| men's national records 5000m as at 31.12.1990 | |||||||
| Morocco | Said Aouita | 12:58,39 (1.) | Roma | 22.07.87 | Golden Gala / GP | Africa | |
| United States of America | Sydney Maree | 13:01,15 (2.) | Oslo | 27.07.85 | Bislett Games / GP | America | |
| Alberto Salazar | 13:11,93 (3.) | Stockholm | 06.07.82 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | |||
| Kenya | Yobes Ondieki | 13:04,24 (1.) | Oslo | 01.07.89 | Bislett Games / GP | Africa | |
| Italy | Salvatore Antibo | 13:05,59 (1.) | Bologna | 18.07.90 | Golden Gala / GP | Europe | |
| Ethiopia | Wodajo Bulti | 13:07,29 (1.) | Rieti | 16.09.82 | International | Africa | |
| Swizerland | Markus Ryffel | 13:07,54 (2.) | Los Angeles | 11.08.84 | Olympic Games | Europe | |
| Portugal | António Leitão | 13:07,70 (2.) | Rieti | 16.09.82 | International | Europe | |
| Mexico | Arturo Barrios | 13:07,79 (1.) | London, CP | 14.07.89 | Peugeot Games | America | |
| German DR | Hanshörg Kunze | 13:10,40 (1.) | Rieti | 09.09.81 | International | Europe | |
| Soviet Union | Valeriy Abramov | 13:11,99 (2.) | Rieti | 09.09.81 | International | Asia | |
| Tanzania | Suleiman Nyambui Muyaja | 13:12,29 (1.) | Stockholm | 18.06.79 | International | Africa | |
| FR Germany | Thomas Wessinghage | 13:12,78 (3.) | Zürich | 18.08.82 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| New Zealand | Dick Quax | 13:12,86 (1.) | Stockholm | 05.07.77 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Ozeania | |
| Ireland | Frank O'Mara | 13:13,02 (3.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | |
| Belgium | Emiel Puttemans | 13:13,0h (1.) | Bruxelles | 20.09.72 | International | Europe | |
| Bulgaria | Evgeni Ignatov | 13:13,15 (4.) | Stuttgart | 31.08.86 | European Championships | Europe | |
| Tunisia | Féthi Baccouche | 13:13,94 (5.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Africa | |
| France | Pascal Thiebault | 13:14,60 (6.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | |
| Romania | Ilie Floroiu | 13:15,0h (1.) | Bucureşti | 23.07.78 | National Championships | Europe | |
| Austria | Dietmar Millonig | 13:15,31 (6.) | Zürich | 18.08.82 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| Finland | Lasse Virén | 13:16,3h (1.) | Helsinki | 14.09.72 | International | Europe | |
| Martti Vainio (3) | 13:16,02 (?.) | Oslo | 28.06.84 | Bislett Games | Europe | ||
| Spain | José Luis González | 13:12,34 (1.) | Oslo | 04.07.87 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | |
| Estonia | Enn Sellik | 13:17,20 (1.) | Podolsk | 28.06.76 | for USSR | ||
| Sweden | Anders Gärderud | 13:17,59 (4.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Belarus | Aleksandr Fyedotkin | 13:17,66 (1.) | Budapest | 10.07.79 | for USSR | ||
| Poland | Bronislaw Malinowski | 13:17,69 (5.) | Stockholm | 05.07.76 | International / July Games | Europe | |
