| men's national records 1500m as at 31.12.2000 | ||||||||
| Morocco | Hicham El Guerrouj | 3:26,00 (1.) | Roma | 14.07.98 | Golden Gala / Golden League | Africa | ||
| Algerie | Noureddine Morceli | 3:27,37 (1.) | Nice | 12.07.95 | NIKAIA / GP | Africa | ||
| Kenya | Noah Ngeny | 3:28,12 (2.) | Zürich | 14.08.00 | Weltklasse Zürich | Africa | ||
| Spain | Fermín Cacho | 3:28,95 (2.) | Zürich | 13.08.97 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Burundi | Vénuste Niyongabo | 3:29,18 (2.) | Bruxelles | 22.08.97 | Memorial Van Damme / GP | Africa | ||
| Great Britain | Steve Cram | 3:29,67 (1.) | Nice | 16.07.85 | NIKAIA / GP | Europe | ||
| United States of America | Sydney Maree | 3:29,77 (1.) | Köln | 25.08.85 | America | |||
| James Calvin "Jim" Spivey | 3:31.01 (1.) | Koblenz | 28.08.88 | |||||
| Somalia | Abdi Bile | 3:30,55 (1.) | Rieti | 03.09.89 | Africa | |||
| Portugal | Rui Silva | 3:30,88 (4.) | Zürich | 11.08.99 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Denmark | Robert Andersen | 3:31,17 (5.) | Berlin | 13.08.97 | Europe | |||
| Mogens Guldberg | 3:35,03 (1.) | Zürich | 15.08.90 | Weltklasse Zürich | ||||
| France | Driss Maazouzi | 3:31,51 (3.) | Paris | 21.07.99 | Europe | |||
| Germany | Thomas Wessinghage | 3:31,58 (2.) | Koblenz | 27.08.80 | Europe | |||
| Tunisia | Ali Hakimi | 3:31,70 (7.) | Bruxelles | 22.09.97 | Memorial Van Damme / GP | Africa | ||
| Canada | Kevin Sullivan | 3:31,71 (4.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Golden Gala / Golden League | America | ||
| Switzerland | Pierre Délèze | 3:31,75 (1.) | Zürich | 21.08.85 | Weltklasse Zürich | Europe | ||
| Australia | Simon Doyle | 3:31,96 (2.) | Stockholm | 03.07.91 | Ozeania | |||
| Katar | Mohamed Suleiman | 3:32,10 (8.) | Zürich | 13.08.97 | Asia | |||
| Tansania | Filbert Bayi | 3:32,2h (it) | Christchurch | 02.02.74 | Africa | |||
| Russia | Vyacheslav Shabunin | 3:32,28 (5.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Asia | |||
| New Zealand | John Walker | 3:32,4h (1.) | Oslo | 30.07.75 | Ozeania | |||
| Italy | Gennaro Di Napoli | 3:32,78 (1.) | Rieti | 09.09.90 | Europe | |||
| Netherlands | Marko Koers | 3:33,05 (2.) | Paris | 28.06.96 | Europe | |||
| Ethiopia | Hailu Mekonnen | 3:33,14 (7.) | Roma | 30.06.00 | Africa | |||
| Haile Gebrselassie | 3:31,76 (1.) | Stuttgart | 01.02.98 | Sparkassen-Cup (A) / EAA Indoor Meeting | ||||
| Sudan | Omar Khalifa | 3:33,28 (2.) | Grosseto (ITA) | 10.08.86 | Africa | |||
| Croatia | Branko Zorko | 3:33,30 (11.) | Monaco | 08.08.98 | Europe | |||
| South Africa | Johan Landsman | 3:33,56 (6.) | Zürich | 04.08.93 | Africa | |||
| Ireland | Marcus O‘Sullivan | 3:33,61 (8.) | Monaco | 10.08.96 | Europe | |||
| Romania | Alexandre Vasile | 3:34,13 (1.) | Bucureşti | 13.06.97 | Europe | |||
| Belgium | Christophe Impens | 3:34,13 (8.) | Bruxelles | 23.08.96 | Europe | |||
