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Last updated 14 March 2001.
| 1 | 3.48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 740914 | 1 | Gent | 970212 |
| 2 | 3.49.78 | Eamonn Coghlan | IRL | 521124 | 1 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 3 | 3.50.70 | Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 700228 | 1 | Birmingham | 930220 |
| 4 | 3.50.94 | Marcus O'Sullivan | IRL | 611222 | 1 | East Rutherford | 880213 |
| 5 | 3.51.20 | Ray Flynn | IRL | 570122 | 2 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 6 | 3.51.8h | Steve Scott | USA | 560505 | 1 | San Diego | 810220 |
| 7 | 3.52.02 | Peter Elliott | GBR | 621009 | 1 | East Rutherford | 900209 |
| 8 | 3.52.18 | Rui Silva | POR | 770803 | 1 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 9 | 3.52.30 | Frank O'Mara | IRL | 600717 | 1 | Fayetteville | 860125 |
| 10 | 3.52.40 | Sydney Maree | USA | 560909 | 2 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 11 | 3.52.56 | José Manuel Abascal | ESP | 580317 | 4 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 12 | 3.52.8h | John Walker | NZL | 520112 | 3 | San Diego | 810220 |
| 13 | 3.53.31 | Noah Ngeny | KEN | 781102 | 2 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 14 | 3.53.49 | Reyes Estevez | ESP | 760802 | 3 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 15 | 3.53.64 | Laban Rotich | KEN | 690120 | 1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 16 | 3.53.6h | Tom Byers | USA | 550512 | 2 | San Diego | 820219 |
| 17 | 3.53.74 | Jens-Peter Herold | GER | 650602 | 1 | Karlsruhe | 940301 |
| 18 | 3.54.13 | Christophe Impens | BEL | 691209 | 2 | Gent | 970212 |
| 19 | 3.54.16 | Eric Dubus | FRA | 660228 | 2 | Karlsruhe | 940301 |
| 20 | 3.54.21 | Seneca Lassiter | USA | 770312 | 2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 21 | 3.54.27 | Clyde Colenso | RSA | 770511 | 3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 22 | 3.54.28 | Michael Buchleitner | AUT | 691014 | 3 | Karlsruhe | 940301 |
| 23 | 3.54.40 | Jay Woods | USA | 570824 | 5 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 24 | 3.54.5h | Filbert Bayi | TAN | 530623 | 3 | Los Angeles | 800215 |
| 25 | 3.54.78 | Matthew Yates | GBR | 690204 | 2 | Birmingham | 920314 |
| 26 | 3.54.78 | Haylu Mekonnen | ETH | 800404 | 1 | Liévin | 000213 |
| 27 | 3.54.7h | Steve Lacy | USA | 560117 | 3 | San Diego | 790216 |
| 28 | 3.54.7h | Thomas Wessinghage | FRG | 520222 | 3 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 29 | 3.54.93 | Dick Buerkle | USA | 470903 | 1 | College Park, Md | 780113 |
| 30 | 3.54.98 | Mark Carroll | IRL | 720115 | 1 | New York, NY | 000108 |
| 31 | 3.54.99 | Said Aouita | MAR | 591102 | 1 | Inglewood, Ca | 890217 |
| 32 | 3.55.00 | José Luis Gonzalez | ESP | 571208 | 3 | East Rutherford | 880213 |
| 33 | 3.55.07 | John Mayock | GBR | 701026 | 4 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 34 | 3.55.0e+ | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 730418 | 1 | Birmingham | 980215 |
| 35 | 3.55.0h | Tony Waldrop | USA | 511229 | 1 | San Diego | 740217 |
| 36 | 3.55.33 | Kevin Sullivan | CAN | 740320 | 1 | Indianapolis | 950311 |
| 37 | 3.55.41 | Steve Holman | USA | 700302 | 3 | New York, NY | 930226 |
| 38 | 3.55.43 | David Strang | GBR | 681213 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 940122 |
| 39 | 3.55.45 | Benson Koech | KEN | 741110 | 5 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 40 | 3.55.4h | Niall O'Shaughnessy | IRL | 551123 | 1 | Columbia | 770128 |
