| Date | Location | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1908 | London (Gbr) | John J. Hayes (Usa) | 2:55.19 |
| 1 Jan 1909 | Yonkers (Usa) | Robert Fowler (Usa) | 2:52.46 |
| 12 Feb 1909 | New York City (Usa) | James A. Clark (Usa) | 2:46.53 |
| 8 May 1909 | New York City (Usa) | Albert Raines (Usa) | 2:46.05 |
| 26 May 1909 | London (Gbr) | Henry Barrett (Gbr) | 2:42.31 |
| 31 Aug 1909 | Stockholm (Swe) | Thure Johansson (Swe) | 2:40.35 |
| 12 May 1913 | London (Gbr) | Harry Green (Gbr) | 2:38.17 |
| 31 May 1913 | London (Gbr) | Alexis Ahlgren (Swe) | 2:36.07 |
| 22 Aug 1920 | Antwerp (Bel) | Hannes Kolehmainen (Fin) | 2:32.36 |
| 12 Oct 1925 | Port Chester (Usa) | Albert Michelsen (Usa) | 2:29.02 |
| 31 Mar 1935 | Tokyo (Jap) | Fusashige Suzuki (Jap) | 2:27.49 |
| 3 Apr 1935 | Tokyo (Jap) | Yasuo Ikenaka (Jap) | 2:26.44 |
| 3 Nov 1935 | Tokyo (Jap) | Kee Chung Sohn (Kor) | 2:26.42 |
| 19 Apr 1947 | Boston (Usa) | Yun Bok Suh (Kor) | 2:25.39 |
| 14 Jun 1952 | Chiswick (Gbr) | James Peters (Gbr) | 2:20.43 |
| 13 Jun 1953 | Chiswick (Gbr) | James Peters (Gbr) | 2:18.41 |
| 4 Oct 1953 | Turku (Fin) | James Peters (Gbr) | 2:18.35 |
| 26 Jun 1954 | Chiswick (Gbr) | James Peters (Gbr) | 2:17.40 |
| 24 Aug 1958 | Stockholm (Swe) | Sergey Popov (Urs) | 2:15.17 |
| 10 Sep 1960 | Roma (Ita) | Abebe Bikila (Eth) | 2:15.16,2 |
| 17 Feb 1963 | Beppu (Jap) | Toru Terasawa (Jap) | 2:15.15,8 |
| 15 Jun 1963 | Chiswick (Gbr) | Buddy Edelen (Usa) | 2:14.28 |
| 13 Jun 1964 | Chiswick (Gbr) | Basil Heatley (Gbr) | 2:13.55 |
| 21 Oct 1964 | Tokyo (Jap) | Abebe Bikila (Eth) | 2:12.12 |
| 12 Jun 1965 | Chiswick (Gbr) | Morio Shigematsu (Jap) | 2:12.00 |
| 3 Dec 1967 | Fukuoka (Jap) | Derek Clayton (Aus) | 2:09.36,4 |
| 23 Jul 1970 | Edinburgh (Gbr) | Ron Hill (Gbr) | 2:09.28,0 |
| 31 Jan 1974 | Christchurch (Nzl) | Ian Thompson (Gbr) | 2:09.12,0 |
| 5 Feb 1978 | Beppu-Oita (Jap) | Sigheru Soh (Jap) | 2:09.05,6 |
| 26 Apr 1980 | Amsterdam (Hol) | Gerard Nijboer (Hol) | 2:09.01,0 |
| 6 Dec 1981 | Fukuoka (Jap) | Robert De Castella (Aus) | 2:08.18 |
| 21 Oct 1984 | Chicago (Usa) | Steve Jones (Gbr) | 2:08.05 |
| 20 Apr 1985 | Rotterdam (Hol) | Carlos Lopes (Por) | 2:07.12 |
| 17 Apr 1988 | Rotterdam (Hol) | Belayneh Dinsamo (Eth) | 2:06.50 |
| 20 Sep 1998 | Berlin (Ger) | Ronaldo Da Costa (Bra) | 2:06.05 |
| 24 Oct 1999 | Chicago (Usa) | Khalid Khannouchi (Mar) | 2:05.42 |
| 14 Apr 2002 | London (Gbr) | Khalid Khannouchi (Mar) | 2:05.38 |
| Date | Location | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1926 | Chiswick (Gbr) | Violet Piercy (Gbr) | 3:40.22 |
| 16 Dec 1963 | Culver City (Usa) | Merry Lepper (Usa) | 3:37.07 |
| 23 May 1964 | Ryde (Gbr) | Dale Greig (Gbr) | 3:27.45 |
| 21 Jul 1964 | Auckland (Nzl) | Mildred Sampson (Nzl) | 3:19.33 |
| 6 May 1967 | Toronto (Can) | Maureen Wilton (Can) | 3:15.22 |
| 16 Sep 1967 | Waldniel (Rft) | Anni Pede-Erdkamp (Rft) | 3:07.27 |
| 28 Feb 1970 | Seaside (Usa) | Caroline Walker (Usa) | 3:02.53 |
| 9 May 1971 | Philadelphia (Usa) | Elizabeth Bonner (Usa) | 3:01.42 |
| 19 Sep 1971 | New York City (Usa) | New York City (Usa) | 2:55.22 |
| 5 Dec 1971 | Culver City (Usa) | Cheryl Bridges (Usa) | 2:49.40 |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Culver City (Usa) | Michiko Gorman (Usa) | 2:46.36 |
| 27 Oct 1974 | Neuf Brisach (Fra) | Chantal Langlace (Fra) | 2:46.24 |
| 1 Dec 1974 | Culver City (Usa) | Jacqueline Hansen (Usa) | 2:43.55 |
| 21 Apr 1975 | Boston (Usa) | Liane Winter (Rft) | 2:42.24 |
| 3 May 1975 | DÜLmen (Ger) | Christa Vahlensieck (Rft) | 2:40.16 |
| 12 Oct 1975 | Eugene (Usa) | Jacqueline Hansen (Usa) | 2:38.19 |
| 1 May 1977 | Oyarzun (Spa) | Chantal Langlace (Fra) | 2:35.16 |
| 10 Sep 1977 | East Berlin (Ddr) | Christa Vahlensieck (Rft) | 2:34.48 |
| 22 Oct 1978 | New York City (Usa) | Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor) | 2:32.30 |
| 21 Oct 1979 | New York City (Usa) | Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor) | 2:27.33 |
| 26 Oct 1980 | New York City (Usa) | Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor) | 2:25.42 |
| 17 Apr 1983 | Londra (Gbr) | Grete Andersen Waitz (Nor) | 2:25.29 |
| 18 Apr 1983 | Boston (Usa) | Joan Benoit (Usa) | 2:22.43 |
| 21 Apr 1985 | London (Gbr) | Ingrid Kristiansen (Nor) | 2:21.06 |
| 19 Apr 1998 | Rotterdam (Hol) | Tegla Loroupe (Ken) | 2:20.47 |
| 26 Sep 1999 | Berlin (Ger) | Tegla Loroupe (Ken) | 2:20.43 |
| 30 Sep 2001 | Berlin (Ger) | Naoko Takahashi (Jap) | 2:19.46 |
| 7 Oct 2001 | Chicago (Usa) | Catherine Ndereba (Ken) | 2:18.47 |
| 13 Oct 2002 | Chicago (Usa) | Paula Radcliffe (Gbr) | 2:17.18 |
