| men's national records 800m as at 31.12.1960 | |||||||||
| Belgium | Roger Moens | 1:45,7h | (1.) | Oslo | 03.08.55 | International | Europe | ||
| United States of America | Thomas Courtney | 1:45,8h | (1.) | Oslo | 09.08.57 | International | America | ||
| Norway | Audun Boysen | 1:45,9h | (2.) | Oslo | 03.08.55 | International | Europe | ||
| FR Germany | Paul Schmidt | 1:46,2h | (1.) | Köln | 20.09.59 | FRG v. POL | Europe | ||
| New Zealand | Peter Snell | 1:46,3h | (1.) | Roma | 02.09.60 | Olympic Games, SO | Ozeania | ||
| Poland | Stefan Lewandowski | 1:46,5h | (2.) | Köln | 20.09.59 | FRG v. POL | Europe | ||
| Great Britain | Derek Johnson | 1:46,6h | (2.) | Oslo | 09.08.57 | International | Europe | ||
| Australia | Herb Elliott | 1:46,6h | (1.) | London, WC | 04.08.58 | GBR v. COM | 880y-0,7s | Ozeania | |
| German DR | Siegfried Valentin | 1:46,8h | (1.) | Potsdam | 30.07.60 | Abendsportfest | Europe | ||
| Hungary | Lajos Szentgáli | 1:47,1h | (1.) | Bern | 28.08.54 | European Championships | Europe | ||
| Switzerland | Christian Wägli | 1:47,3 | (q.) | Roma | 01.09.60 | Olympic Games/sf1 | (2.) / 1:47,40 | Europe | |
| Czechoslovakia | Stanislav Jungwirth | 1:47,5h | (1.) | Bratislava | 18.05.57 | Europe | |||
| Denmark | Gunnar Nielsen | 1:47,5h | (1.) | København | 07.08.55 | Europe | |||
| Ireland | Ronald "Ron" Delany | 1:47,8h | (2.) | Austin | 15.06.57 | NCAA Championships | Europe | ||
| Sweden | Dan Waern | 1:47,8h | (1.) | Paris, Colombés | 26.09.59 | Europe | |||
| France | Michel Jazy | 1:47,9h | (3.) | Köln | 15.06.60 | ASV Meeting (A) | |||
| Romania | Zoltan Vamos | 1:48,2h | Bucaresti | 19.09.59 | Europe | ||||
| Finland | Olavi Salsola | 1:48,3h | (1.) | Helsinki | 09.09.56 | FIN v. SWE | Europe | ||
| Austria | Rudolf Klaban | 1:48,4h | (.) | Zürich | 23.07.60 | Europe | |||
| Canada | Joe Mullins | 1:48,6h | (.) | Berkeley | 18.06.60 | America | |||
| Spain | Tomás Barris | 1:48,7h | (2.) | Barcelona | 12.09.59 | Europe | |||
| Kenya | Wilson Kiprugut | 1:49,0 | Nyahururu (KEN) | ??.??.59 | Africa | ||||
| Chile | Ramon Sandoval | 1:49,0 | Santiago de Chile | 19.04.56 | America | ||||
| Italy | Mario Lanzi | 1:49,0h | (1.) | Bologna | 29.06.41 | ITA v. GER | Europe | ||
| Greece | Evangelos Depastas | 1:49,1 | Europe | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | Andrej Vipotnik | 1:49,2 | Ludwigshafen (FRG) | 07.08.57 | Europe | ||||
| Guyana | Tony Seth | 1:49,7 | America | ||||||
| South Africa | Paul Soine | 1:49,8 | (.) | Bordeaux | 29.06.57 | Africa | |||
| Netherlands | Henk Heida | 1:49,8 | Europe | ||||||
| Algeria | Patrick El Mabrouk | 1:50,1 | Paris | 08.07.51 | Africa | ||||
| Morocco | Ahmed Lazreg | 1:50,9 | ??.??.60 | Africa | |||||
| Brazil | Argemiro Roque | 1:51,9 | Santiago | 21.04.57 | South American Championships (nof) | Africa | |||
| Portugal | Vanlentim Batista | 1:52,3 | Lisboa | 15.08.59 | Europe | ||||
| Guatemala | Gonzalo Javier | 1:53,6y | (.) | Sioux Falls | 03.06.60 | America | |||
