| 254 | David Chepkisa |  | 8:16.28 | | 6. Juni 2001 | Milano (ITA) |
| 255 | Youcef Abdi |  | 8:16.36 | | 18. Aug. 2008 | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) |
| 256 | Sebastián Martos |  | 8:16.46 | | 12. Juni 2022 | Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano, La Nucia (ESP) |
| 257 | Hicham Sigueni |  | 8:16.54 | | 30. Juli 2015 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 258 | Topi Raitanen |  | 8:16.57 | | 14. Aug. 2020 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 258 | Matthew Clarke | | 8:16.57 | | 9. Aug. 2025 | Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) |
| 260 | Francisco Sánchez | | 8:16.59 | | 17. Aug. 1983 | Berlin (GER) |
| 260 | Vladimir Pronin |  | 8:16.59 | | 11. Aug. 1995 | Ullevi Stadium, Göteborg (SWE) |
| 260 | Ivan Huff |  | 8:16.59 | | 5. Sept. 1986 | Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 263 | Bisluke Kipkorir Kiplagat | | 8:16.68 | | 19. Mai 2010 | Daegu (KOR) |
| 264 | Ronald Kipchumba Rutto | | 8:16.69 | | 29. Mai 2005 | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 265 | Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen |  | 8:16.75 | | 28. Juli 2007 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 266 | Danny Lopez | | 8:16.88 | | 26. Juni 1992 | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 267 | Mirosław Żerkowski |  | 8:16.89 | | 17. Aug. 1990 | Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) |
| 268 | Tom Nohilly | | 8:16.92 | | 26. Juni 1992 | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 269 | Emil Blomberg |  | 8:16.94 | | 2. Juni 2024 | Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) |
| 270 | Wilson Maraba | | 8:16.96 | | 29. Juni 2012 | Porto Novo (BEN) |
| 270 | Boštjan Buč |  | 8:16.96 | | 12. Juni 2003 | Ostrava (CZE) |
| 272 | John Gay |  | 8:16.99 | | 30. Juli 2021 | National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) |
| 273 | Simon Sundström | | 8:17.01 | | 9. Aug. 2025 | Putbosstadion, Oordegem (BEL) |
| 274 | Eisa Girma |  | 8:17.06 | | 22. Aug. 2025 | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) |
| 275 | Rafał Wójcik | | 8:17.09 | | 25. Juli 2000 | Barcelona (ESP) |
| 276 | Krijn Van Koolwijk |  | 8:17.11 | | 23. Juli 2005 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 277 | Leonard Chemutai |  | 8:17.14 | | 18. Juli 2023 | Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár (HUN) |
| 278 | Aaron Ahl | | 8:17.17 | | 17. Aug. 2025 | Grand Bahama Sports Complex, Freeport (BAH) |
| 279 | Wolfgang Konrad |  | 8:17.22 | | 20. Aug. 1982 | Berlin (GER) |
| 280 | William Nelson | | 8:17.27 | | 22. Juli 2011 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 281 | Radosław Popławski | | 8:17.32 | | 24. Aug. 2004 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 281 | Luciano Di Pardo |  | 8:17.32 | | 13. Juni 1999 | Nürnberg (GER) |
| 283 | Anthony Famiglietti | | 8:17.34 | | 16. Aug. 2008 | National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) |
| 284 | Birhan Getahun | | 8:17.36 | | 11. Sept. 2011 | Maputo (MOZ) |
| 285 | Mohamed-Khaled Belabbas |  | 8:17.37 | | 13. Juli 2008 | Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE) |
| 286 | Matthew Kosgei | | 8:17.46 | | 27. Aug. 2024 | Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA, Lima (PER) |
| 287 | Jakub Czaja | | 8:17.49 | | 1. Juli 2005 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 287 | Ramiro Moran | | 8:17.49 | | 30. Aug. 1998 | Rieti (ITA) |
| 289 | Eliud Kirui | | 8:17.62 | | 2. Juli 2004 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 290 | Gábor Markó |  | 8:17.97 | | 21. Juli 1984 | Potsdam (GDR) |
| 290 | Changzhong Li |  | 8:17.97 | | 19. Okt. 1997 | Shanghai (CHN) |
| 292 | Hans Koeleman |  | 8:18.02 | | 4. Aug. 1985 | Budapest (HUN) |
| 293 | Abdelaziz Merzougui | | 8:18.03 | | 7. Juni 2012 | Huelva (ESP) |
| 294 | Simon Ayeko | | 8:18.04 | | 3. Juli 2009 | Metz (FRA) |
| 294 | Kennedy Njiru | | 8:18.04 | | 20. Juli 2018 | Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) |
| 296 | Abdelkarim Ben Zahra | | 8:18.12 | | 6. Juni 2019 | Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) |
| 296 | Velten Schneider |  | 8:18.12 | | 21. Juni 2025 | Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau (GER) |
| 298 | Richard Tuwei | | 8:18.22 | | 12. Juli 1983 | Hengelo (NED) |
| 299 | Tomasz Szymkowiak | | 8:18.23 | | 16. Juli 2010 | Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) |
| 300 | Alex Kibet | | 8:18.28 | | 16. Juli 2016 | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 301 | Ismo Toukonen | | 8:18.29 | | 3. Sept. 1978 | Stadion Evžena Rošického, Praha (TCH) |
| 302 | Eddie Wedderburn |  | 8:18.32 | | 5. Juli 1988 | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 303 | Yassin Bouih | | 8:18.37 | | 18. Mai 2024 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) |
