| Tanzanian men's distance record progressions | |||||||
| 800m | |||||||
| 1:46,9h (2.) | Filbert Bayi | International | 14.06.73 | Potsdam (GDR) | |||
| 1:46,7h (2.) | Filbert Bayi | Bislett Games | 24.07.73 | Oslo | |||
| 1:46,0h (2.) | Filbert Bayi | International (r2) | 19.01.74 | Christchurch | |||
| 1:45,32 (4.) | Filbert Bayi | Commonwealth Games | 29.01.74 | Christchurch | |||
| 1:45,28 (1.) | Samwel Mwera | Grande Premio Rio de Atletismo | 15.05.05 | Rio de Janeiro | |||
| 1000m | |||||||
| 2:17,85 (1.) | Samwel Mwera | Meeting Terra Sarda | 06.09.03 | Oristano (ITA) | |||
| 1500m | |||||||
| 3:45,4h (n.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games/h2 | 08.09.72 | München | |||
| 3:39,2h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | 01.12.72 | |||||
| 3:38,9h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | East and Central African Championships | 03.12.72 | Dar-Es-Salaam | |||
| 3:37,18 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | All-African Games | 13.01.73 | Lagos | |||
| 3:35,6h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Aarhus Games | 24.06.73 | Århus (DEN | |||
| 3:34,6h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | World Games (A | 28.06.73 | Helsinki | |||
| 3:32,16 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.74 | Christchurch | WR | ||
| 1 Mile | |||||||
| 3:52,86 (2.) | Filbert Bayi | DN Galan | 02.07.73 | Stockholm | |||
| 3:51,0h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | International Freedom Games | 17.05.75 | Kingston (JAM) | WR | 1 | |
| 3000m | |||||||
| 7:53,29 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Philips Night of Athletics | 18.05.77 | London, CP | |||
| 7:47,9h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | International | 22.06.77 | Västerås (SWE) | |||
| 7:46,3h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | 23.03.80 | Dar-Es-Salaam | ||||
| 7:39,27 (3.) | Filbert Bayi | Bislett Games | 01.07.80 | Oslo | |||
| 2 Miles | |||||||
| 8:27,47 (5.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | July Games | 25.07.73 | Stockholm | |||
| 8:19,45 (3.) | Filbert Bayi | Talbot Games | 27.06.80 | London, CP | |||
| 5000m | |||||||
| 13:33,0h (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | 05.07.73 | Oslo | ||||
| 13:29,8h (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | 13.05.76 | Sochi (URS) | ||||
| 13:19,59 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | International | 25.06.77 | Den Haag (NED) | |||
| 13:12,29 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | International | 18.06.79 | Stockholm | |||
| 13:03,62 (6.) | John Yuda Msuri | Golden Gala / Golden League | 12.07.02 | Roma | |||
| 10000m | |||||||
| 28:19,2h (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | 11.05.76 | Sochi (URS) | ||||
| 28:01,30 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | NCAA Championships | 01.06.79 | Champaign (USA) | |||
| 28:01,29 (7.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | 19.06.81 | Praha | ||||
| 27:58,3h (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | Mt. SAC Relays | 25.04.81 | Walnut (USA) | |||
| 27:51,73 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui Mujaya | DN Galan | 08.07.81 | Stockholm | |||
| 27:45,78 (3.) | John Yuda Msuri | Commonwealth Games | 26.07.02 | Manchester | |||
| 27:06,17 (7.) | John Yuda Msuri | Memorial Van Damme / Golden League | 20.08.02 | Bruxelles | |||
| 3000mSt | |||||||
| 8:41,4h (n.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games/h1 | 01.09.72 | München | |||
| 8:28,9h (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Friendship Games of defense forces | 25.09.78 | Dar-Es-Salaam | |||
| 8:17,98 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | DN Galan | 08.07.80 | Stockholm | |||
| 8:16,11 (q.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games/sf1 | 28.07.80 | Moskva | (1.) | ||
| 8:12,48 (2.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games | 31.07.80 | Moskva | |||