| European men‘s distance record progressions | ||||||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| 2:06,0y (?.) | A. Wood (GBR) | ??.??.1830 | ||||||
| 2:05,0y (1.) | J. Blackwood (GBR) | 25.04.1857 | Addiscombe | |||||
| 2:04,0y (1.) | Wiliam Way (GBR) | 25.11.1859 | Oxford | |||||
| 2:03,0y (1.) | Charles Grey (IRL) | 27.06.1861 | Dublin | |||||
| 2:03,0y (?.) | H.T. Dealtry (GBR) | 30.05.1863 | London | |||||
| 2:02,0y (?.) | A. Kennedy (GBR) | 31.05.1864 | Shrewsbury | |||||
| 2:03,0y (?.) | Percy Thornton (GBR) | 16.12.1865 | London | |||||
| 2:02,5y (?.) | Percy Thornton (GBR) | 16.12.1865 | London | |||||
| 2:02,4y (1.) | Francis Pelham (GBR) | 23.03.1867 | Cambridge | |||||
| 2:01,0y (1.) | Kinross Gair (GBR) | 26.06.1867 | Edinburgh | |||||
| 1:59 3/4y (1.) | Arthur Pelham (GBR) | 26.03.1873 | Cambridge | |||||
| 1:59,5y (1.) | Walter Slade (GBR) | 05.06.1876 | Dublin | |||||
| 1:58,8y (1.) | Walter Slade (GBR) | 06.06.1876 | Dublin | |||||
| 1:58,2y (1.) | Walter Slade (GBR) | 10.06.1876 | Belfast | |||||
| 1:57,5y (1.) | Frederick "Fred" Elborough (GBR) | 07.10.1876 | London | |||||
| 1:54,6y (1.) | Francis "Frank" Cross (GBR) | 09.03.1888 | Oxford | |||||
| 1:54,5y (?.) | Walter Dohm (USA) | ?????????? | 19.09.1891 | New York | ||||
| 1:52,4y (1.) | Emilio Lunghi (ITA) | 15.09.1909 | Montreal | |||||
| 1:52,4 (1.) | Douglas Lowe (GBR) | Olympic Games | 08.07.1924 | Paris, Colombés | ||||
| 1:51,6y (1.) | Otto Peltzer (GER) | 03.07.1926 | London | WR | ||||
| 1:50,6 (1.) | Séra Martin (FRA) | 14.07.1928 | Colombes | WR | ||||
| 1:49,8 (1.) | Tommy Hampson (GBR) | Olympic Games | 02.08.1932 | Los Angeles | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:48,4 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | 20.08.1938 | Motspur Park | WR | 1 | |||
| 1:46,6 (1.) | Rudolf Harbig (GER) | ITA v. GER | 15.07.1939 | Milano | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:45,7 (1.) | Roger Moens (BEL) | 03.08.1955 | Oslo | WR | 1 | |||
| 1:44,9 (1.) | Franz-Josef Kemper (FRG) | National Championships | 07.08.1966 | Hannover | ||||
| 1:44,90 (2.) | Walter Adams (FRG) | FRG v. USA | 16.07.1970 | Stuttgart | OF 1:44,9 | |||
| 1:44,5 (1.) | Pekka Vasala (FIN) | FIN v. SWE | 20.08.1972 | Helsinki | ||||
| 1:43,7 (1.) | Marcello Fiasconaro (RSA/ITA) | ITA v. TCH | 27.06.1973 | Milano | WR | |||
| 1:43,86 (2.) | Ivo Van Damme (BEL) | Olympic Games | 25.07.1976 | Montréal | ||||
| 1:43,84 (1.) | Olaf Beyer (GDR) | European Championships | 31.08.1978 | Praha | ||||
| 1:42,33 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Bislett Games | 05.07.1979 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:41,73 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Città di Firenze | 10.06.1981 | Firenze | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:41,73 (1.) | Wilson Kipketer (DEN/KEN) | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 07.07.1997 | Stockholm | WR | 2 | ||
| 1:41,24 (1.) | Wilson Kipketer (DEN/KEN) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:41,11 (1.) | Wilson Kipketer (DEN/KEN) | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 24.08.1997 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 1000m | ||||||||
| 2:32,3 (1.) | Georg Mickler (GER) | 22.06.1913 | Hannover | WR | ||||
| 2:31,2 (1.) | Einari Anttila (FIN) | 16.07.1916 | Vaasa (FIN) | |||||
| 2:31,2 (1.) | Anatole Bolin (SWE) | 15.10.1916 | Stockholm | |||||
| 2:31,2 (2.) | John Zander (SWE) | 15.10.1916 | Stockholm | |||||
| 2:31,0 (1.) | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 03.09.1918 | Malmö | |||||
| 2:29,1 (1.) | Anatole Bolin (SWE) | 22.09.1918 | Stockholm | WR | ||||
| 2:28,5 (1.) | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 27.09.1922 | Stockholm | WR | OF 2:28,6 | |||
| 2:27,2 (1.) | Georges Baraton (FRA) | 14.07.1926 | Paris (P) | |||||
| 2:26,8 (1.) | Séra Martin (FRA) | 30.09.1926 | Paris, Colombés | WR | ||||
| 2:25,8 (1.) | Otto Peltzer (GER) | 18.09.1927 | Paris, Colombés | WR | ||||
| 2:23,6 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | 19.10.1930 | Paris, Jean Bouin | WR | ||||
| 2:21,5 (1.) | Rudolf Harbig (GER) | 24.05.1941 | Dresden | WR | ||||
| 2:21,4 (1.) | Rune Gustafsson (SWE) | 04.09.1946 | Borås (SWE) | WR | ||||
| 2:21,4 (1.) | Marcel Hansenne (FRA) | 27.08.1948 | Göteborg | WR | ||||
| 2:21,3 (1.) | Olle Åberg (SWE) | 10.08.1952 | København | WR | ||||
| 2:21,2 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | 27.10.1952 | Stará Boleslav | WR | ||||
| 2:20,4 (1.) | Audun Boysen (NOR) | 17.09.1953 | Oslo | WR | ||||
| 2:19,5 (1.) | Audun Boysen (NOR) | 18.08.1954 | Gävle (SWE) | WR | ||||
