Yearly Rankings- 2 miles Outdoor Track
Men
Leaders
2007 8:03.50 Craig Mottram (AUS) 10 Jun Eugene OR USA
2006 8:10.59 Benjamin Limo (KEN) 28 May Eugene OR USA
2005 8:07.68 Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) 04 Jun Eugene OR USA
2004 8:45.44 Shadrack Kiptoo (KEN) 18 Jun Raleigh NC USA
2003
2002 9:13.8 William Nelson (USA) 24 Feb Los Angeles CA USA
2001 8:44.43 Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) 17 Jun Raleigh NC USA
2000
1999 8:01.72 Haile Gebreselasie-2 07 Aug London ENG
1998 7:58.91 Daniel Komen-3 28 Feb Sydney AUS
1997 7:58.61 Daniel Komen-2 19 Jul Hechtel BEL
1996 8:03.54 Daniel Komen (KEN) 14 Jul Lappeenranta FIN
1995 8:07.46 Haile Gebreselasie (ETH) 27 May Kerkrade NED
1994 8:09.01 Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 30 Jul Hechtel BEL
1993 8:12.17 Khalid Skah (MAR) 31 Jul Hechtel BEL
1992 8:22.65 Ian Hamer (WAL) 17 Jul Gateshead GBR
1991 8:21.97 Robert Denmark (ENG) 09 Aug Gateshead GBR
1990
1989 8:23.23 Mogens Guldberg (DEN) 27 Sep Trapani ITA
1988 8:14.05 Said Aouita-3 11 Jun Casablanca MAR
1987 8:13.45 Said Aouita-2 28 May Turin ITA
1986 8:14.81 Said Aouita (MAR) 12 Sep London ENG
1985 8:34.50 Steve Ortiz (USA) 20 Apr Los Angeles CA USA
1984 8:19.46 Tim Hutchings (ENG) 07 Sep London ENG
1983 8:14.93 Steve Cram (ENG) 29 Aug London ENG
1982 8:16.75 Dave Moorcroft-2 20 Aug London ENG
1981 8:23.16 Bill McChesney (USA) 10 May Westwood CA USA
1980 8:18.57 Dave Moorcroft (ENG) 27 Jun London ENG
1979 8:15.18 Rod Dixon-3 17 Jul Oslo NOR
1978 8:13.51 Steve Ovett (ENG) 15 Sep London ENG
1977 8:55.5 Grenville Tuck (ENG) 03 Jul Spalding ENG
1976 8:17.08 Dick Quax (NZL) 04 Aug Philadelphia PA USA
1975 8:16.78 Rod Dixon-2 19 Aug Stockholm SWE
1974 8:14.32 Rod Dixon (NZL) 18 Jul Stockholm SWE
1973 8:13.8 Brendan Foster (ENG) 27 Aug London ENG
1972 8:14.0 Lasse Viren (FIN) 14 Aug Stockholm SWE
1971 8:17.8 Emile Puttemans (BEL) 21 Aug Edinburgh SCO
1970 8:25.4 Kipchoge Keino (KEN) 05 Sep London ENG
1969 8:30.0 Ronald Clarke-3 14 Jun Orange CA USA
1968 8:19.6 Ronald Clarke-2 24 Aug London ENG
1967 8:19.8 Ronald Clarke (AUS) 27 Jun Vasteras SWE
1966 8:25.2 John Coyle (AUS) 26 Jan Geelong AUS
8:25.2 Jim Ryun (USA) 13 May Los Angeles CA USA
8:25.2 Jim Grelle (USA) 13 May Los Angeles CA USA
1965 8:22.6 Michel Jazy-2 23 Jun Melun FRA
1964 8:26.4 Robert Schul (USA) 29 Aug Los Angeles CA USA
1963 8:29.6 Michel Jazy (FRA) 06 Jun Paris FRA
1962 8:29.8 Jim Beatty (USA) 08 Jun Los Angeles CA USA
1961 8:30.0 Murray Halberg (NZL) 07 Jul Jyvaskyla FIN
1960 8:35.4 Albert Thomas-2 19 Jan Sydney AUS
1959 8:39.0 Gordon Pirie-3 03 Aug London ENG
1958 8:32.0 Albert Thomas (AUS) 07 Aug Dublin IRL
1957 8:38.8 Olavi Vuorisalo (FIN) 17 Sep Turku FIN
1956 8:42.6 Gordon Pirie-2 15 Aug Croydon ENG
1955 8:33.4 Sandor Iharos (HUN) 30 May London ENG
1954 8:41.0 Christopher Chataway (ENG) 07 Jun London ENG
1953 8:47.4 Gordon Pirie (GBR) 30 Sep London ENG
1952 8:40.4 Gaston Reiff-2 26 Aug Paris FRA
1951 8:50.0 Gaston Reiff (BEL) 07 Sep Stockholm SWE
1950
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944 8:42.8 Gunder Hagg-3 04 Aug Stockholm SWE
1943 8:51.3 Gunder Hagg-2 07 Aug Cincinnati OH USA
1942 8:47.8 Gunder Hagg (SWE) 03 Jul Stockholm SWE
