| Tanzanian men‘s distance record progressions | ||||||
| 800m | ||||||
| 1:45,47 (5.) | Mike Okot | 19.06.88 | Kvarnsveden (SWE) | |||
| 1:44,55 (1.) | Julius Achon | 04.05.96 | Fairfax | |||
| 1:44,53 (1.) | Abraham Chepkirwok | (r2) | 01.06.08 | Berlin | ||
| 1:43,72 () | Abraham Chepkirwok | Meeting de Atletismo | 05.07.08 | Madrid | ||
| 1500m | ||||||
| 3:45,4 (n.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games/h2 | 08.09.72 | München | ||
| 3:39,2 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | 01.12.72 | ||||
| 3:38,9 (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 | ||
| 3:35,6 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Aarhus Games | 24.06.73 | Århus (DEN | ||
| 3:34,6 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | World Games (A | 28.06.73 | Helsinki | ||
| 3:32,16 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Commonwealth Games | 02.02.74 | Christchurch | ||
| 1 Mile | ||||||
| 3:52,86 (2.) | Filbert Bayi | DN Galan | 02.07.73 | Stockholm | ||
| 3:51,0 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | International Freedom Games | 17.05.75 | Kingston (JAM) | ||
| 3000m | ||||||
| 7:53,29 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | Philips Night of Athletics | 18.05.77 | London, CP | ||
| 7:47,9 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | 22.06.77 | Västerås (SWE) | |||
| 7:46,3 (1.) | Filbert Bayi | 23.03.80 | Dar-Es-Salaam | |||
| 7:39,27 (3.) | Filbert Bayi | Bislett Games | 01.07.80 | Oslo | ||
| 2 Miles | ||||||
| 8:08,16 (3.) | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | 18.02.12 | Birmingham | |||
| 8:25,17 (11.) | Jacob Kiplimo | 25.05.18 | Eugene | |||
| 8:07,54 () | Joshua Cheptegei | Prefontaine Classic | 30.06.19 | Eugene | ||
| 5000m | ||||||
| 13:33,0 () | Suleiman Nyambui | 05.07.73 | Oslo | |||
| 13:29,8 () | Suleiman Nyambui | 13.05.76 | Sochi (URS) | |||
| 13:19,59 () | Suleiman Nyambui | 25.06.77 | Den Haag (NED) | |||
| 13:12,29 () | Suleiman Nyambui | 18.06.79 | Stockholm | |||
| 13:03,62 () | John Yuda Msuri | Golden Gala | 12.07.02 | Roma | ||
| 10000m | ||||||
| 28:19,2 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui | 11.05.76 | Sochi (URS) | |||
| 28:01,30 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui | 01.06.79 | Champaign (USA) | |||
| 28:01,29 (7.) | Suleiman Nyambui | 19.06.81 | Praha | |||
| 27:58,3 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui | 25.04.81 | Walnut (USA) | |||
| 27:51,73 (1.) | Suleiman Nyambui | 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 | 20.08.02 | Bruxelles | ||
| 3000m St | ||||||
| 8:41,4 (n.) | Filbert Bayi | Olympic Games/h1 | 01.09.72 | München | ||
| 8:28,9 (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 | ||