| 2:19,0 (1.) | Audun Boysen (NOR) | 30.08.1955 | Göteborg | WR | ||||
| 2:19,0 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | 21.09.1955 | Tata (HUN) | WR | ||||
| 2:18,1 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | 19.09.1958 | Turku (FIN) | WR | ||||
| 2:18,0 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | 10.08.1959 | Gävle (SWE) | not officiell WR | ||||
| 2:17,8 (1.) | Dan Waern (SWE) | 21.08.1959 | Karlstad (SWE) | WR | 1 | |||
| 2:16,7 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | 19.07.1960 | Potsdam (GDR) | WR | 1 | |||
| 2:16,2 (1.) | Jürgen May (GDR) | National | 20.07.1965 | Erfurt | WR | 1 | ||
| 2:16,2 (1.) | Franz-Josef Kemper (FRG) | National | 21.09.1966 | Hannover | WR | 2 | ||
| 2:15,5 (1.) | Ivo Van Damme (BEL) | 14.07.1976 | Namur | |||||
| 2:13,40 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Bislett Games | 01.08.1980 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 2:12,18 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Oslo Games | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 1500m | ||||||||
| 4:21,0 (?.) | Fernand Meiers (FRA) | 28.5.1893 | Paris | |||||
| 4:19,8 (?.) | Felix Bourdier (FRA) | 22.7.1894 | Paris | |||||
| 4:18,4 (?.) | Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) | 12.5.1895 | Paris | |||||
| 4:16,4 (1.) | Michel Soalhat (FRA) | 26.5.1895 | Paris | |||||
| 4:10,4 (1.) | Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) | 28.6.1896 | Paris | |||||
| 4:06,2 (1.) | Charles Bennett (GBR) | 15.07.1900 | Paris | |||||
| 3:59,8 (1.) | Harold A. Wilson (GBR) | 30.05.1908 | London | |||||
| 3:56,8 (1.) | Arnold Strode-Jackson (GBR) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | 3 | |||
| 3:54,7 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 05.08.1917 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:53,0 ( - ) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||||
| 3:52,6 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 19.06.1924 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:51,0 (1.) | Otto Peltzer (GER) | 11.09.1926 | Berlin | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:49,2 (1.) | Jules Ladoumégue (FRA) | 05.10.1930 | Paris, Jean Bouin | WR | ||||
| 3:49,2 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | 09.09.1933 | Torino | WR | ||||
| 3:49,0 (1.) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | 17.09.1933 | Milano | WR | ||||
| 3:48,6 (.) | Miklos Szabó (HUN) | 03.10.1937 | Budapest | |||||
| 3:47,5 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 10.08.1941 | Stockholm | WR | OF 3:47,6 | |||
| 3:45,8 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 17.07.1942 | Stockholm | WR | ||||
| 3:44,9 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 17.08.1943 | Göteborg | WR | OF 3:45,0 | |||
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 07.07.1944 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | 15.07.1947 | Malmö | WR | 2 | |||
| 3:43,0 (1.) | Werner Lueg (GER) | 29.06.1952 | Berlin | WR | 3 | |||
| 3:43,0 ( - ) | Roger Bannister (GBR) | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||||
| 3:42,4 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | 03.08.1954 | Oslo | |||||
| 3:42,2 ( - ) | Roger Bannister (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | |||
| 3:42,2 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | 16.07.1955 | Beograd | |||||
| 3:40,8 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | 28.07.1955 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:40,8 (1.) | László Tábori (HUN) | 06.09.1955 | Oslo | WR | 2 | |||
| 3:40,8 (2.) | Gunnar Nielsen (DEN) | 06.09.1955 | Oslo | WR | 3 | |||
| 3:40,5 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | 03.08.1956 | Tata (HUN) | |||||
| 3:40,2 (1.) | Olavi Salsola (FIN) | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:40,2 (2.) | Olavi Salonen (FIN) | 11.07.1957 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 2 | |||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH) | 12.07.1957 | Stará Boleslav | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:37,8 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 28.07.1963 | Paris, Colombés | |||||
| 3:36,4 (1.) | Jürgen May (GDR) | 14.07.1965 | Erfurt (GDR) | |||||
| 3:36,3 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 25.06.1966 | Sochaux (FRA) | |||||
| 3:34,0 (1.) | Jean Wadoux (FRA) | 23.07.1970 | Paris, Colombés | |||||
| 3:32,8 ( - ) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |||
| 3:32,03 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 15.08.1979 | Zürich | WR | 1 | OF 3:32,1 | |
| 3:32,09 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | 15.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 2 | OF 3:32,1 | ||
