| Time |
Athlete |
Nationality |
Date |
| 3:55.8 |
Abel Kiviat |
United States |
June 8, 1912 |
| 3:54.7 |
John Zander |
Sweden |
August 5, 1917 |
| 3:52.6 |
Paavo Nurmi | Finland |
June 19, 1924 |
| 3:51.0 |
Otto Peltzer |
Germany |
September 11, 1926 |
| 3:49.2 |
Jules Ladoumegue |
France |
October 5, 1930 |
| 3:49.2 |
Luigi Beccali |
Italy |
September 9, 1933 |
| 3:48.8 |
Luigi Beccali |
Italy |
September 17, 1933 |
| 3:48.8 |
Bill Bonthron |
United States |
June 30, 1934 |
| 3:47.8 |
Jack Lovelock |
New Zealand |
August 6, 1936 |
| 3:47.6 |
Gunder Hagg |
Sweden |
August 10, 1941 |
| 3:45.8 |
Gunder Hagg |
Sweden |
July 17, 1942 |
| 3:45.0 |
Arne Andersson |
Sweden |
August 17, 1943 |
| 3:43.0 |
Gunder Hagg |
Sweden |
July 7, 1944 |
| 3:43.0 |
Lennart Strand |
Sweden |
July 15, 1947 |
| 3:43.0 |
Werner Lueg |
Germany |
June 29, 1952 |
| 3:42.8 |
Wes Santee |
United States |
June 4, 1954 |
| 3:41.8 |
John Landy |
Australia |
June 21, ,1954 |
| 3:40.8 |
Sandor Iharos |
Hungary |
July 28, 1955 |
| 3:40.8 |
Laszlo Tabori |
Hungary |
September 6, 1955 |
| 3:40.8 |
Gunnar Nielsen |
Denmark |
September 6, 1955 |
| 3:40.6 |
Istvan Rozsavolgyi |
Hungary |
August 3, 1956 |
| 3:40.2 |
Olavi Salsola |
Finland |
July 11, 1957 |
| 3:40.2 |
Olavi Salonen |
Finland |
July 11, 1957 |
| 3:38.1 |
Stanislav Jungwirth |
Czechoslovak |
July 12, 1957 |
| 3:36.0 |
Herb Elliott |
Australia |
August 28, 1958 |
| 3:35.6 |
Herb Elliott |
Australia |
August 6, 1960 |
| 3:33.1 |
Jim Ryun |
United States |
July 8, 1967 |
| 3:32.2 |
Filbert Bayi |
Tanzania |
February 2, 1974 |
| 3:32.1 |
Sebastian Coe |
Great Britain |
August 15,, 1979 |
| 3:32.1 |
Steve Ovett |
Great Britain | July 15, 1980 |
| 3:31.4 |
Steve Ovett |
Great Britain | August 27, 1980 |
| 3:31.24 |
Sydney Maree |
United States |
August 28, 1983 |
| 3:30.77 |
Steve Ovett |
Great Britain | September 4, 1983 |
| 3:29.67 |
Steve Cram |
Great Britain | July 16, 1985 |
| 3:29.46 |
Said Aouita |
Morocco |
August 23, 1985 |
| 3:28.86 |
Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria |
September 6, 1992 |
| 3:27.37 |
Noureddine Morceli |
Algeria |
July 12, 1995 |
| 3:26.00 |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
Morocco |
July 14, 1998 |
