| Rnk | Perf | Mark | Wind | Name | Nat | Born | Pos | Meet | Venue | Date | Ht/Wt | Record | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8:00.67 | Bernard Barmasai | KEN | 6May1974 | 1 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 173/55 | 3kSt | ||
| 2 | 2 | 8:01.05 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | KEN | 6Oct1973 | 1 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 167/52 | 3kSt | ||
| 3 | 8:01.53 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 4 | 8:01.98 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 5 | 8:02.81 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 8:04.96 | Moses Kiptanui | KEN | 1Oct1970 | 1 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 175/60 | 3kSt | ||
| 7 | 8:04.97 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 2 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 8 | 8:06.13 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 1 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 9 | 8:07.09 | Bernard Barmasai | 2 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 4 | 10 | 8:07.86 | Paul Kosgei | KEN | 22Apr1978 | 2 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 175/57 | 3kSt | ||
| 5 | 11 | 8:08.01 | Patrick Sang | KEN | 11Apr1964 | 3 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 180/65 | 3kSt | ||
| 12 | 8:08.03 | Patrick Sang | 2 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 13 | 8:08.62 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 3 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 14 | 8:08.88 | Paul Kosgei | 4 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 6 | 15 | 8:08.91 | Joseph Keter | KEN | 13Jun1969 | 1 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 178/64 | 3kSt | ||
| 7 | 16 | 8:09.08 | John Kosgei | KEN | 13Jul1973 | 2 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 184/71 | 3kSt | ||
| 8 | 17 | 8:09.46 | Kipkirui Misoi | KEN | 23Oct1978 | 3 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 172/54 | 3kSt | ||
| 18 | 8:09.60 | Bernard Barmasai | 2 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 9 | 19 | 8:10.10 | Hicham Bouaouiche | MAR | 16Jun1974 | 3 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 174/63 | PB | 3kSt | |
| 20 | 8:10.15 | Moses Kiptanui | 1 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 21 | 8:10.23 | Paul Kosgei | 3 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 10 | 22 | 8:10.67 | Elarbi Khattabi | MAR | 16May1967 | 4 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 174/61 | 3kSt | ||
| 11 | 23 | 8:10.74 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | KEN | 20May1973 | 4 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 175/58 | 3kSt | ||
| 24 | 8:11.09 | Kipkirui Misoi | 2 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 12 | 25 | 8:11.30 | Brahim Boulami | MAR | 20Apr1972 | 5 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 180/64 | 3kSt | ||
| 13 | 26 | 8:11.56 | Jonathan Kandie | KEN | 20Dec1967 | 3 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 174/60 | 3kSt | ||
| 27 | 8:11.57 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 28 | 8:11.74 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | AfCh | Dakar | 20Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 29 | 8:11.86 | Elarbi Khattabi | 3 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 30 | 8:12.05 | Jonathan Kandie | 5 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 31 | 8:12.35 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 4 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 32 | 8:12.57 | Elarbi Khattabi | 5 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 33 | 8:12.85 | Kipkirui Misoi | 4 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 14 | 34 | 8:12.91 | Julius Chelule | KEN | 25Dec1978 | 4 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 171/55 | 3kSt | ||
| 35 | 8:13.01 | Julius Chelule | 2 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 15 | 36 | 8:13.10 | Damian Kallabis | GER | 10Jun1973 | 1 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 177/64 | 3kSt | ||
| 37 | 8:13.63 | Jonathan Kandie | 5 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 38 | 8:13.65 | Jonathan Kandie | 5 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 39 | 8:13.94 | Paul Kosgei | 2 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 40 | 8:14.06 | Jonathan Kandie | 1 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 41 | 8:14.07 | Patrick Sang | 3 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 42 | 8:14.19 | Jonathan Kandie | 4 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 43 | 8:14.26 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 44 | 8:14.32 | Patrick Sang | 2 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 45 | 8:14.33 | Patrick Sang | 6 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 46 | 8:14.34 | Joseph Keter | 1 | Tsiklitiria | Athína | 17Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 47 | 8:14.43 | Patrick Sang | 3 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 48 | 8:14.86 | Brahim Boulami | 5 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 49 | 8:15.04 | Jonathan Kandie | 6 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 50 | 8:15.06 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 6 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 51 | 8:15.07 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 7 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 16 | 52 | 8:15.24 | Jim Svenøy | NOR | 22Apr1972 | 4 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 186/70 | 3kSt | ||