| 41 | 3.55.65 | Bernard Lagat | KEN | 741212 | 1 | Indianapolis, In | 990306 |
| 42 | 3.55.71 | Jim Spivey | USA | 600307 | 2 | Providence, Ri | 870201 |
| 43 | 3.55.72 | Graham Hood | CAN | 720402 | 2 | Indianapolis | 950311 |
| 44 | 3.55.76 | Mickael Damian | FRA | 691109 | 4 | Karlsruhe | 940301 |
| 45 | 3.55.7h | Wilson Waigwa | KEN | 490215 | 1 | San Diego | 770218 |
| 46 | 3.55.84 | Paul McMullen | USA | 720219 | 1 | Atlanta, Ga | 980228 |
| 47 | 3.55.8h | Marty Liquori | USA | 490911 | 1 | Philadelphia, Pa | 750207 |
| 48 | 3.55.91 | Doug Consiglio | CAN | 640110 | 2 | Fayetteville | 860125 |
| 49 | 3.56.20 | Ross Donoghue | USA | 590719 | 3 | East Rutherford | 840211 |
| 50 | 3.56.26 | Hudson Santos de Souza | BRA | 770225 | 4 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 51 | 3.56.29 | Andy Keith | GBR | 711225 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 940122 |
| 52 | 3.56.2h | Ben Jipcho | KEN | 430301 | 1 | Los Angeles | 750322 |
| 53 | 3.56.33 | Jason Pyrah | USA | 690406 | 5 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010210 |
| 54 | 3.56.39 | Paul Donovan | IRL | 630711 | 3 | Fayetteville | 860125 |
| 55 | 3.56.39 | Paul Bitok | KEN | 700626 | 3 | Liévin | 000213 |
| 56 | 3.56.3h | Doug Padilla | USA | 561004 | 1 | Inglewood, Ca | 820205 |
| 57 | 3.56.48 | Todd Harbour | USA | 590324 | 6 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 58 | 3.56.4h | Tom O'Hara | USA | 420507 | 1 | Chicago, Il | 640306 |
| 59 | 3.56.4h | Jim Ryun | USA | 470429 | 1 | San Diego | 710219 |
| 60 | 3.56.50 | James Nolan | IRL | 770127 | 6 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 61 | 3.56.6h | Mike Hillardt | AUS | 610122 | 1 | San Diego | 860223 |
| 62 | 3.56.73 | Brian Berryhill | USA | 771215 | 2 | Indianapolis, In | 990306 |
| 63 | 3.56.76 | William Tanui | KEN | 640222 | 5 | Liévin | 000213 |
| 64 | 3.56.77 | Joe Falcon | USA | 660623 | 1 | Fayetteville | 870131 |
| 65 | 3.56.78 | Frank Conway | IRL | 670101 | 1 | Allston | 890122 |
| 66 | 3.56.85 | Richie Boulet | USA | 730614 | 2 | Atlanta, Ga | 980228 |
| 67 | 3.56.89 | Terrance Herrington | USA | 660731 | 2 | Fairfax | 950225 |
| 68 | 3.56.8h | Rod Dixon | NZL | 500713 | 1 | San Diego | 770221 |
| 69 | 3.56.9h | Tom Smith | USA | 571009 | 3 | San Diego | 840217 |
| 70 | 3.57.05 | Mohamed Suleiman | QAT | 691123 | 4 | Birmingham | 930220 |
| 71 | 3.57.08 | Reuben Reina | USA | 671116 | 1 | Fayetteville | 910125 |
| 72 | 3.57.17 | Phil Kane | USA | 550305 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 820213 |
| 73 | 3.57.28 | Eric Nedeau | USA | 710830 | 4 | Fairfax | 950225 |
| 74 | 3.57.2h | Adam Dixon | USA | 600312 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 840122 |
| 75 | 3.57.36 | John Gregorek | USA | 600415 | 3 | Boston, Ma | 820213 |
| 76 | 3.57.37 | Mark Belger | USA | 560906 | 1 | Allston | 800126 |
| 77 | 3.57.37 | Marko Koers | NED | 721103 | 7 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 78 | 3.57.3h | Frank Assuma | USA | 610303 | 2 | Los Angeles | 820122 |
| 79 | 3.57.41 | Julius Achon | UGA | 761212 | 1 | Fairfax | 970222 |
| 80 | 3.57.4h | Robert Nemeth | AUT | 580606 | 6 | San Diego | 820219 |
| 81 | 3.57.50 | Darryl Frerker | USA | 631023 | 2 | Birmingham | 920314 |
| 82 | 3.57.50 | Mirko Döring | GER | 710721 | 5 | Karlsruhe | 940301 |
| 83 | 3.57.53 | Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 701001 | 1 | Cosford | 910217 |
