| INDEX World all-time lists | HOME Track & field athletics statistics |
| 1 | 12.50.38 | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 730418 | 1 | Birmingham | 990214 |
| 2 | 12.51.48 | Daniel Komen | KEN | 760517 | 1 | Stockholm | 980219 |
| 3 | 13.15.22 | Paul Bitok | KEN | 700626 | 2 | Birmingham | 990214 |
| 4 | 13.20.4h | Suleiman Nyambui | TAN | 530213 | 1 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 5 | 13.20.55 | Doug Padilla | USA | 561004 | 1 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 6 | 13.20.8h | Emiel Puttemans | BEL | 471008 | 1 | Paris | 760110 |
| 7 | 13.21.27 | Nick Rose | GBR | 511230 | 2 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 8 | 13.22.17 | Geoff Smith | GBR | 531024 | 3 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 9 | 13.22.56 | Said Aouita | MAR | 591102 | 1 | Fairfax | 890205 |
| 10 | 13.22.6h | Alberto Salazar | USA | 580807 | 2 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 11 | 13.23.76 | Moulay Brahim Boutayeb | MAR | 670815 | 1 | San Sebastian | 920304 |
| 12 | 13.24.34 | Mathias Ntawulikura | RWA | 640714 | 2 | San Sebastian | 920304 |
| 13 | 13.25.87 | Jason Bunston | CAN | 710512 | 2 | Stockholm | 970220 |
| 14 | 13.26.84 | Mohamed Issangar | MAR | 641212 | 1 | Stockholm | 940308 |
| 15 | 13.26.92 | Bruce Bickford | USA | 570312 | 2 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 16 | 13.27.62 | Eliud Barngetuny | KEN | 730520 | 3 | Stockholm | 970220 |
| 17 | 13.27.86 | Richard Nerurkar | GBR | 640106 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 890128 |
| 18 | 13.28.79 | Richard Kosgei | KEN | 701229 | 4 | Stockholm | 970220 |
| 19 | 13.29.02 | Sosthenes Bitok | KEN | 570323 | 3 | East Rutherford | 830227 |
| 20 | 13.29.28 | Steve Binns | GBR | 600825 | 6 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 21 | 13.29.3h | John Gregorek | USA | 600415 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 850120 |
| 22 | 13.31.02 | Aissa Belaout | ALG | 680812 | 1 | Stuttgart | 940206 |
| 23 | 13.31.93 | Mark Carroll | IRL | 720115 | 3 | Birmingham | 990214 |
| 24 | 13.32.90 | Ismael Kirui | KEN | 750220 | 2 | Stockholm | 940308 |
| 25 | 13.33.24 | Rob de Brouwer | NED | 621123 | 3 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 26 | 13.33.2h | Matt Centrowitz | USA | 550128 | 5 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 27 | 13.33.51 | Tendai Chimusasa | ZIM | 710128 | 2 | Stuttgart | 940206 |
| 28 | 13.33.73 | Philip Mosima | KEN | 770102 | 5 | Stockholm | 970220 |
| 29 | 13.33.79 | Dietmar Millonig | AUT | 550601 | 3 | East Rutherford | 860208 |
| 30 | 13.33.90 | Hansjörg Kunze | GDR | 591228 | 2 | New York, NY | 840127 |
| 31 | 13.34.2h | Miruts Yifter | ETH | 440515 | 1 | Louisville, Ky | 740209 |
| 32 | 13.34.68 | Markus Ryffel | SUI | 550205 | 4 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 33 | 13.34.6h | John Ngeno | KEN | 530411 | 1 | Portland | 760131 |
| 34 | 13.34.72 | Mark Coogan | USA | 660501 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 920131 |
| 35 | 13.34.92 | John Trautmann | USA | 680629 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 920131 |
| 36 | 13.34.96 | John Treacy | IRL | 570604 | 7 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 37 | 13.35.21 | David Kimani | KEN | 770220 | 1 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010126 |
| 38 | 13.35.44 | Greg Meyer | USA | 550918 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 830123 |
| 39 | 13.35.71 | Valeriy Abramov | URS | 560822 | 1 | Milano | 820310 |
| 40 | 13.36.16 | Stephane £ Franke | GER | 640212 | 3 | Stuttgart | 940206 |
| 41 | 13.36.64 | Jonah Koech | KEN | 680202 | 1 | Indianapolis | 910308 |
| 42 | 13.36.87 | Sean Kaley | CAN | 750226 | 1 | Fairfax, Va | 990129 |
| 43 | 13.37.09 | Bill Krohn | USA | 580309 | 5 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 44 | 13.37.19 | Aleksandr Fyedotkin | BLR | 551103 | 2 | Milano | 820310 |
