| men's national records 5000m as at 31.12.1970 | |||||||
| Australia | Ronald "Ron" Clarke | 13:16,6h (1.) | Stockholm | 05.07.66 | International | Ozeania | |
| Great Britain | Ian Stewart | 13:22,8h (1.) | Edinburgh | 25.07.70 | Commonwealth Games | Europe | |
| Kenya | Kipchoge Keino | 13:24,2h (1.) | Auckland | 30.11.65 | International | Africa | |
| FR Germany | Harld Norpoth | 13:24,8h (1.) | Köln | 07.09.66 | Internationales Abendsportfest des ASV Köln | Europe | |
| France | Michel Jazy | 13:27,6h (1.) | Helsinki | 30.06.65 | World Games | Europe | |
| Hungary | Lájos Mecser | 13:29,2h (1.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | International / DN Galan | Europe | |
| German DR | Siegfried Herrmann | 13:30,0h (1.) | Potsdam (GDR) | 11.08.65 | National | Europe | |
| Tunisia | Mamo Wolde | 13:33,0h (4.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | International / DN Galan | Africa | |
| Japan | Keisuke Sawaki | 13:33,0h (5.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | International / DN Galan | Asia | |
| United States of America | Gerry Lindgren | 13:33,8h (1.) | Modesto (USA) | 25.05.68 | America | ||
| Belgium | Gaston Roelants | 13:34,6h (1.) | Köln | 08.07.69 | ASV Sportfest | Europe | |
| Soviet Union | Viktor Kudisnkiy | 13:34,6h (6.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | Asia | ||
| New Zealand | Murray Halberg | 13:35,2h (1.) | Stockholm | 25.07.61 | International | Ozeania | |
| Norway | Thor Helland | 13:37,4h (5.) | Helsinki | 30.06.65 | World Games | Europe | |
| Sweden | Bengt Nåjde | 13:37,8h (6.) | Helsinki | 30.06.65 | World Games | Europe | |
| Ethiopia | Mamo Wolde | 13:38,8h (2.) | Turku (FIN) | 02.07.67 | Africa | ||
| South Africa | Henk Altmann | 13:39,0h (5.) | London | 22.06.66 | Africa | ||
| Finland | Mikko Ala-Leppilampi | 13:40,2h (1.) | Helsinki | 24.08.70 | Europe | ||
| Poland | Witold Baran | 13:41,6h (1.) | Paris | 06.07.69 | Europe | ||
| Canada | Robert Finlay | 13:42,00 (4.) | London | 03.08.68 | America | ||
| Mexico | Juan Maximo Martínez | 13:44,0h (1.) | Modesto (USA) | 24.05.69 | America | ||
| Swizerland | Werner Schneiter | 13:44,2h (2.) | Zürich | 25.08.68 | Europe | ||
| Yugoslavia | Nedeljko Farčić | 13:45,8h (4.) | Västerås (SWE) | 27.06.69 | Europe | ||
| Romania | Andrei Barabas | 13:49,8h (2.) | Bucureşti | 12.10.63 | Europe | ||
| Italy | Guiseppe Cindolo | 13:50,8h (1.) | Verona (ITA) | 17.08.69 | ITA v. GBR v. TCH | Europe | |
| Columbia | Alvaro Mejia | 13:53,4h (?.) | San Sebastian | 04.07.67 | America | ||
| Luxembourg | René Kilburg | 13:59,8h (?.) | Budapest | 02.09.66 | Europe | ||
| Costa Rica | Julio Marin | 14:01,8h (?.) | Compton (USA) | 05.06.64 | America | ||
| Argentina | Osvaldo Suarez | 14:05,0h (?.) | San Sebastian | 01.10.60 | America | ||
| Morocco | Larbi Oukada | 14:09,9h (3.) | Rabat | 26.06.67 | Africa | ||
| Sri Lanka | Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa | 14:10,2h (?.) | Colombo (LKA) | 05.09.70 | Asia | ||
| Monaco | Emile Battaglia | 14:39,0h (?.) | Monaco | 11.08.46 | Europe | ||
| Swaziland | Richard Mabuza | 14:39,2h (?.) | Zürich | 03.07.70 | Weltklasse Zürich | Africa | |
| Brazil | Antonio Nogueiera Azevedo | 14:39,2h (?.) | São Paulo | 03.01.62 | America | ||
| Mali | Kamek Ag Tahiss | 14:40,4h (?.) | Bamako (MLI) | 20.04.68 | Africa | ||
| Algeria | Hamida Addéche | 14:43,0h (?.) | Nogent (FRA) | ??.06.66 | Africa | ||
| Indonesia | Gurnam Singh | 14:44,0h (?.) | Djakarta | 05.08.62 | Asia | ||
