2011 World Championships in Daegu 1994 European Championships in Helsinki
2010 European Championships in Barcelona 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart
2009 World Championships in Berlin 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona
2008 Olympic Games in Beijing 1991 World Championships in Tokyo
2007 World Championships in Osaka 1990 European Championships in Split
2006 European Championships in Göteborg 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul
2005 World Championships in Helsinki 1987 World Championships in Roma
2004 Olympic Games in Athínai 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart
2003 World Championships in Saint-Denis 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
2002 European Championships in München 1983 World Championships in Helsinki
2001 World Championships in Edmonton 1982 European Championships in Athínai
2000 Olympic Games in Sydney 1980 Olympic Games in Moskva
1999 World Championships in Sevilla 1978 European Championships in Praha
1998 European Championships in Budapest 1976 Olympic Games in Montréal
1997 World Championships in Athínai 1974 European Championships in Roma
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta 1972 Olympic Games in München
1995 World Championships in Göteborg

2011 World Championships in Daegu

2011-09-01
Position Result Name Country
1 8:14.85 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
2 8:16.05 Brimin Kipruto KEN
3 8:16.09 Mahiédine Mekhissi-Benabbad FRA
4 8:17.56 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
5 8:18.37 Roba Gari ETH
6 8:18.67 Jacob Araptany UGA
7 8:19.31 Richard Matelong KEN
8 8:19.69 Ion Luchianov MDA
9 8:21.97 Hamid Ezzine MAR
10 8:22.21 Benjamin Kiplagat UGA

2010 European Championships in Barcelona

2010-08-01
Position Result Name Country
1 8:07.87 Mahiédine Mekhissi-Benabbad FRA
2 8:09.28 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
3 8:19.64 Ion Luchianov MDA
4 8:23.37 Tomasz Szymkowiak POL
5 8:24.87 Ildar Minshin RUS

2009 World Championships in Berlin

2009-08-18
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:00.43 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
2 8:00.89 Richard Matelong KEN PB (Alltime-10)
3 8:01.18 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA AAR, PB (Alltime-11), CR, NR
4 8:01.26 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN P4WR
5 8:12.13 Yacob Jarso ETH PB (Alltime-94)
6 8:12.40 Roba Gari ETH
7 8:12.61 Brimin Kipruto KEN
8 8:14.47 Jukka Keskisalo FIN
9 8:16.51 Eliseo Martín ESP
10 8:17.08 Tareq Mubarak Salem Taher BRN
11 8:17.82 Benjamin Kiplagat UGA
12 8:19.72 Ali Abubaker Kamal QAT

2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

2008-08-18
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:10.34 Brimin Kipruto KEN
2 8:10.49 Mahiédine Mekhissi-Benabbad FRA
3 8:11.01 Richard Matelong KEN
4 8:13.47 Yacob Jarso ETH
5 8:14.79 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
6 8:16.36 Youcef Abdi AUS PB (Alltime-157)
7 8:16.38 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
8 8:16.59 Ali Abubaker Kamal QAT
9 8:20.27 Benjamin Kiplagat UGA
10 8:20.69 Mustapha Mohamed SWE
11 8:21.59 Tareq Mubarak Salem Taher BRN

2007 World Championships in Osaka

2007-08-28
Position Result Name Country
1 8:13.82 Brimin Kipruto KEN
2 8:16.94 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
3 8:17.59 Richard Matelong KEN
4 8:19.82 Mustapha Mohamed SWE
5 8:20.27 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
6 8:22.51 Tareq Mubarak Salem Taher BRN
7 8:22.91 Eliseo Martín ESP
8 8:22.95 Halil Akkas TUR
9 8:24.18 Abdelkader Hachlaf MAR

2006 European Championships in Göteborg

2006-08-11
Position Result Name Country
1 8:24.89 Jukka Keskisalo FIN

2005 World Championships in Helsinki

2005-08-09
Position Result Name Country
1 8:13.31 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT
2 8:14.95 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
3 8:15.30 Brimin Kipruto KEN
4 8:15.32 Brahim Boulami MAR
5 8:16.76 Simon Vroemen NED
6 8:17.69 Antonio David Jiménez ESP
7 8:19.14 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN
8 8:19.96 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
9 8:20.22 Moussa Omar Obaid QAT
10 8:20.26 Mustapha Mohamed SWE
11 8:22.13 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
13 8:23.89 Daniel Lincoln USA
14 8:24.62 José Luis Blanco ESP