| 45 | 13.37.60 | Berhanu Adane | ETH |   | 1 | Boston, Ma | 000129 |
| 46 | 13.38.3E | Craig Virgin | USA | 550802 | 7 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 47 | 13.38.3E | Tony Staynings | GBR | 530721 | 8 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 48 | 13.38.3E | Sydney Maree | RSA | 560909 | 9 | New York, NY | 810206 |
| 49 | 13.38.62 | Gidamis Shahanga | TAN | 570904 | 4 | New York, NY | 840127 |
| 50 | 13.38.99 | Todd Williams | USA | 690307 | 1 | Indianapolis | 970208 |
| 51 | 13.39.0h | Lubomir Tesacek | CS | 570207 | 1 | Praha | 840222 |
| 52 | 13.39.12 | Paul Cummings | USA | 530905 | 3 | Milano | 820310 |
| 53 | 13.39.43 | Venanzio Ortis | ITA | 550129 | 4 | Milano | 820310 |
| 54 | 13.39.44 | Richard O'Flynn | IRL | 62 | 6 | East Rutherford | 850209 |
| 55 | 13.39.45 | José Luis Gonzalez | ESP | 571208 | 1 | San Sebastian | 900210 |
| 56 | 13.39.68 | Terry Thornton | GBR | 670923 | 2 | Indianapolis | 900309 |
| 57 | 13.40.25 | Graeme Fell | GBR | 590319 | 5 | New York, NY | 840127 |
| 58 | 13.40.2h | James Munyala | KEN | 521102 | 3 | New York, NY | 800208 |
| 59 | 13.40.9h | Glenn Herold | USA | 501123 | 1 | Louisville | 750208 |
| 60 | 13.41.17 | Christopher Fox | USA | 581022 | 3 | New York, NY | 830128 |
| 61 | 13.41.71 | Brendan Matthias | CAN | 690812 | 1 | Toronto | 940219 |
| 62 | 13.42.00 | Brad Hauser | USA | 770328 | 2 | Fairfax, Va | 990129 |
| 63 | 13.42.28 | Don Clary | USA | 570729 | 3 | New York, NY | 850125 |
| 64 | 13.42.3h | Charles Spedding | GBR | 520519 | 2 | Allston | 810125 |
| 65 | 13.42.40 | Daniel Browne | USA | 750624 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 970126 |
| 66 | 13.42.49 | Patrick Petersen | USA | 591203 | 6 | East Rutherford | 860208 |
| 67 | 13.42.4h | John Doherty | IRL | 610722 | 1 | Providence, Ri | 880120 |
| 68 | 13.42.54 | Antonio Fabian Silio | ARG | 660509 | 2 | San Sebastian | 900220 |
| 69 | 13.42.64 | Andre Williams | USA | 711011 | 3 | Fairfax, Va | 990129 |
| 70 | 13.42.67 | Gabriel Kamau | KEN | 570320 | 9 | New York, NY | 820212 |
| 71 | 13.42.8h | Leonid Shonskiy | URS | 59 | 1 | Voroshilovgrad | 770309 |
| 72 | 13.42.93 | Jon Brown | GBR | 710227 | 1 | Indianapolis | 920313 |
| 73 | 13.43.2h | Mike Musyoki | KEN | 560528 | 5 | New York, NY | 800208 |
| 74 | 13.43.34 | Mark Elliott | JAM | 670126 | 2 | Gainesville, Fl | 900211 |
| 75 | 13.43.36 | Matt Lane | USA | 770905 | 2 | Fayetteville, Ar | 010309 |
| 76 | 13.43.5h | Solomon Chebor | KEN | 560925 | 6 | New York, NY | 800208 |
| 77 | 13.44.12 | Brent Hauser | USA | 770328 | 4 | Fairfax, Va | 990129 |
| 78 | 13.44.25 | Dave Murphy | GBR | 570304 | 4 | New York, NY | 850125 |
| 79 | 13.44.27 | Michael Aish | NZL | 760724 | 1 | Boston, Ma | 010310 |
| 80 | 13.44.59 | Jason Stewart | USA | 720422 | 2 | Boston, Ma | 000129 |
| 81 | 13.44.60 | Jonah Kiptarus | KEN | 730103 | 6 | Stockholm | 970220 |
| 82 | 13.45.16 | Filbert Bayi | TAN | 530623 | 2 | Toronto | 810213 |
| 83 | 13.45.2h | Vyacheslav Alanov | URS | 391030 | 1 | Sverdlovsk | 690309 |
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| 13.13.3h | Hansjörg Kunze | GDR | 591228 | 1 | Senftenberg | 830220 | |
| 13.26.56 | Rod Dixon | NZL | 500713 | 1 | Houston | 800216 | |
| 13.28.6h | Manfred Kuschmann | GDR | 500725 | 1 | Senftenberg | 750129 | |
| 13.30.19 | John Treacy | IRL | 570604 | 2 | Houston | 800216 | |
| 13.34.76 | Mike O'Shea | IRL | 540916 | 3 | Houston | 800216 | |
| 13.34.8h | Werner Schildhauer | GDR | 590605 | 1 | Senftenberg | 820131 | |
| 13.40.49 | Axel Krippschock | GDR | 620205 | 1 | Senftenberg | 860201 | |
| 13.40.55 | Randy Melancon | USA | 530525 | 4 | Houston | 800216 | |
| 13.40.7h | Karl-Heinz Leiteritz | GDR | 470623 | 2 | Senftenberg | 750129 | |
| 13.42.6h | Jörg Peter | GDR | 551023 | 2 | Cottbus | 800115 | |
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