men's national records 3000mSt as at 31.12.2020












Qatar Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1) 7:53,63 (1.) Bruxelles 03.09.04 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League

Kenya Brimin Kipruto 7:53,64 (1.) Monaco 22.07.11 Herculis / Diamond League
Africa
Morocco Brahim Boulami 7:55,28 (1.) Bruxelles 24.08.01 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Africa
France Mahiédine Mekhissi-Benabbad 8:00,09 (2.) Saint-Denis 06.07.13 Meeting Gaz de France / Diamond league
Europe
United States of America Evan Jager 8:00,45 (2.) Saint-Denis 04.07.15 Meeting Gaz de France / Diamond league
America
Ethiopia Lamecha Girma 8:01,36 (2.) Ad-Dawhah 04.10.19 World Championships
Africa
Uganda Benjamin Kiplagat 8:03,81 (2.) Lausanne 08.07.10 Athlétissima
Africa
Netherlands Simon Vroemen 8:04,95 (2.) Bruxelles 26.08.05 Memorial Van Damme / Golden League
Europe
Sweden Mustapha Hassan Mohamed (2) 8:05,75 (1.) Heusden-Zolder 28.07.07 ????
Europe

Anders Gärderud 8:08,02 (1.) Montreal 28.07.76 Olympic Games

Great Britain Mark Rowland 8:07,96 (3.) Seoul 30.09.88 Olympic Games
Europe
Italy Francesco Panetta 8:08,57 (1.) Roma 05.09.87 World Championships
Europe
Poland Bronisław_Malinowski 8:09,11 (2.) Montreal 28.07.76 Olympic Games
Europe
Germany Damian Kallabis 8:09,48 (4.) Zürich 11.08.99 Weltklasse Zürich / Golden League
Europe
Belgium William Van Dijck 8:10,01 (1.) Bruxelles 05.09.86 Memorial Van Damme
Europe
Algeria Laïd Bessou 8:10,23 (8.) Monaco 18.08.00 Herculis / Golden League
Africa
China Sun Ripeng 8:10,46 (1.) Shanghai 19.10.97 Chinese National Games
America
Finland Jukka Keskisalo 8:10,67 (6.) Zürich 28.08.09 Weltklasse Zürich / Diamond League
Europe
Austria Günther Weidlinger 8:10,83 (q.) Sevilla 21.08.99 World Championships/h1 (4.) Europe
Eritrea Yemane Hailesilassie 8:11,22 (5.) Roma 08.06.17 Golden Gala / Diamond League
Africa
South Africa Ruben Ramolefi 8:11,50 (q.) Daegu 29.08.11 World Championships/h2 (2.) Africa
Canada Matthew Hughes 8:11,64 (6.) Moskva 15.08.13 World Championships
America
Norway Jim Svenøy 8:12,05 (7.) Bruxelles 22.08.97 Memorial Van Damme / Golden Four
Europe
Tanzania Filbert Bayi 8:12,48 (2.) Moskva 31.07.80 Olympic Games
Africa
Tunisia Amor Ben Yahia 8:14,05 (1.) Mersin (TUR) 28.06.13 Mediterranean Games (1.) Africa
New Zealand Peter Renner 8:14,05 (3.) Koblenz 29.08.84 Internationales von Rot-Weiß Koblenz
Ozeania
Brazil Wander Moura 8:14,41 (1.) Mar del Plata 22.03.95 Pan American Games
America
Russia Pavel Potapovich 8:15,54 (7.) Saint-Denis 04.07.03 Meeting Gaz de France
Asia
Australia Shaun Creighton 8:16,22 (3.) Lille 02.07.93 Meeting BNP d'Athletisme / GP
Ozeania
Slovenia Bostjan Buc 8:16,96 (7.) Ostrava 12.06.03 Golden Spike
Europe
Hungary Gabor Markó 8:17,97 (1.) Potsdam 21.07.84