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936 8:57.8 Henry Kalarne (SWE) 24 Sep Stockholm SWE
Quality Performances
Sum <8:50 <8:45 <8:40 <8:35 <8:30 <8:25 <8:20 <8:15 <8:10 <8:05 <8:00
2007 227 44 41 33 31 28 24 15 6 3 2
2006 116 24 19 18 16 15 11 9 4
2005 154 28 27 24 23 21 17 8 5 1
2004 4 4
2003 0
2002 0
2001 2 1 1
2000 0
Sum <8:50 <8:45 <8:40 <8:35 <8:30 <8:25 <8:20 <8:15 <8:10 <8:05 <8:00
1999 114 20 19 18 17 13 11 9 3 2 2
1998 64 17 13 9 8 6 5 2 1 1 1 1
1997 76 12 12 12 9 8 7 6 5 2 2 1
1996 76 17 15 11 10 8 5 5 3 1 1
1995 124 27 23 22 20 12 10 5 4 1
1994 101 22 21 18 16 12 4 4 3 1
1993 24 5 5 5 5 1 1 1 1
1992 102 26 24 19 18 12 3
1991 113 27 26 20 18 14 8
1990 0
1989 51 11 11 11 11 6 1
1988 126 28 28 26 18 13 7 5 1
1987 121 24 24 24 23 18 6 1 1
1986 35 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 1
1985 4 1 1 1 1
1984 26 4 4 4 4 4 4 2
1983 28 9 8 5 2 1 1 1 1
1982 70 12 12 12 12 12 8 2
1981 27 5 5 5 5 5 2
1980 85 15 15 15 15 15 7 3
Sum <8:50 <8:45 <8:40 <8:35 <8:30 <8:25 <8:20 <8:15 <8:10 <8:05 <8:00
1979 108 21 21 21 20 17 6 2
1978 72 13 13 13 13 10 5 3 2
1977 0
1976 62 10 10 10 10 10 9 3
1975 82 15 15 15 15 14 6 2
1974 116 25 23 21 18 15 8 5 1
1973 97 27 20 17 11 10 7 4 1
1972 40 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 1
1971 131 35 34 28 22 9 2 1
1970 71 27 20 12 9 3
1969 34 14 13 5 2
1968 110 34 32 22 12 6 3 1
1967 115 35 33 28 13 4 1 1
1966 118 47 40 18 8 5
1965 117 48 41 15 8 3 2
1964 53 26 16 7 3 1
1963 69 38 19 8 3 1
1962 60 28 19 9 3 1
1961 53 30 14 8 1
1960 28 18 8 2
Sum <8:50 <8:45 <8:40 <8:35 <8:30 <8:25 <8:20 <8:15 <8:10 <8:05 <8:00
1959 35 25 9 1
1958 37 20 7 7 3
1957 12 6 4 2
1956 7 6 1
1955 12 6 2 2 2
1954 4 2 2
1953 3 3
1952 2 1 1
1951 0
1950 0
1949 0
1948 0
1947 0
1946 0
1945 0
1944 4 3 1
1943 0
1942 1 1
Women
Leaders
2007 8:58.58 Meseret Defar (ETH) 14 Sep Brussels BEL
2006 10:07.56 Jordan Hassey (USA) 07 Apr Arcadia CA USA
2005
2003
2002 9:35.89 Deena Kastor (USA) 19 Apr Walnut CA USA
2001 10:12.48 Anita Siraki (USA) 15 Jun Raleigh NC USA
2000
1999 9:32.07 Paula Radcliffe (ENG) 23 May Loughborough ENG
1998 9:19.56 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 27 Jun Dublin IRL
1997 9:44.61 Elisa Rea (ITA) 24 Jun Torino ITA
1996 9:41.36 Annemari Sandell (FIN) 08 Jun n/a FIN
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987 9:38.44 Fatima Hajjami (MAR) 13 Sep Padum ITA
1986
1985
1984
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974 10:11.1 Lynn Bjorklund (USA) 22 Jun n/a USA
1973 10:19.4 Eileen Claugus (USA) 22 Jun Irvine CA USA
1972 9:44.2 Francie Larrieu (USA) 01 Aug San Jose CA USA
1971 10:07.0 Doris Brown (USA) 10 Jul Bakersfield CA USA
Quality Performances
Sum <10:10<10:00 <9:50 <9:40 <9:30 <9:20 <9:10 <9:00
2007 66 17 15 13 8 6 5 1 1
2006 0
2005 0
2004 0
2003 0
2002 14 5 5 3 1
2001 0
2000 0
Sum <10:10<10:00 <9:50 <9:40 <9:30 <9:20 <9:10 <9:00
1999 13 6 4 2 1
1998 41 12 12 8 5 3 1
1997 13 5 5 3
1996 3 1 1 1
1995 0
1994 0
1993 0
1992 0
1991 0
1990 0
1989 0
1988 0
1987 7 2 2 2 1
1986 0
1985 0
1984 0
1983 0
1982 0
1981 0
1980 0
Sum <10:10<10:00 <9:50 <9:40 <9:30 <9:20 <9:10 <9:00
1979 0
1978 0
1977 0
1976 0
1975 0
1974 0
1973 0
1972 3 1 1 1
1971 1 1
Last Updated on 31 Dec 2007