2004 Olympic Games in Athínai

2004-08-24
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:05.81 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
2 8:06.11 Brimin Kipruto KEN
3 8:06.64 Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN
4 8:07.18 Moussa Omar Obaid QAT PB (Alltime-35)
5 8:11.64 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
6 8:13.25 Simon Vroemen NED
7 8:14.26 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
8 8:15.58 Ali Ezzine MAR
9 8:15.77 Eliseo Martín ESP
10 8:16.15 Vincent Le Dauphin FRA
11 8:16.86 Daniel Lincoln USA
12 8:17.32 Radoslaw Poplakowski POL PB (Alltime-174)
13 8:18.05 Mustapha Mohamed SWE
14 8:22.63 Antonio David Jiménez ESP

2003 World Championships in Saint-Denis

2003-08-26
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:04.39 Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT
2 8:05.11 Ezekiel Kemboi KEN
3 8:09.09 Eliseo Martín ESP PB (Alltime-54)
4 8:10.65 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
5 8:13.37 Abraham Cherono KEN
6 8:13.52 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
6 8:23.52 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
7 8:13.71 Simon Vroemen NED
8 8:17.16 José Luis Blanco ESP
9 8:17.72 Jukka Keskisalo FIN
10 8:19.15 Ali Ezzine MAR
11 8:19.29 Yoshitaka Iwamizu JPN

2002 European Championships in München

2002-08-10
Position Result Name Country
1 8:24.34 Antonio David Jiménez ESP
2 8:24.45 Simon Vroemen NED
3 8:24.72 Luis Miguel Martín ESP

2001 World Championships in Edmonton

2001-08-08
Position Result Name Country
1 8:15.16 Reuben Kosgei KEN
2 8:16.21 Ali Ezzine MAR
3 8:16.59 Bernard Barmasai KEN
4 8:18.87 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
5 8:19.56 Bouabdellah Tahri FRA
6 8:19.82 Antonio David Jiménez ESP
7 8:20.01 Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin QAT
8 8:20.87 Raymond Yator KEN
9 8:21.73 Ralf Aßmus GER
10 8:21.95 Brahim Boulami MAR
11 8:23.07 Tim Broe USA

2000 Olympic Games in Sydney

2000-09-29
Position Result Name Country
1 8:21.43 Reuben Kosgei KEN
2 8:21.77 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN
3 8:22.15 Ali Ezzine MAR
4 8:22.23 Bernard Barmasai KEN
5 8:22.75 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
6 8:23.00 Eliseo Martín ESP
7 8:24.32 Brahim Boulami MAR

1999 World Championships in Sevilla

1999-08-23
Position Result Name Country
1 8:11.76 Christopher Kosgei KEN
2 8:12.09 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN
3 8:12.73 Ali Ezzine MAR
4 8:13.11 Damian Kallabis GER
5 8:13.51 Bernard Barmasai KEN
6 8:16.09 Eliseo Martín ESP
7 8:17.55 Paul Kosgei KEN
8 8:18.17 Florin Ionescu ROU
9 8:19.02 Günther Weidlinger AUT
10 8:22.65 Giuseppe Maffei ITA
11 8:24.62 Elarbi Khattabi MAR

1998 European Championships in Budapest

1998-08-23
Position Result Name Country
1 8:13.10 Damian Kallabis GER
2 8:16.70 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
3 8:18.97 Jim Svenøy NOR
4 8:20.54 Luis Miguel Martín ESP
5 8:20.96 Luciano Di Pardo ITA
6 8:24.06 Ramiro Morán ESP

1997 World Championships in Athínai

1997-08-06
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:05.84 Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN
2 8:06.04 Moses Kiptanui KEN
3 Bernard Barmasai KEN
4 8:13.87 Sa'ad Shaddad Al-Asmari KSA
5 8:14.04 Hicham Bouaouiche MAR
6 8:14.09 Mark Croghan USA
7 8:14.80 Jim Svenøy NOR
8 8:16.01 Angelo Carosi ITA
9 8:18.49 Marc Ostendarp GER PB (Alltime-194)
10 8:23.34 Brahim Boulami MAR

