| USA Distance Records | ||||||||
| 800m | ||||||||
| 2:02,8 (1.) | Edward Merritt | 30.05.1877 | New York, Mott Haven | 880y-time | OR 2:02 4/5 | |||
| 1:55,5 ( - ) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | Manhatten AC / solo race against time | 17.07.1880 | New York, Manhattan | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:54,9 ( - ) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | American AC Games | 08.10.1881 | New York, Manhattan | in 1000y (1.) | 880y-0,7s | ||
| 1:54,9 (1.) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | Williamsburgh AC / solo race against time | 16.09.1882 | Brooklyn | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:54,7 (1.) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | MAC/SLH Joint Meeting | 07.07.1884 | Birmingham | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:54,7 (1.) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | Olympic AC Fall Games / handicap | 03.10.1885 | New York | 880y-0,7s | |||
| 1:53,8 (1.) | Walter Dohm | 19.09.1891 | New York | in 880y | ||||
| 1:52,7 (1.) | Charles Kilpatrick | 21.09.1895 | New York | in 880y | ||||
| 1:52,5e (2.) | Frank Riley | 15.09.1909 | Montréal | 880y-0,7s | ||||
| 1:51,9 (1.) | James "Ted" Meredith | Olympic Games | 08.07.1912 | Stockholm | WR | 1 | ||
| 1:51,5 (1.) | James "Ted" Meredith | 13.05.1916 | Philadelphia | 880y | ||||
| 1:51,5 (1.) | Binga Dismond | 03.06.1916 | Evanston (USA) | 880y | ||||
| 1:51,4 (1.) | Lloyd Hahn | 07.07.1928 | Cambridge | |||||
| 1:50,6 (1.) | Ben Eastman | Stanford - USA - Olympic club triangular | 09.04.1932 | Stanford (USA) | 880y | |||
| 1:50,0 (1.) | Ben Eastman | Pacific AAU Championships | 04.06.1932 | San Francisco | 1 | in 880y | ||
| 1:50,2 (=1.) | Charles Hornbostel | 17.06.1933 | Chicago | |||||
| 1:50,2 (=1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 17.06.1933 | Chicago | |||||
| 1:49,1 (1.) | Ben Eastman | Princeton Invitational | 16.06.1934 | Princeton | 880y | |||
| 1:49,7 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 20.08.1936 | Stockholm | |||||
| 1:48,9 (1.) | Elroy Robinson | World Labor Athletic Carnival | 11.07.1937 | New York | 880y | |||
| 1:48,0 (1.) | John Woodruff | 17.07.1937 | Dallas | 798,48m + 0,2s | ||||
| 1:48,5 (1.) | Malvin "Mal" Whitfield | 19.08.1950 | Berea (USA) | 880y | ||||
| 1:47,9 (1.) | Malvin "Mal" Whitfield | International | 17.07.1953 | Turku (FIN) | 2 | |||
| 1:46,8 (1.) | Lon Spurrier | Triangular meet | 26.03.1955 | Berkeley (USA) | 880y | |||
| 1:46,8 (?.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | 30.06.1955 | Kouvola (FIN) | |||||
| 1:46,7 (?.) | Arnold M. "Arnie" Sowell | National Collegiate Championships | 16.06.1956 | Berkeley (USA) | ||||
| 1:46,4 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | Olympic Trials | 30.06.1956 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 1:46,1 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | Coliseum Relays | 24.05.1957 | Los Angeles | 880y | |||
| 1:46,0 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | International | 26.07.1957 | Gävle (SWE) | 3 | |||
| 1:45,8 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | International | 09.08.1957 | Oslo | 2 | |||
| 1:45,7 (1.) | Morgan Groth | Carreras Invitational | 15.08.1964 | Kingston (JAM) | 3 | 880y-0,7s | ||
| 1:44,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | USTAF Federation Meet | 10.06.1966 | Terre Haute (USA) | WR | 1 | est. in 880y | |
| 1:44,3 (1.) | David "Dave" Wottle | Olympic Trials | 01.07.1972 | Eugene (USA) | WR | 3 | ||
| 1:44,0 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter | Vons Classic | 27.05.1973 | Los Angeles | est. in 880y | |||
| 1:43,5 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter | Hayward Field Restoration | 08.06.1974 | Eugene (USA) | est. in 880y | |||
| 1:43,9 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter | AAU Championships | 22.06.1974 | Los Angeles, Westwood | - | |||