Europe
Japan Yoshitaka Iwamizu 8:18,93 (q.) Saint-Denis 23.08.03 World Championships/h1 (4.) Asia
Moldova Ion Lukyanov 8:18,97 (n.) Beijing 15.08.08 Olympic Games/h2 (7.) Asia
Uzbekistan Anatoliy Dimov 8:19,75 (8.) Moskva 31.07.80 Olympic Games – for USSR
Asia
Portugal Manuel Silva 8:19,82 (12.) Stockholm 27.07.04 DN Galan / Golden League
Europe
Romania Florin Ionescu 8:13,26 (q.) Sevilla 21.08.99 World Championships/h1 (6.) Europe
Bulgaria Mitko Tsenov 8:20,87 (4.) Huelva (ESP) 12.06.14 Meeting Iberoamericano de_Atletismo
Europe
Venezuela José Gregorio Peña 8:20,87 (7.) Berlin 01.09.13 ISTAF
America
India Avinash Sable 8:21,37 (13.) Ad-Dawhah 04.10.19 World Championships
Asia
Ukraine Andriy Popelyayev 8:21,75 (1.) Moskva 19.07.84 for USSR
Europe
Lithuania Vladimiras Dudinas 8:22,2 (1.) Kiyev 19.08.69 for USSR
Europe
Swizerland Christian Belz 8:22,24 (5.) Hengelo 04.06.01 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games
Europe
Iran Hossein Keyhani 8:22,79 (1.) Jakarta 27.08.18 Asian Games
Asia
Uruguay Ricardo Vera Rebello 8:23,02 (3.) Hengelo 28.06.92 Adriaan Paulen Memorial
America
Denmark Flemming Jensen 8:22,9 (1.) Eugene 30.04.83

Europe

Flemming Jensen 8:23,56 (7.) Hengelo 19.07.87 Adriaan Paulen Memorial

Djibouti Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim 8:23,77 (11.) Doha 06.05.16 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix sb Africa
Czech Republic Dušan_Moravčík 8:23,8 (1.) Praha 17.09.72 for Czechoslovakia
Europe
Cyprus Filippos Filippou 8:24,01 (4.) Dar-el-Beida 15.09.83 ????
Europe
Greece Filippos Filippou 8:24,01 (4.) Dar-el-Beida 15.09.83 Mediterranean Games
Europe
Ireland Brendan Quinn 8:24,09 (6.) Bruxelles 30.08.85 Memorial Van Damme / GP
Europe
Kazakhstan Artyom Kosinov 8:24,13 (4.) Moskva 11.06.12 Moscow Challenge
Asia
Israel Itai Maggidi 8:24,14 (1.) Longeville-lès-metz (FRA) 04.07.08

Asia
Rwanda Nyiramsabimama Angelime 8:24,57 (6.) Maputo 11.09.11 All-Africa Games
Africa
Belarus Aleksandr Vorobey 8:25,2 (2.) Moskva 06.07.80 for USSR
Europe
Zambia Godfrey Siamusiye 8:25,49 (2.) Birmingham 16.07.95

Africa
Argentina Marcelo Cascabelo 8:25,63 (3.) Beograd 04.06.89

America
Colombia Carlos Andrés San Martín 8:25,66 (4.) Castellón 29.06.21

America
Mexico José Salvatore Miranda 8:25,69 (5.) Barakaldo (ESP) 08.07.00

America
Cuba José Alberto Sánchez 8:26,16 (1.) La Habana 19.06.09

America
Armenia Artashes Mikoyan 8:27,88 (3.) München 29.05.76 for USSR
Asia
Puerto Rico Alexander Greaux 8:27,91 (2.) Barakaldo (ESP) 10.07.04

America
Georgia Sergey Skripka 8:28,0 (2.) Moskva 11.06.77 for USSR
Asia
Estonia Kaur Kivistik 8:28,55 (6.) Zagreb 03.09.19

Europe
Peru Mario Bazán 8:28,67 (n.) Berlin 16.08.09 World Championships/h1 (8.) America
Serbia Vule Maksimović 8:28,80 (2.) Budapest 04.09.89 Honvéd Meeting - for Yugoslavia
Europe
Chile Emilio Ulloa 8:28,99 (n.) Los Angeles 08.08.84 Olympic Games/sf2 (8.) America
Sudan Abdalla Targan 8:31,20 (8.) Montbéliard 01.06.16 Meeting National 2 (8.) Africa
Latvia Gatis Deksnis 8:31,35 (?.) Moskva 04.09.88 for USSR
Europe
Slovakia Milan Slovák 8:32,7
Banská Bystrica 06.08.78 for Czechoslovakia
Europe
Syria Salah Moustapha Habib 8:34,66 (3.) Kuala Lumpur 19.10.91 Asian Championships
Asia
Philippines Hector Begeo 8:35,09 (n.) Seoul 28.09.88 Olympic Games/sf1 (12.) Asia
Kuwait Omar Awadh Al-Rashidi 8:35,62
Algiers 29.05.08