| Lithuania | Aleksandras Antipovas | 13:17,9h (2.) | Sochi | 09.06.79 | for USSR | ||
| Norway | Are Nakkim | 13:19,82 (4.) | Oslo | 01.07.89 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | |
| South Africa | Sydney Maree | 13:20,63 (1.) | Champaign | 03.06.79 | Africa | ||
| Netherlands | Gerard Tebroke | 13:21,68 (4.) | Zürich | 16.08.78 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | |
| Japan | Shuichi Yeneshige | 13:22,97 (4.) | London, CP | 08.07.88 | Peugeot Games | Asia | |
| Zimbabwe | Zephaniah Ncube | 13:24,07 (1.) | Burnaby | 16.07.84 | Africa | ||
| Czech Republic | Jiří Sýkora | 13:24,99 (9.) | Moscva | 01.08.80 | Olympic Games for – Czechoslovakia | Europe | |
| Algeria | Noureddine Morceli | 13:25,20 (1.) | Walnut (USA) | 21.04.90 | Mt San Antonio Relays | Africa | |
| Argentina | Antonio Fabian Siliio | 13:26,70 (3.) | La Coruña | 26.07.90 | Gran Premio Internacional Ciudad de La Coruna | America | |
| Denmark | Henrik Jørgensen | 13:27,76 (11.) | Oslo | 27.07.85 | Bislett Games / GP | Europe | |
| Hungary | Lájos Mecser | 13:29,2h (1.) | Stockholm | 03.07.68 | International / DN Galan | Europe | |
| Colombia | Domingo Tibaduiza | 13:29,67 (7.) | Zürich | 16.08.78 | Weltklasse Zürich | America | |
| Botswana | Matthews Mothswarateu | 13:29,6h (1.) | Stellenbosch | 14.04.78 | Africa | ||
| Georgia | Oleg Strizhakov | 13:30,88 (?.) | Kiev | 23.06.84 | for USSR | Asia | |
| China | Zhang Guowei | 13:31,01 (1.) | London, CP | 11.07.86 | Peugeot-Talbot Games | America | |
| Serbia | Danijel Korica | 13:31,2h (?.) | Helsinki | 30.06.71 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Slovenia | Peter Svet | 13:32,8h (?.) | Berlin | 12.06.74 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Jamaica | Mark Elliott | 13:33,10 (2.) | Koblenz | 23.08.89 | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | America | |
| Sudan | Ahmed Musa Jouda | 13:34,13 (3.) | Nice | 16.07.85 | NIKAIA / GP | Africa | |
| Cyprus | Filippos Filippou | 13:34,24 (2.) | Riccione (ITA) | 27.08.83 | Europe | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Vadim Mochalov | 13:34,2h (?.) | Sochi | 13.05.76 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Rwanda | Mathias Ntawulikura | 13:34,76 (12.) | La Coruña | 26.07.90 | Gran Premio Internacional Ciudad de La Coruna | Africa | |
| Kazakhstan | Sergey Navolokin | 13:35,64 (5.) | Podolsk | 02.08.82 | Kuts Memorial – for USSR | Asia | |
| Chile | Edmundo Warnke | 13:36,76 (10.) | Köln | 21.05.76 | International | America | |
| Brazil | José João da Silva | 13:37,4h (2.) | Buenos Aires | 11.10.80 | America | ||
| Luxembourg | Justin Gloden | 13:38,51 (6.) | Louvain | 03.06.83 | Europe | ||
| Greece | Spiridon Andriopoulos | 13:39,15 (1.) | Drama (GRE) | 09.08.87 | Europe | ||
| Turkey | Necdet Ayaz | 13:39,31 (13.) | Stockholm | 06.07.82 | Dagens Nyheter Galan | Asia | |