| 1:43,91 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter | International | 18.07.1974 | Stockholm | - | |||
| 1:73,74 (1.) | Earl Jones | Olympic Trials | 19.06.1984 | Los Angeles | AR | 7 | ||
| 1:43,74 (2.) | Johnny Gray | Olympic Trials | 19.06.1984 | Los Angeles | AR | 8 | ||
| 1:43,28 (2.) | Johnny Gray | Memorial Van Damme | 24.08.1984 | Bruxelles | AR | 3 | ||
| 1:43,28 (3.) | Johnny Gray | Internationales des ASV Köln | 26.08.1984 | Köln | AR | - | ||
| 1:42,96 (1.) | Johnny Gray | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 29.08.1984 | Koblenz | AR | 4 | ||
| 1:42,60 (2.) | Johnny Gray | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 28.08.1985 | Koblenz | AR | 4 | ||
| 1:42,34 (1.) | Donavan Brazier | World Championships | 01.10.2019 | Ad-Dawhah | AR | 10 | ||
| 1000m | ||||||||
| 2:23,9 (?.) | Glenn Cunningham | 19.07.1933 | Stockholm | |||||
| 2:21,7 (1.) | Mal Whitfield | 12.07.1953 | Kouvola (FIN) | |||||
| 2:21,4 (1.) | Mal Whitfield | 11.08.1953 | Stockholm | |||||
| 2:20,8 (1.) | Mal Whitfield | 16.08.1953 | Eskilstuna | 1 | ||||
| 2:19,3 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" Courtney | International | 04.07.1957 | Göteborg | ||||
| 2:18,7 (1.) | Wade Bell | Oregon Jr. Championship | 04.07.1967 | Eugene (USA) | 10 | |||
| 2:19,0 (1.) | Tom Von Ruden | NR recording to TaFN | 18.07.1970 | South Lake Tahoe (USA) | ||||
| 2:17,7 (1.) | Juris Luzins | Night Meeting | 21.07.1971 | Verona (ITA) | AR | 7 | ||
| 2:13,9 (1.) | Richard "Rick" Wohlhuter | Martin-Luther-King Memorial | 30.07.1974 | Oslo | WR | 1 | ||
| 1500m | ||||||||
| 4:15,6 (1.) | Thomas Conneff | 18.08.1885 | New York | |||||
| 4:09,0 (1.) | John Bray | Knickerbocker Games / handicap | 30.05.1900 | Bayonne (USA) | WB (Amateurs) | |||
| 4:05 2/5 (1.) | James Lightbody | Olympic Games / 536,45m track including 200m straight | 03.09.1904 | Saint Louis | ||||
| 4:03,4 (1.) | M. Sheppard | Olympic Games | 14.07.1908 | London | ||||
| 4:01,2 (?.) | John P Halstead | Olympic Trials | 06.06.1908 | Philadelphia | ||||
| 3:59 1/5 (1.) | Abel Richard Kiviat | Postoffice Clerks' Association Games | 26.05.1912 | New York | ||||
| 3:56 4/5 (1.) | Abel Richard Kiviat | handicap | 02.06.1912 | New York | WR | |||
| 3:55 4/5 (1.) | Abel Richard Kiviat | Eastern Olympic Trials | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge (USA) | WR | |||
| 3:55,6 ( - ) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray | 01.09.1921 | Dodge City (USA) | in 1 Mile | ||||
| 3:55,8 (1.) | Ray Buker | 14.06.1924 | Cambridge | |||||
| 3:55,0 (1.) | Ray Conger | Olympic Tryouts | 07.07.1928 | Cambridge | AR | |||
| 3:53,4 (1.) | Eugene "Gene" Venzke | Knights of Columbus Games | 27.02.1932 | New York | indoor | |||
| 3:53,1 ( - ) | Glenn Cunningham | National Collegiate Athletic assn Meet | 11.06.1932 | Chicago | ||||
| 3:52,6 (1.) | Eugene "Gene" Venzke | Eastern Olympic Tryouts | 18.06.1932 | Cambridge | AR | |||
| 3:52,3 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | AAU Championships | 30.06.1933 | Chicago | AR | |||
| 3:51,6 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | HUN v. USA | 12.08.1933 | Budapest | AR | |||
| 3:48,8 (1.) | William R. Bonthron | AAU Championships | 30.06.1934 | Milwaukee | WR | |||
| 3:48,4 (2.) | Glenn Cunningham | Olympic Games | 06.08.1936 | Berlin | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:47,9 (1.) | Walter Mehl | AAU Championships | 29.06.1940 | Fresno (USA) | AR | |||
| 3:45,2 (2.) | Robert McMillen | Olympic Games | 26.07.1952 | Helsinki | AR | |||
| 3.41,5 (3.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | America Meeting | 05.08.1958 | Budapest | AR | |||
| 3:40,9 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | POL v. USA | 29.07.1961 | Warszawa | AR | |||
| 3:40,2 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | International | 07.08.1961 | Oslo | AR | 11 | ||
| 3:39,9 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | USA v. URS | 22.07.1962 | Palo Alto (USA) | AR | 10 | ||