Asia
Burundi Hilaire Ntirampeba 8:36,19 (3.) Bondoufle (FRA) 12.07.94 Jeux de la Francophonie
Africa
Andorra Nahual Carabana 8:36,58 (4.) Castellón 24.08.20 Memorial José Antonio Cansino
Europe
Kyrgyzstan Aiyin Isakov 8:38,4
Moskva 04.07.80 for USSR
Asia
Croatia Slobodan Crnokrak 8:40,1
Karlovac (YUG) 31.05.87 for Yugoslavia
Europe
Luxembourg Francis Hoeser 8:40,3
Luxembourg 20.07.84

Europe
Jordan Jihad Al-Balawi 8:40,74
Lübeck (FRG) 07.07.90

Asia
Democratic Republic of the Congo Patrick Tambwé 8:41,92 (1.) Obernai (FRA) 29.07.01

Africa
Pakistan Abdul Razzaq 8:42,43 (1.) Islamabad 21.10.89 South Asian Games
Asia
South Korea Jin Soo-sun 8:42,86 (1.) Seoul 10.06.90

Asia
Albania Krenar Meçani 8:43,26 (1.) Serres (GRE) 12.08.89

Europe
Botswana Reuben Rathedi 8:44,1
Wichita (USA) 29.05.81

Africa
Zimbabwe Passmore Furusa 8:45,33
Austin 09.04.94

Africa
Sri Lanka Shanta Mendis 8:45,53
Colombo (SRI) 28.06.98

Asia
Tajikistan Anotoliy Belogurov 8:46,4
Moskva 15.04.80 for USSR
Asia
Guatemala Hugo-Allan García 8:46,45 (8.) Kobe 02.09.85 Universiade
America
Seychelles Ronny Marie 8:47,99
Victoria 26.05.01

Africa
Fiji Usaia Sotutu 8:48,0
Seattle 17.06.71

Ozeania
Ecuador Pablo Ramirez 8:48,50 (2.) Mar del Plata 05.04.97 South American Championships
America
Costa Rica Francisco Gómez 8:48,59
Havana 25.04.04

America
Iraq Mohammed Al-Maleky 8:49,52
Incheon (KOR) 02.09.05 Asian Championships
Asia
Bermuda Lamont Marshall 8:49,71
Nashville 10.06.17

America
Trinidad and Tobago Quintin John 8:49,82
Raleigh (USA) 27.05.94

America
Somalia Mohamed Abdikadar Sheikh Ali 8:50,31
Rovereto 20.07.14

Africa
Turkmenistan Igor Zaynalov 8:50,43
Kiyev 18.07.88 for USSR
Asia
Madagascar Augustin Ravaolahy 8:50,8
Saint-Paul (Réunion, FRA) 11.08.98

Africa
Vietnam Nguyễn Trung Cường 8:51,16 (q.) Tampere 12.07.18 World U20 Championships/h2 (4.) Asia
Central African Republic Christian Yago 8:51,22
Saint-Maur 14.06.00

Africa
Azerbaijan (4) Nikolay Kotov 8:52,0
Baku 19.05.74 for USSR
Asia
Thailand Jirasak Sutthichart 8:52,47
Hanoi 08.12.03 Southeast Asian Games
Asia
Paraguay Ramon López 8:52,62 (n.) Seoul 28.09.88 Olympic Games/sf2 (13.) America
Jamaica Lionel Scott 8:52,82
Indianapolis 04.05.85

America
PR Korea (North Korea) Ju Il-Myong 8:53,8
Pyongyang 03.04.94

Asia
New Caledonia Alain Lazare 8:54,1
Nouméa (NCL) 28.11.87

Ozeania
Indonesia Atjong Tio Purwanto 8:54,32 (11.) Jakarta 27.08.18 Asian Games
Asia
Mauritius Patrick Moonsamy 8:55,66
Saint-Maur 15.06.94

America
Nigeria Soudi Hamajam 8:55,78 (1.) Warri 14.06.13 CAA Super Grand Prix – for Cameroon
Africa
Myanmar Maung Hla 8:56,18 (1.) Manila 12.12.81 Southeast Asian Games
Asia
Angola Aurélio Miti 8:56,79
Lisboa 30.07.94

Africa
Nepal Rajendra Bahadur Bhandari 8:57,30
Islamabad 05.04.04 South Asian Games
Asia
Yemen Awadh Saleh Nasser 8:57,43
Jakarta 17.09.94

