| British Distance Records | ||||||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| 2:06,0 (1.) | Abraham Wood | ??.??.1830 | ||||||
| 2:01,0 (1.) | John Leyland | 646y pedastrian track | 01.11.1847 | London, Peckham | 880y-time | (pro) | ||
| 1:58,0 (1.) | Henry Reed | Match with Tom Horspool for Champion' s Belt / uneven ground | 11.04.1854 | Halifax | 880y-time | (pro) | ||
| 1:56 1/2 (1.) | Robert McKinstray | Sweepstake | 20.05.1865 | Manchester | 880y-time | (pro) | ||
| 1:55 3/4 (1.) | James Nuttall | handicap | 31.08.1867 | Manchester | 880y-time | (pro) | ||
| 1:53,5 ( - ) | Frank Hewitt | 21.09.1871 | Lyttleton (NZL) | 880y-time | ||||
| 1:54 3/5 (1.) | Francis "Frank" J.K. Cross | Wadham College Sports | 09.03.1888 | Oxford | 880y-time | |||
| 1:57,8 (1.) | E.D. Robinson | 12.08.1888 | Hamburg | |||||
| 1:57,7 (?.) | W.B. Thomas | ??.??.1891 | 880y | |||||
| 1:55,4 (?.) | William J. Holmes | ??.??.1892 | 880y | |||||
| 1:54,6 (?.) | Edgar Bredin | ??.??.1893 | 880y | |||||
| 1:54,3 (?.) | Edgar Bredin | ??.??.1895 | 880y | |||||
| 1:53,9 (1.) | Herbert Workman | handicap | 07.09.1901 | Montréal | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:56,8 (1.) | Edgar Bredin | ??.??.1894 | Paris | |||||
| 1:56,0 (5.) | Percy Mann | Olympic Games/h | 07.07.1912 | Stockholm | (5.)???? | |||
| 1:53,4 (1.) | Albert Hill | Olympic Games | 17.08.1920 | Antwerpen | ||||
| 1:52,4 (1.) | Douglas Lowe | Olympic Games | 08.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 1:51,3e (2.) | Douglas Lowe | International English Championships | 03.07.1926 | London, SB | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:51,2 (1.) | Douglas Lowe | Internationales des SCC/DSC | 19.08.1928 | Berlin | ||||
| 1:49,7 (1.) | Tom Hampson | Olympic Games | 02.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 1:48,4 ( - ) | Sydney Wooderson | Blackheath Harriers Meet / handicap | 20.08.1938 | London, MP | WR | 1 | in 880y | |
| 1:47,4 (4.) | Derek Johnson | European Championships | 28.08.1954 | Bern | ||||
| 1:46,9 (3.) | Derek Johnson | International | 31.07.1957 | Oslo | ||||
| 1:46,6 (2.) | Derek Johnson | International | 09.08.1957 | Oslo | ||||
| 1:46,6 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" Carter | GDR v. GBR | 05.09.1965 | Berlin, Ost | ||||
| 1:46,5 (1.) | John Boulter | GBR v. URS | 18.06.1966 | London, WC | ||||
| 1:46,3 (4.) | Christopher "Chris" Carter | European Championships | 04.09.1966 | Budapest | ||||
| 1:46,21 (3.) | Andrew "Andy" Carter | European Championships | 12.08.1971 | Helsinki | ||||
| 1:46,1 (2.) | Colin Campbell | FIN v. ESP v. GBR | 26.07.1972 | Helsinki | ||||
| 1:45,5 (3.) | Andrew "Andy" Carter | Weltklasse in Zürich | 06.07.1973 | Zürich | ||||
| 1:45,12 (1.) | Andrew "Andy" Carter | AAA Championships | 14.07.1973 | London, CP | ||||
| 1:44,95 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | I.A.C./Coca-Cola-Meeting | 09.09.1977 | London, CP | ||||
| 1:44,25 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | Memorial Van Damme | 18.08.1978 | Bruxelles | 8 | |||
| 1:44,09 (2.) | Steve Ovett | European Championships | 31.08.1978 | Praha | 9 | |||
| 1:43,97 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | IAC / Coca-Cola-Meeting | 15.09.1978 | London | 8 | |||
| 1:42,33 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | Bislett Games | 05.07.1979 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:41,73 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | Città di Firenze | 10.06.1981 | Firenze | WR | 1 | ||
| 1000m | ||||||||
| 2:35,2 (1.) | Edward Owen | 27.06.1914 | Huddersfield (GBR) | |||||
| 2:32,7e (3.) | Vernon Morgan | 14.07.1926 | Paris | |||||
| 2:27,8 (1.) | Cyril Ellis | Four Clubs Carnival / handicap | 30.07.1927 | Manchester | ||||