| 3:31,36 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 27.08.1980 | Koblenz | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:30,77 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | International | 04.09.1983 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:29,67 (1.) | Steve Cram (GBR) | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:28,95 (2.) | Fermín Cacho (ESP) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | 3 | |||
| 3:28,81 (2.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 19.07.2013 | Monaco | 6 | |||
| 3:28,68 (2.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 14.08.2020 | Monaco | 8 | |||
| 3:28,32 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Olympic Games | 07.08.2021 | Tokyo | 8 | |||
| 3:27,95 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 15.06.2023 | Oslo | 6 | |||
| 3:27,14 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Diamond League | 16.07.2023 | Silesia (POL) | 4 | |||
| 1 Mile | ||||||||
| 4:12¾ (1.) | Walter George (GBR) | 440y track | 23.08.1986 | London | prof | |||
| 4:10,4 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 23.08.1923 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:09,2 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | Record attempt | 04.10.1931 | Paris, JB | WR | |||
| 4:06,4 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson (GBR) | Blackheath Harriers Meeting / handicap | 28.08.1937 | London, MP | WR | |||
| 4:06,1 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 01.07.1942 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | OF 4:06,2 | ||
| 4:06,2 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 10.07.1942 | Stockholm | WR | 2 | |||
| 4:04,6 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 04.09.1942 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:02,6 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 01.07.1943 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:01,6 (1.) | Arne Andersson (SWE) | 18.07.1944 | Malmö | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:01,3 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 17.07.1945 | Malmö | WR | 1 | OF 4:01,4 | ||
| 3:59,4 (1.) | Roger Bannister (GBR) | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | WR | 1 | |||
| 3:58,8 (1.) | Roger Bannister (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | 2 | |||
| 3:59,0 (1.) | László Tábori (HUN) | British Games | 28.05.1955 | London, WC | 3 | |||
| 3:58,4 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | Police Sports | 15.06.1957 | Glasgow, IP | 2 | |||
| 3:57,2 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:56,5 (1.) | Siegfried Valentin (GDR) | 28.05.1959 | Potsdam (GDR) | 3 | ||||
| 3:56,0 (1.) | Witold Baran (POL) | International | 03.08.1964 | London, WC | 6 | |||
| 3:55,5 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 02.06.1965 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | 4 | ||||
| 3:53,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 09.06.1965 | Rennes (FRA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:53,3 (3.) | Eamonn Coghlan (IRL) | International Freedom Games | 17.05.1975 | Kingston (JAM) | 8 | |||
| 3:53,10 (2.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 09.08.1976 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 3:52,50 (1.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1978 | Stockholm | 6 | |||
| 3:48,95 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | WR | 1 | OF 3:49,0 | |
| 3:48,8 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,53 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Weltklasse in Zürich | 19.08.1981 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,40 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 26.08.1981 | Koblenz | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:47,33 (1.) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Memorial Van Damme | 28.08.1981 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:46,32 (1.) | Steve Cram (GBR) | Bislett Games / GP | 27.07.1985 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 2000m | ||||||||
| 5:50,0 (1.) | Siah Albison (GBR) | 20.1.1862 | Sheffield | profess | ||||
| 5:33,5 (1.) | Siah Albison (GBR) | 5.5.1862 | Sheffield | profess | ||||
| 5:54,0 ( - ) | Walter George (GBR) | 5.11.1881 | London | in 3 Miles | ||||
| 5:44,0 ( - ) | Walter George (GBR) | 19.7.1882 | London | in 3 Miles | ||||
| 5:44,0 (1.) | James Kibblewhite (GBR) | 14.6.1890 | London | |||||
| 5:38,8 (1.) | Thomas P. Conneff (USA) | ???????????? | 2.9.1895 | Bayonne (USA) | ||||
| 5:37,0 ( - ) | Alfred Shrubb (GBR) | 11.06.1904 | Glasgow | in 2 Miles | ||||