| Netherlands Antilles | Ronald Mercelina | 14:49,6h (?.) | Panama City | 03.03.70 | America | ||
| Mozambique | Amandio Picarra | 14:49,8h (?.) | L. Marques | 05.05.62 | Africa | ||
| Sierra Leono | Alifou Massaquoi | 14:51,2h (n.) | Edinburgh | 23.07.70 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (9.) | Africa |
| Malawi | George Waluza | 14:51,8h (n.) | Edinburgh | 23.07.70 | Commonwealth Games/h2 | (12.) | Africa |
| Ivory Coast | Jean Toffey | 14:53,6h (?.) | Paris | 13.09.64 | Africa | ||
| Nepal | Mahendra Bahadur Rai | 14:55,2h (?.) | Singapore | 02.08.70 | Asia | ||
| Guyana | George de Peana | 14:57,0h (?.) | Chicago | 30.08.59 | America | ||
| Angola | Joaquim Morais | 14:59,0h (?.) | Luanda | ??.??.66 | Africa | ||
| Malaysia | Ramasamy Subramaniam | 15:00,6h (?.) | Kuala Lumpur | 14.11.67 | Asia | ||
| Syria | Mohammed Said Dief | 15:00,8h (?.) | Damascus | ??.??.65 | Asia | ||
| Congo | Michel Mouka | 15:06,0h (?.) | Pointe-Noire | 06.07.65 | Africa | ||
| Liechtenstein | Hugo Walser | 15:07,8h (?.) | Aarau (SUI) | 27.05.65 | Europe | ||
| Niger | Abdou Oumarou | 15:20,8h (?.) | Brazzaville | 24.07.65 | Africa | ||
| Cambodia | Nhea Khay | 15:22,2 (?.) | Phnom Penh | 07.11.65 | Asia | ||
| Central African Republic | Gabriel M‘Boa | 15:24,6h (?.) | Bangui | 23.08.62 | Africa | ||
| Suriname | Sheik Hassan | 15:27,0h (?.) | Paramaribo (SUR) | 07.12.68 | America | ||
| Thailand | Thiara Klai-Angtong | 15:32,6h (?.) | Bangkok | 16.03.69 | Asia | ||
| Vietnam | Bui Luong | 15:34,8h (?.) | Hanoi | ??.??.68 | Asia | ||
| Zaire | Otoma | 15:39,8h (?.) | Kisangani | 28.06.57 | Africa | ||
| Guinea | Soriba Camara | 15:51,0h (?.) | Fria (GIN) | 26.03.64 | Africa | ||
| Grenada | Donald Pierre | 15:51,8h (n.) | Edinburgh | 23.07.70 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (13.) | America |
| Mauretania | Omer | 16:04,0h (?.) | ??.??.69 | Africa | |||
| Gambia | Ousman Jallow | 16:13,0h (?.) | Bathurst | 16.03.69 | Africa | ||
| Upper Volta | Nébie Nyagnounou | 16:15,0h (?.) | Ougadougou | 03.01.65 | Africa | ||
| Western Samoa | Danny Schuster | 16:17,2h (?.) | Apia (WSM) | ??.??.66 | Ozeania | ||
| Malta | John Bonello | 16:28,2h (?.) | Tunis | 16.07.67 | Europe | ||
| Kiribati | Tara Mango | 17:29,6h (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 02.09.63 | Ozeania | ||
| Gilbert & Ellice | Tara Mango | 17:29,6h (?.) | Suva (FJI) | ??.08.63 | Ozeania | ||
| Bahamas | D. Johnson | 18:28,0h (?.) | ??.??.55 | America | |||
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 18:29,8h (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 18.08.69 | Ozeania | ||
| Egypt | Africa | ||||||
| Uganda | Africa | ||||||
| Zambia | Africa | ||||||
| Ghana | Africa | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | Africa | ||||||
| Burundi | Africa | ||||||
| Madagascar | Africa | ||||||
| Togo | Africa | ||||||
| Nigeria | Africa | ||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||
| Senegal | Africa | ||||||
| Tanzania | Africa | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | ||||||
| Comoros | Africa | ||||||
| Sudan | Africa | ||||||
| Rwanda | Africa | ||||||
| Somalia | Africa | ||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | ||||||
| Lesotho | Africa | ||||||
| Namibia | Africa | ||||||
| Cameroon | Africa | ||||||
| Gabon | Africa | ||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | ||||||
| Liberia | Africa | ||||||
| Venezuela | America | ||||||
