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Last updated 14 March 2001.
| 1 | 44.63 | Michael Johnson | USA | 670913 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 950304 |
| 2 | 45.02 | Danny Everett | USA | 661101 | 1 | Stuttgart | 920202 |
| 3 | 45.05 | Thomas Schönlebe | GDR | 650806 | 1 | Sindelfingen | 880205 |
| 4 | 45.05 | Alvin Harrison | USA | 740120 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 980228 |
| 5 | 45.18 | Calvin Harrison | USA | 740120 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 980228 |
| 6 | 45.26 | Harry "Butch" Reynolds ¶ | USA | 640608 | 1 | Toronto | 930314 |
| 7 | 45.39 | Jamie Baulch | GBR | 730503 | 1 | Birmingham | 970209 |
| 8 | 45.44 | Mark Everett | USA | 680902 | 1 | Sevilla | 910228 |
| 9 | 45.46 | Andrew Pierce | USA | 790608 | 1r1 | University Park | 010225 |
| 10 | 45.50 | Angelo Taylor | USA | 781229 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 990227 |
| 11 | 45.51 | Sunday Bada | NGR | 690622 | 1 | Paris | 970309 |
| 12 | 45.53 | Steve Lewis | USA | 690516 | 2 | Stuttgart | 920202 |
| 13 | 45.54 | James Davis | USA | 760319 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 000304 |
| 14 | 45.56 | Todd Bennett | GBR | 620706 | 1 | Piraeus | 850303 |
| 15 | 45.59 | Jens Carlowitz | GDR | 640808 | 1r2 | Wien | 880213 |
| 16 | 45.59 | Antonio McKay | USA | 640209 | 1 | Budapest | 890305 |
| 17 | 45.59 | Derek Mills | USA | 720709 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 950304 |
| 18 | 45.60 | Milton Campbell | USA | 760515 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 990227 |
| 19 | 45.60 | Brandon Couts | USA | 790217 | h1:3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000310 |
| 20 | 45.61 | Darnell Hall | USA | 710926 | 3 | Atlanta, Ga | 950304 |
| 21 | 45.61 | Daniel Caines | GBR | 790515 | 1r1 | Birmingham | 010218 |
| 22 | 45.66 | Gregory Haughton | JAM | 731110 | 1r2 | Boston, Ma | 950211 |
| 23 | 45.69 | Roxbert Martin | JAM | 691105 | 1r2 | Indianapolis | 970308 |
| 24 | 45.71 | Solomon Wariso # | GBR | 661111 | 1 | Birmingham | 980208 |
| 25 | 45.76 | Shunji Karube | JPN | 690508 | 3 | Paris | 970309 |
| 26 | 45.78 | Tyrone Kemp | USA | 690425 | 1 | Gainesville, Fl | 900225 |
| 27 | 45.78 | Rickey Harris | USA | 810929 | 1r2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 28 | 45.79 | Gabriel Luke | USA | 691126 | 1r2 | Indianapolis | 900310 |
| 29 | 45.81 | Ibrahim Ismail | QAT | 720510 | 1 | Moskva | 960214 |
| 30 | 45.81 | Ronnie Williams | USA | 741014 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 000304 |
| 31 | 45.83 | Mark Hylton | GBR | 760924 | 2 | Birmingham | 970209 |
| 32 | 45.85 | Dave Dopek | USA | 730208 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 970131 |
| 33 | 45.86 | Marlon Ramsey | USA | 740911 | 3 | Atlanta, Ga | 960302 |
| 34 | 45.86 | Davian Clarke | JAM | 760430 | 1r1 | Indianapolis, In | 980314 |
| 35 | 45.89 | Danny Harris ¶ | USA | 650907 | 1 | San Sebastian | 900220 |
| 36 | 45.89 | David Grindley | GBR | 721029 | 2 | Birmingham | 930220 |
