5.000 METRES
| Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | 13 | Jun | 82 | 160/54 | | 12:37.35 | | | | 1 | | FBK/GP | Hengelo | | | 31 | May | 04 |
| Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | 18 | Apr | 73 | 164/53 | | 12:39.36 | | | | 1 | | WG/gp | Helsinki | | | 13 | Jun | 98 |
| Daniel Komen | KEN | 17 | May | 76 | 170/60 | | 12:39.74 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 22 | Aug | 97 |
| Kenenisa Bekele (2) | | | | | | | 12:40.18 | | | | 1 | | Gaz/GL | Paris | | | 01 | Jul | 05 |
| Haile Gebrselassie (2) | | | | | | | 12:41.86 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 13 | Aug | 97 |
| Haile Gebrselassie (3) | | | | | | | 12:44.39 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 16 | Aug | 95 |
| Daniel Komen (2) | | | | | | | 12:44.90 | | | | 2 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 13 | Aug | 97 |
| Daniel Komen (3) | | | | | | | 12:45.09 | | | | 1 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 14 | Aug | 96 |
| Eliud Kipchoge | KEN | 05 | Nov | 84 | 167/52 | | 12:46.53 | | | | 1 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 02 | Jul | 04 |
| Sileshi Sihine | ETH | 29 | Jan | 83 | 165/48 | | 12:47.04 | | | | 2 | | G.Gala/GL | Roma | | | 02 | Jul | 04 |
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| Kenenisa Bekele (3) | | | | | | | 12:48.09 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 25 | Aug | 06 |
| Kenenisa Bekele (4) | | | | | | | 12:48.25 | | | | 1 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 18 | Aug | 06 |
| Isaac Songok Kiprono | KEN | 25 | Apr | 84 | 170/54 | | 12:48.66 | | | | 2 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 18 | Aug | 06 |
| Saïf Saaeed Shaheen | QAT | 15 | Oct | 82 | 177/64 | | 12:48.81 | | | | 1 | | GS/SGP | Ostrava | | | 12 | Jun | 03 |
| Daniel Komen (4) | | | | | | | 12:48.98 | | | | 1 | | G.Gala/GP | Roma | | | 05 | Jun | 97 |
| Brahim Lahlafi | FRA | 15 | Apr | 68 | 172/62 | | 12:49.28 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 25 | Aug | 00 |
| Kenenisa Bekele (5) | | | | | | | 12:49.53 | | | | 1 | | apm | Zaragoza | | | 28 | Jul | 07 |
| Haile Gebrselassie (4) | | | | | | | 12:49.64 | | | | 1 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 11 | Aug | 99 |
| Mohammed Mourhit | BEL | 10 | Oct | 70 | 164/55 | | 12:49.71 | | | | 2 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 25 | Aug | 00 |
| Paul Tergat | KEN | 17 | Jun | 69 | 182/62 | | 12:49.87 | | | | 3 | | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 13 | Aug | 97 |
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| Sileshi Sihine (2) | | | | | | | 12:50.16 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 14 | Sep | 07 |
| Kenenisa Bekele (6) | | | | | | | 12:50.18 | | | | 1 | | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 29 | Aug | 08 |
| Eliud Kipchoge (2) | | | | | | | 12:50.22 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 26 | Aug | 05 |
| Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 14 | Sep | 74 | 176/58 | | 12:50.24 | | | | 2 | | GS/SGP | Ostrava | | | 12 | Jun | 03 |
| Abderrahim Goumri | MAR | 21 | May | 76 | 167/60 | | 12:50.25 | | | | 2 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 26 | Aug | 05 |
| Eliud Kipchoge (3) | | | | | | | 12:50.38 | | | | 2 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 14 | Sep | 07 |
| Moses Masai Ndiema | KEN | 01 | Jun | 86 | 168/54 | | 12:50.55 | | | | 1 | | ISTAF/GL | Berlin | | | 01 | Jun | 08 |
| Moses Kipsiro Ndiema | UGA | 02 | Sep | 86 | 174/59 | | 12:50.72 | | | | 3 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 14 | Sep | 07 |
| Salah Hissou | MAR | 16 | Jan | 72 | 176/62 | | 12:50.80 | | | | 1 | | G.Gala/GP | Roma | | | 05 | Jun | 96 |
(29 performances by 15 performers)