| 5:36,2 (1.) | Einari Anttila (FIN) | 10.09.1916 | Turku (FIN) | |||||
| 5:31,0 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 09.07.1917 | Stockholm | |||||
| 5:30,4 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 16.06.1918 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:26,3 (1.) | Paavo Numi (FIN) | 04.09.1922 | Tampere (FIN) | WR | 1 | OF 5:26,4 | ||
| 5:22,4 (1.) | Paavo Numi (FIN) | 12.02.2025 | Buffalo (USA) | WIR | 1 | indoor | ||
| 5:26,0 (1.) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 11.06.1925 | Stockholm | WR | 2 | |||
| 5:24,6 (1.) | Paavo Numi (FIN) | 18.06.1927 | Kuopio (FIN) | WR | - | |||
| 5:23,4 (1.) | Eino Borg-Purje (FIN) | 09.08.1927 | Viipuri (FIN) | WR | 2 | |||
| 5:21 4/5 (1.) | Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) | 02.07.1931 | Paris, JB | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:21,8 (1.) | Gunnar Höckert (FIN) | International / 393m track | 02.10.1936 | Malmö | NOF | 2 | ||
| 5:20,4 (1.) | Miklós Szabó I (HUN) | 04.10.1936 | Budapest | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:18,4 (1.) | Henry (Jonsson) Kälarne (SWE) | 02.07.1937 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:17,6 (1.) | Åke (Jansson) Spångert (SWE) | 12.07.1940 | Stockholm | |||||
| 5:16,4 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 21.07.1942 | Malmö | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:11,7 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 23.08.1942 | Östersund (SWE) | WR | 1 | OF 5:11,8 | ||
| 5:06,9 (1.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 29.09.1948 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | OF 5:07,0 | ||
| 5:02,2 (1.) | István Rózsavölgyi (HUN) | 02.10.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:01,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 14.06.1962 | Paris | WR | 1 | |||
| 5:01,1 (1.) | Josef Odlozil (TCH) | 08.09.1965 | Stará Boleslav | WR | 1 | OF 5:01,2 | ||
| 4:57,8 (1.) | Harald Norpoth (FRG) | 10.09.1966 | Hagen (FRG) | WR | 1 | |||
| 4:56,1 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 12.10.1966 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | WR | 1 | OF 4:56,2 | ||
| 4:52,20 (1.) | Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) | International | 31.08.1982 | Ingelheim (FRG) | 2 | |||
| 4:51,39 (1.) | Steve Cram (GBR) | Grand Prix of Budapest | 04.08.1985 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 4:50,01 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Impossible Games | 11.06.2020 | Oslo | 7 | |||
| 3000m | ||||||||
| 8:33e (1.) | Alf Shrubb (GBR) | 11.06.1904 | Glasgow | |||||
| 8:36,8 (q.) | Johannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 12.07.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:35,7 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 12.07.1917 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:34,8 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 15.07.1918 | Malmö | |||||
| 8:33,1 (1.) | John Zander (SWE) | 07.08.1918 | Stockholm | OF 8:33,2 | ||||
| 8:28,6 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 27.08.1922 | Turku (FIN) | |||||
| 8:27,8 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 17.09.1923 | København | |||||
| 8:27,5 (1.) | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 07.06.1925 | Halmstad | OF 8:27,6 | ||||
| 8:25,4 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 24.05.1926 | Berlin | |||||
| 8:20,4 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 13.07.1926 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:18,8 (1.) | Janusz Kusocinski (POL) | 19.06.1932 | Antwerpen | |||||
| 8:18,4 (1.) | Henry Nielsen (DEN) | 24.07.1934 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:14,8 (1.) | Gunnar Höckert (FIN) | 16.09.1936 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:09,0 (1.) | Henry Kälarne (SWE) | 14.08.1940 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:01,2 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | 28.08.1942 | Stockholm | |||||
| 7:58,7 (1.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | 12.08.1949 | Gävle | OF 7:58,8 | ||||
| 7:55,6 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | 14.05.1955 | Budapest | |||||
| 7:55,5 (1.) | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | 22.06.1956 | Trondheim (NOR) | |||||
| 7:52,7 (1.) | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | 04.09.1956 | Malmö | |||||
| 7:49,2 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 27.06.1962 | Saint-Maur (FRA) | |||||
| 7:49,0 ( - ) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 23.06.1965 | Melun (FRA) | |||||