| 2:24,6 (1.) | G. William "Bill" Nankeville | International | 17.09.1949 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 2:20,2 (1.) | Brian Hewson | National | 21.06.1955 | Manchester | 2 | |||
| 2:20,2 (1.) | Brian Hewson | Army Championships special event | 02.07.1955 | Aldershot (GBR) | ||||
| 2:19,9 (1.) | Brian Hewson | Night Meeting | 22.09.1956 | Manchester | 4 | |||
| 2:19,2 (1.) | Brian Hewson | London F.B. special event | 30.08.1958 | London, WC | 4 | |||
| 2:18,8 (1.) | John Boulter | 04.07.1964 | Oxford | NOF | 5 | |||
| 2:18,2 (1.) | John Boulter | International | 06.09.1969 | London, CP | 8 | |||
| 2:15,91 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 06.09.1979 | Koblenz (FRG) | 4 | |||
| 2:13,40 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 2:12,18 (1.) | Sebastian Newbold Coe | Oslo Games | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 1500m | ||||||||
| 4:29,4 (1.) | Herbert Mabey | 01.11.1886 | Paris | |||||
| 4:24,0 (1.) | J.E.W. Sanders | 28.08.1887 | Hamburg | |||||
| 4:23,3 (1.) | E.D. Robinson | 12.08.1888 | Hamburg | |||||
| 4:12,8 (1.) | Charles Bennett | 24.07.1898 | Paris | |||||
| 4:06 1/5 (1.) | Charles Bennett | Olympic Games / 500m grass track | 15.07.1900 | Paris, CC | WB | |||
| 3:59 4/5 (1.) | Harold Wilson | Olympic Trial Meeting | 30.05.1908 | London, WC | ||||
| 3:56,8 (1.) | Arnold Jackson | Olympic Games | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:55,6e (3.) | Hyla Bristow "Henry" Stallard | Olympic Games | 10.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 3:55,0 (2.) | Reginald "Reg" Thomas | 02.08.1931 | Paris, Colombes | |||||
| 3:54,6 (1.) | Reginald "Reg" Thomas | 06.08.1931 | Stockholm | |||||
| 3.52,6 (2.) | Jerry Cornes | Olympic Games | 04.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 3:51,4 (6.) | Jerry Cornes | Olympic Games | 06.08.1936 | Berlin | ||||
| 3:51,0 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | FRA v. GBR | 25.07.1937 | Paris | ||||
| 3:50,3 ( - ) | Sydney Wooderson | Inter Club Meeting / handicap | 28.08.1937 | London, MP | ||||
| 3:49,0 (2.) | Sydney Wooderson | Rangers Sports / handicap | 06.08.1938 | Glasgow, IP | ||||
| 3:48,7 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | International | 15.09.1938 | Oslo | ||||
| 3:48,4 ( - ) | Sydney Wooderson | International | 09.09.1945 | Göteborg | in 1 Mile | |||
| 3:48,0 (3.) | G. William "Bill" Nankeville | European Championships | 27.08.1950 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 3:46,30 (4.) | Roger Bannister | Olympic Games | 26.07.1952 | Helsinki | HT: 3:46,0 | |||
| 3:44,8 ( - ) | Roger Bannister | time trial | 27.06.1953 | London, MP | - | |||
| 3:43,0 ( - ) | Roger Bannister | AAA Team v. Oxford | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | AR | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:42,2 ( - ) | Roger Bannister | Empire Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | AR | in 1 Mile (1.) (AR) | ||
| 3:41,9 ( - ) | Derek Ibbotson | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |||
| 3:41,1 (q.) | Brian Stanforth Hewson | European Championships/h1 | 22.08.1958 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:40,4 (6.) | John Boulter | AAU Championships | 28.06.1964 | New Brunswick (USA) | ||||
| 3:39,10 (1.) | Alan Simpson | GBR v. POL | 15.08.1964 | London, WC | ||||
| 3:39,12 (1.) | Ian Stewart | 01.09.1969 | London, WC | |||||
| 3:39,0 (2.) | Peter Stewart | POL v. GBR | 12.09.1970 | Warszawa | ||||
| 3:38,7 (1.) | Jim Douglas | 27.06.1972 | Athína | |||||
| 3:38,22 (1.) | Peter Stewart | AAA Championships | 15.07.1972 | London, CP | ||||
| 3:38,20 (q.) | Brendan Foster | Olympic Games/sf3 | 09.09.1972 | München | ||||
| 3:37,64 (7.) | Brendan Foster | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.1974 | Christchurch | ||||