| 53 | 8:15.24 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 1 | Olympic | Thessaloníki | 27Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 54 | 8:15.30 | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 55 | 8:15.34 | John Kosgei | 1 | CWG | Kuala Lumpur | 17Sep1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 56 | 8:15.37 | John Kosgei | 4 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 57 | 8:15.37 | Bernard Barmasai | 2 | CWG | Kuala Lumpur | 17Sep1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 17 | 58 | 8:15.50 | Alessandro Lambruschini | ITA | 7Jan1965 | 1 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 178/63 | 3kSt | ||
| 59 | 8:15.57 | Patrick Sang | 2 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 60 | 8:15.58 | Paul Kosgei | 7 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 61 | 8:15.62 | Moses Kiptanui | 1 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 18 | 62 | 8:15.83 | Pascal Dobert | USA | 8Aug1974 | 8 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 185/68 | 3kSt | ||
| 19 | 63 | 8:15.85 | Ali Ezzine | MAR | 3Sep1978 | 9 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 180/61 | 3kSt | ||
| 20 | 64 | 8:15.88 | Julius Kiptoo | KEN | 4Sep1977 | 3 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 172/60 | PB | 3kSt | |
| 65 | 8:16.07 | Pascal Dobert | 4 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 66 | 8:16.44 | Brahim Boulami | 6 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 67 | 8:16.70 | Alessandro Lambruschini | 2 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 68 | 8:16.73 | Brahim Boulami | 5 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 69 | 8:16.89 | Patrick Sang | 1 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 70 | 8:17.05 | Brahim Boulami | 2 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 71 | 8:17.13 | Elarbi Khattabi | 6 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 72 | 8:17.27 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 2 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 21 | 73 | 8:17.49 | Ramiro Morán | ESP | 17May1969 | 3 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 173/63 | PB | 3kSt | |
| 74 | 8:17.55 | Elarbi Khattabi | 3 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 75 | 8:17.62 | Elarbi Khattabi | 2 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 76 | 8:17.81 | Patrick Sang | 4 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 77 | 8:18.24 | Kipkirui Misoi | 4 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 78 | 8:18.24 | Kipkirui Misoi | 3 | CWG | Kuala Lumpur | 17Sep1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 22 | 79 | 8:18.30 | Angelo Carosi | ITA | 20Jan1964 | 10 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 182/66 | 3kSt | ||
| 80 | 8:18.30 | Kipkirui Misoi | 7 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 81 | 8:18.40 | John Kosgei | 2 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 82 | 8:18.46 | Julius Kiptoo | 1 | Rehlingen | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 83 | 8:18.50 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 8 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 84 | 8:18.58 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 6 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 85 | 8:18.82 | Paul Kosgei | 2 | Tsiklitiria | Athína | 17Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 86 | 8:18.97 | Jim Svenøy | 3 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 87 | 8:19.04 | Julius Kiptoo | 3 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 88 | 8:19.06 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 5 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 89 | 8:19.20 | Julius Chelule | 7 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 90 | 8:19.26 | Ali Ezzine | 6 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 91 | 8:19.49 | Ali Ezzine | 9 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 92 | 8:19.53 | Pascal Dobert | 3 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 93 | 8:19.54 | Jonathan Kandie | 4 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 23 | 94 | 8:19.54 | Giuseppe Maffei | ITA | 28Jan1974 | 11 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 182/64 | 3kSt | ||
| 24 | 95 | 8:19.75 | Bouabdallah Tahri | FRA | 20Dec1978 | 10 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 189/65 | 3kSt | ||
| 25 | 96 | 8:19.86 | Mark Croghan | USA | 8Jan1968 | 1 | Owens | Columbus OH | 3May1998 | 175/60 | 3kSt | ||
| 97 | 8:20.00 | Brahim Boulami | 3 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 98 | 8:20.16 | Jonathan Kandie | 7 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 26 | 99 | 8:20.22 | Mark Ostendarp | GER | 24Jan1973 | 5 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 191/70 | 3kSt | ||
| 100 | 8:20.34 | Mark Croghan | 1 | Adidas | Portland OR | 16May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 27 | 101 | 8:20.35 | Luciano Di Pardo | ITA | 3Feb1975 | 12 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 182/66 | 3kSt | ||
| 102 | 8:20.49 | Kipkirui Misoi | 2 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 28 | 103 | 8:20.51 | André Green | GER | 21Apr1973 | 3 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 182/65 | 3kSt | ||
| 29 | 104 | 8:20.54 | Luís Miguel Martín Berlanas | ESP | 11Jan1972 | 4 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 180/69 | 3kSt | ||
| 30 | 105 | 8:20.67 | Richard Limo | KEN | 18Nov1980 | 2 | AfCh | Dakar | 20Aug1998 | 167/50 | PB | 3kSt | |
| 31 | 106 | 8:20.73 | Rafal Wójcik | POL | 18Sep1972 | 13 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 180/66 | 3kSt | ||