Asia
Ghana Robert Hackman 8:57,54 (n.) München 01.09.72 Olympic Games/h3 (12.) Africa
Senegal Boubacar Sabaly 8:58,13
Castellón 03.07.16

Africa
Nigeria Zacharia Fwangfur 8:58,56
Lagos 06.09.90

Africa
Bolivia Johnny Perez 8:58,6 (3.) Bucaramango 31.10.79 South American Championships
America
Malaysia Nainasagoram Shanmuganathan 8:59,10
Kuala Lumpur 17.09.98 Commonwealth Games
Asia
Lebanon Nabil Choueiri 9:02,73
Tunis 21.08.81

Asia
Libya Abderahim Slougui 9:02,84
Radès 16.07.16

Asia
Nicaragua Alvaro Vásquez 9:03,0
Managua 21.04.12

America
El Salvador Erick Bonilla 9:04,20
San Germán 05.04.02

America
Equatorial Guinea Roberto Mandje 9:04,54
San Diego 07.06.08

Africa
Bangladesh Shamsuddin 9:04,6
Dhaka ??.??.81

Asia
Togo Malaba Tchendo 9:05,55
Bamako 18.05.13 Tournoi de la Solidarité
Africa
Republic of the Congo Emmanuel M'Pioh 9:05,58 (n.) Los Angeles 06.08.84 Olympic Games/h1 (11.) Africa
Palestine Jamal Mahmoud 9:05,86
New Delhi 16.11.89

Asia
Mauretania Mohamed Beirouk 9:07,18
Beveren (BEL) 16.05.15 Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen AC (19.) Africa
Barbados Leo Garnes 9:07,3
Bridgetown (BAR) 07.06.92

America
Oman Qais Salim Al-Mahrooqi 9:09,26
Doha 08.12.06

Asia
North Macedonia Gorgi Vuckov 9:10,4
Belgrade 12.09.71 for Yugoslavia - bef. 2019: Macedonia
Europe
Panama Damian Rivera 9:10,4
Havana 23.07.83 Central American and Car. Championships
America
Singapore Mathevan Maran 9:11,24
Kuala Lumpur 19.10.91

Asia
Niger El Hadj Issa Abdoulaye 9:14,16
Niamey 20.07.19 Tournoi de la Solidarité
Africa
Montenegro Igor Gojnić 9:14,2
Celje 26.05.84 for Yugoslavia
Europe
Hong Kong Hanniel Chow Hon Nip 9:15,03
Hong Kong 20.01.19 HK Athletics Series - S1
Asia
Sierra Leono Modupeh Jomah 9:15,61
Kuwait City 01.09.89

Africa
Cameroon Esau Ade Nji 9:16,19
Lagos 15.01.73 All-Africa Games
Africa
Mali Youssouf Békaye Coulibaly 9:17,9
Niamey 30.05.98

Africa
Vanuatu Tawai Keiruan 9:21,11
Pirae 18.08.95 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Benin Mahomet Adam 9:21,21
Porto-Novo (BEN) 29.06.12 African Championships
Africa
Mozambique Hélio Fumo 9:22,32
Lisboa 21.07.04

Africa
Honduras Hipolito López 9:23,6
Mexico City ??.04.76

America
Burkina Faso Boukary Ouédraogo 9:25,0
Ouagadougou 25.06.86

Africa
Papua & New Guinea John Kokinai 9:25,8
Port Moresby (PNG) 27.08.71

Ozeania

Tau John Tokwepota 9:25,8
Brisbane 09.03.78 not official

San Marino Matteo Zafferani 9:25,85
Bologna 08.07.99

Europe
Dominica Neehall Philogene 9:29,10
St. Charles 01.05.99

America
Ivory Coast Lassina Konaté 9:29,6
Abidjan 08.04.72

Africa
Gabon Philémon Moupaka 9:31,2
Libreville 01.04.79

Africa
Namibia Frank Tuihaleni Kayele 9:31,23
Windhoek 19.06.92

Africa
US Virgin Islands Juan Robles 9:32,59
Shenzhen 17.08.11 Universiade
America
Solomon Islands Primo Higa 9:34,86
Tafuna 16.08.97 South Pacific Mini Games
Ozeania
Aruba Kimball Reynierse 9:35,9
Remscheid (FRG) 16.08.80