| China | America | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | America | ||||||
| Chile | America | ||||||
| Cuba | America | ||||||
| British Virgin Islands | America | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | ||||||
| Colombia | America | ||||||
| Jamaica | America | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | ||||||
| Ecuador | America | ||||||
| Peru | America | ||||||
| Uruguay | America | ||||||
| Bolivia | America | ||||||
| Aruba | America | ||||||
| Panama | America | ||||||
| Bermuda | America | ||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | America | ||||||
| Mauritius | America | ||||||
| Dominica | America | ||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | ||||||
| Barbados | America | ||||||
| Honduras | America | ||||||
| Belize | America | ||||||
| El Salvador | America | ||||||
| Haiti | America | ||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | America | ||||||
| Guam | America | ||||||
| Paraguay | America | ||||||
| Guatemala | America | ||||||
| Anguilla | America | ||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | America | ||||||
| American Samoa | America | ||||||
| India | Asia | ||||||
| Brunei | Asia | ||||||
| Israel | Asia | ||||||
| Iran | Asia | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | Asia | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | ||||||
| Armenia | Asia | ||||||
| Myanmar | Asia | ||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | ||||||
| Libya | Asia | ||||||
| Pakistan | Asia | ||||||
| Bhutan | Asia | ||||||
| Turkey | Asia | ||||||
| Moldova | Asia | ||||||
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Asia | ||||||
| Philippines | Asia | ||||||
| Tajikistan | Asia | ||||||
| Iraq | Asia | ||||||
| Palestine | Asia | ||||||
| Jordan | Asia | ||||||
| Qatar | Asia | ||||||
| South Korea | Asia | ||||||
| Yemen | Asia | ||||||
| Oman | Asia | ||||||
| Bangladesh | Asia | ||||||
| Macau | Asia | ||||||
| UAE | Asia | ||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | ||||||
| Maldives | Asia | ||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Asia | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | ||||||
| Bulgaria | Europe | ||||||
| Serbia | Europe | ||||||
| Slovenia | Europe | ||||||
| Denmark | Europe | ||||||
| Spain | Europe | ||||||
| Portugal | Europe | ||||||
| Romania | Europe | ||||||
| Greece | Europe | ||||||
| Netherlands | Europe | ||||||
| Gibraltar | Europe | ||||||
| Austria | Europe | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Europe | ||||||
| Ireland | Europe | ||||||
| Cyprus | Europe | ||||||
| North Macedonia | Europe | ||||||
| Albania | Europe | ||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | ||||||
| San Marino | Europe | ||||||
| Greenland | Europe | ||||||
| Andorra | Europe | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | Europe | ||||||
| Tonga | Ozeania | ||||||
| Papua & New Guinea | Ozeania | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Western Samoa | Ozeania | ||||||
| French Polynesia | Ozeania | ||||||
| Vanuatu | Ozeania | ||||||
| Fiji | Ozeania | ||||||
| Wallis and Futuna | Ozeania | ||||||
| Cook Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | ||||||
| Laos | Asia | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | America | ||||||
| Chad | Africa | ||||||
| Hongkong | Asia | ||||||
| Cape Verde | Africa | ||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||
| Greenland | Europe | ||||||