| 3:37,38 (3.) | Frank Clement | SWE v. GBR | 30.07.1974 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:36,81 (2.) | Mike Kearns | SWE v. POL v. GBR | 26.07.1977 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:34,45 (1.) | Steve Ovett | World Cup | 03.09.1977 | Düsseldorf | 8 | |||
| 3:32,8 ( - ) | Sebastian Coe | IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | AR | 3 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | |
| 3:32,03 (1.) | Sebastian Coe | Weltklasse in Zürich | 15.08.1979 | Zürich | WR | 1 | OF 3:32,1 | |
| 3:32,09 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Bislett Games | 15.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 2 | OF 3:32,1 | |
| 3:31,36 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 27.08.1980 | Koblenz | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:30,77 (1.) | Steve Ovett | International | 04.09.1983 | Rieti (ITA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:29,67 (1.) | Steve Cram | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | WR | 1 | ||
| 1 Mile | ||||||||
| 4:28,0 (1.) | Charles Westhall | 880y track | 26.07.1852 | London, Islington | (pro) | |||
| 4:28,0 (1.) | Thomas Horspool | 28.09.1857 | Manchester | (pro) | ||||
| 4:23,0 (1.) | Thomas Horspool | 604 2/3y track | 12.07.1858 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:22 1/4 (1.) | Siah Albison | 605 2/3y track | 27.10.1860 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:21 3/4 (1.) | William Lang | 800y track | 11.07.1863 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:20 1/2 (1.) | Edward Mills | 651y track | 23.04.1864 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:17 1/4 (1.) | William Lang | 651y track | 18.08.1865 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:17 1/4 (=1.) | William Richards | 651y track | 18.08.1865 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 4:29,6 (1.) | Walter Chinnery | 10.03.1868 | Cambridge | |||||
| 4:28,8 (1.) | Walter Gibbs | 03.04.1868 | London | |||||
| 4:26,0 (1.) | Walter Slade | handicap | 30.05.1874 | London, Lillie Bridge | ||||
| 4:24,5 (?.) | Walter Slade | London AC Summer Meeting / Challenge Cup | 18.06.1875 | London, Lillie Bridge | ||||
| 4:23,2 (1.) | Walter G. George | handicap | 16.08.1880 | London, SB | ||||
| 4:16 1/5 (=1.) | William J. Cummings | 603y track | 14.05.1881 | Preston | (pro) | |||
| 4:19,4 (1.) | Walter G. George | Civil Service Sports / handicap | 03.06.1882 | London | ||||
| 4:18,4 (?.) | Walter G. George | 21.06.1884 | Birmingham | |||||
| 4:12 3/4 (1.) | Walter G. George | 440y track | 23.08.1886 | London | (pro) | |||
| 4:18,2 (?.) | Fred E. Bacon | 21.07.1894 | ||||||
| 4:17,0 (1.) | Fred E. Bacon | AAA Championships | 06.07.1895 | London, SB | ||||
| 4.16,8 (1.) | Joe Binks | 05.07.1902 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:16,8 (1.) | Albert G. Hill | 02.08.1919 | Glasgow | |||||
| 4:13,8 (1.) | Albert G. Hill | AAA Championships | 02.07.1921 | London, SB | ||||
| 4:13,4 (1.) | Reginald "Reg" H. Thomas | 25.05.1931 | London, SB | |||||
| 4:12,7 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | Rangers sports / handicap | 03.08.1935 | Glasgow | ||||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | Robert Graham | Glasgow Transport AC Sports | 20.08.1935 | Glasgow | ||||
| 4:10,8 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | Southern Counties Championships (gras track) | 20.06.1936 | Chelmsford | ||||
| 4:06,4 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | Inter Club Meeting / handicap | 28.08.1937 | London, MP | WR | 1 | ||
| 4:04,2 (2.) | Sydney Wooderson | International | 09.09.1945 | Göteborg | ||||
| 4:03,6 (1.) | Roger Bannister | AAA v. Oxford University | 02.05.1953 | Oxford | ||||
| 4:02,0 ( - ) | Roger Bannister | time trial during school sports festival | 27.06.1953 | London, MP | NOF | |||