| 7:45,9 (1.) | Siegfried Herrmann (GDR) | 05.08.1965 | Erfurt | |||||
| 7:45,2 (1.) | Harald Norpoth (FRG) | 06.06.1967 | Münster (GER) | |||||
| 7:44,4 ( - ) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 21.08.1971 | Edinburgh | NOF | ||||
| 7:39,8 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 31.08.1971 | Bruxelles | |||||
| 7:37,6 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | 14.09.1972 | Århus (DEN) | 1 | ||||
| 7:35,1 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | 03.08.1974 | Gateshead | 1 | ||||
| 7:32,79 (1.) | David Moorcroft (GBR) | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, Crystal Palace | 2 | |||
| 7:31,78 (3.) | Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 04.07.1997 | Oslo | 13 | |||
| 7:29,34 (4.) | Isaac Viciosa (ESP) | Bislett Games / Golden League | 09.07.1998 | Oslo | 10 | |||
| 7:26,62 (2.) | Mohammed Mourhit (MOR/BEL) | Herculis / Golden League | 18.08.2000 | Monaco | 6 | |||
| 7:27,05 (2.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | 17.09.2020 | Roma | 9 | ||||
| 7:24,68 (2.) | Mohamed Katir (ESP) | 15.02.2023 | Liévin | 4 | ||||
| 2 Miles | ||||||||
| 9:09,6 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb (GBR) | handicap | 11.06.1904 | Glasgow | ||||
| 9:08,4 (1.) | Edwin Wide | National / handicap | 23.06.1925 | Kramfors | NOF | |||
| 9:01,4 (1.) | Edwin Wide | SCC International | 12.09.1926 | Berlin | ||||
| 8:59,6 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi | National | 24.07.1931 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:57,4 (1.) | Gunnar Höckert (FIN) | International / 385m track | 24.09.1936 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:56,0 (1.) | Miklos Szabó I (HUN) | Record attempt | 30.09.1937 | Budapest | ||||
| 8:53,2 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | International | 07.07.1939 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 385m track | 03.07.1942 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:46,4 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 367,29m track | 25.06.1944 | Östersund | ||||
| 8:42,8 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National / 385m track | 04.08.1944 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:40,4 (1.) | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | International / 449,87m track | 26.08.1952 | Paris, JB | ||||
| 8:33,4 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | British Games | 30.05.1955 | London, WC | 1 | |||
| 8:33,4 (2.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | London v. Warszawa | 03.09.1958 | London | 4 | |||
| 8:29,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 06.06.1963 | Paris, Charléty | 1 | |||
| 8:22,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | International | 23.06.1965 | Melun (FRA) | 1 | |||
| 8:17,8 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | Highland Games | 21.08.1971 | Edinburgh | 1 | |||
| 8:14,0 (1.) | Lasse Virén (FIN) | International | 14.08.1972 | Stockholm | 1 | |||
| 8:13,2 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | OSC International / 180m track | 18.02.1973 | Berlin, West | WIR | 1 | ||
| 8:13,68 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | Invitational race in GBR v. HUN | 27.08.1973 | London, CP | 2 | OF 8:13,8 | ||
| 8:13,51 (1.) | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Coca Cola Meeting | 15.09.1978 | London, CP | 2 | |||
| 8:08,07 (2.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Aviva Grand Prix | 18.02.2012 | Birmingham | AIR | 10 | indoor | |
| 8:07,85 (1.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix / Diamond League | 24.08.2014 | Birmingham | 11 | |||
| 8:03,40 (1.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Sainsbury's Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix | 21.02.2015 | Birmingham | WIR | 3 | indoor | |
| 7:54,10 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Meeting de Paris / Diamond League | 09.06.2023 | Paris | WR | 1 | ||
| 5000m | ||||||||
| 16:34,6 () | George Touquet-Daunis (FRA) | 31.10.1897 | Paris | |||||
| 16:29,2 () | George Touquet-Daunis (FRA) | 22.05.1899 | Lyon | |||||
| 15:29,8 () | Charles Bennett | 22.07.1900 | Paris | |||||
| 14:59,0 () | Alfred Shrubb (GBR) | 13.06.1904 | Glasgow | |||||
| 14:36,6 (1.) | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 14:35,3 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | International / 385m track | 12.09.1922 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 14:28,2 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Olympic test | 19.06.1924 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 14:23,2 (1.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 24.02.1925 | New York, MSG | WIR | 1 | indoor | ||