| 3:39,4 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | International | 09.08.1962 | Oslo | AR | 9 | ||
| 3:39,3 ( - ) | Cary Weisiger | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton | 9 | in 1 Mile (5.) | ||
| 3:38,1 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" O' Hara | AAU Championships | 28.06.1964 | New Brunswick (USA) | AR | 4 | ||
| 3:36,1 ( - ) | James "Jim" Ryun | All American Invitational | 17.07.1966 | Berkeley (USA) | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:36,0 ( - ) | James "Jim" Ryun | AAU Championships | 23.06.1967 | Bakersfield (USA) | 2 | in 1 Mile (1.) (WR) | ||
| 3:33,1 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | USA v. Commonwealth | 08.07.1967 | Los Angeles | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:31,96 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 26.08.1981 | Koblenz (FRG) | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:31,24 (1.) | Sydney Maree | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 28.08.1983 | Köln | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:31,76 (4.) | Steve Scott | NIKAIA / GP | 16.07.1985 | Nice | 7 | |||
| 3:29,77 (1.) | Sydney Maree | Internationales des ASV Köln / GP | 25.08.1985 | Köln | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:31,01 (1.) | James Calvin "Jim" Spivey | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 28.08.1988 | Koblenz | ||||
| 3:29,30 (1.) | Bernard Lagat | International / GP | 28.08.2005 | Rieti (ITA) | AR | |||
| 3:30,54 (1.) | Alan Webb | Meeting Gaz de France / Golden League | 06.07.2007 | Saint-Denis | ||||
| 3:30,40 (1.) | Matt Centrowitz | 17.07.2015 | Monaco | |||||
| 3:29,02 (3.) | Yared Nuguse | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 15.06.2023 | Oslo | ||||
| 1 Mile | ||||||||
| 4:43 3/4 (1.) | Edward Merritt | 24.10.1877 | New York, MH | |||||
| 4:37,6 (1.) | William Duffy | 20.09.1879 | Mott Haven (USA) | |||||
| 4:29 1/2 (1.) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | NYAC Spring Games / 1/5 Mile track | 31.05.1880 | New York, MH | ||||
| 4:27 3/5 (2.) | Lawrence "Lon" Myers | Myers v. George / 1/3 Mile track | 11.11.1882 | New York, PG | ||||
| 4:21,4 (1.) | Thomas Conneff | 19.09.1891 | New York | |||||
| 4:17 4/5 (1.) | Thomas Conneff | Boston AA handicap Games | 26.08.1893 | Cambridge | ||||
| 4:15 3/5 (1.) | Thomas Conneff | Record attempt | 28.08.1895 | New York | ||||
| 4:15 2/5 (1.) | John Paul Jones | Intercollegiate Championships (IC4A) | 27.05.1911 | Cambridge | ||||
| 4:14,4 (1.) | John Paul Jones | Intercollegiate Championships (IC4A) | 31.05.1913 | Cambridge | WR | |||
| 4:12,6 (1.) | Norman Taber | handicap | 16.07.1915 | Cambridge | WR | |||
| 4:11,1 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 11.06.1932 | Chicago | |||||
| 4:12,0 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 15.03.1933 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 4:09,8 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 25.03.1933 | Chicago | indoor | ||||
| 4:09,8 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 17.06.1933 | Chicago | |||||
| 4:08,7 (1.) | William R. Bonthron | 15.07.1933 | Princeton (USA) | |||||
| 4:06,7 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 16.06.1934 | Princeton (USA) | |||||
| 4:04,4 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 03.03.1938 | Hanover (USA) | indoor | ||||
| 4:08,6 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 19.02.1938 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 4:07,2 (1.) | Glenn Cunningham | 18.06.1938 | Princeton (USA) | |||||
| 4:08,3 (1.) | Louis Zamperini | 18.06.1938 | Minneapolis | |||||
| 4:07,4 (1.) | Charles Fenske | Millrose Games | 03.02.1940 | New York | indoor | |||
| 4:07,4 () | Charles Fenske | New York Athletic Club Meet | 17.02.1940 | New York | ||||
| 4:08,3 (1.) | Charles Fenske | 11.05.1940 | Memphis | |||||
| 4:07,4 (1.) | Leslie "Les" MacMitchell | New York Athletic Club Meet | 15.02.1941 | New York | indoor | |||
