23 June 1967 Bakersfield, Cal. 3:51.0 Filbert Bayi Tanzania
17 May 1975 Kingston 3:49.4 John Walker New Zealand
12 August 1975 Göteborg 3:48.95 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom
17 July 1979 Oslo 3:48.8 Steve Ovett United Kingdom
1 July 1980 Oslo 3:48.53 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom
19 August 1981 Zürich 3:48.40 Steve Ovett United Kingdom
26 August 1981 Koblenz 3:47.33 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom
28 August 1981 Bruxelles 3:46.32 Steve Cram United Kingdom
27 July 1985 Oslo 3:44.39 Noureddine Morceli Algeria
5 September 1993 Rieti 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 7 July 1999 Rome
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