1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta

1996-08-02
Position Result Name Country
1 8:07.12 Joseph Keter KEN
2 8:08.33 Moses Kiptanui KEN
3 8:11.28 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
4 8:17.18 Matthew Birir KEN
5 8:17.84 Mark Croghan USA
6 8:18.52 Steffen Brand GER
7 8:23.13 Brahim Boulami MAR
8 8:23.39 Jim Svenøy NOR

1995 World Championships in Göteborg

1995-08-11
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:04.16 Moses Kiptanui KEN
2 8:09.30 Christopher Kosgei KEN
3 8:12.95 Sa'ad Shaddad Al-Asmari KSA
4 8:14.37 Steffen Brand GER PB (Alltime-128)
5 8:14.85 Angelo Carosi ITA
6 8:15.44 Florin Ionescu ROU
7 8:16.59 Vladimir Pronin RUS PB (Alltime-159)
8 8:18.57 Martin Strege GER PB (Alltime-197)
9 8:21.15 Matthew Birir KEN
10 8:22.64 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA

1994 European Championships in Helsinki

1994-08-12
Position Result Name Country
1 8:22.40 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
2 8:23.53 Angelo Carosi ITA
3 8:24.86 William van Dijck BEL

1993 World Championships in Stuttgart

1993-08-21
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:06.36 Moses Kiptanui KEN
2 8:07.53 Patrick Sang KEN
3 8:08.78 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA PB (Alltime-48)
4 8:09.42 Matthew Birir KEN
5 8:09.76 Mark Croghan USA PB (Alltime-63)
6 8:15.33 Steffen Brand GER
7 8:17.96 Elarbi Khattabi MAR
8 8:23.42 Angelo Carosi ITA
9 8:23.45 Shaun Creighton AUS

1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona

1992-08-07
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:08.84 Matthew Birir KEN
2 8:09.55 Patrick Sang KEN
3 8:10.74 William Mutwol KEN PB (Alltime-75)
4 8:15.52 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
5 8:16.60 Steffen Brand GER
6 8:18.14 Tom Hanlon GBR
7 8:18.77 Brian Diemer USA
8 8:20.71 Azzedine Brahmi ALG
9 8:22.51 William van Dijck BEL
10 8:23.82 Elarbi Khattabi MAR

1991 World Championships in Tokyo

1991-08-31
Position Result Name Country
1 8:12.59 Moses Kiptanui KEN
2 8:13.44 Patrick Sang KEN
3 8:15.54 Azzedine Brahmi ALG
4 8:16.81 Julius Kariuki KEN
5 8:17.76 Brian Diemer USA
6 8:19.40 Abdelaziz Sahere MAR
7 8:20.80 Angelo Carosi ITA

1990 European Championships in Split

1990-08-30
Position Result Name Country
1 8:12.66 Francesco Panetta ITA
2 8:13.27 Mark Rowland GBR
3 8:15.82 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
4 8:17.48 Angelo Carosi ITA
5 8:21.71 William van Dijck BEL
6 8:21.73 Tom Hanlon GBR
7 8:22.48 Hagen Melzer GER
8 8:23.39 Bruno Le Stum FRA
9 8:24.47 Antonio Peula ESP

1988 Olympic Games in Seoul

1988-09-30
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:05.51 Julius Kariuki KEN PB (Alltime-25)
2 8:06.79 Peter Koech KEN
3 8:07.96 Mark Rowland GBR PB (Alltime-41), NR
4 8:12.17 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA
5 8:13.99 William van Dijck BEL
6 8:14.39 Henry Marsh USA
7 8:15.22 Patrick Sang KEN
8 8:15.97 Boguslaw Maminski POL
9 8:17.79 Francesco Panetta ITA
10 8:19.82 Hagen Melzer GER
11 8:21.73 Graeme Fell CAN
12 8:23.80 Raymond Pannier FRA

1987 World Championships in Roma

1987-09-05
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:08.57 Francesco Panetta ITA PB (Alltime-46), NR
2 8:10.32 Hagen Melzer GER PB (Alltime-68)
3 8:12.18 William van Dijck BEL
4 8:14.46 Brian Diemer USA
5 8:16.46 Graeme Fell CAN
6 8:17.78 Henry Marsh USA
7 8:20.08 Peter Koech KEN
8 8:20.45 Patrick Sang KEN
9 8:24.25 Alessandro Lambruschini ITA