| 4:07,4 (2.) | Walter Mehl | New York Athletic Club Meet | 15.02.1941 | New York | indoor | |||
| 4:06,5 (2.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds | 24.07.1943 | Cambridge | AR | 5 | |||
| 4:06,0 (2.) | Bill Hulse | 31.07.1943 | Berea (USA) | AR | 4 | |||
| 4:05,3 (1.) | Gilbert "Gil" Dodds | 31.01.1948 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 4:02,4 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee | California Relays | 05.06.1953 | Compton (USA) | AR | |||
| 4:01,3 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee | 29.05.1954 | Kansas City (USA) | AR | ||||
| 4:00,6 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1954 | Compton | AR | 2 | 1500m (WR) | |
| 4:00,5 (1.) | Wesley "Wes" Santee | Texas Relays | 02.04.1955 | Austin (USA) | AR | |||
| 3:58,7 (1.) | Donald "Don" Bowden | Pacific AAU track Meet | 01.06.1957 | Stockton (USA) | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:58,6 (1.) | Dyrol Burleson | Oregon v. Stanford University | 23.04.1960 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 11 | ||
| 3:58,0 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | California Relays | 28.05.1960 | Modesto (USA) | AR | 8 | ||
| 3:57,6 (1.) | Dyrol Burleson | Twilight Meeting / Emerald Empire Athletic assn. Meet | 24.05.1961 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:56,5 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | International | 18.08.1962 | London | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:56,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | International | 21.08.1962 | Helsinki | AR | 4 | ||
| 3:55,5 (2.) | James "Jim" Beatty | Compton Invitational | 07.06.1963 | Compton (USA) | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:55,4 (1.) | James "Jim" Grelle | Vancouver International Track Meet | 15.06.1965 | Vancouver | AR | 4 | ||
| 3:55,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | AAU Championships | 27.06.1965 | San Diego (USA) | AR | 4 | ||
| 3:53,7 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1966 | Los Angeles | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:51,3 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | All American Invitational | 17.07.1966 | Berkeley (USA) | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:51,1 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | AAU Championships | 23.06.1967 | Bakersfield | WR | 1 | ||
| 3:51,11 (2.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Bislett Games / IAAF Golden Mile | 17.07.1979 | Oslo | 4 | |||
| 3:49,68 (3.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Oslo Games | 11.07.1981 | Oslo | AR | 5 | ||
| 3:48,53 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | AR | 3 | ||
| 3:47,69 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Oslo Games | 07.07.1982 | Oslo | AR | 2 | ||
| 3:46,91 (1.) | Alan Webb | International / Atletiek Vlaanderen | 21.07.2007 | Brasschaat (BEL) | AR | 8 | ||
| 2000m | ||||||||
| 5:36,9 (?.) (1) | Thomas Conneff | 02.09.1895 | Bergen Point (USA) | |||||
| 5:31,7 (1.) | Joie Ray | 13.02.1922 | New York | |||||
| 5:28,1 (2.) | James Connolly | Regiment Armory / handicap (distance actually 1¼ Mile) | 12.02.1925 | Buffalo (USA) | ||||
| 5:16,7 (1.) | Archie San Romani | 26.08.1937 | Helsinki | 1 | ||||
| 5:19,0 (?.) | Charles Fenske (USA) | date?? | 31.12.1938 | 4 | ||||
| 5:10,0 (3.) | Fred Dwyer | 29.07.1955 | Borås (SWE) | 6 | ||||
| 5:07,4 (1.) | James "Jim" Grelle | in Australian womens Championships | 18.03.1966 | Sydney | ||||
| 5:02,2 (1.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori | International | 07.07.1971 | Louvain (BEL) | 5 | |||
| 5:01,4 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Finnish Tour | 09.05.1975 | Coos Bay (USA) | 6 | |||
| 4:58,6 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | Mason-Dixon | 07.02.1981 | Louisville (USA) | WIR | 7 | ||
| 5:00,11 (5.) | Craig Masback | International | 05.06.1982 | Bordeaux | ||||
| 4:58,72 (2.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | NIKAIA | 14.08.1982 | Nice | - | |||