| 37 | 45.90 | Klaus Just | FRG | 640329 | 2 | Piraeus | 850303 |
| 38 | 45.90 | Innocent Egbunike | NGR | 611130 | 3 | Stuttgart | 890212 |
| 39 | 45.90 | Ruslan Mashchenko | RUS | 711111 | 1 | Valencia | 980301 |
| 40 | 45.92 | Alvin Daniel | TRI | 680830 | 3 | Stuttgart | 920202 |
| 41 | 45.92 | Wesley Russell | USA | 710303 | 1 | Indianapolis | 930313 |
| 42 | 45.92 | Alain Rohr | SUI | 711225 | 1 | Magglingen | 000213 |
| 43 | 45.92 | Sanjay Ayre | JAM | 800619 | 1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000227 |
| 44 | 45.93 | Manuel Alejandro Cardenas | MEX | 740904 | 1r2 | Piraeus | 000209 |
| 45 | 45.94 | Mark Richardson | GBR | 720726 | 3 | Birmingham | 930220 |
| 46 | 45.94 | Robert Mackowiak | POL | 700513 | 4 | Paris | 970309 |
| 47 | 45.95 | Clement Chukwu ¶ | NGR | 730707 | 1r1 | Indianapolis | 970308 |
| 48 | 45.96 | Hartmut Weber | FRG | 601017 | 1 | Sindelfingen | 810207 |
| 49 | 45.97 | Andrew Valmon | USA | 650101 | 1r2 | Allston, Ma | 910210 |
| 50 | 45.98 | Brian Whittle | GBR | 640424 | 2 | Budapest | 880306 |
| 51 | 45.98 | Charles Gitonga | KEN | 711005 | 2 | Liévin | 950219 |
| 52 | 45.99 | Ashraf Saber | ITA | 730402 | 2 | Valencia | 980301 |
| 53 | 46.00 | Cayetano Cornet | ESP | 630822 | s1:1 | Glasgow | 900303 |
| 54 | 46.00 | Deon Minor | USA | 730122 | 1r2 | Indianapolis | 950311 |
| 55 | 46.00 | Ato Modibo | TRI | 790619 | 1r2 | Blacksburg, Va | 990220 |
| 56 | 46.00 | David Canal | ESP | 781207 | 1 | Sevilla | 990221 |
| 57 | 46.01 | Clarence Daniel | USA | 610611 | 1 | Yokohama | 900310 |
| 58 | 46.01 | Leonard Byrd | USA | 750317 | 3 | Atlanta, Ga | 980228 |
| 59 | 46.02 | Stephane Diagana | FRA | 690723 | 1 | Paris | 920222 |
| 60 | 46.02 | Kevin Lyles | USA | 730723 | h1:4 | Atlanta, Ga | 970228 |
| 61 | 46.03 | Jerome Young | USA | 760814 | h1:3 | Atlanta, Ga | 010302 |
| 62 | 46.04 | Antonio Pettigrew | USA | 671103 | 1 | Glasgow | 940212 |
| 63 | 46.05 | Willie Smith | USA | 560228 | 1 | Gainesville, Fl | 880214 |
| 64 | 46.05 | Howard Burnett | JAM | 610308 | 1 | Allston | 900304 |
| 65 | 46.05 | Troy McIntosh | BAH | 730329 | 4 | Maebashi | 990307 |
| 66 | 46.07 | Raymond Pierre | USA | 670919 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 890211 |
| 67 | 46.08 | Bill Green ¶ | USA | 610510 | 1 | Sherbrooke | 810208 |
| 68 | 46.08 | Norbert Dobeleit | FRG | 640717 | 1 | Glasgow | 900304 |
| 69 | 46.08 | Chip Jenkins | USA | 640409 | 1r1 | Allston, Ma | 910210 |
| 70 | 46.08 | Stefan Holz | GER | 790225 | 1r2 | Stuttgart | 000206 |
| 71 | 46.09 | Roberto Hernandez | CUB | 670306 | 2 | Indianapolis | 870307 |
| 72 | 46.09 | Ian Morris | TRI | 611130 | 2 | Budapest | 890305 |
| 73 | 46.11 | Jason Rouser | USA | 700322 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 930221 |
| 74 | 46.11 | Guy Bullock | GBR | 751015 | 3 | Birmingham | 970209 |
| 75 | 46.11 | Sean Baldock | GBR | 761203 | 2 | Birmingham | 980208 |
| 76 | 46.12 | Du'aine Thorne -Ladejo | GBR | 710214 | 1 | Stockholm | 960310 |