| 3:59,4 (1.) | Roger Bannister | AAA Team v. Oxford University | 06.05.1954 | Oxford | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:58,8 (1.) | Roger Bannister | Empire Games | 07.08.1954 | Vancouver | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:58,4 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson | Glasgow Police sports | 15.06.1957 | Glasgow | AR | |||
| 3:57,2 (1.) | Derek Ibbotson | Invitation in London v. New York | 19.07.1957 | London, WC | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:56,6 (1.) | Alan Simpson | CAU Championships | 07.06.1965 | London, WC | ||||
| 3:55,68 (1.) | Alan Simpson | Morley Mile | 30.08.1965 | London, WC | ||||
| 3:55,3 (1.) | Peter Stewart | Emsley Carr | 10.06.1972 | London, CP | ||||
| 3:55,0 (7.) | Frank Clement | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 30.06.1975 | Stockholm | ||||
| 3:54,69 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Debenhams International Jubilee Games | 26.07.1977 | London, CP | 26.6.? | |||
| 3:54,2 (4.) | Frank Clement | Bislett Games | 27.06.1978 | Oslo | ||||
| 3:52,8 (1.) | Steve Ovett | International | 20.09.1978 | Stovner, Oslo | 8 | |||
| 3:48,95 (1.) | Sebastian Coe | IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,8 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Bislett Games | 01.07.1980 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,53 (1.) | Sebastian Coe | Weltklasse in Zürich | 19.08.1981 | Zürich | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:48,40 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 26.08.1981 | Koblenz | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:47,33 (1.) | Sebastian Coe | Memorial Van Damme | 28.08.1981 | Bruxelles | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:46,32 (1.) | Steve Cram | Bislett Games / GP | 27.07.1985 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 2000m | ||||||||
| 5:50,0 (1.) | Siah Albison | 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 20.01.1862 | Sheffield | (pro) | |||
| 5:33 1/2 (1.) | Siah Albison | Challenge Match / 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 05.05.1862 | Sheffield | (pro) | |||
| 6:04,0 (1.) | Walter Slade | N. Of Irland CC Sports / handicap 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 10.06.1876 | Belfast | in 2 Miles ( - ) | |||
| 5:44,0 (1.) | Walter George | London mIdland AC / 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 29.07.1882 | London | in 2 Miles ( - ) | |||
| 5:44,0 (1.) | James Kibblewhite | 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 14.06.1890 | London | ||||
| 5:43,0 ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | Birmingham AC v. SLH, Aston | 22.08.1903 | Birmingham | in 1 1/2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 5:42 4/5 ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | South London harriers meeting | 12.09.1903 | London, KO | in 2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 5:37,0 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | handicap / 1¼ Miles (2011,68m) | 11.06.1904 | Glasgow | in 2 Miles | |||
| 5:31,8 (2.) | Peter Ward | International | 13.06.1937 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 5:21,2 (3.) | Gordon Pirie | London v. Paris v. Bruxelles | 17.09.1952 | London | ||||
| 5:19,8 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | 09.05.1954 | Freiburg | |||||
| 5:09,8 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | UAU Championships special event | 21.05.1955 | Manchester | ||||
| 5:09,4 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway | 11.06.1955 | London, WC | |||||
| 5:07,9 (1.) | Alan Simpson | 24.09.1962 | Blackburn (GBR) | NOF | OF 5:08,0 | |||
| 5:06,2 (1.) | Colin Robinson | National | Stretford (GBR) | |||||