| 4:54,71 (2.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | International | 31.08.1982 | Ingelheim (FRG) | AR | 3 | ||
| 4:54,20 (2.) | Sydney Maree | Città di Rieti ' 85 | 04.09.1985 | Rieti (ITA) | AR | 5 | ||
| 4:52,44 (1.) | James Calvin "Jim" Spivey | Athlétissima | 15.09.1987 | Lausanne | AR | 6 | ||
| 3000m | ||||||||
| 8:35,0 (1.) | George Bonhag (USA) | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 16.12.1911 | New York, Brooklyn | indoor | |||
| 8:43,9 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray | 14.06.1924 | Cambridge | |||||
| 8:31,4 (1.) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 18.02.2022 | New York, Brooklyn | indoor | |||
| 8:33,2 (1.) | Joseph McCluskey | 04.02.1933 | New York | indoor | ||||
| 8:31,2 ( - ) | Joie William "Chesty" Ray (USA) | Regiment Armory / 196,2y track | 10.02.1923 | New York, Brooklyn | WIR | Indoor / in 2 Miles (1.) (WIR) | ||
| 8:36,4 (1.) | John Ryan | 27.05.1933 | Cambridge | EL 8:36,37 | ||||
| 8:29,0 (2.) | Charles Fenske | 18.09.1938 | Stockholm | |||||
| 8:27,4 (1.) | Archie San Romani | 08.01.1938 | Brooklyn | indoor | ||||
| 8:18,9 (1.) | J. Gregory "Greg" Rice | Finnish Relief Fund race | 04.05.1940 | Minneapolis | ||||
| 8:12,2 (5.) | Fred Wilt | 20.07.1950 | Turku (FIN) | |||||
| 8:03,6 (1.) | Max Truex | 16.09.1960 | Köln | |||||
| 8:01,8 (2.) | James "Jim" Grelle | 08.06.1962 | Los Angeles | |||||
| 7:54,2 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | 15.08.1962 | Avranches (FRA) | |||||
| 7:45,8 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Rose Festival | 24.06.1972 | Gresham | AR | |||
| 7:44,2 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Bislett Games | 03.08.1972 | Oslo | AR | |||
| 7:42,6 (2.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | International | 02.07.1974 | Milano | AR | |||
| 7:37,70 (1.) | Rudy Chapa | 10.05.1979 | Eugene (USA) | AR | ||||
| 7:36,69 (1.) | Steven Michael "Steve" Scott | International | 01.09.1981 | Ingelheim (FRG) | AR | |||
| 7:33,37 (2.) | Sydney Maree | Cititzen Watches International / ENG v. ESP v. JPN v. KEN (runners) | 17.07.1982 | London, CP | AR | |||
| 7:35,84 (1.) | Doug Padilla | Oslo Games | 09.07.1983 | Oslo | ||||
| 7:35,33 (4.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy | NIKAIA / GP | 18.07.1994 | Nice | ||||
| 7:33,96 (8.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy | Herculis / GP | 10.08.1996 | Monaco | ||||
| 7:31,69 (3.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy | Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four | 23.08.1996 | Bruxelles | AR | |||
| 7:30,84 (8.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy | Herculis / Golden League | 08.08.1998 | Monaco | AR | |||
| 7:29,00 (2.) | Bernard Lagat | World Challenge | 29.08.2010 | Rieti (ITA) | AR | |||
| 7:28,24 (1.) | Yared Nuguse | r1 | 27.01.2023 | Boston | indoor | |||
| 2 Miles | ||||||||
| 9:38,6 (?.) | Edward Carter | 10.07.1886 | Brooklyn | |||||
| 9:48,9 (?.) | Thomas Delaney | 14.06.1884 | Glen Falls | |||||
| 10:05,8 (?.) | W T Bailey | 17.07.1880 | New York | |||||
| 10:01,5 (?.) | W C Davies | 17.09.1881 | New York | |||||
| 9:32,2 (?.) | William Day | 27.05.1890 | New York | |||||
| 9:27,8 (?.) | Alex Grant | 26.09.1903 | Travers Island (USA) | |||||
| 9:27,6 (?.) | P. J. Taylor | Intercollegiate Championships | 29.05.1909 | Cambridge | ||||
| 9:26,6 (?.) | Tell Schirnding Berna | Cornell-Penn dual meet | 07.05.1910 | Ithaca (USA) | ||||
| 9:25,2 (?.) | Tell Schirnding Berna | 27.05.1911 | Cambridge | |||||
| 9:17,8 (?.) | Tell Schirnding Berna | Cornell-Penn dual meet | 04.05.1912 | Ithaca (USA) | ||||
| 9:13,2 (1.) | Paul Kanaly | 18.02.1933 | New York | |||||
| 9:14,2 (1.) | Jeseph McCluskey | 11.02.1933 | Boston | |||||
| 9:15,4 (1.) | Jeseph Mangan | Princeton-Cornell-Oxford-Cambridge meet | 15.07.1933 | Princeton | ||||
| 9:13,2 (1.) | Norman Bright | 09.07.1935 | New York | |||||