| 14:16,9 (1.) | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | Olympic Qualification | 19.06.1932 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | OF 14:17,0 | |
| 14:08,8 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | International | 16.09.1939 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:58,1 (1.) | Gunder Hägg (SWE) | National Championships | 20.09.1942 | Göteborg | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:57,2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | International | 30.05.1954 | Paris, Colombés | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:56,6 (1.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | European Championships | 29.08.1954 | Bern | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:51,6 (1.) | Chris Chataway (GBR) | London v. Moskva | 13.10.1954 | London, WC | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:51,2 (1.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | TCH v. URS | 23.10.1954 | Praha | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:50,8 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | HUN v. POL | 10.09.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:46,8 (1.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | 10th anniversary meeting of the AK Partizan and AK Crvena clubs | 18.09.1955 | Beograd | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:40,6 (1.) | Sándor Iharos (HUN) | National Championships | 23.10.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:36,8 (1.) | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | International | 19.06.1956 | Bergen (NOR) | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:35,0 (1.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | Pre-Olympic Meeting | 13.10.1957 | Roma | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:34,4 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 06.06.1965 | Lorient (FRA) | |||||
| 13:29,0 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | 11.06.1965 | Paris, Charléty | |||||
| 13:27,6 (1.) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | World Games | 30.06.1965 | Helsinki | ||||
| 13:24,8 (1.) | Harald Norpoth (FRG) | Internationales Abendsportfest des ASV Köln | 07.09.1966 | Köln | ||||
| 13:22,8 (1.) | Ian Stewart (GBR) | Commonwealth Games | 25.07.1970 | Edinburgh | ||||
| 13:22,2 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | International | 12.06.1971 | Edinburgh | ||||
| 13:17,21 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | AAA Championships | 14.07.1972 | London, CP | ||||
| 13:16,4 (1.) | Lasse Virén (FIN) | International | 14.09.1972 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:13,0 (1.) | Emiel Puttemans (BEL) | International | 20.09.1972 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:10,40 (1.) | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) | International | 09.09.1981 | Rieti (ITA) | ||||
| 13:00,41 (1.) | David Moorcroft (GBR) | Bislett Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 12:54,70 (5.) | Dieter Baumann (GER) | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 13.08.1997 | Zürich | ||||
| 12:49,71 (2.) | Mohammed Mourhit (MOR/BEL) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 25.08.2000 | Bruxelles | 4 | |||
| 12:53,11 (1.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Herculis / Diamond League | 22.07.2011 | Monaco | ||||
| 12:48,45 (1.) | Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) | Golden Gala / Diamond League | 10.06.2021 | Firenze | ||||
| 12:45,01 (4.) | Mohamed Katir (ESP) | Herculis / Diamond League | 21.07.2023 | Monaco | 11 | |||
| 10000m | ||||||||
| 33:37,0 ( - ) | James Gibb (GBR) | 17.11.1877 | London | |||||
| 32:09,0 ( - ) | Walter George (GBR) | 25.03.1882 | London, SB | in 7 Miles | ||||
| 31:53,4 ( - ) | Walter George (GBR) | 07.04.1884 | London | |||||
| 31:40,0 ( - ) | Walter George (GBR) | 28.07.1884 | London, SB | in 12 miles | ||||
| 31:02,4 ( - ) | Alfred Shrubb (GBR) | 05.11.1904 | Glasgow | in One Hour | ||||
| 30:53 ( - ) | Jack White | ???? | ||||||
| 30:58,8 (1.) | Jean Bouin (FRA) | 16.11.1911 | Paris, Colombés | |||||
| 31:20,8 (?.) | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 08.07.1912 | Stockholm | |||||
| 30:40,2 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | International / 385m track | 22.06.1921 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 30:35,4 (1.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Qualification | 25.05.1924 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 30:23,2 (1.) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Olympic Games | 06.07.1924 | Paris, Colombés | WR | 1 | ||