| Uzbekistan | Ashur Normuradov | 13:41,0h (4.) | Podolsk | 19.08.75 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Somalia | Abucar Adani | 13:41,24 (4.) | Burnaby | 08.06.91 | Africa | ||
| Djibouti | Ali Ismael Hassan | 13:41,78 (7.) | Viry-Chatilon (FRA) | 20.06.92 | Africa | ||
| Uganda | Godfrey Nyombi | 13:42,38 (1.) | Christchurch | 14.01.97 | Africa | ||
| Croatia | Branko Zorko | 13:43,04 (3.) | Beograd | 04.06.89 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Lesotho | Thabang Baholo | 13:43,81 (1.) | Port Elizabeth (RSA) | 02.04.90 | Africa | ||
| Cuba | Luis Medina | 13:44,8h (2.) | Praha | 21.06.77 | America | ||
| India | Raj Kumar | 13:46,40 (?.) | Brisbane | 07.10.82 | Asia | ||
| Moldova | Igor Braslavskiy | 13:47,6h (?.) | Chişinău | 25.08.83 | for USSR | Asia | |
| Puerto Rico | Antonio Colon | 13:48,7h (2.) | Dallas | 15.05.82 | America | ||
| Venezuela | Eduardo Navas | 13:48,70 (7.) | Walnut (USA) | 25.04.87 | Mt. SAC Relays | America | |
| Ecuador | Rolando Vera | 13:49,83 (it) | Seoul | 23.09.88 | Olympic Games/h1 - during 10000m | America | |
| South Korea | Baek Seung-Do | 13:50,35 (?.) | Seoul | 02.10.87 | Asia | ||
| Armenia | Artashes Mikoyan | 13:53,0h (?.) | München | 30.05.76 | for USSR | Asia | |
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Ok-Hyon Ryu | 13:53,9h (?.) | Pyongyang | 13.05.87 | Asia | ||
| Zambia | Charles Mulinga | 13:54,89 (8.) | Cairo | 06.10.90 | African Championships | Africa | |
| Peru | Roger Soler | 13:55,1h (?.) | Austin | 04.05.85 | America | ||
| Uruguay | Ricardo Vera | 13:59,96 (?.) | Vigo | 30.06.89 | America | ||
| Angola | Bernardo Manuel | 14:01,8h (?.) | Lisboa | 25.06.83 | (10.) | Africa | |
| Costa Rica | Julio Marin | 14:01,8h (?.) | Compton | 05.06.64 | America | ||
| Egypt | Abdel Hamid Khamis | 14:03,0h (?.) | Turku | 21.08.71 | |||
| Philippines | Hector Begeo | 14:03,70 (?.) | Melbourne | 17.03.88 | Asia | ||
| Iran | Mohamed Vodjdanzadeh | 14:04,2a (?.) | Seoul | 13.06.75 | (9.) | Asia | |
| North Macedonia | Stevce Georgijevski | 14:06,52 (?.) | Maribor | 07.08.82 | for Yugoslavia | Europe | |
| Bolivia | Johnny Perez | 14:06,73 (?.) | Santiago de Chile | 27.10.84 | America | ||
| Tajikistan | Sergey Davidov | 14:07,44 (?.) | Moscva | 20.06.83 | for USSR | ??? | Asia |
| Pakistan | Muhammad Younis | 14:08,4h (?.) | Troisdorf (GER) | 22.07.77 | Asia | ||
| Guatemala | Hugo-Allan García Molina | 14:08,72 (n.) | Roma | 04.09.87 | World Championships/h1 nl? | (15.) | America |
| Ghana | Robert Hackman | 14:09,0h (?.) | Philadelphia | 14.06.74 | Africa | ||
| Iraq | Abdul Karim Al-Sadi | 14:09,42 (?.) | Seoul | 03.10.86 | Asia | ||
| Sri Lanka | Lucien Sellapuliage B. Rosa | 14:10,2h (?.) | Colombo | 05.09.70 | Asia | ||
| Albania | Isuf Curri | 14:12,6h (?.) | Elbasan | 31.05.90 | Europe | ||
