| men's national records 5000m as at 31.12.1960 | |||||||
| Soviet Union | Vladimir Kuts | 13:35,0h (1.) | Roma, SO | 17.10.57 | Pre-Olympic Meeting | Asia | |
| Great Britain | Gordon Pirie | 13:36,8h (1.) | Bergen | 19.06.56 | International | Europe | |
| Hungary | Sandor Iharos | 13:40,6h (?.) | Budapest | 23.10.55 | National Championships | Europe | |
| German DR | Friedrich Janke | 13:42,4h (1.) | Berlin, Ost | 05.09.59 | GDR v. POL | Europe | |
| New Zealand | Murray Halberg | 13:43,4h (1.) | Roma, SO | 02.09.60 | Olympic Games | Ozeania | |
| Poland | Kazimierz Zimny | 13:44,4h (2.) | Berlin, Ost | 05.09.59 | GDR v. POL | Europe | |
| United States of America | Jim Beatty | 13:51,7h (?.) | Compton | 03.06.60 | America | ||
| Australia | David Power | 13:51,8h (5.) | Roma, SO | 02.09.60 | Olympic Games | Ozeania | |
| Finland | Matti Huttunen | 13:51,8h (1.) | Helsinki | 23.06.59 | Europe | ||
| Czechoslovakia | Miroslav Jurek | 13:52,2h (?.) | Göteborg | 28.08.58 | Europe | ||
| Kenya | Nyandika Maiyoro | 13:52,8h (6.) | Roma, SO | 02.09.60 | Olympic Games | Africa | |
| FR Germany | Ludwig Müller | 13:53,6h (?.) | Warszawa | 01.10.60 | Europe | ||
| France | Michel Bernard | 13:55,6h (?.) | Colombes | 23.07.60 | Europe | ||
| Belgium | Hedwig Leenaert | 13:57,8h (?.) | Roma | 11.10.59 | Europe | ||
| Sweden | Gunder Hägg | 13:58,2h (1.) | Göteborg | 20.09.42 | National | Europe | |
| Yugoslavia | Yelisa Mugosa | 13:58,8h (?.) | Beograd | 01.07.56 | Europe | ||
| Italy | Luigi Conti | 14:01,6h (n.) | Roma, SO | 31.08.60 | Olympic Games/h1 | (2.) | Europe |
| Romania | Andrei Barabas | 14:03,6h (?.) | Roma | 19.06.60 | Europe | ||
| Norway | Ernst Larsen | 14:03,8h (?.) | Oslo | 15.07.57 | Europe | ||
| Argentina | Osvaldo R. Suárez | 14:05,0h (1.) | San Sebastian | 01.10.60 | America | ||
| Denmark | Thyge Tögersen | 14:09,4h (?.) | Kobenhavn | 27.09.56 | Europe | ||
| Netherlands | Joep Delnoye | 14:11,0h (?.) | Köln | 09.07.58 | Europe | ||
| Canada | Doug Kyle | 14:12,5h (?.) | Modesto | 28.05.60 | America | ||
| Morocco | Rhadi ben Abdessalem | 14:13,6h (?.) | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 17.07.60 | Africa | ||
| Japan | Saburo Yokimizo | 14:14,8h (?.) | Torino | 06.09.59 | Asia | ||
| Ireland | Bertie Messitt | 14:14,8h (n.) | Stockholm | 21.08.58 | European Championships/h1 | (9.) | Europe |
| Portugal | Manuel Oliveira | 14:15,6h (n.) | Roma, SO | 31.08.60 | Olympic Games/h2 | (6.) | Europe |
| Spain | Manuel Augusto Alonso | 14:16,6h (?.) | La Coruna | 14.09.58 | Europe | ||
| Austria | Sandor Rozsnyoi | 14:16,8h () | ??????????? | Europe | |||
| Turkey | Cahit Önel | 14:19,6h (?.) | Bucaresti | 14.09.57 | Asia | ||
| Greece | Christos Chiotis | 14:26,8h () | Athina | 10.06.58 | Europe | ||
| Swizerland | Walter Vonwiller | 14:29,8h () | Liege | 17.07.60 | Europe | ||
| China | Su Wenren | 14:33,0h () | Moskva | 30.06.60 | America | ||
| Monaco | Emile Battaglia | 14:39,0h (?.) | Monaco | 11.08.46 | Europe | ||
| South Africa | Wilhelm Oliver | 14:52,4h () | Kapstaad | 30.04.60 | Africa | ||
| Guyana | George de Peana | 14:57,0h (?.) | Chicago | 30.08.59 | America | ||
| Brazil | Luis Gonzaga Rodrigues | 15:00,5h () | Sao Paulo | 12.03.57 | America | ||
| Zaire | Otoma | 15:39,8h (?.) | Kisangani | 28.06.57 | Africa | ||
| Cuba | Rosendo Brunet | 15:47,8h () | La Habana | 13.05.51 | America | ||
| Jamaica | Mervyn Wanliss | 15:52,8h () | Kingston | 10.08.57 | America | ||
| Algeria | Africa | ||||||
| Angola | Africa | ||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | ||||||
| Burundi | Africa | ||||||
| Cameroon | Africa | ||||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | ||||||
| Comoros | Africa | ||||||
| Congo | Africa | ||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | ||||||
| Egypt | Africa | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Africa | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Africa | ||||||
| Gabon | Africa | ||||||
| Gambia | Africa | ||||||
| Ghana | Africa | ||||||
| Guinea | Africa | ||||||
| Guinea-Bissau | Africa | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | Africa | ||||||
| Lesotho | Africa | ||||||
| Liberia | Africa | ||||||
| Madagascar | Africa | ||||||
| Malawi | Africa | ||||||
| Mali | Africa | ||||||