| 5:03,16 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | Additional event in National Women Championships | 08.07.1972 | London, CP | ||||
| 5:02,93 (5.) | Brendan Foster | Philips Golden International Meeting | 04.07.1975 | London, CP | OF 5:03,0 | |||
| 5:02,98 (6.) | Ian Stewart | Philips Golden International Meeting | 04.07.1975 | London, CP | OF 5:03,0 | |||
| 4:57,82 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Philips Southern Counties Championships, Invitation | 03.06.1978 | London, CP | 3 | |||
| 4:57,71 (1.) | Steve Ovett | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 4:51,39 (1.) | Steve Cram | Budapest Grand Prix | 04.08.1985 | Budapest | WR | 1 | ||
| 3000m | ||||||||
| 9:06 1/5 (1.) | Edward Owen | International | 18.09.1910 | Berlin | ||||
| 8:52 3/5e ( - ) | Edward Owen | 04.05.1912 | Manchester | interm. Time | (1.) | |||
| 8:55,8 (1.) | George Hutson | 11.05.1912 | London, SB | |||||
| 8:46 4/5 (6.) | Wiliam Cottrill | Olympic Games / Team Race | 13.07.1912 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:44,0 (3.) | Bernard "Bert" Macdonald | Olympic Games | 13.07.1924 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 8:29,6 (2.) | Jack Emery | International | 16.09.1938 | Oslo | ||||
| 8:26,0 (2.) | Doug Wilson | International | 01.09.1950 | Göteborg | ||||
| 8:25,6 (1.) | Frank Sando | National | 22.05.1952 | Aylesford | ||||
| 8:21,6 (3.) | John Disley | 31.08.1952 | Krefeld | |||||
| 8:19,2 ( - ) | Gordon Pirie | AAA v. Oxford University | 02.05.1953 | Oxford | in 2 Miles (1.) | |||
| 8:19,2 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway | British Games | 12.05.1953 | London, WC | 25.??? | |||
| 8:19,2 (2.) | Gordon Pirie | British Games | 12.05.1953 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:11,4 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | International | 20.08.1953 | Voss (NOR) | ||||
| 8:11,0 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | International | 05.09.1953 | Oslo | ||||
| 8:06,2 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" Chataway | British Games | 07.06.1954 | London, WC | ||||
| 7:56,0 ( - ) | Kenneth "Ken" Wood | British Games | 30.05.1955 | London, WC | 8:01,0??? | 2 | in 2 Miles (2.) (NR) | |
| 7:55,5 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | International | 22.06.1956 | Trondheim (NOR) | WR | 1 | OF 7:55,6 | |
| 7:52,7 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | International | 04.09.1956 | Malmö | WR | 1 | OF 7:52,8 | |
| 7:47,6 (1.) | Dick Taylor | IAC International Athletes Meeting | 06.09.1969 | London, CP | 5 | |||
| 7:46,2 (2.) | David Bedford | International | 21.06.1972 | Louvain (BEL) | 5 | |||
| 7:42,0e ( - ) | Brendan Foster | 27.08.1973 | London, CP | in 2 Miles (1.) (WR) | ||||
| 7:35,1 (1.) | Brendan Foster | Gateshead Games | 03.08.1974 | Gateshead | WR | 1 | ||
| 7:32,79 (1.) | David Moorcroft | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | AR | 2 | ||
| 2 Miles | ||||||||
| 9:38,0 (1.) | James Pudney | 880y track / handicap challenge | 06.04.1852 | London, Islington | (pro) | |||
| 9:38,0 (1.) | Jack White | 440y track / Intermediate time in 4 Miles challenge and the Champion' s Belt | 27.08.1860 | London | (pro) | |||
| 9:20,0 (1.) | Jack White | 600y track / handicap challenge | 20.04.1861 | Manchester | (pro) | |||
| 10:25,0 (?.) | Cadman | 06.03.1863 | ||||||
| 9:11½ (1.) | William Lang | 01.08.1863 | Manchester | (pro) | ||||
| 10:15,5 (?.) | R.C. Garnett | 09.07.1864 | ||||||
| 10:05,0 (?.) | Richard Webster | 18.03.1865 | ||||||
| 9:59,0 (?.) | R.L.N. Michell | 12.04.1867 | ||||||
| 9:54,0 (?.) | James Scott | 21.06.1871 | ||||||
| 9:51,0 (?.) | James Warburton | 06.06.1874 | ||||||
| 9:51,0 (?.) | James Warburton | 01.05.1875 | ||||||
| 9:50,0 (?.) | Walter Slade | 11.06.1875 | ||||||
| 9:46,5 (?.) | Thomas Duckett | 17.07.1875 | ||||||