| 8:58,3 (1.) | Donald "Don" Lash | Princeton Invitational | 13.06.1936 | Princeton | WR | 2 | OF 8:58,4 | |
| 8:58,0 (1.) | Donald "Don" Lash (USA) | ??.??.1937 | WIR | 2 | indoor | |||
| 8:54,5 (?.) | Fred Wilt | 30.05.1951 | Providence | |||||
| 8:49,6 (1.) | Horace Ashenfelter | Compton Invitational | 03.06.1955 | Compton (USA) | ||||
| 8:48,0 (2.) | Philip "Phil" Coleman | 8:47,8? | 14.11.1956 | Geelong (AUS) | ||||
| 8:48,2 (1.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | record according to DLA! | 24.04.1959 | Pomona (USA) | ||||
| 8:43,8 (2.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | Commonwealth v. USA | 14.09.1960 | London, WC | ||||
| 8:42,5 (1.) | Dyrol Burleson | Oregon-Brigham Young dual Meet | 07.04.1962 | Eugene (USA) | ||||
| 8:29,8 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | Southern Pacific AAU Championships | 08.06.1962 | Los Angeles | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Robert "Bob" Schul | All Comers Meeting | 29.08.1964 | Los Angeles | WR | 1 | ||
| 8:25,2 (1.) | James "Jim" Ryun | Coliseum Relays | 13.05.1966 | Los Angeles, COL | 5 | |||
| 8:25,2 (2.) | James "Jim" Grelle | Coliseum Relays | 13.05.1966 | Los Angeles, COL | 6 | |||
| 8:22,0 (1.) | George Young | 01.06.1968 | San Diego (USA) | 2 | ||||
| 8:19,4 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Internationales des Post SV München | 24.08.1972 | München | AR | 4 | ||
| 8:18,29 (3.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | July Games | 18.07.1974 | Stockholm | AR | 6 | OF 8:18,4 | |
| 8:17,12 (1.) | Martin William "Marty" Liquori | International | 17.07.1975 | Stockholm | AR | 6 | ||
| 8:16,8 (1.) | Dougles „Doug“ Padilla | 19.02.1982 | San Diego (USA) | AIR | indoor | |||
| 8:16,5 (1.) | Dougles „Doug“ Padilla | 18.02.1983 | San Diego (USA) | AIR | 8 | indoor | ||
| 8:15,3 (1.) | Dougles „Doug“ Padilla | 15.02.1985 | San Diego (USA) | AIR | 8 | indoor | ||
| 8:15,02 (1.) | Dougles „Doug“ Padilla | Los Angeles Times / 146,30m track | 16.02.1990 | Los Angeles, Inglewood | AIR | 9 | indoor | |
| 8:12,74 (1.) | Marc Andrew Davis | i-dag Galan | 24.08.1994 | Göteborg | AR | 3 | ||
| 8:11,59 (2.) | Robert "Bob" Kennedy | Night of Athletics / EAA-Meeting | 19.07.1997 | Hechtel (BEL) | AR | 5 | ||
| 8:11,48 (2.) | Alan Webb | Prefontaine Classic | 04.06.2005 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 6 | ||
| 8:07,07 (3.) | Matthew "Matt" Tegenkamp | Prefontaine Classic | 10.06.2007 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 5 | ||
| 5000m | ||||||||
| 15:49,6 (?.) | J. Eisele | ??.??.1908 | ||||||
| 15:23,2 (1.) | Louis Scott | 04.09.1911 | New York | |||||
| 15:05,8 (4.) | George Bonhag | 10.07.1912 | Stockholm | |||||
| 15:06,4 (1.) | Louis Scott | 26.05.1912 | New York, Celtic Park | |||||
| 14:45,0 (?.) | Charles F. Hunter | 26.06.1920 | Pasadena (USA) | 3 Miles! | ||||
| 14:30,0 (2.) | Ralph Hill | Olympic Games | 05.08.1932 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 14:26,8 (1.) | Fred Wilt | FIN v. USA | 29.06.1950 | Helsinki | ||||
| 14:27 (1.) | Curtis Stone | Olympic Trials rek. Laut LA! | 27.06.1952 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 14:26,0 (?.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | 29.06.1956 | Los Angeles | |||||
| 14:25,5 (1.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | 13.10.1956 | Berkeley (USA) | |||||
| 14:22,8 (1.) | Max Edwin Truex | Olympic Test | 20.10.1956 | Ontario | ||||
| 14:16,2 (?.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | 01.11.1956 | Los Angeles | |||||
| 14:14,5 (?.) | Max Edwin Truex | West Coast Relays | 11.05.1957 | Fresno (USA) | ||||
| 14:04,2 (1.) | Max Edwin Truex | Compton Invitational | 31.05.1957 | Compton (USA) | ||||
| 14:04,8 (?.) | William "Bill" Dellinger | laut DLA | ??.??.1958 | |||||
| 14:03,6 (?.) | Max Edwin Truex | 06.05.1960 | Sunnyvale (USA) | |||||
| 13:51,7 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | Compton Relays | 03.06.1960 | Compton | ||||