| Malawi | George Mombosasa | 14:14,01 (?.) | London, CP | 11.07.86 | Africa | ||
| Palestine | Mohamed Musa Mohamed | 14:14,7h (?.) | Cairo | 05.10.90 | Asia | ||
| Kosovo | Ismet Rushiti | 14:18,0h (?.) | Vukovar | 08.08.82 | ???? | Europe | |
| Aruba | Kimball "Kim" Reynierse | 14:18,31 (?.) | Leiden | 08.05.86 | America | ||
| Gibraltar | John Charvetto | 14:18,4h (?.) | Praha | 31.08.78 | Europe | ||
| Nigeria | Umar Mukhtar | 14:20,3h (?.) | Rhede | 01.09.82 | Africa | ||
| Sierra Leono | Hilton Gooding | 14:20,9h (?.) | Freetown | 22.03.85 | Africa | ||
| Niger | Inni Aboubacar | 14:21,4h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 06.07.83 | Africa | ||
| Jordan | Awad Sress | 14:21,79 (1.) | Kiel | 15.07.90 | Schleswig-Holstein Championships – guest | Asia | |
| Burundi | Antoine Nivyobizi | 14:22,0h (?.) | Bujumbura | 07.07.85 | nl? | Africa | |
| Namibia | Simeon Martin | 14:24,7h (?.) | Gabarone | 17.06.90 | Africa | ||
| Mozambique | Pedro Mulomo | 14:26,6h (?.) | Maputo | 31.03.80 | Africa | ||
| Cameroon | Stephem Nfor Musa | 14:26,8h (?.) | St. Maur | 21.07.82 | Africa | ||
| Myanmar | Maung Robert | 14:27,2h (?.) | Singapore | 05.09.76 | Asia | ||
| Panama | Simon Alvarado | 14:27,45 (?.) | La Habana | 28.09.86 | America | ||
| Paraguay | Ramon Lopez | 14:28,7h (?.) | Concepcion | 15.10.86 | America | ||
| Montenegro | Osman Erović | 14:29,43 (?.) | Nova Gorica (YUG) | 10.05.87 | ??? | Europe | |
| Libya | Marzouk Khalifa | 14:30,01 (?.) | Casablanca | 05.08.85 | Asia | ||
| Senegal | Antoine Mbengué | 14:32,0h (?.) | Blois | 30.06.78 | nl? | Africa | |
| Dominican Republic | Domingo de Motta Batista | 14:33,0h (?.) | Maturin | 02.07.88 | |||
| Nepal | Hari Bahadur Rokaya | 14:34,43 (?.) | Singapore | 25.07.87 | Asia | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Hamad Al Dosari | 14:34,70 (?.) | Casablanca | 05.08.85 | nl? | ||
| Madagascar | Jules Randrianarivelo | 14:35,4h (?.) | Maputo | 31.08.80 | Africa | ||
| Monaco | Emile Battaglia | 14:39,0h (?.) | Monaco | 11.08.46 | Europe | ||
| Swaziland | Richard Mabuza | 14:39,2h (?.) | Zürich | 03.07.70 | nl? | Africa | |
| Mali | Kamek Ag Tahiss | 14:40,4h (?.) | Bamako (MLI) | 20.04.68 | America | ||
| Bermuda | Kevin Pearson | 14:40,9h (?.) | Philadelphia | 09.04.83 | America | ||
| Antigua and Barbuda | William Richards | 14:41,39 (?.) | Port of Spain | 17.06.00 | America | ||
| French Polynesia | Pascal Adams | 14:41,6h (?.) | Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 31.07.88 | Ozeania | ||
| Central African Republic | Méléboko | 14:42,0h (?.) | Bangui | ??.??.81 | Africa | ||
| Papua & New Guinea | John Kokinai | 14:43,4h (?.) | Rabaul (PNG) | 10.09.72 | Ozeania | ||
| Bahamas | Philip Watkins | 14:43,6h (?.) | Nassau | ??.??.86 | America | ||
| Mauritius | Pascal Face | 14:45,2h (?.) | St. Maur (FRA) | 27.06.90 | America | ||