| 9:42,0 (?.) | Walter Slade | 10.06.1876 | ||||||
| 9:33,4 (?.) | William Snook | 28.05.1881 | ||||||
| 9:25,6 (?.) | Walter G. George | 29.07.1882 | ||||||
| 9:17,4 (?.) | Walter G. George | 26.04.1884 | London, SB | |||||
| 9:11,0 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | handicap / grass track | 30.05.1803 | Ilford (GBR) | ||||
| 9:17,0 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | 12.09.2003 | Kennington | |||||
| 9:09,6 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | handicap | 11.06.2004 | Glasgow | ||||
| 9:07,6 (?.) | C.A. John Emery | 27.08.1938 | Manchester | |||||
| 9:03,4 (?.) | C.A. John Emery | 25.07.1939 | Manchester | |||||
| 8:55,6 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" J. Chataway | 12.06.1952 | Oxford | 9 | ||||
| 8:49,6 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" J. Chataway | British Games | 25.05.1953 | London, WC | 3 | |||
| 8:47,8 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | City Charity / ENG v. NED | 09.09.1953 | London, WC | 3 | |||
| 8:47,4 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | ENG v. HOL | 30.09.1953 | London, WC | 3 | |||
| 8:41,0 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" J. Chataway | British Games | 07.06.1954 | London, WC | 2 | |||
| 8:34,8 (2.) | Kenneth "Ken" Wood | British Games | 30.05.1955 | London, WC | 2 | |||
| 8:34,0 (2.) | Bruce Tulloh | 24.01.1962 | Hamilton (NZL) | 5 | ||||
| 8:33,8 (1.) | Derek Graham | Meisterschaften der Grafschaften | 07.06.1965 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:33,2 (1.) | Ian McCafferty | 29.05.1967 | London, WC | |||||
| 8:30,2 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor | ESP???? | 17.06.1967 | Leamington (ESP) | ||||
| 8:26,8 (2.) | Peter Stewart | 05.09.1970 | London, CP | 11 | ||||
| 8:24,8 (2.) | Brendan Foster | Highland Games / Invitational Event in SCO v. BEL | 21.08.1971 | Edinburgh | 7 | |||
| 8:22,0 (4.) | Ian Stewart | International | 14.08.1972 | Stockholm | 8 | |||
| 8:13,68 (1.) | Brendan Foster | Bank Holiday International | 27.08.1973 | London, CP | WR | 2 | OF 8:13,8 | |
| 8:13,51 (1.) | Steve Ovett | IAC / Coca-Cola-Meeting | 15.09.1978 | London, CP | WR | 2 | ||
| 5000m | ||||||||
| 15:37,0 (1.) | John Morgan | Exeter College Sports | 29.11.1867 | Oxford | 3 Miles | |||
| 15:20,3 (?.) | John Morgan | 03.04.1868 | London | 3 Miles | ||||
| 15:08 2/5 (?.) | John Scott | 25.03.1871 | London | 3 Miles | ||||
| 14:46,0 ( - ) | James Gibb | Fenners Cambridge University Handicaps | 03.03.1877 | Cambridge | 3 Miles | |||
| 14:42 2/5 ( - ) | Walter George | handicap | 05.11.1881 | London, SB | 3 Miles | |||
| 14:39,0 ( - ) | Walter George | 4 Miles handicap run | 17.05.1884 | London, SB | 3 Miles | (1.) | ||
| 14:29,6 (?.) | Jack Kibblewhite | 31.08.1889 | 3 Miles | |||||
| 14:24,0 (1.) | Sidney "Sid" Thomas | 03.06.1893 | London, SB | 3 Miles | 22.10.92?? | |||
| 14:17,6 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | London AC Meeting | 21.05.1903 | London, SB | 3 Miles | |||
| 14:17 2/5 (1.) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | 27.08.1904 | Abergavenny | 3 Miles | ||||
| 15:12,0e ( - ) | Walter George | in 4 Miles handicap | 17.05.1884 | London | 3 Miles + 33s | |||
| 15:29 1/5 (f1) | Charles Bennett | Olympic Games / 500m Team Race / grass track | 22.07.1900 | Paris, CC | ||||
| 15.01,6e ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | 15.06.1903 | Glasgow | |||||
| 15:00,2e ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | 13.06.1904 | Glasgow | 3 Miles + 33s | ||||
| 15:01 1/5 (1.) | Arthur J. Robertson | International | 13.09.1908 | Stockholm, IP | WB | |||
| 15:00,4 (1.) | Johnny Johnston | FRA v. GBR | 25.07.1926 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 14:54,8 (1.) | Tom Evenson | GER v. GBR | 30.08.1931 | Köln | ||||