| Ukraine | Andriy Bulkoskiy | 3:34,27 (4.) | St. Denis | 03.06.96 | Europe | |||
| Brazil | Joaquim Cruz | 3:34,63 (1.) | Hengelo | 14.08.88 | America | |||
| Austria | Günther Weidlinger | 3:34,69 (2.) | Kassel | 07.06.00 | Europe | |||
| Poland | Piotr Rostkowski | 3:35,62 (7.) | Stuttgart | 13.07.97 | Europe | |||
| Turkey | Zeki Öztürk | 3:35,68 (4.) | Bologna | 18.07.90 | Asia | |||
| Uganda | Julius Achon | 3:35,68 (3.) | Stuttgart | 13.07.97 | Africa | |||
| Zimbabwe | Philemon Hanneck | 3:35,76 (n.) | Grosseto (ITA) | 11.08.91 | Africa | |||
| Hungary | Balázs Tölgyesi | 3:35,57 (n.) | Atlanta | 01.08.96 | Olympic Games/sf1 | (10.) | Europe | (10.) |
| Belarus | Azat Rakipav | 3:36,16 (n.) | Barcelona | 06.08.92 | Olympic Games/sf2 | Europe | ||
| Dominica | Steve Agar | 3:36,60 (2.) | Abbotsford (CAN) | 02.06.96 | America | |||
| Greece | Panayotis Stroubakos | 3:36,74 (14.) | Köln | 24.08.97 | Europe | |||
| China | Gao Shuai | 3:37,41 (2.) | Shanghai | 18.10.97 | Asia | |||
| Norway | Lars-Martin Kaupang | 3:37,4h (3.) | Oslo | 30.06.76 | Europe | |||
| Mexico | Arturo Barrios | 3:37,61 (6.) | Hengelo | 13.08.89 | America | |||
| Ruanda | Alexis Sharangabo | 3:38,16 (2.) | Palo Alto (USA) | 29.07.00 | Africa | |||
| Japan | Takashi Ishii | 3:38,2 (5.) | Düsseldorf | 03.09.77 | World Cup | Asia | ||
| South Korea | Soon-hyung Kim | 3:38,60 (1.) | Manila | 03.12.93 | Asia | |||
| Cuba | Luis Medina | 3:39,0 (1.) | La Habana | 14.05.77 | America | |||
| Chile | Pablo Squella | 3:39,01 (10.) | Getxo (ESP) | 30.07.90 | America | |||
| Jamaica | Steve Green | 3:39,19 (?.) | Victoria | 28.08.94 | America | |||
| Angola | João N'Tyamba | 3:39,54 (n.) | Barcelona | 03.08.92 | Olympic Games/h2 | (7.) | Africa | (7.) |
| Venezuela | José Lopez | 3:39,80 (4.) | Laguna | 13.07.96 | America | |||
| Luxemburg | Justin Gloden | 3:39,92 (11.) | Köln | 10.08.80 | Europe | |||
| Serbia | Đorđe Milić | 3:40,1h (1.) | Beograd | 25.07.98 | Europe | |||
| Puerto Rico | Antonio Colon | 3:40,20 (1.) | San Juan | 24.06.75 | America | |||
| Slovakia | Robert Štefko | 3:40,35 (5.) | Cottbus | 21.06.95 | Europe | |||
| Botsuana | Mbiganyi Thee | 3:40,60 (12.) | London | 12.07.91 | Africa | |||
| Argentina | Omar Ortega | 3:40,8h (1.) | Palo Alto (USA) | 07.04.84 | America | |||
| Senegal | Babacar Niang | 3:40,9h (3.) | St. Maur | 18.09.85 | Africa | |||
| Saudi Arabia | Saad Shaddad AL Asmari | 3:41,1h (1.) | Jeddah | 28.02.94 | Asia | |||
| Latvia | Einārs Tupuritis | 3:41,30 (1.) | Arlington (USA) | 04.05.96 | Europe | |||
| Pakistan | Mohamed Younis | 3:41,4h (4.) | Köln | 11.08.70 | Asia | |||
| Iceland | Jón Diðriksson | 3:41,65 (?.) | Rehlingen (FRG) | 31.05.82 | Europe | |||
| Panama | Donaldo Arza | 3:41,73 (n.) | München | 08.09.72 | Olympic Games/h1 | (5.) | America | (5.) |
| Israel | Dov Kremer | 3:41,83 (5.) | Hechtel (BEL) | 22.07.89 | Asia | |||