| Kuwait | Ahmad Gharib | 14:46,23 (?.) | Casablanca | 05.08.85 | Asia | ||
| Yemen | Anwar El Harazi | 14:49,25 (n.) | Seoul | 28.09.88 | Olympic Games/h2 | (16.) | Asia |
| Netherlands Antilles | Ronald Mercelina | 14:49,6h (?.) | Panama City | 03.03.70 | America | ||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Emmanuel Mpioh | 14:50,3h (?.) | Vichy (FRA) | 12.07.81 | nl? | Africa | |
| Guinea | Abdoul Gadirou Bah | 14:50,49 (?.) | Riga | 01.06.85 | Africa | ||
| Dominica | Julius Lewis | 14:54,0h (?.) | Roseau | 21.03.87 | America | ||
| UAE | Mohamed Abdullah Moubarak | 14:55,7h (?.) | St. Maur (FRA) | 19.08.87 | nl? | Asia | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Rudy Maraj | 14:56,0h (?.) | Pte-à-Pierre | 10.04.76 | America | ||
| Chad | Yaya Ismail | 14:56,34 (?.) | Annaba | 02.09.88 | |||
| Oman | Awas Shabaan Fateh | 14:56,7h (?.) | Formia | 14.06.88 | Asia | ||
| Guyana | George de Peana | 14:57,0h (?.) | Chicago | 30.08.59 | America | ||
| Cambodia | Peu Tikae | 14:59,03 (?.) | Riga | 30.05.87 | Asia | ||
| Fiji | Davendra Prasad | 14:59,83 (?.) | Melbourne | 31.03.90 | Ozeania | ||
| US Virgin Islands | Calin Dallas | 15;54,9h (?.) | Road Town | 01.07.90 | America | ||
| Barbados | Kenrick Sealy | 15:00,0h (?.) | Haywood | 04.07.88 | America | ||
| Gabon | Alain Benga | 15:00,9h (?.) | Brazzaville | 02.05.82 | Africa | ||
| Togo | Folly Kangni | 15:03,2h (?.) | Lomé | 04.04.77 | Africa | ||
| Bangladesh | Mustaque Ahmed | 15:03,2h (?.) | Dhaka | 06.03.80 | Asia | ||
| Honduras | Horge Elias Ponce | 15:04,4h (?.) | Budapest | 06.09.84 | America | ||
| Belize | Eugène Muslar | 15:05,78 (n.) | Los Angeles | 08.08.04 | Olympic Games/h2 | (12.) | America |
| Thailand | Pitak Patjun | 15:06,74 (?.) | Bangkok | 23.12.90 | Asia | ||
| Liechtenstein | Hugo Walser | 15:07,8h (?.) | Aarau (SUI) | 27.05.65 | Europe | ||
| El Salvador | Juan Carlos Ochoa | 15:12,22 (?.) | C Victoria | 18.06.89 | America | ||
| Seychelles | Eddie Kilendo | 15:16,04 (?.) | St. Denis (FRA) | 26.05.90 | Africa | ||
| Hongkong | Timothy Soutar | 15:21,48 (?.) | Hongkong | 30.07.91 | |||
| Suriname | Sheik Hassan | 15:27,0h (?.) | Paramaribo | 07.12.68 | America | ||
| Brunei | B.J.R. Keneenthep | 15:28,9h (?.) | Bandar Seri Begawan (BRN) | 15.07.73 | Asia | ||
| Cape Verde | Elias Tavares Fernandes | 15:29,03 (?.) | Moskva | 18.08.84 | |||
| Greenland | Kim Godtfredsen | 15:31,9h (?.) | Toftir | 09.07.89 | Europe | ||
| Burkina Faso | Boukary Ouédraogo | 15:32,4h (?.) | Ougadougou | 03.05.87 | nl? | Africa | |
| Haiti | Dieudonné Lamothe | 15:33,26 (?.) | San Juan | 28.07.89 | America | ||
| Vietnam | Bui Luong | 15:34,8h (?.) | Hanoi | ??.??.68 | Asia | ||
| Liberia | Nimley Twegbe | 15:37,0h (?.) | Kakata | 27.05.84 | nl? | Africa | |
| Solomon Islands | Matthew Hovaisuta | 15:39,7a (?.) | Suva | 30.08.79 | Ozeania | ||