| 14:48,2 (1.) | Peter D.H. Ward | FRA v. GBR | 24.07.1937 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 14:42,0 (1.) | Peter D.H. Ward | Grand Prix Meeting prior to the World Student Games | 22.08.1937 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 14:31,6 (2.) | Peter D.H. Ward | FIN v. GDR | 04.09.1937 | Helsinki | ||||
| 14:08,6 (1.) | Sydney Wooderson | European Championships | 23.08.1946 | Oslo | 2 | |||
| 14:02,6 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | GER v. GBR | 29.08.1953 | Berlin, West | 4 | |||
| 13:51,6 (1.) | Chris Chataway | Inter City match: London - Moskva | 13.10.1954 | London, WC | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:36,8 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | International | 19.06.1956 | Bergen (NOR) | WR | 1 | ||
| 13:33,0 (4.) | Michael "Mike" Wiggs | World Games | 30.06.1965 | Helsinki | 4 | |||
| 13:28,96 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor | GBR v. USA | 13.08.1969 | London, WC | 6 | OF 13:29,0 | ||
| 13:26,2 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor | British Games | 13.06.1970 | Edinburgh | 5 | |||
| 13:22,8 (1.) | Ian Stewart | Commonwealth Games | 25.07.1970 | Edinburgh | AR | 2 | ||
| 13:22,2 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | British Games | 12.06.1971 | Edinburgh | AR | 2 | ||
| 13:17,21 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | AAA Championships | 14.07.1972 | London, CP | AR | 2 | ||
| 13:14,6 (2.) | Brendan Foster | Commonwealth Games | 29.01.1974 | Christchurch | 3 | |||
| 13:00,41 (1.) | David Moorcroft | Bislett Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 10000m | ||||||||
| 32:35,0 ( - ) | William Jackson | 1114y per lap (at 10186m) / in 10 Miles | 05.04.1847 | Peckham | (pro) | |||
| 31:00,0e ( - ) | Jack White | interm time | 11.05.1863 | London, Hackney Wick | (pro) | |||
| 32:17,8e (?.) | Sidney Thomas | ??.??.1891 | ||||||
| 31:25,8e (?.) | Sidney Thomas | ??.??.1892 | ||||||
| 31:02 2/5 ( - ) | Alfred "Alf" Shrubb | handicap | 05.11.1904 | Glasgow, IP | WR | 1 | in One Hour / originally 10 Miles | |
| 30:58,2 (5.) | James Alec Burns | Olympic Games | 02.08.1936 | Berlin | ||||
| 30:31,6 (4.) | Frank Aaron | European Championships | 23.08.1950 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 29:13,8 (1.) | William Hesketh | GBR v. FRA | 06.08.1951 | London, WC | 6 Miles! | |||
| 29:51,8 (5.) | Frank Sando | Olympic Games | 20.07.1952 | Helsinki | ||||
| 29:17,2 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | SWE v. GBR | 03.09.1953 | Stockholm | ||||
| 29:17,2 (1.) | Gordon Pirie | GBR v. SWE | 04.07.1956 | Croydon | ||||
| 29:06,4 (1.) | George Knight | GBR v. POL | 07.09.1957 | Warszawa | ||||
| 29:02,8 (4.) | Stanley "Stan" Eldon | European Championships | 19.08.1958 | Stockholm | ||||
| 29:01,8 (2.) | John Merriman | GBR v. FRA | 30.07.1960 | London, WC | ||||
| 28:52,89 (8.) | John Merriman | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma | OF 28:52,6 | |||
| 28:52,4 (1.) | Don Taylor | GBR v. FRG | 23.08.1963 | London, WC | ||||
| 28:49,66 (1.) | Jim Hogan | Invitational race in GBR v. HUN | 14.08.1965 | London, WC | OF 28:50,0 | |||
| 28:37,2 (1.) | Michael "Mike" Freary | GDR v. GBR | 04.09.1965 | Berlin, Ost | ||||
| 28:26,0 (1.) | Michael "Mike" Freary | SWE v. GBR | 17.09.1966 | Stockholm | ||||
| 28:24,4 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | South England Championships | 19.04.1969 | London, CP | NOF | |||
| 28:06,6 (1.) | Richard "Dick" Taylor | Invitational race at Sward Trophy | 22.06.1969 | London, CP | 4 | |||
| 28:06,2 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | POL v. GBR | 12.09.1970 | Warszawa | 3 | |||
| 27:47,0 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | AAA Championships and GBR v. FRA | 10.07.1971 | Portsmouth (GBR) | AR | 2 | ||