| 77 | 46.12 | Derrick Brew | USA | 771228 | h2:3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000310 |
| 78 | 46.14 | Seibert Straughn | BAR | 670131 | 910302 | ||
| 79 | 46.14 | Calvin Davis | USA | 720402 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 970131 |
| 80 | 46.15 | Tyrone Dozier | USA | 791122 | 1r1 | Blacksburg, Va | 000219 |
| 81 | 46.16 | Rico Lieder | GER | 710925 | s2:1 | Toronto | 930313 |
| 82 | 46.16 | Tony Berrian | USA | 790212 | 3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000311 |
| 83 | 46.16 | Lueroy Colquhoun | JAM | 800301 | 4 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000311 |
| 84 | 46.17 | Devon Morris | JAM | 610122 | 1 | Sevilla | 910310 |
| 85 | 46.17 | Ryan Hayden | USA | 710313 | 1 | Indianapolis | 950311 |
| 86 | 46.18 | Vladimir Krylov | RUS | 640226 | 1 | Torino | 860212 |
| 87 | 46.18 | Michael Franks | USA | 630923 | 2 | Gainesville, Fl | 870215 |
| 88 | 46.18 | Danny McFarlane | JAM | 720214 | 4r1 | Indianapolis | 960309 |
| 89 | 46.20 | Yevgeniy Lomtyev | URS | 611020 | 1 | Budapest | 830306 |
| 90 | 46.20 | Frankie Atwater | USA | 690204 | 1 | Lincoln | 900210 |
| 91 | 46.20 | Sean Maye | USA | 690624 | 4 | Atlanta, Ga | 970301 |
| 92 | 46.20 | Bayano Kamani | USA | 800417 | 1r1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 93 | 46.21 | Karel Kolar | CS | 551216 | 1 | Wien | 790225 |
| 94 | 46.21 | Samson Kitur | KEN | 660225 | 2 | Sevilla | 910310 |
| 95 | 46.22 | Bruce Phillip | DOM | 661225 | 1r2 | Indianapolis | 890311 |
| 96 | 46.22 | Ingo Schultz | GER | 750726 | 1r1 | Dortmund | 000130 |
| 97 | 46.23 | Howard Davis | JAM | 670427 | 3r2 | Indianapolis | 900310 |
| 98 | 46.23 | Slobodan Brankovic | YUG | 671001 | h1 | Genova | 920229 |
| 99 | 46.23 | Allyn Condon | GBR | 740824 | 3 | Birmingham | 990214 |
| 100 | 46.24 | Seymour Fagan | JAM | 671230 | 2 | Gainesville, Fl | 900225 |
| 101 | 46.25 | Mark Henrich | FRG | 610722 | 1 | Karlsruhe | 870207 |
| 102 | 46.25 | Walter McCoy | USA | 581115 | 3 | Piraeus | 880220 |
| 103 | 46.25 | Ralf Lübke | FRG | 650617 | 3 | Budapest | 880306 |
| 104 | 46.25 | Reggie Harris | USA | 710318 | 2 | Indianapolis | 920314 |
| 105 | 46.25 | Mitch Potter | USA | 800916 | h2:1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010309 |
| 106 | 46.26 | Lazaro Martinez | CUB | 621111 | 4 | Piraeus | 880220 |
| 107 | 46.29 | Nikolay Chernyetskiy | URS | 591129 | 1 | Sindelfingen | 800302 |
| 108 | 46.30A | Bertland Cameron | JAM | 591116 | 1 | Pocatello, Id | 810227 |
| 109 | 46.31 | Mark Rowe ¶ | USA | 600728 | 3 | Paris | 850119 |
| 110 | 46.31 | Brian Irvin | USA | 700730 | 1r1 | Indianapolis | 900310 |
| 111 | 46.31 | Karsten Just | GER | 680917 | 2 | Stuttgart | 950205 |
| 112 | 46.31 | Andreas Rechbauer | AUT | 730409 | 1 | Fürth | 980222 |
| 113 | 46.31 | Alleyne Francique | GRN | 760607 | h1:3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010309 |
| 114 | 46.33 | Mike Paul | TRI | 570328 | 1 | Sherbrooke | 840115 |