| 30:06,1 (1.) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 350m sand track | 31.08.1924 | Kuopio (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 30:05,5 (1.) | Ilmari Salminen (FIN) | National | 18.07.1937 | Kouvola (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 30:02,0 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | National | 29.09.1938 | Tampere (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:52,6 (1.) | Taisto Mäki (FIN) | National | 17.09.1939 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:35,4 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | International | 25.08.1944 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:28,2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | National Army Championships / Record attempt | 11.06.1949 | Ostrava (TCH) | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:27,2 (1.) | Viljo Heino (FIN) | National | 01.09.1949 | Kouvola (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:21,2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | Record attempt | 22.10.1949 | Ostrava (TCH) | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:02,6 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | International | 04.08.1950 | Turku (FIN) | WR | 1 | ||
| 29:01,6 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | 01.11.1953 | Stará-Boleslav | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:54,2 (1.) | Emil Zátopek (TCH) | International | 01.06.1954 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 28:42,7 (1.) | Sandor Iharos (HUN) | 15.07.1956 | Budapest | WR | 1 | |||
| 28:30,4 (1.) | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | Record attempt at political Meeting | 11.09.1956 | Moskva | WR | 1 | ||
| 28:18,8 (1.) | Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) | USSR Team Championships | 15.10.1960 | Kiev | WR | 1 | ||
| 28:18,2 (1.) | Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS) | National Championships | 11.08.1962 | Moskva | WR | 1 | ||
| 28:10,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | 21.08.1965 | Oslo | |||||
| 28:04,4 (1.) | Jürgen Haase (GDR) | 21.07.1968 | Leningrad | |||||
| 27:47,0 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | 10.07.1971 | Portsmouth | 2 | ||||
| 27:38,35 (1.) | Lasse Virén (FIN) | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | WR | 1 | OF 27:38,4 | |
| 27:30,8 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford (GBR) | 13.07.1973 | London | WR | 1 | |||
| 27:30,3 (1.) | Brendan Foster (GBR) | AAA Championships | 23.06.1978 | London | ||||
| 27:27,7 (1.) | Fernando Mamede (POR) | 30.05.1981 | Lisboa | |||||
| 27:24,39 (1.) | Carlos Lopes (POR) | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | ||||
| 27:22,95 (1.) | Fernando Mamede (POR) | 09.07.1982 | Paris | |||||
| 27:13,81 (1.) | Fernando Mamede (POR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1984 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 27:12,47 (3.) | António Pinto (POR) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 30.07.1999 | Stockholm | ||||
| 26:52,30 (2.) | Mohammed Mourhit (MOR/BEL) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 03.09.1999 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 26:46,57 (1.) | Mohammed "Mo" Farah (GBR) | Prefontaine Classic / Diamond League | 03.06.2011 | Eugene | ||||
| 3000mSt | ||||||||
| 9:49,8 (1.) | Josef Ternstrom (SWE) | 04.07.1914 | Malmö | |||||
| 9:36,0 (1.) | Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | 09.06.1923 | Paris | |||||
| 9:33,4 (1.) | Paul Bontemps (FRA) | 09.06.1924 | Paris | |||||
| 9:31,2 (1.) | Félix Roman (FRA) | 07.06.1925 | Marseille | |||||
| 9:25,2 (1.) | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | 09.07.1928 | Helsinki | |||||
| 9:21,60 (1.) | Toivo Loukola (FIN) | Olympic Games | 04.08.1928 | Amsterdam | OF 9:21 4/5 | |||
| 9:18,8 (q.) | Tom Evenson (GBR) | Olympic Games/h | 01.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 9:14,6 (q.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | Olympic Games/h2 | 01.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 9:09,4 (1.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | National | 28.05.1933 | Lahti (FIN) | ||||
| 9:03,8 (1.) | Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN) | Olympic Games | 08.08.1936 | Berlin | ||||
| 9:03,4 (1.) | Erik Elmsäter (SWE) | National | 22.08.1943 | Östersund (SWE) | ||||
