nice | 8 | |||
| 7:28,96 (1.) | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 16.08.1992 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:33,28 (2.) | Paul Ezekiel Bitok (KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 16.08.1992 | Köln | 5 | |||
| 7:34,18 (3.) | Yobes Ondieki (KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 16.08.1992 | Köln | 8 | |||
| 7:29,24 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Herculis / GP | 07.08.1993 | Monaco | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:35,08 (2.) | Aloÿs Nizigama (BUR) | NIKAIA / GP | 18.07.1994 | Nice | NR | 10 | ||
| 7:35,33 (4.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy (USA) | NIKAIA / GP | 18.07.1994 | Nice | 12 | |||
| 7:25,11 (1.) | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Herculis / GP | 02.08.1994 | Monaco | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:33,56 (1.) | Dieter Baumann (FRG/GER) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 21.07.1995 | Oslo | NR | 8 | ||
| 7:27,18 (1.) | Moses Kipkore Kiptanui (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 25.07.1995 | Monaco | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:30,09 (2.) | Smail Sghir (MOR) | Herculis / GP | 25.07.1995 | Monaco | 4 | |||
| 7:30,72 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Sparkassen-Cup / IAAF-Meeting | 04.02.1996 | Stuttgart | WIR | 5 | indoor | |
| 7:31,33 (1.) | Daniel Komen (KEN) | Athlétissima / GP | 03.07.1996 | Lausanne | 6 | |||
| 7:29,55 (1.) | Paul Ezekiel Bitok (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 05.07.1996 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 7:30,46 (2.) | Salah Hissou (MOR) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 05.07.1996 | Oslo | 6 | |||
| 7:25,16 (1.) | Daniel Komen (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:27,75 (2.) | Thomas "Tom" Nyariki (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | 4 | |||
| 7:28,41 (3.) | Paul Ezekiel Bitok (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | 5 | |||
| 7:28,70 (4.) | Paul Kibii Tergat (KEN) | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | 6 | |||
| 7:30,53 (6.) | Hassan El Lahssini (MOR) | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | 7 | |||
| 7:31,69 (3.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy (USA) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | AR | 12 | ||
| 7:20,67 (1.) | Daniel Komen (KEN) | International | 01.09.1996 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:29,49 (--) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Adriaan Paulen Memorial / GP II | 31.05.1997 | Hengelo (NED) | NR | 7 | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | |
| 7:31,78 (3.) | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | AR | 14 | ||
| 7:31,81 (4.) | Dieter Baumann (FRG/GER) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | NR | 15 | ||
| 7:26,02 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 22.08.1997 | Bruxelles | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:28,28 (2.) | Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden League | 09.07.1998 | Oslo | 6 | |||
| 7:29,09 (3.) | John Kibowen (KEN) | Bislett Games / Golden League | 09.07.1998 | Oslo | 9 | |||
| 7:29,34 (4.) | Isaac Carlos Viciosa Plaza (ESP) | Bislett Games / Golden League | 09.07.1998 | Oslo | AR | 10 | ||
| 7:25,54 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Meeting Herculis Zepter / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:27,59 (2.) | Luke Kipkosgei (KEN) | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | 5 | |||
| 7:28,45 (3.) | Assefa Mezegebu (ETH) | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | 8 | |||
| 7:29,23 (4.) | Brahim Lahlafi (MOR) | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | NR | 11 | ||
| 7:30,50 (6.) | Dieter Baumann (FRG/GER) | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | NR | 16 | ||
| 7:30,84 (8.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy (USA) | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | AR | 19 | ||
| 7:25,09 (1.) | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 28.08.1998 | Bruxelles | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:28,93 (2.) | Salah Hissou (MOR) | Herculis / Golden League | 04.08.1999 | Monaco | 11 | |||
| 7:27,67 (1.) | Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) | Gaz de France / Golden League | 23.06.1999 | Saint-Denis | 6 | |||
| 7:23,09 (1.) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.1999 | Bruxelles | NR | 2 | ||
| 7:25,02 (1.) | Ali Saïdi-Sief (ALG) | Herculis / Golden League | 18.08.2000 | Monaco | NR | 3 | ||
| 7:26,62 (2.) | Mohammed Mourhit (MOR/BEL) | Herculis / Golden League | 18.08.2000 | Monaco | AR | 5 | ||
| 7:30,67 (2.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 24.08.2001 | Bruxelles | WJR | 25 | ||
| 7:27,72 (1.) | Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.2004 | Bruxelles | 9 | |||
| 7;26,69 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Norwich Union British Grand Prix / GP | 15.07.2007 | Sheffield | 7 | |||
| 7:25,79 (1.) | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 07.08.2007 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 7:27,26 (1.) | Yenew Alamirew (ETH) | Diamond League | 06.05.2011 | Ad-Dawhah | 9 | |||
| 7:27,55 (2.) | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi (KEN) | Diamond League | 06.05.2011 | Ad-Dawhah | 10 | |||
| 7:26,64 (1.) | Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) | Golden Gala | 17.09.2020 | Roma | NR | 8 | ||
| 7:27,05 (2.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Golden Gala | 17.09.2020 | Roma | NR | 9 | ||
| 7:24,98 (1.) | Getnet Wale (ETH) | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | 09.02.2021 | Liévin (FRA) | 3 | indoor | ||
| 7:26,10 (1.) | Selemon Barega (ETH) | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | 09.02.2021 | Liévin (FRA) | 7 | indoor | ||
| 7:27,98 (3.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | 09.02.2021 | Liévin (FRA) | 18 | indoor | ||
| 7:26,25 (1.) | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 01.07.2021 | Oslo | 9 | |||
| 7:26,20 (1.) | Berihu Aregawi (ETH) | INIT INDOOR MEETING | 28.01.2022 | Karlsruhe (FRG) | 9 | indoor | ||
| 7:25,93 (1.) | Thierry Ndikumwenayo (BUR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 10.08.2022 | Monaco | 8 | |||
| 7:23,81 (1.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | 15.02.2023 | Liévin (FRA) | WIR | 3 | indoor | |
| 7:24,68 (2.) | Mohamed Katir (ESP) | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | 15.02.2023 | Liévin (FRA) | AIR | 4 | indoor | |
| 7:26,18 (1.) | Lamecha Girma (ETH) | Doha Diamond League / Diamond League | 05.05.2023 | Doha | - | |||
| 7:24,00 (--) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Meeting de Paris / Diamond League | 09.06.2023 | Paris | AR | 3 | in 2 Miles | |
| 7:23,63 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 17.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 3 | ||
| 7:23,64 (2.) | Yomif Kejelcha (ETH) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 17.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | NR | 4 | ||
| 7:25,47 (3.) | Grant Fisher (USA) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 17.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 11 | ||
| 7:25,48 (4.) | Telahun Haile Bekele (ETH) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 17.09.2023 | Eugene (USA) | 12 | |||
| 7:25,82 (1.) | Selemon Barega (ETH) | Copernicus Cup / World Indoor Tour | 06.02.2024 | Toruń (POL) | 14 | indoor | ||
| 7:17,55 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial / Diamond League | 25.08.2024 | Chorzów (POL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:21,28 (2.) | Berihu Aregawi (ETH) | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial / Diamond League | 25.08.2024 | Chorzów (POL) | NR | 3 | ||