| 115 | 46.33 | Sanderlei Claro Parrela | BRA | 741007 | s3:3 | Paris | 970308 |
| 116 | 46.33 | Johnny Collins | USA | 780728 | h2:2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000310 |
| 117 | 46.33 | Boris Gorban | RUS | 780926 | 1 | Moskva | 010217 |
| 118 | 46.33 | Mike Decker | USA | 780613 | 2r1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 119 | 46.34 | Elvis Forde | BAR | 591118 | 1 | Sherbrooke | 870201 |
| 120 | 46.34 | Marco Vaccari | ITA | 660717 | h2 | Genova | 920229 |
| 121 | 46.34 | Robert Earl Wilson | USA | 770619 | 2r1 | Indianapolis, In | 990306 |
| 122 | 46.34 | Marc Raquil | FRA | 770402 | 1 | Liévin | 000220 |
| 123 | 46.35 | Ilya Dzhivondov | BUL | 780306 | 1 | Piraeus | 000212 |
| 124 | 46.35 | Avard Moncur | BAH | 781102 | 3r1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 125 | 46.36 | Konstanínos Kentéris | GRE | 730611 | 1 | Piraeus | 990213 |
| 126 | 46.36 | James Carter | USA | 780507 | 2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 127 | 46.36 | Godfrey Herring | USA | 780518 | h3:1 | Atlanta, Ga | 010302 |
| 128 | 46.37 | Vito Petrella | ITA | 650412 | 2 | Torino | 880210 |
| 129 | 46.37 | Clifton Campbell | USA | 670618 | 1 | Baton Rouge | 880228 |
| 130 | 46.37 | Tamas Molnar | HUN | 680723 | 2 | Lincoln | 900210 |
| 131 | 46.37 | Andrea Nuti | ITA | 670408 | 2 | Genova | 920301 |
| 132 | 46.37 | Derrick Adkins | USA | 700702 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 940305 |
| 133 | 46.37 | Chris Jones (1) | USA | 731008 | 1r1 | Indianapolis | 940312 |
| 134 | 46.37 | Milton Mallard | USA | 731124 | 2r2 | Indianapolis | 940312 |
| 135 | 46.37 | Jimmie Hackley | USA | 750911 | h2:2 | Atlanta, Ga | 010302 |
| 136 | 46.38 | Lucijano Susanj | YUG | 481110 | 1 | Rotterdam | 730311 |
| 137 | 46.38 | Tim Simon | USA | 660911 | h1:1 | Cedar Falls, Ia | 880212 |
| 138 | 46.38 | Ken Harnden | ZIM | 730331 | 2r1 | Dortmund | 000130 |
| 139 | 46.38 | Orville Taylor | JAM | 700511 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 010210 |
| 140 | 46.39 | Andre Morris | USA | 721026 | 4 | Atlanta, Ga | 990227 |
| 141 | 46.39 | Karel Blaha | CZE | 750601 | 2r2 | Stuttgart | 000206 |
| 142 | 46.39 | Bayano Kamani | USA | 800417 | 1r1-Col | Fayetteville, Ar | 010209 |
| 143 | 46.41 | Andrey Semyonov II | RUS | 770816 | 1 | Moskva | 000127 |
| 144 | 46.42 | Erwin Skamrahl | FRG | 580308 | 2 | Stuttgart | 840211 |
| 145 | 46.42 | Dorian Green | USA | 741203 | 1r2 | Indianapolis | 950226 |
| 146 | 46.42 | Julian Voelkel | GER | 730430 | 1 | Stuttgart | 960204 |
| 147 | 46.42 | Avard Moncur | BAH | 781102 | 6 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000311 |
| 148 | 46.43 | Ainsley Bennett | GBR | 540722 | 2 | Budapest | 830306 |
| 149 | 46.43 | Marcel Arnold | SUI | 620117 | 1 | Magglingen | 850203 |
| 150 | 46.43 | Sherman Armstrong | USA | 780922 | h3:3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000310 |
| 151 | 46.44 | Keith Black | USA | 751008 | 2r1 | Indianapolis | 970308 |
| 152 | 46.45 | Darren Clark | AUS | 650906 | 3 | Toronto | 930314 |
