| Wilson Kipketer | DEN | 12 | Dec | 70 | 172/62 | | 1:41.11 | | | | 1 | | ASV/GP | Köln | | | 24 | Aug | 97 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (2) | | | | | | | 1:41.24 | | | | 1 | r1 | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 13 | Aug | 97 |
| Sebastian Coe | GBR | 29 | Sep | 56 | 175/54 | | 1:41.73 | ! | | | 1 | | | Firenze | | | 10 | Jun | 81 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (3) | | | | | | | 1:41.73 | | | | 1 | | DNG/GP | Stockholm | | | 07 | Jul | 97 |
| Joaquim Cruz | BRA | 12 | Mar | 63 | 187/74 | | 1:41.77 | | | | 1 | | ASV | Köln | | | 26 | Aug | 84 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (4) | | | | | | | 1:41.83 | | | | 1 | | MdR/gp | Rieti | | | 01 | Sep | 96 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (5) | | | | | | | 1:42.17 | | | | 1 | | Toto | Tokyo | | | 16 | Sep | 96 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (6) | | | | | | | 1:42.20 | | | | 1 | | VD/GP | Bruxelles | | | 22 | Aug | 97 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (7) | | | | | | | 1:42.27 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 03 | Sep | 99 |
| Sammy Koskei | KEN | 15 | May | 61 | 183/68 | | 1:42.28 | | | | 2 | | ASV | Köln | | | 26 | Aug | 84 |
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|   Wilson Kipketer (8) | | | | | | | 1:42.32 | | | | 1 | | MdR/gp | Rieti | | | 08 | Sep | 02 |
|   Sebastian Coe (2) | | | | | | | 1:42.33 | | | | 1 | | Bisl | Oslo | | | 05 | Jul | 79 |
|   Joaquim Cruz (2) | | | | | | | 1:42.34 | | | | 1 | | WK | Zürich | | | 22 | Aug | 84 |
| Wilfred Bungei | KEN | 24 | Jul | 80 | 172/60 | | 1:42.34 | | | | 2 | | MdR/gp | Rieti | | | 08 | Sep | 02 |
|   Joaquim Cruz (3) | | | | | | | 1:42.41 | | | | 1 | | VD | Bruxelles | | | 24 | Aug | 84 |
| Yuriy Borzakovskiy | RUS | 12 | Apr | 81 | 182/72 | | 1:42.47 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 24 | Aug | 01 |
|   Joaquim Cruz (4) | | | | | | | 1:42.49 | | | | 1 | r1 | R-W | Koblenz | | | 28 | Aug | 85 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (9) | | | | | | | 1:42.51 | | | | 1 | | Nik/GP | Nice | | | 10 | Jul | 96 |
|   Wilfred Bungei (2) | | | | | | | 1:42.52 | | | | 1 | | VD/GL | Bruxelles | | | 05 | Sep | 03 |
|   Joaquim Cruz (5) | | | | | | | 1:42.54 | | | | 1 | | ASV/GP | Köln | | | 25 | Aug | 85 |
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| André Bucher | SUI | 19 | Oct | 76 | 185/75 | | 1:42.55 | | | | 1 | r1 | WK/GL | Zürich | | | 17 | Aug | 01 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (10) | | | | | | | 1:42.57 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GL | Monaco | | | 04 | Aug | 99 |
| Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | 16 | Sep | 72 | 188/78 | | 1:42.58 | | | | 1 | | OG | Atlanta, GA | | | 31 | Jul | 96 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (11) | | | | | | | 1:42.59 | | | | 1 | | Herc/GP | Monaco | | | 10 | Aug | 96 |
| Johnny Gray | USA | 19 | Jun | 60 | 190/76 | | 1:42.60 | | | | 2 | r1 | R-W | Koblenz | | | 28 | Aug | 85 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (12) | | | | | | | 1:42.61 | | | | 1 | r1 | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 14 | Aug | 96 |
|   Wilson Kipketer (13) | | | | | | | 1:42.61 | | | | 1 | | Athl/GP | Lausanne | | | 02 | Jul | 97 |
| Patrick Ndururi | KEN | 12 | Jan | 69 | 182/73 | | 1:42.62 | | | | 2 | r1 | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 13 | Aug | 97 |
|   Johnny Gray (2) | | | | | | | 1:42.65 | | | | 1 | r2 | WK/GP | Zürich | | | 17 | Aug | 88 |