| Mauretania | Africa | ||||||
| Mozambique | Africa | ||||||
| Namibia | Africa | ||||||
| Niger | Africa | ||||||
| Nigeria | Africa | ||||||
| Rwanda | Africa | ||||||
| Senegal | Africa | ||||||
| Seychelles | Africa | ||||||
| Sierra Leono | Africa | ||||||
| Somalia | Africa | ||||||
| Cape Verde | Africa | ||||||
| Chad | Africa | ||||||
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Africa | ||||||
| Sudan | Africa | ||||||
| Swaziland | Africa | ||||||
| Tanzania | Africa | ||||||
| Togo | Africa | ||||||
| Tunisia | Africa | ||||||
| Uganda | Africa | ||||||
| Upper Volta | Africa | ||||||
| Zambia | Africa | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | Africa | ||||||
| American Samoa | America | ||||||
| Anguilla | America | ||||||
| Antigua and Barbuda | America | ||||||
| Aruba | America | ||||||
| Bahamas | America | ||||||
| Barbados | America | ||||||
| Belize | America | ||||||
| Bermuda | America | ||||||
| Bolivia | America | ||||||
| British Virgin Islands | America | ||||||
| Cayman Islands | America | ||||||
| Chile | America | ||||||
| Colombia | America | ||||||
| Columbia | America | ||||||
| Costa Rica | America | ||||||
| Dominica | America | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | America | ||||||
| Ecuador | America | ||||||
| El Salvador | America | ||||||
| Grenada | America | ||||||
| Guam | America | ||||||
| Guatemala | America | ||||||
| Haiti | America | ||||||
| Honduras | America | ||||||
| Mauritius | America | ||||||
| Mexico | America | ||||||
| Netherlands Antilles | America | ||||||
| Panama | America | ||||||
| Paraguay | America | ||||||
| Peru | America | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | ||||||
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | America | ||||||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | America | ||||||
| Suriname | America | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | America | ||||||
| Uruguay | America | ||||||
| US Virgin Islands | America | ||||||
| Venezuela | America | ||||||
| Afghanistan | Asia | ||||||
| Armenia | Asia | ||||||
| Bangladesh | Asia | ||||||
| Bhutan | Asia | ||||||
| Brunei | Asia | ||||||
| Cambodia | Asia | ||||||
| Hong Kong | Asia | ||||||
| Hongkong | Asia | ||||||
| India | Asia | ||||||
| Indonesia | Asia | ||||||
| Iran | Asia | ||||||
| Iraq | Asia | ||||||
| Israel | Asia | ||||||
| Jordan | Asia | ||||||
| Kuwait | Asia | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | Asia | ||||||
| Laos | Asia | ||||||
| Libya | Asia | ||||||
| Macau | Asia | ||||||
| Malaysia | Asia | ||||||
| Maldives | Asia | ||||||
| Moldova | Asia | ||||||
| Myanmar | Asia | ||||||
| Nepal | Asia | ||||||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Asia | ||||||
| Oman | Asia | ||||||
| Pakistan | Asia | ||||||
| Palestine | Asia | ||||||
| Philippines | Asia | ||||||
| PR Korea (North Korea) | Asia | ||||||
| Qatar | Asia | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | Asia | ||||||
| South Korea | Asia | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | Asia | ||||||
| Syria | Asia | ||||||
| Tajikistan | Asia | ||||||
| Thailand | Asia | ||||||
| UAE | Asia | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | Asia | ||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | ||||||
| Yemen | Asia | ||||||
| Albania | Europe | ||||||
| Andorra | Europe | ||||||
| Bulgaria | Europe | ||||||
| Cyprus | Europe | ||||||
| Faroe Islands | Europe | ||||||
| Gibraltar | Europe | ||||||
| Greenland | Europe | ||||||
| Greenland | Europe | ||||||
| Kosovo | Europe | ||||||
| Liechtenstein | Europe | ||||||
| Luxembourg | Europe | ||||||
| Malta | Europe | ||||||
| North Macedonia | Europe | ||||||
| San Marino | Europe | ||||||
| Serbia | Europe | ||||||
| Slovenia | Europe | ||||||
| Cook Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Fiji | Ozeania | ||||||
| French Polynesia | Ozeania | ||||||
| Gilbert & Ellice | Ozeania | ||||||
| Kiribati | Ozeania | ||||||
| Marshall Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Nauru | Ozeania | ||||||
| Papua & New Guinea | Ozeania | ||||||
| Solomon Islands | Ozeania | ||||||
| Tonga | Ozeania | ||||||
| Vanuatu | Ozeania | ||||||
| Wallis and Futuna | Ozeania | ||||||
| Western Samoa | Ozeania | ||||||