| 153 | 46.45 | Dmitriy Golovastov | RUS | 710714 | 2 | Torino | 960217 |
| 154 | 46.45 | Jiri Muzik | CZE | 760901 | 1 | Praha | 000213 |
| 155 | 46.45 | Mitch Potter | USA | 800916 | 2r2 | University Park | 010225 |
| 156 | 46.46A | Carl Meylor | JAM | 600913 | 1 | Pocatello, Id | 820227 |
| 157 | 46.46 | Carsten Köhrbrück | FRG | 670626 | 1 | Sindelfingen | 900218 |
| 158 | 46.47 | Klaus Ehrle | AUT | 660311 | 2r2 | Wien | 880213 |
| 159 | 46.47 | Adeoye Mafe | GBR | 661112 | 1 | Birmingham | 920216 |
| 160 | 46.47 | Marlin Cannon | USA | 701209 | 2 | Indianapolis | 950311 |
| 161 | 46.47 | Joey Woody | USA | 730522 | 2h4 | Atlanta, Ga | 980227 |
| 162 | 46.47 | Jimisola Laursen | SWE | 770713 | 2 | Stockholm | 000217 |
| 163 | 46.48 | Herman Frazier | USA | 541029 | 1 | Milano | 780314 |
| 164 | 46.49 | Antonio Sanchez | ESP | 630922 | 4 | Budapest | 880306 |
| 165 | 46.49 | Tony Miller | USA | 710212 | 1r2 | Oklahoma City | 930213 |
| 166 | 46.49 | Lars Figura | GER | 760325 | h2:3 | Maebashi | 990305 |
| 167 | 46.50 | Stan Vinson | USA | 520305 | 2 | Milano | 780314 |
| 168 | 46.50 | Abedenigo Matilu | KEN | 681121 | h3:1 | Atlanta, Ga | 960301 |
| 169 | 46.50 | Michael Blackwood | JAM | 760829 | 1 | Manhattan, Ks | 990109 |
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| 45.37 | Clement Chukwu $ | NGR | 730707 | 1 | Kent, Oh | 980228 | |
| 45.53 | Brandon Couts | USA | 790217 | 1 | Ames, Ia | 980228 | |
| 45.75 | Arnold Payne | ZIM | 721017 | 1 | Lexington | 960210 | |
| 45.75 | Chris Jones (1) | USA | 731008 | 1 | Ames, Ia | 970228 | |
| 45.80 | Keith Black | USA | 751008 | 2 | Ames, Ia | 970228 | |
| 45.85 | Tawanda Chiwira | ZIM | 740827 | 1 | Moscow, Id | 980213 | |
| 45.85A | Willie Caldwell $ | USA | 630925 | 1 | Flagstaff, Az | 920222 | |
| 45.94 | Reggie Harris | USA | 710318 | 1 | Johnson City | 920215 | |
| 45.94 | Jude Monye | NGR | 731116 | 1 | Lexington | 950204 | |
| 46.00 | Howard Burnett | JAM | 610308 | 1 C | Notre Dame | 900224 | |
| 46.01A | Kevin Little | USA | 680403 | 1 | USAF Academy | 960127 | |
| 46.0h | Volker Beck | GDR | 560630 | 1 | East Berlin | 800120 | |
| 46.11 | Derrick Brew | USA | 771228 | 1r1 | Ames, Ia | 980124 | |
| 46.13A | James Davis | USA | 760319 | 2 | USAF Academy | 960127 | |
| 46.14 | Mathias Schersing | GDR | 641007 | 1 | Senftenberg | 860216 | |
| 46.15 | Gabriel Tiacoh | CIV | 630910 | 1 | Moscow, Id | 860201 | |
| 46.15A | Howard Davis | JAM | 670427 | 1 | Flagstaff, Az | 900224 | |
| 46.21 | Avard Moncur | BAH | 781102 | 1 | Ames, Ia | 990226 | |
| 46.29A | Tony Berrian | USA | 790212 | 1 | Flagstaff, Az | 990130 | |
| 46.40A | Dave Smith | JAM | 601015 | 1 | Flagstaff, Az | 840225 | |
| 46.45 | Derek Prior | USA | 771009 | 1 | South Bend, In | 990227 | |
| 46.46 | Cori Loving | USA | 1 | South Bend, In | 990206 | ||
| 46.48 | Richard Jones | GUY | 731210 | 1 | Ames, Ia | 940212 | |
| 46.49 | Sam Koduah | GHA | 1 | Moscow, Id | 860215 | ||
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