Time Athlete Date

02:55:18 AM Johnny HayesJuly 24, 1908

January 1,
02:52:45 AM Robert Fowler
1909

February 12,
02:46:52 AM James Clark
1909

02:46:04 AM Albert RainesMay 8, 1909

02:42:31 AM Henry BarrettMay 26, 1909[nb 6]

August 31,
02:40:34 AM Thure Johansson
1909

02:38:16 AM Harry Green May 12, 1913

02:36:06 AM Alexis AhlgrenMay 31, 1913

November
02:38:00 AM Umberto Blasi
29, 1914

August 22,
02:32:35 AM Hannes Kolehmainen
1920

October 12,
02:29:01 AM Albert Michelsen
1925

02:30:57 AM Harry Payne July 5, 1929

March 21,
02:26:14 AM Son Kitei
1935

March 31,
02:27:49 AM Fusashige Suzuki
1935

02:26:44 AM Yasuo IkenakaApril 3, 1935

November 3,
02:26:42 AM Son Kitei
1935

02:25:39 AM Suh Yun-bok April 19, 1947

June 14,
02:20:42 AM Jim Peters
1952
June 13,
02:18:40 AM Jim Peters
1953
October 4,
02:18:34 AM Jim Peters
1953
 June 26,
02:17:39 AM Jim Peters
1954

August 12,
02:18:04 AM Paavo Kotila
1956

August 24,
02:15:17 AM Sergei Popov
1958

September
02:15:16 AM Abebe Bikila
10, 1960

February 17,
02:15:15 AM Toru Terasawa
1963

June 15,
02:14:28 AM Leonard Edelen
1963

02:14:43 AM Brian Kilby July 6, 1963

June 13,
02:13:55 AM Basil Heatley
1964

October 21,
02:12:12 AM Abebe Bikila
1964

June 12,
02:12:00 AM Morio Shigematsu
1965

December 3,
02:09:36 AM Derek Clayton
1967

02:08:33 AM Derek ClaytonMay 30, 1969

02:09:28 AM Ron Hill July 23, 1970

January 31,
02:09:12 AM Ian Thompson
1974

February 5,
02:09:05 AM Shigeru So
1978

02:09:01 AM Gerard Nijboer

April 26, 1980

December 6,
02:08:18 AM Robert De Castella
1981

October 21,
02:08:05 AM Steve Jones
1984

02:07:12 AM Carlos Lopes April 20, 1985

02:06:50 AM Belayneh Dinsamo

April 17, 1988
 September
02:06:05 AM Ronaldo da Costa
20, 1998

October 24,
02:05:42 AM Khalid Khannouchi
1999

02:05:38 AM Khalid Khannouchi

April 14, 2002

September
02:04:55 AM Paul Tergat
28, 2003

September
02:04:26 AM Haile Gebrselassie
30, 2007

September
02:03:59 AM Haile Gebrselassie
28, 2008

September
02:03:38 AM Patrick Makau
25, 2011

September
02:03:23 AM Wilson Kipsang
29, 2013

September
02:02:57 AM Dennis Kimetto
28, 2014