| Saint Lucia | Michael Gosmay | 15:44,4h (?.) | St George's | 23.05.87 | nl? | America | |
| Cayman Islands | Nicholas Akers | 15:45,44 (n.) | Edmonton | 08.08.78 | Commonwealth Games/h1 | (11.) | America |
| Macau | Lei Hong Wa | 15:47,0h (?.) | Macau | ??.??.90 | Asia | ||
| Wallis and Futuna | Angélo Pétélo | 15:49,8h (?.) | Nouméa (NCL) | 07.11.87 | Ozeania | ||
| Hong Kong | Leung Wai Yee | 15:52,20 (?.) | Hongkong | 27.06.84 | nl? | Asia | |
| Gambia | Paul Ceesay | 15:54,0h (?.) | Banjul | 03.08.85 | nl? | Africa | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Charles Morton | 15:57,9h (?.) | Charlotte Amalie | 07.04.84 | America | ||
| Mauretania | Omer | 16:04,0h (?.) | ??.??.69 | nl? | Africa | ||
| Guam | Fred Schumann | 16:07,09 (?.) | Nouméa | 15.12.87 | America | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | Said Umaru | 16:15,7a (?.) | Moscow | 25.07.79 | Africa | ||
| Cook Islands | Dan Haddock | 16:16,5h (?.) | Avarua (COK) | 19.12.85 | Ozeania | ||
| Western Samoa | Filipo Tai | 16:17,0a (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 04.09.79 | Ozeania | ||
| Laos | W. Bounpheng Bounirisavone | 16:38,4h (?.) | Singapore | 03.09.73 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea | Manuel Rondo Roku | 16:44,13 (n.) | Seoul | 28.09.88 | Olympic Games/h1 | (19.) | Africa |
| Comoros | Soule Kari | 16:50,0a (?.) | St. Denis (FRA) | 29.08.79 | Africa | ||
| Anguilla | Charles Webster | 16:52,0h (?.) | St John‘s | 30.05.86 | nl? | America | |
| British Virgin Islands | Liston Farrington | 16:56,8h (?.) | Road Town | 10.07.77 | America | ||
| Tonga | Peau‘afi Haukinima | 17:07,6h (?.) | Pirae | 13.09.71 | nl? | Ozeania | |
| Kiribati | Tara Mango | 17:29,6h (?.) | Suva (FJI) | 02.09.63 | Ozeania | ||
| Maldives | Hussain Haleem | 17:30,43 (?.) | Singapore | 24.07.87 | nl? | Asia | |
| Nauru | Karl Teabuge | 18:29,8h (?.) | Port Moresby (PNG) | 18.08.69 | Ozeania | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ricardo Quitugua | 18:38,6h (?.) | Apia | 12.09.83 | Asia | ||
| Bhutan | Dhoman Tgenzin | 19:11,4h (?.) | Kathmandu | 20.09.84 | Asia | ||
| Marshall Islands | Brent Williams | 20:29,5h (?.) | Saipan | 12.07.90 | Ozeania | ||
| Malaysia | Munusamy Ramachandran? | Asia | |||||
| San Marino | 91 | Europe | |||||
| Vanuatu | 91 | Ozeania | |||||
| Qatar | 91 | Asia | |||||
| Indonesia | 91 | Asia | |||||
| Andorra | Europe | ||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | America | ||||||
| Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | Europe | ||||||
| American Samoa | America | ||||||
| Greenland | |||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | ||||||
| (1) Mohammed Mourhit was born in Morocco | |||||||
| (2) Ismaïl Sghyr was born in Morocco | |||||||
| (3) Martti Vainio was tested positiv in 1984 | |||||||