| 13:49,6 (2.) | Max Edwin Truex | Compton Invitational | 02.06.1962 | Compton | ||||
| 13:45,0 (1.) | James "Jim" Beatty | 24.08.1962 | Turku (FIN) | |||||
| 13:38,0 (1.) | Robert "Bob" Schul | Compton Invitational | 05.06.1964 | Compton | ||||
| 13:38,0 (1.) | Gerry Lindgren | Compton Invitational | 04.06.1966 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 13:33,8 (1.) | Gerry Lindgren | California Relays | 25.05.1968 | Modesto (USA) | ||||
| 13:32,2 (1.) | George Young | Bakersfield Dedication Meeting | 15.05.1971 | Bakersfield (USA) | ||||
| 13:30,4 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | USA v. URS All Stars | 03.07.1971 | Berkeley (USA) | ||||
| 13:29,6 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Oregon v. Washington State | 29.04.1972 | Eugene (USA) | AR | |||
| 13:22,8 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Olympic Trials | 09.07.1972 | Eugene (USA) | AR | |||
| 13:21,4 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | AAU Championships | 16.06.1973 | Bakersfield (USA) | 7 | 3 Miles + 28,0s | ||
| 13:22,4 (2.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | World Games | 26.06.1973 | Helsinki | AR | - | ||
| 13:19,4 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Hayward Restoration | 08.06.1974 | Eugene (USA) | 8 | 3 Miles + 28,0s | ||
| 13:22,2 (2.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Top Games | 26.06.1974 | Helsinki | AR | - | EL 13:21,87 | |
| 13:19,40 (1.) | Duncan Macdonald | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 10.08.1976 | Stockholm | AR | |||
| 13:16,00 (1.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori | Weltklasse in Zürich | 24.08.1977 | Zürich | AR | 8 | ||
| 13:15,06 (2.) | Martin "Marty" Liquori | World Cup | 04.09.1977 | Düsseldorf | AR | 9 | ||
| 13:12,91 (1.) | Matt Centrowitz | Prefontaine Classic | 06.06.1982 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 6 | ||
| 13:11,93 (3.) | Alberto Salazar | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 06.07.1982 | Stockholm | AR | 4 | ||
| 13:01,15 (2.) | Sydney Maree | Bislett Games / GP | 27.07.1985 | Oslo | AR | 3 | ||
| 13:05,93 (2.) | Bob Kennedy | BNP d' Athletisme | 08.07.1994 | Villeneuve d`Ascq | ||||
| 13:02,93 (2.) | Bob Kennedy | Bislett Games / Golden Four | 22.07.1994 | Oslo | 8 | |||
| 12:58,75 (2.) | Bob Kennedy | Dagens Nyheter Galan / GP | 08.07.1996 | Stockholm | AR | 8 | ||
| 12:58,21 (5.) | Bob Kennedy | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden Four | 14.08.1996 | Zürich | AR | 9 | ||
| 12:56,27 (3.) | Dathan Ritzenhein | Weltklasse in Zürich / Golden League | 28.08.2009 | Zürich | AR | |||
| 12:54,12 (3.) | Bernard Lagat | Bislett Games / Diamond League | 04.06.2010 | Oslo | AR | |||
| 12:55,53 (5.) | Chris Solinsky | DN Galan | 06.08.2010 | Stockholm | AR | |||
| 12:53,60 (2.) | Bernard Lagat | Herculis Diamond League | 22.07.2011 | Monaco | AR | |||
| 12:46,96 (2.) | Grant Fisher | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 02.09.2022 | Bruxelles | AR | |||
| 10000m | ||||||||
| 34:23,0e (?.) | M. Kennedy | ??.??.1891 | ||||||
| 32:36,8e (?.) | E.C. Carter | ??.??.1893 | ||||||
| 32:13,5e (?.) | George Bonhag | ??.??.1909 | ||||||
| 31:43,6 (1.) | William J. "Willie" Kramer | 08.06.1912 | Cambridge | |||||
| 31:28,4 (1.) | Joie Ray | AAU Championships | 07.07.1928 | Cambridge | ||||
| 31:24,0 (1.) | Thomas "Tom" McDonough | 18.06.1932 | Cambridge | |||||
| 31:06,9 (1.) | Donald "Don" Lash | AAU Championships | 03.07.1936 | Princeton | ||||
| 30:54,6 (5.) | Eino Pentti | National | 17.09.1939 | Helsinki | ||||
| 30:38,4 (3.) | Curtis Stone | 29.07.1949 | Oslo | |||||
| 30:33,4 (1.) | Curtis Stone | AAU Championships | 30.06.1952 | Long Beach (USA) | ||||
| 30:31,9 (1.) | Joe Tyler | USA Army Championships | 07.06.1956 | Los Angeles, Compton | OF 30:32,0 | |||
| 30:19,2 (1.) | Lew Stieglitz | Mt. SAC Relays | 22.04.1960 | Walnut (USA) | ||||
| 29:58,9 (1.) | Leonard "Bud" Edelen | 06.05.1960 | Sunnyvale (USA) | |||||
| 29:35,8 (1.) | Max Edwin Truex | 20.08.1960 | Bern | |||||
