| 52 | Leonard Kipkemoi Bett |  | 8:06.33 | | 8. Sept. 2024 | Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb (CRO) |
| 53 | Kenneth Rooks |  | 8:06.41 | | 7. Aug. 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 54 | Salah Eddine Ben Yazide |  | 8:06.44 | | 11. Juli 2025 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 55 | Chala Beyo |  | 8:06.48 | | 16. Juni 2019 | Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) |
| 56 | Gideon Chirchir | | 8:06.77 | | 16. Aug. 1995 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 57 | Richard Kosgei | | 8:06.88 | | 9. Sept. 1995 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 58 | Gilbert Kirui | | 8:06.96 | | 27. Juli 2013 | Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) |
| 59 | Brahim Taleb | | 8:07.02 | | 28. Juli 2007 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 60 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | | 8:07.13 | | 3. Juli 1999 | St-Denis (FRA) |
| 61 | Musa Amer Obaid |  | 8:07.18 | | 24. Aug. 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 62 | Luis Miguel Martín |  | 8:07.44 | | 30. Aug. 2002 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 63 | Julius Nyamu | | 8:07.59 | | 24. Aug. 2001 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 64 | Joseph Mahmoud |  | 8:07.62 | | 24. Aug. 1984 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 65 | Mohamed Amin Jhinaoui |  | 8:07.73 | | 7. Aug. 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 66 | Jonathan Muia Ndiku | | 8:07.75 | | 22. Juli 2011 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 67 | Mark Rowland |  | 8:07.96 | | 30. Sept. 1988 | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 68 | Anders Gärderud |  | 8:08.02 | | 28. Juli 1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 68 | Ahmed Jaziri | | 8:08.02 | | 7. Aug. 2024 | Stade de France, Paris (FRA) |
| 70 | Matthew Birir | | 8:08.12 | | 8. Juni 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 71 | Saad Shaddad Al Asmari |  | 8:08.14 | | 16. Juli 2002 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 72 | Karl Bebendorf |  | 8:08.21 | | 11. Juli 2025 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 73 | Stanley Kipkoech Kebenei | | 8:08.30 | | 21. Juli 2017 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 74 | Amos Kirui | | 8:08.37 | | 8. Juni 2017 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 75 | Hillary Bor | | 8:08.41 | | 3. Mai 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 76 | Daniel Arce | | 8:08.45 | | 25. Aug. 2024 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
| 77 | Michael Kipyego | | 8:08.48 | | 28. Juli 2009 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 78 | Francesco Panetta |  | 8:08.57 | | 5. Sept. 1987 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 79 | Tarik Langat Akdag | | 8:08.59 | | 15. Mai 2011 | Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) |
| 80 | Abdelkader Hachlaf | | 8:08.78 | | 14. Juli 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 80 | Alessandro Lambruschini | | 8:08.78 | | 21. Aug. 1993 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
| 82 | Daniel Lincoln | | 8:08.82 | | 14. Juli 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 83 | Jamel Chatbi | | 8:08.86 | | 12. Juli 2009 | Tanger (MAR) |
| 84 | Abdelaziz Sahere | | 8:09.02 | | 8. Juni 1995 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 85 | Elarbi Khattabi | | 8:09.03 | | 7. Juli 1999 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 86 | David Biwott Chemweno | | 8:09.09 | | 23. Juli 2005 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 86 | Eliseo Martín | | 8:09.09 | | 26. Aug. 2003 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 88 | Bronisław Malinowski |  | 8:09.11 | | 28. Juli 1976 | Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) |
| 89 | Barnabas Kipyego | | 8:09.13 | | 15. Juli 2016 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 90 | Henry Marsh | | 8:09.17 | | 28. Aug. 1985 | Koblenz (GER) |
| 91 | Bogusław Mamiński | | 8:09.18 | | 24. Aug. 1984 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 92 | Abel Yagut | | 8:09.37 | | 2. Aug. 2003 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 92 | Tadese Takele | | 8:09.37 | | 8. Juni 2021 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 94 | Ruben Querinjean |  | 8:09.47 | | 22. Aug. 2025 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 95 | Damian Kallabis | | 8:09.48 | | 11. Aug. 1999 | Zürich (SUI) |
| 96 | Takele Nigate | | 8:09.50 | | 12. Juli 2019 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 97 | Johnstone Kipkoech | | 8:09.54 | | 25. Aug. 1995 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 98 | John Koech |  | 8:09.62 | | 6. Mai 2016 | Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) |
| 99 | Geordie Beamish |  | 8:09.64 | | 7. Juli 2024 | Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) |
| 100 | Hamid Ezzine | | 8:09.72 | | 2. Juli 2007 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 101 | Mark Croghan | | 8:09.76 | | 21. Aug. 1993 | Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) |