| 84 | 3.57.5h | Harald Hudak | FRG | 570128 | 6 | Inglewood, Ca | 810213 |
| 85 | 3.57.68 | Bill Burke | USA | 691015 | 4 | New York, NY | 930226 |
| 86 | 3.57.6h | Paul Cummings | USA | 530905 | 1 | New York, NY | 760130 |
| 87 | 3.57.76 | Vyacheslav Shabunin | RUS | 690927 | 1 | Moskva | 950214 |
| 88 | 3.57.7h | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 481223 | 1 | Bloomington, In | 750125 |
| 89 | 3.57.81 | Bob Verbeeck | BEL | 600805 | 2 | Cosford | 850309 |
| 90 | 3.57.82 | Passmore Furusa | ZIM | 701228 | 2 | Fairfax | 970222 |
| 91 | 3.57.84 | Matt Taylor | USA | 650501 | 2 | Fayetteville | 910125 |
| 92 | 3.57.88 | Thom Hunt | USA | 580317 | 4 | New York, NY | 820226 |
| 93 | 3.57.88 | Clifton Bradeley | GBR | 641020 | 3 | Cosford | 850309 |
| 94 | 3.57.88 | Paul Vandegrift | USA | 690516 | 3 | Fairfax | 940206 |
| 95 | 3.57.89 | Suleiman Nyambui | TAN | 530213 | 1 | Detroit | 790310 |
| 96 | 3.57.90 | Leonard Mucheru Maina | KEN | 780613 | 1 | New York, NY | 010120 |
| 97 | 3.57.95 | Charles Cheruiyot | KEN | 641202 | 1r2 | New York, NY | 880205 |
| 98 | 3.57.99 | Andrey Loginov | RUS | 721127 | 2 | Moskva | 950214 |
| 99 | 3.57.9h | Tom von Ruden | USA | 440822 | 1 | Fort Worth | 720204 |
| 100 | 3.58.01 | Johan Boakes | GBR | 680412 | 4 | Fayetteville | 910125 |
| 101 | 3.58.02 | Javier Moro | ESP | 750416 | 8 | Stockholm | 010215 |
| 102 | 3.58.04 | Greg Whiteley | USA | 670106 | 4 | Fairfax | 930207 |
| 103 | 3.58.07 | Jack Buckner | GBR | 610922 | 2 | Inglewood, Ca | 850208 |
| 104 | 3.58.0h | John Mason | USA | 45 | 2 | San Diego | 710219 |
| 105 | 3.58.11 | Bob Kennedy | USA | 700818 | 1 | Indianapolis | 910309 |
| 106 | 3.58.14 | Niall Bruton | IRL | 711027 | 3 | New York, NY | 950203 |
| 107 | 3.58.15 | Gerry O'Reilly | IRL | 640701 | 1 | Allston | 870125 |
| 108 | 3.58.16 | Abdi Bile | SOM | 621228 | 4 | New York, NY | 860214 |
| 109 | 3.58.19 | Peter Kip Rono | KEN | 670731 | 2 | Indianapolis | 910309 |
| 110 | 3.58.1h | Chuck LaBenz | USA | 481206 | 3 | San Diego | 710219 |
| 111 | 3.58.20 | Antti Loikkanen | FIN | 550415 | 4 | Los Angeles | 790120 |
| 112 | 3.58.21 | Jason Lunn | USA | 740919 | 3r2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000212 |
| 113 | 3.58.24 | Kipkoech Cheruiyot | KEN | 641202 | 2 | Fairfax | 870215 |
| 114 | 3.58.24 | David Kibet | KEN | 631124 | 2 | Cosford | 910217 |
| 115 | 3.58.26 | Gary Taylor | GBR | 630601 | 1 | Fayetteville | 860117 |
| 116 | 3.58.2h | Jürgen May | GDR | 420618 | 1 | East Berlin | 660220 |
| 117 | 3.58.2h | Vince Draddy | USA | 610419 | 4 | Boston, Ma | 820213 |
| 118 | 3.58.34 | Said Chebili | FRA | 730506 | 6 | Liévin | 000213 |
| 119 | 3.58.36 | Jim McKeon | USA | 620908 | 3 | Princeton, NJ | 850222 |
| 120 | 3.58.39 | Michal Bartoszak | POL | 700621 | 4 | Fairfax | 940206 |
| 121 | 3.58.3h | Don Paige | USA | 561013 | 2 | New York, NY | 800208 |
| 122 | 3.58.40 | Rob Druppers | NED | 620429 | 1 | Sindelfingen | 880205 |
| 123 | 3.58.40 | Michael Stember | USA | 780130 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 000129 |
| 124 | 3.58.41 | Samuel Kibiri | KEN | 661204 | 3 | Indianapolis | 910309 |
| 125 | 3.58.42 | Jason Dullforce | GBR | 700806 | 3 | Birmingham | 920314 |
| 126 | 3.58.44 | Sean O'Neill | IRL | 631210 | 2 | Allston | 880131 |
| 127 | 3.58.46 | David Campbell | CAN | 600831 | 3 | Fairfax | 870215 |
| 128 | 3.58.46 | Dieter Baumann | FRG | 650209 | 2 | Sindelfingen | 880205 |
| 129 | 3.58.46 | Edgar Martins de Oliveira | BRA | 671111 | 5 | Fairfax | 940206 |