| 28:50,34 (6.) | Max Edwin Truex | Olympic Games | 08.09.1960 | Roma, SO | 8 | HT 28:50,2 | ||
| 28:24,4 (1.) | William "Billy" Mills | Olympic Games | 14.10.1964 | Tokyo | AR | 3 | ||
| 28:17,6 (1.) | William "Billy" Mills | FRG v. USA | 12.08.1965 | Augsburg (FRG) | AR | 2 | ||
| 28:08,0 (1.) | Greg Fredericks | AAU Championships | 16.06.1972 | Seattle | AR | |||
| 27:58,23 (q.) | Frank Charles Shorter | Olympic Games/h2 | 31.08.1972 | München | AR | 10 | ||
| 27:51,32 (5.) | Frank Charles Shorter | Olympic Games | 03.09.1972 | München | AR | 7 | ||
| 27.43,6 (1.) | Steven Roland "Steve" Prefontaine | Oregon Twilight | 27.04.1974 | Eugene (USA) | AR | 6 | ||
| 27.39,4 (1.) | Craig Steven Virgin | AAU Championships | 17.06.1979 | Walnut (USA) | AR | |||
| 27:29,16 (1.) | Craig Steven Virgin | International | 17.07.1980 | Paris | AR | 2 | ||
| 27:25,61 (2.) | Alberto Salazar | Bislett Games | 26.06.1982 | Oslo | AR | 3 | ||
| 27:20,56 (1.) | Marcus "Mark" Nenow | Memorial Van Damme / GP | 05.09.1986 | Bruxelles | AR | 3 | ||
| 27:13,98 (4.) | Mebrahtom "Meb" Keflezighi (1) | Payton Jordan Invitational (rA) | 04.05.2001 | Palo Alto (USA) | AR | |||
| 26:59,60 (1.) | Chris Solinsky | Payton Jordan Invitational (r1) | 01.05.2010 | Palo Alto (USA) | AR | |||
| 26:48,00 (3.) | Galen Rupp | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 16.09.2011 | Bruxelles | AR | 16 | ||
| 26:44,36 (1.) | Galen Rupp | Prefontaine Classic | 30.05.2014 | Eugene (USA) | AR | |||
| 26:33,84 (1.) | Grant Fisher | rA | 06.03.2022 | San Juan Capistrano | AR | |||
| 3000St | ||||||||
| 9:08,4 (?.) | George Lermond | 18.06.1932 | Cambridge (USA) | WR | ||||
| 9:14,5 (?.) | Joseph Paul "Joe" McCluskey | Olympic Tryouts | 16.07.1932 | Stanford | ||||
| 9:08,2 (?.) | Harold William Manning | Olympic Trials | 12.07.1936 | New York | ||||
| 9:06,4 (1.) | Horace "Nip" Ashenfelter | Olympic Trials | 28.06.1952 | Los Angeles | ||||
| 8:51,0 (q.) | Horace "Nip" Ashenfelter | Olympic Games/h3 | 23.07.1952 | Helsinki | (1.) | |||
| 8:45,4 (1.) | Horace "Nip" Ashenfelter | Olympic Games | 25.07.1952 | Helsinki | ||||
| 8:40,8 (3.) | Philip "Phil" Coleman | POL v. USA / 10th Anniversary Stadium | 02.08.1958 | Warszawa | ||||
| 8:38,0 (2.) | George L. Young | URS v. USA | 16.07.1961 | Moskva | ||||
| 8:34,2 (q.) | George L. Young | Olympic Games/h2 | 15.10.1964 | Tokyo | (3.) | |||
| 8:32,4 (1.) | Patrick "Pat" Traynor | FRG v. USA | 16.08.1967 | Düsseldorf | ||||
| 8:30,6 (1.) | George L. Young | AAU Championships | 21.06.1968 | Sacramento (USA) | ||||
| 8:26,4 (1.) | Sid Sink | AAU Championships | 26.06.1971 | Eugene (USA) | AR | |||
| 8:23,2 (1.) | Douglas "Doug" Brown | Tom Black Classic | 11.05.1974 | Knoxville (USA) | AR | |||
| 8:22,54 (2.) | George Malley | AAU Championships | 11.06.1977 | Westwood (USA) | AR | |||
| 8:21,55 (3.) | Henry Dinwoody Marsh | Dagens Nyheter Galan | 05.07.1977 | Stockholm | AR | |||
| 8:19,29 (2.) | Doug Brown | ISTAF | 18.08.1978 | Berlin, West | ||||
| 8:15,68 (1.) | Henry Dinwoody Marsh | Olympic Trials | 28.06.1980 | Eugene (USA) | AR | |||
| 8:12,37 (1.) | Henry Dinwoody Marsh | ISTAF | 17.08.1983 | Berlin, West | AR | |||
| 8:09,17 (1.) | Henry Dinwoody Marsh | Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz | 28.08.1985 | Koblenz (FRG) | AR | |||
| 8:08,82 (5.) | Daniel Lincoln | Golden Gala / Golden League | 14.07.2006 | Roma, SO | AR | |||
| 8:06,81 (3.) | Evan Reese Jager | Herculis / Diamond League | 20.07.2012 | Monaco | AR | |||
| 8:04,71 (3.) | Evan Reese Jager | Memorial Van Damme / Diamond League | 05.09.2014 | Bruxelles | ||||
| 8:00,45 (2.) | Evan Reese Jager | Meeting Areva / Diamond League | 04.08.2015 | Paris | AR | 13 | ||
| New York, MH = Mott Haven | ||||||||
| New York, PG = Polo Grounds | ||||||||
| (1) Mebrahtom Keflezighi was born in Eritrea where he lived until the age of 12 | ||||||||
| (2) Bernard Lagat was born in Kenya | ||||||||
| (1) 1.25 mile time converted (x 0.9942) | ||||||||