America
East Timor Sysavath Thammavongchith 9:37,41 (8.) Kallang 12.06.15 Southeast Asian Games ??? Asia
Laos Sysavath Thammavongchit 9:37,41
Kallang 12.06.15 Southeast Asian Games ??? Asia
Guam Brent Butler 9:38,04
San Francisco 16.03.96 9:38,08?
Ozeania
Bahamas O‘Neil Williams 9:38,3
Kampala 19.03.16 2nd Ugandan Trials
America
French Polynesia Pascal Adams 9:38,49
Nouméa (NCL) 16.12.87 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DeLohnni_Nicol Samuel 9:39,65
Conway 18.03.11

America
Liberia Toartou Kargou 9:40,81
Baton Rouge 12.04.03

Africa
Brunei Roslan Baha 9:42,35
Singapore 22.07.87 Asian Championships
Asia
Cape Verde António Zeferino 9:42,80
Maia (POR) 25.06.95

Africa
Gambia Peter Ceesay 9:45,50
Wichita (USA) 15.04.89

Africa
Kosovo Meriton Hasanaj 9:52,00
Tirana 08.06.12 ????
Europe
Antigua and Barbuda Tyrone Thibou 9:54,5
Port of Spain 31.7.82

America
Chad Benoît Kassiré 9:59,6
Brazzaville 20.07.65 All-Africa Games
Africa
Samoa James Hoeflich 10:01,15
Apia 01.09.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Guyana Clement Fields 10:03,0
Georgetown (GUY) 09.08.59

America
Wallis and Futuna Angélo Pétélo 10:04,0
Nouméa (NCL) 20.10.87

Ozeania
Cambodia Nhea Khay 10:05,5
Jakarta 14.11.63

Asia
Guinea-Bissau Mussa Djau 10:06,22
Beja (POR) 05.06.13

Africa
Belize Novian Middleton 10:07,16
Atlanta 15.04.11 SIAC Track & Field Championship
America
São_Tomé and Príncipe Mário Pitra 10:08,0
Luanda 25.08.81 Central African Games
Africa
Liechtenstein Florian Hilti 10:08,37
Zenica 24.06.07 European Cup, 2nd League, Groupe B
Europe
Macau H. Carvalho 10:13,99
Hong Kong 16.04.89

Asia
Comoros Salim Abdallah 10:19,1
Saint-Paul (Réunion, FRA) 31.08.79 Indian_Ocean_Island_Games
Africa
Norfolk Island Ben Wieczorek 10:20,85
Grosseto (ITA) 13.07.04 World Junior Championships not off Ozeania
Guinea Mamadou Diallo 10:27,2
Dakar 18.07.70

Africa
Tonga Paeu'afi Haukinima 10:31,95
Suva (FIJ) 01.09.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Gibraltar Christopher Walker 10:34,95
Douglas (GBR) 12.07.01 Island Games
Europe
Monaco Sébastian Garro 10:35,97
Nice 02.06.07 time???
Europe
Haiti St. Joseph Anilis 10:36,2
Lübeck (FRG) 05.08.72

America
Cook Islands Uaongo Areai 10:51,71
Avarua (COK) 03.08.85 South Pacific Mini Games
Ozeania
Afghanistan Noor Ahmad Zoori 10:52,46
Maria Enzersdorf (AUT) 13.05.17

Asia
Nauru Karl Teabuge 10:59,0
Port Moresby (PNG) 15.08.69 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
Norfolk Island Trevor Calder 11:32,2
Middlegate (NFK) 12.02.94

Ozeania
Northern Mariana Islands Michael Mancao 11:45,25
Susupe (MNP) 27.05.11 Saipan National Championships
Ozeania
Niue Pihigia Talagi 11:51,20
Suva (FIJ) 01.09.79 South Pacific Games
Ozeania
American Samoa Franklin Paaga 12:00,56
Tafuna(AS) 16.08.97 South Pacific Mini Games
Asia
Kiribati Peter Birati 12:03,70
Honiara (SOL) 11.07.81 South Pacific Mini Games
Ozeania
Cayman Islands Junio Hurlston 12:12,29
Saint Peter Port (Guernsey) 29.06.03 Island Games
America
Eswatini
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Africa
South Sudan
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Africa
Palau
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Ozeania
Marshall Islands
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Ozeania
Suriname
no record




America
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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America
Curaçao
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America
Saint Lucia
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America
Maldives
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Asia
Bhutan
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(1) born in Kenya and changed nationality at age 20

(2) was born in Somalia and came to Sweden at age 11