| 8:59,6 (1.) | Erik Elmsäter (SWE) | National | 04.08.1944 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:49,8 (1.) | Vladimir Kazantsev (URS) | National | 10.07.1951 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:48,6 (1.) | Vladimir Kazantsev (URS) | Eastern Bolc Pre-Olympic Meeting | 12.06.1952 | Kiyev | ||||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Petar Segedin (YUG) | 01.05.1953 | Beograd | |||||
| 8:44,4 (1.) | Olavi Rinteenpää (FIN) | International | 02.07.1953 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:49,6 (1.) | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | European Championships | 28.08.1954 | Bern | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | International | 01.07.1955 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Pentti Karvonen (FIN) | International | 15.07.1955 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Vasiliy Vlasenko (URS) | Spartakiade | 18.08.1955 | Moskva | WR | 2 | ||
| 8:41,2 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | TCH v. POL | 31.08.1955 | Brno (TCH) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:40,2 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | HUN v. POL | 11.09.1955 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:39,8 (1.) | Semyon Rzhistshin (URS) | National Championships / Spartakiade | 14.08.1956 | Moskva | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:35,6 (1.) | Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN) | HUN v. TCH | 16.09.1956 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:35,6 (1.) | Semyon Rzhistshin (URS) | National Championships | 21.07.1958 | Tallin | WR | 2 | ||
| 8:32,0 (1.) | Jerzy Chromik (POL) | POL v. USA / 10th Anniversary Stadium | 02.08.1958 | Warszawa | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:31,4 (1.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | RSFSR v. POL | 26.06.1960 | Tula | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:31,2 (1.) | Grigori Taran (URS) | 4 Sided Match / Moskva v. Leningrad v. RSFSR v. UKR | 28.05.1961 | Kiyev | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:30,4 (1.) | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (POL) | National | 10.08.1961 | Walcz (POL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:29,6 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | International | 07.09.1963 | Leuven (BEL) | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Gaston Roelants (BEL) | National Championships | 07.08.1965 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:24,2 (1.) | Jouko Kuha (FIN) | International | 17.07.1968 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:22,2 (1.) | Vladimir Dudin (URS) | National Championships | 19.08.1969 | Kiyev | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:20,8 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | International | 14.09.1972 | Helsinki | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:18,39 (2.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 03.07.1973 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:16,06 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | European Cup Semi-Final | 05.08.1973 | Nice | NOF | |||
| 8:18,4 (1.) | Michael Karst (FRG) | Top Games | 26.06.1974 | Helsinki | EL 8:18,50 | |||
| 8:15,09 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 02.07.1974 | Stockholm | OF 8:15,2 | |||
| 8:14,2 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Paavo-Nurmi-Games | 01.08.1974 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:10,4 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | NOR v. SWE v. GDR | 25.06.1975 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:09,70 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | International | 01.07.1975 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:08,02 (1.) | Anders Gärderud (SWE) | Olympic Games | 28.07.1976 | Montréal | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:07,62 (1.) | Joseph Mahmoud (FRA) | Memorial Van Damme | 24.08.1984 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 8:06,91 (3.) | Simon Vroemen (NED) | Herculis / Golden League | 19.07.2002 | Monaco | ||||
| 8:06,91 (3.) | Boubdallah Tahri (FRA) | Meeting Gaz de France / Golden League | 04.07.2003 | Saint-Denis | ||||
| 8:04,95 (2.) | Simon Vroemen (NED) | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 26.08.2005 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 8:02,19 (1.) | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | National | 03.07.2009 | Metz (FRA) | ||||
| 8:01,18 (3.) | Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA) | World Championships | 18.08.2009 | Berlin | ||||
| 8:00,09 (2.) | Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad (FRA) | Meeting Areva / Diamond League | 06.07.2013 | Paris | 11 | |||
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