1986 European Championships in Stuttgart

1986-08-29
Position Result Name Country
1 8:16.65 Hagen Melzer GER
2 8:16.85 Francesco Panetta ITA
3 8:16.92 Patriz Ilg FRG
4 8:18.12 Colin Reitz GBR
5 8:20.19 William van Dijck BEL
6 8:20.25 Joseph Mahmoud FRA
7 8:20.90 Rainer Schwarz FRG
8 8:20.97 Roger Hackney GBR
9 8:21.41 José Regalo POR

1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

1984-08-10
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:11.80 Julius Korir KEN PB (Alltime-86)
2 8:13.31 Joseph Mahmoud FRA
3 8:14.06 Brian Diemer USA
4 8:14.25 Henry Marsh USA
5 8:15.48 Colin Reitz GBR
6 8:17.27 Domingo Ramón ESP
7 8:17.47 Julius Kariuki KEN
8 8:21.51 Pascal Debacker FRA
9 8:23.95 Tommy Ekblom FIN

1983 World Championships in Helsinki

1983-08-12
Position Result Name Country
1 8:15.06 Patriz Ilg FRG
2 8:17.03 Boguslaw Maminski POL
3 8:17.75 Colin Reitz GBR
4 8:18.32 Joseph Mahmoud FRA
5 8:19.38 Roger Hackney GBR
6 8:20.01 Graeme Fell GBR
7 8:20.11 Julius Korir KEN
8 8:20.45 Henry Marsh USA
9 8:21.17 Mariano Scartezzini ITA
10 8:21.32 Domingo Ramón ESP
11 8:21.33 Hagen Melzer GER
12 8:21.50 Tommy Ekblom FIN

1982 European Championships in Athínai

1982-09-10
Position Result Name Country
1 8:18.52 Patriz Ilg FRG
2 8:19.22 Boguslaw Maminski POL
3 8:20.48 Domingo Ramón ESP
4 8:21.33 Hagen Melzer GER
5 8:21.95 Wolfgang Konrad AUT
6 8:24.19 Ilkka Äyräväinen FIN
7 8:24.68 Mariano Scartezzini ITA

1980 Olympic Games in Moskva

1980-07-31
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:09.70 Bronislaw Malinowski POL
2 8:12.48 Filbert Bayi TAN PB (Alltime-98), NR
3 8:13.57 Eshetu Tura ETH PB (Alltime-112)
4 8:15.74 Domingo Ramón ESP PB (Alltime-143)
5 8:17.93 Francisco Sánchez ESP
6 8:18.47 Giuseppe Gerbi ITA PB (Alltime-193)
7 8:19.43 Boguslaw Maminski POL
8 8:19.75 Anatoliy Dimov RUS PB (Alltime-229)
9 8:23.86 Vasile Bichea ROU

1978 European Championships in Praha

1978-09-03
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:15.08 Bronislaw Malinowski POL
2 8:16.92 Patriz Ilg FRG
3 8:18.29 Ismo Toukonen FIN PB (Alltime-189)
4 8:19.01 Michael Karst FRG
5 8:20.41 Paul Copu ROU PB (Alltime-250)
6 8:24.86 Vasile Bichea ROU

1976 Olympic Games in Montréal

1976-07-28
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:08.02 Anders Gärderud SWE PB (Alltime-42)
2 8:09.11 Bronislaw Malinowski POL PB (Alltime-56), NR
3 8:10.36 Frank Baumgartl GDR PB (Alltime-70)
4 8:12.60 Tapio Kantanen FIN PB (Alltime-102)
5 8:20.14 Michael Karst FRG
6 8:21.08 Euan Robertson NZL PB (Alltime-270)
7 8:21.53 Dan Glans SWE
8 8:22.65 José Antonio Campos ESP
9 8:22.99 Dennis Coates GBR
10 8:23.99 Henry Marsh USA

1974 European Championships in Roma

1974-09-07
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:15.04 Bronislaw Malinowski POL
2 8:15.41 Anders Gärderud SWE
3 8:17.91 Michael Karst FRG
4 8:18.85 Franco Fava ITA PB (Alltime-201)

1972 Olympic Games in München

1972-09-04
Position Result Name Country Info
1 8:23.64 Kipchoge Keino KEN PB (Alltime-358)
2 8:24.62 Benjamin Jipcho KEN
3 8:24.66 Tapio Kantanen FIN