| Daniel Komen | KEN | 17 | May | 76 | 170/60 | | 7:20.67 | | | | 1 | | MdR/gp | Rieti | | | 01 | Sep | 96 |
| Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 14 | Sep | 74 | 176/58 | | 7:23.09 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 03 | Sep | 99 |
| Ali Saïdi-Sief | ALG | 15 | Mar | 78 | 180/68 | | 7:25.02 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 18 | Aug | 00 |
| Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 | Apr | 73 | 164/53 | | 7:25.09 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 28 | Aug | 98 |
| Noureddine Morceli | ALG | 28 | Feb | 70 | 172/62 | | 7:25.11 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 02 | Aug | 94 |
|   Haile Gebrselassie (2) | | | | | | | 7:25.54 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 08 | Aug | 98 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 13 | Jun | 82 | 160/54 | | 7:25.79 | | | | 1 | | DNG/SGP | Stockholm | | | 07 | Aug | 07 |
|   Daniel Komen (2) | | | | | | | 7:25.87 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 23 | Aug | 96 |
|   Haile Gebrselassie (3) | | | | | | | 7:26.02 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 22 | Aug | 97 |
|   Haile Gebrselassie (4) | | | | | | | 7:26.03 | | | | 1 | | WG/gp | Helsinki | | | 10 | Jun | 99 |
|   (10) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohammed Mourhit | BEL | 10 | Oct | 70 | 164/55 | | 7:26.62 | | | | 2 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 18 | Aug | 00 |
|   Kenenisa Bekele (2) | | | | | | | 7:26.69 | | | | 1 | | Norw/GP | Sheffield | | | 15 | Jul | 07 |
|   Daniel Komen (3) | | | | | | | 7:27.0 | + | e | | 1 | | | Sydney | | | 28 | Feb | 98 |
| Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 01 | Oct | 70 | 175/60 | | 7:27.18 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 25 | Jul | 95 |
|   Daniel Komen (4) | | | | | | | 7:27.3 | + | | | 1 | | NA | Hechtel | | | 19 | Jul | 97 |
|   Haile Gebrselassie (5) | | | | | | | 7:27.42 | | | | 1 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 09 | Jul | 98 |
|   Noureddine Morceli (2) | | | | | | | 7:27.50 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 25 | Aug | 95 |
| Luke Kipkosgei | KEN | 27 | Nov | 75 | 176/57 | | 7:27.59 | | | | 2 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 08 | Aug | 98 |
|   Ali Saïdi-Sief (2) | | | | | | | 7:27.67 | | | | 1 | | Gaz/GL | Paris | | | 23 | Jun | 00 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | KEN | 05 | Nov | 84 | 167/52 | | 7:27.72 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 03 | Sep | 04 |
|   (20) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Nyariki | KEN | 27 | Sep | 71 | 170/62 | | 7:27.75 | | | | 2 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 10 | Aug | 96 |
|   Moses Kiptanui (2) | | | | | | | 7:28.04 | | | | 1 | | ASV/GP | Köln | | | 18 | Aug | 95 |
|   Luke Kipkosgei (2) | | | | | | | 7:28.28 | | | | 2 | | Bisl/GP | Oslo | | | 09 | Jul | 98 |
| James Kwalia Chepkurui | QAT | 12 | Jun | 84 | 176/68 | | 7:28.28 | | | | 2 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 03 | Sep | 04 |
| Paul Bitok | KEN | 26 | Jun | 70 | 173/58 | | 7:28.41 | | | | 3 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 10 | Aug | 96 |
| Assefa Mezegebu | ETH | 19 | Jun | 78 | 175/55 | | 7:28.45 | | | | 3 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 08 | Aug | 98 |
|   Eliud Kipchoge (2) | | | | | | | 7:28.56 | | | | 1 | | Qat/SGP | Doha | | | 13 | May | 05 |
| Benjamin Limo | KEN | 23 | Aug | 74 | 178/65 | | 7:28.67 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 04 | Aug | 99 |
| Paul Tergat | KEN | 17 | Jun | 69 | 182/62 | | 7:28.70 | | | | 4 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 10 | Aug | 96 |