| Ethiopia | Mamo Wolde | 1:58,0 | Melbourne | 23.11.56 | Olympic Games/h1 | Africa | |||
| FS Micronesia | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Rhodesia | Africa | ||||||||
| Chad | Africa | ||||||||
| Mali | Africa | ||||||||
| Congo | Africa | ||||||||
| Central African Republic | Africa | ||||||||
| Guinea | Africa | ||||||||
| Tunisia | Africa | ||||||||
| Nigeria | Africa | ||||||||
| Djibouti | Africa | ||||||||
| Mali | Africa | ||||||||
| Comoros | Africa | ||||||||
| Liberia | Africa | ||||||||
| Egypt | Africa | ||||||||
| Madagascar | Africa | ||||||||
| Togo | Africa | ||||||||
| Benin | Africa | ||||||||
| Tansania | Africa | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso | Africa | ||||||||
| Cameroon | Africa | ||||||||
| Burundi | Africa | ||||||||
| Gaboon | Africa | ||||||||
| Botswana | Africa | ||||||||
| Reunion | Africa | ||||||||
| Uganda | Africa | ||||||||
| Libya | Africa | ||||||||
| Africa | |||||||||
| Zambia | Africa | ||||||||
| Sudan | Africa | ||||||||
| Costa Rica | America | ||||||||
| Monaco | America | ||||||||
| Bermuda | America | ||||||||
| Trinidad Tobago | America | OF 1:46,8h | |||||||
| Jamaica | America | ||||||||
| Panama | America | ||||||||
| Belize | America | ||||||||
| Netherlands Antilles | America | ||||||||
| El Salvador | America | ||||||||
| Barbados | America | ||||||||
| Dominican Republic | America | ||||||||
| Saint Kitts | America | ||||||||
| Montserrat | America | ||||||||
| Puerto Rico | America | ||||||||
| Cuba | America | ||||||||
| Guyana | America | ||||||||
| Surinam | America | ||||||||
| Colombia | America | ||||||||
| Ghana | America | ||||||||
| Peru | America | ||||||||
| Antigua | America | ||||||||
| Venezuela | America | ||||||||
| Japan | Asia | ||||||||
| Cambodia | Asia | ||||||||
| Soviet Union | Asia | ||||||||
| Burma/Myanmar | Asia | ||||||||
| Afgahnistan | Asia | ||||||||
| Vietnam | Asia | ||||||||
| Lebanon | Asia | ||||||||
| Pakistan | Asia | ||||||||
| Iran | Asia | ||||||||
| DPR Korea | Asia | ||||||||
| India | Asia | ||||||||
| China | Asia | ||||||||
| Bahrain | Asia | ||||||||
| Yemen PDR | Asia | ||||||||
| Turkey | Asia | ||||||||
| Palestine | Asia | ||||||||
| Mongolia | Asia | ||||||||
| Taipeh | Asia | ||||||||
| Albania | Europe | ||||||||
| Luxemburg | Europe | ||||||||
| Finland | Europe | ||||||||
| Ireland | Europe | ||||||||
| Liechtenstein | Europe | ||||||||
| Cyprus | Europe | ||||||||
| Bulgaria | Europe | ||||||||
| Portugal | Europe | ||||||||
| Kiribati | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Nauru | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Tuvalu | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Fiji | Ozeania | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Belau Islands | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Western Samoa | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Guam | Ozeania | ||||||||
| North Mariana | Ozeania | ||||||||
| Senegal | |||||||||