| 130 | 3.58.49 | Nadir Bosch | FRA | 730516 | 3 | Gent | 970212 |
| 131 | 3.58.4h | Roger Jones | USA | 58 | 5 | Boston, Ma | 820213 |
| 132 | 3.58.51 | Charlie Gruber | USA | 780806 | 2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 133 | 3.58.52 | John Trautmann | USA | 680629 | 4 | Indianapolis | 910309 |
| 134 | 3.58.54 | Gabe Jennings | USA | 790125 | 3 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010310 |
| 135 | 3.58.5h | Keith Munson | USA | 47 | 2 | Los Angeles | 750322 |
| 136 | 3.58.62 | Eddie Slowikowski | USA | 67 | 3 | Princeton, NJ | 900223 |
| 137 | 3.58.62 | David Krummenacker | USA | 750524 | 2 | Gainesville, Fl | 980207 |
| 138 | 3.58.63 | Valeriy Abramov | URS | 560822 | 1 | Cosford | 830223 |
| 139 | 3.58.63 | Jeff Atkinson | USA | 630224 | 4 | East Rutherford | 890210 |
| 140 | 3.58.65 | Mike Stahr | USA | 641209 | 2 | Allston | 900128 |
| 141 | 3.58.65 | Mark Deady | USA | 671002 | 1r2 | Boston, Ma | 910216 |
| 142 | 3.58.6h | Jim Beatty | USA | 341028 | 1 | New York, NY | 630215 |
| 143 | 3.58.6h | Siegfried Herrmann | GDR | 321107 | 1 | East Berlin | 650221 |
| 144 | 3.58.6h | Steve Prefontaine | USA | 510125 | 2 | College Park, Md | 750110 |
| 145 | 3.58.72 | Eric Henry | USA | 680827 | 3 | Princeton, NJ | 910222 |
| 146 | 3.58.73 | Charles Marsala | USA | 650103 | 2r2 | Boston, Ma | 910216 |
| 147 | 3.58.77 | Bob Whelan | USA | 680806 | 1 | Indianapolis | 900310 |
| 148 | 3.58.78 | James Njoroge | KEN | 731017 | 2 | New York, NY | 990109 |
| 149 | 3.58.79 | Pierre Déleze | SUI | 580925 | 3 | Valencia | 870312 |
| 150 | 3.58.80 | Matthew Holthaus | USA | 711102 | 1 | Allston | 960210 |
| 151 | 3.58.87 | Shadrack Langat | KEN | 780722 | 7 | Liévin | 000213 |
| 152 | 3.58.8e+ | Venuste Niyongabo | BUR | 731209 | 1 | Liévin | 960218 |
| 153 | 3.58.8h | Jim Crawford | USA | 470717 | 1 | Fort Worth | 730216 |
| 154 | 3.58.93 | Steve Ave | USA | 630125 | 3 | Allston | 900128 |
| 155 | 3.58.94 | Mike Michno | USA | 621030 | 3r2 | Boston, Ma | 910216 |
| 156 | 3.58.98 | Mark Fricker | USA | 591123 | 4 | San Diego | 860223 |
| 157 | 3.58.98 | Kevin Johnson | USA | 601203 | 3= | Princeton, NJ | 860228 |
| 158 | 3.58.9h | Jim Grelle | USA | 36 | 2 | Chicago, Il | 640306 |
| 159 | 3.58.9h | Henryk Szordykowski | POL | 440603 | 1= | Los Angeles | 710212 |
| 160 | 3.58.9h | Dick Quax | NZL | 480101 | 2 | San Diego | 710219 |
| 161 | 3.58.9h | Len Hilton | USA | 470928 | 2 | Fort Worth | 720204 |
| 162 | 3.59.02 | Mohamed Ibrahim Aden # | SOM | 721111 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 980220 |
| 163 | 3.59.05 | Dan Heikkinen | USA | 580126 | Ann Arbor, Mi | 820123 | |
| 164 | 3.59.05 | Karl Paranya | USA | 750627 | 4r2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 000212 |
| Oversized track | |||||||
| 3.54.22 | Don Paige | USA | 561013 | 2 | Houston | 800216 | |
| 3.55.77 | Abdi Bile | SOM | 621228 | 2 | Johnson City | 860118 | |
| 3.56.74 | Kipkoech Cheruiyot | KEN | 641202 | 3 | Johnson City | 860118 | |
| 3.57.3h | John Quade | USA | 670301 | 1 | South Bend | 880206 | |
| 3.58.2h | Len Hilton | USA | 47 | 1 | Houston | 740209 | |
| 3.58.57 | Michael Stember | USA | 780130 | 1 | Ames, Ia | 990206 | |
| 3.58.62 | Brian Abshire | USA | 631114 | 2 | Johnson City | 880123 | |
| 3.58.72 | Jonathon Riley | USA | 781229 | 2 | Ames, Ia | 990206 | |
| 3.58.7h | Mike Slack | USA | 510818 | 2 | Houston | 740209 | |
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