| 27:30,80 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | AAA Championships | 13.07.1973 | London, CP | WR | 1 | OF 27:30,8 | |
| 27:30,3 (1.) | Brendan Foster | AAA Championships | 23.06.1978 | London, CP | AR | 2 | ||
| 27:23,06 (1.) | Eamonn Martin | Bislett Games / GP | 02.07.1988 | Oslo | 5 | |||
| 27:18,14 (4.) | Jon Brown | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 28.08.1998 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 26:46,57 (1.) | Mohamed „Mo“ Farah | Prefontaine Classic | 03.07.2011 | Eugene | ||||
| 3000mSt | ||||||||
| 10:17,4 (q.) | Percy Hodge | Olympic Games/h | ??.08.1920 | Antwerpen | (1.) | |||
| 10:00,4 (1.) | Percy Hodge | Olympic Games | 20.08.1920 | Antwerpen | andere quellen: 10:00,8 | |||
| 9:57,6 (1.) | J.Eddie Webster | Rangers / handicap / 8 lap steeplechase in excess of 3000m | 06.08.1927 | Glasgow, IP | ||||
| 9:40,2 (3.) | Harold W. Townsend | FRA v. GBR | 28.07.1929 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 9:27,4 (1.) | Tom Evenson | FRA v. GBR | 02.08.1931 | Paris, Colombes | ||||
| 9:18,8 (q.) | Tom Evenson | Olympic Games/h | 01.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 9:16,0 (q.) | George Bailey | Olympic Games/h | 01.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 9:18,4 (1.) | John I. Disley | AAA v. Mx | 28.07.1950 | Southgate (GBR) | ||||
| 9:11,6 (1.) | John I. Disley | London v. Göteborg | 26.09.1951 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:59,59 (q.) | John I. Disley | Olympic Games/h2 | 23.07.1952 | Helsinki | (1.) | HT: 8:59,4 | ||
| 8:51,94 (3.) | John I. Disley | Olympic Games | 25.07.1952 | Helsinki | OF 8:51,8 | |||
| 8:44,2 (1.) | John I. Disley | URS v. GBR | 11.09.1955 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:41,35 (1.) | Christopher "Chris" Brasher | Olympic Games | 29.11.1956 | Melbourne | OF 8:41,2 | |||
| 8:40,4 (1.) | Maurice Herriott | GBR v. USA | 05.08.1963 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:36,6 (1.) | Maurice Herriott | GBR v. SWE | 14.09.1963 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:36,2 (1.) | Maurice Herriott | RSFSR v. GBR | 29.09.1963 | Volgograd (URS) | ||||
| 8:35,4 (2.) | Maurice Herriott | HUN v. GBR | 02.10.1963 | Budapest | ||||
| 8:33,0 (q.) | Maurice Herriott | Olympic Games/h | 15.10.1964 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:32,4 (2.) | Maurice Herriott | Olympic Games | 17.10.1964 | Tokyo | ||||
| 8:30,4 (2.) | Gerry Stevens | GBR v. FRA | 01.09.1969 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:28,6 (1.) | David "Dave" Bedford | IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting | 10.09.1971 | London, CP | ||||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Andy Holden | IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting | 15.09.1972 | London, CP | ||||
| 8:24,8 (2.) | John Davies | Commonwealth Games | 26.01.1974 | Christchurch | ||||
| 8:22,48 (2.) | John Davies | IAC/Coca-Cola Meeting | 13.09.1974 | London, CP | HT 8:22,6 | |||
| 8:18,95 (q.) | Dennis Coates | Olympic Games/h | 25.07.1976 | Montréal | ||||
| 8:18,80 (1.) | Colin Reitz | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 06.07.1982 | Stockholm | ||||
| 8:17,75 (3.) | Colin Reitz | World Championships | 12.08.1983 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:15,16 (3.) | Graeme Fell | ISTAF | 17.08.1983 | Berlin, West | ||||
| 8:13,78 (3.) | Colin Reitz | Bislett Games | 21.07.1984 | Oslo | ||||
| 8:13,50 (1.) | Colin Reitz | Grand Prix of Budapest | 04.08.1985 | Budapest | ||||
| 8:12,11 (2.) | Colin Reitz | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 05.09.1986 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 8:07,96 (3.) | Mark Rowland | Olympic Games | 30.09.1988 | Seoul | ||||