| Eritrea | Bolota Asmerom | 3:41,97 (5.) | Palo Alto (USA) | 01.07.00 | Africa | |||
| Bermuda | Terrance Armstrong | 3:41,97 (6.) | Montréal | 10.07.98 | America | |||
| India | Gulab Chand | 3:42,11 (2.) | Calcutta | 05.11.98 | Asia | |||
| Fiji | Richard Kermode | 3:42,81 (1.) | Auckland | 13.02.82 | Ozeania | |||
| Nigeria | Ado Maude | 3:42,85 (?.) | Cesenatico (ITA) | 19.07.91 | Africa | |||
| Uruguay | Ricardo Vera | 3:43,47 (?.) | Seville | 20.06.89 | Africa | |||
| Gabon | Jean-Marc Lèandro | 3:43,58 (?.) | Niort (FRA) | 30.07.99 | Africa | |||
| Guatemala | Luis Martínez | 3:44,44 (?.) | San Juan (PUR) | 27.07.89 | America | |||
| Madagascar | Edouard Rasoanaivo | 3:44,80 (?.) | Lagos | 13.01.73 | Africa | |||
| Swaziland | Sipho Dlamini | 3:44,89 (?.) | Knoxville | 07.04.95 | Africa | |||
| Trinidad a Tobago | Sheldon Monderoy | 3:45,09 (?.) | Lahti | 26.07.98 | America | |||
| Jordan | Jihad Al-Balawi | 3:45,0h (?.) | Latakia | 07.09.92 | Asia | |||
| Namibia | Reinholdt Iita | 3:45,35 (?.) | Kotka (FIN) | 05.06.98 | Africa | |||
| Haiti | Moise Joseph | 3:45,54 (?.) | Starkville | 12.05.02 | America | |||
| Bahamas | William Johnson | 3:45,72 (?.) | Austin | 17.05.83 | America | |||
| North Korea | Kang Hyong-Man | 3:46,0h (?.) | Pyongyang | 20.10.63 | Asia | |||
| Thailand | Chern Srichudanu | 3:46,16 (?.) | Jakarta | 24.09.95 | Asia | |||
| Indonesia | Julius Leuwol | 3:46,21 (?.) | Jakarta | 24.09.95 | Asia | |||
| Taiwan | Hwang Wen-Cheng | 3:46,4h (?.) | Pomona (USA) | 01.06.83 | Asia | |||
| Libya | Al Mabrouk El Zaidi | 3:46,75 (?.) | Praha | 15.06.00 | Asia | |||
| Comores | Mohamed Ahmed | 3:46,96 (?.) | Marseille | 05.06.96 | Africa | |||
| United Arab Emirates | Mohamed Ahmed Amer | 3:47,06 (?.) | Dortmund | 19.08.92 | Asia | |||
| Barbados | Leo Garnes | 3:47,82 (?.) | Austin | 04.04.91 | America | |||
| Myanmar | Shwe Aung | 3:47,83 (?.) | Singapore | 13.06.93 | Asia | |||
| Chad | Ahmed Issa | 3:47,8h (?.) | Brazzaville | 22.07.65 | Africa | |||
| Macedonia | Vančo Stojanov | 3:47,91 (?.) | Sofia | 15.07.00 | Europe | |||
| Syria | Mahmoud Kheirat | 3:48,12 (?.) | Beirut | 30.06.99 | Asia | |||
| Paraguay | Ramon Lòpez | 3:48,74 (?.) | Seoul | 19.09.88 | America | |||
| Antigua and Barbuda | Dale Jones | 3:49,41 (?.) | Seoul | 19.09.88 | America | |||
| Cameroon | Pierre Foka | 3:49,7h (?.) | Yaoundé | 07.06.97 | Africa | |||
| Suriname | Tommy Asinga | 3:55,69 (?.) | Ann Arbor | 12.05.91 | America | |||
| Belize | Adrian Jorgenson | 3:56,35 (?.) | Richmond (BEL) | 23.05.98 | America | |||
| British Virgin Islands | Anderson Legair | 3:57,02 (?.) | Knoxville | 11.04.98 | America | |||
| Honduras | Jorge Ponce | 3:59,2h (?.) | Debrecen | 28.06.86 | America | |||
| Maldives | Hussain Riyaz | 4:00,06 (?.) | Dhaka | 22.12.93 | Asia | |||
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