| 107 | 8:20.76 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 1 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 108 | 8:20.96 | Luciano Di Pardo | 5 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 109 | 8:21.06 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | 2 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 110 | 8:21.10 | Jonathan Kandie | 5 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 111 | 8:21.18 | Pascal Dobert | 8 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 112 | 8:21.35 | Pascal Dobert | 8 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 113 | 8:21.40 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 2 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 114 | 8:21.42 | Elarbi Khattabi | 3 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 115 | 8:21.59 | Ali Ezzine | 7 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 116 | 8:21.60 | Ali Ezzine | 4 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 117 | 8:21.96 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 5 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 118 | 8:22.07A | Bernard Barmasai | 1 | NC | Nairobi | 4Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 32 | 119 | 8:22.40 | Matthew Birir | KEN | 5Jul1972 | 6 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 172/62 | 3kSt | ||
| 120 | 8:22.45 | Matthew Birir | 4 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 121 | 8:22.52 | Joseph Keter | 11 | Nikaïa | Nice | 16Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 122 | 8:22.77 | Luciano Di Pardo | 9 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 33 | 123 | 8:22.83 | Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari | KSA | 24Sep1968 | 14 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 185/72 | 3kSt | ||
| 124 | 8:22.83 | Mark Ostendarp | 15 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 34 | 125 | 8:23.13 | Günther Weidlinger | AUT | 5Apr1978 | 7 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 169/53 | 3kSt | ||
| 126 | 8:23.28 | Mark Croghan | 1 | Sea Ray | Knoxville TN | 10Apr1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 127 | 8:23.31 | Kipkirui Misoi | 1 | Cottbus | 27May1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 128 | 8:23.43 | André Green | 8 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 129 | 8:23.45 | Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari | 9 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 35 | 130 | 8:23.52 | Marcel Laros | NED | 10Oct1971 | 10 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 182/64 | 3kSt | ||
| 36 | 131 | 8:23.55 | Mohamed Belabbes | FRA | 11Mar1966 | 7 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 177/62 | 3kSt | ||
| 132 | 8:23.61 | Pascal Dobert | 4 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 133 | 8:23.64 | Pascal Dobert | 6 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 134 | 8:23.75 | Pascal Dobert | 5 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 37 | 135 | 8:23.76 | Reuben Kosgei | KEN | 2Aug1979 | 1-19 | WC-j | Annecy | 1Aug1998 | 177/62 | 3kSt | ||
| 38 | 136 | 8:23.84 | Martin Strege | GER | 21Feb1966 | 5 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 178/63 | 3kSt | ||
| 137 | 8:23.97 | John Kosgei | 8 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 138 | 8:24.00 | Rafal Wójcik | 3 | Castelli | Bellinzona | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 139 | 8:24.06 | Ramiro Morán | 6 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 140 | 8:24.18 | Jim Svenøy | 11 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 39 | 141 | 8:24.22 | Laïd Bessou | ALG | 5Feb1976 | 7 | Guidobaldi | Rieti | 30Aug1998 | 179/62 | 3kSt | ||
| 142 | 8:24.34 | Pascal Dobert | 9 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 143 | 8:24.39 | Hicham Bouaouiche | 1 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 144 | 8:24.39 | Julius Kiptoo | 5 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 145 | 8:24.43 | Julius Chelule | 10 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 146 | 8:24.44 | Martin Strege | 2 | Rehlingen | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 147 | 8:24.54A | Joseph Keter | 2 | NC | Nairobi | 4Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 148 | 8:24.62 | Damian Kallabis | 1 | NC | Berlin | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 149 | 8:24.66 | Julius Chelule | 1 | Hanzekovic | Zagreb | 7Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 150 | 8:24.67 | Marcel Laros | 11 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 151 | 8:24.69 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 2 | Olympic | Thessaloníki | 27Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 152 | 8:24.73 | Günther Weidlinger | 2 | Cottbus | 27May1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 153 | 8:24.74 | Joseph Keter | 1 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 154 | 8:24.80 | Giuseppe Maffei | 2 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 155 | 8:24.93 | Giuseppe Maffei | 12 | DN Galan/GP | Stockholm | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 156 | 8:25.03 | Laïd Bessou | 3 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 157 | 8:25.04A | John Kosgei | 3 | NC | Nairobi | 4Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 158 | 8:25.13 | Mark Ostendarp | 4 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 159 | 8:25.18 | Julius Chelule | 3 | Olympic | Thessaloníki | 27Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 40 | 160 | 8:25.20 | Robert Gary | USA | 5Apr1973 | 6 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 178/68 | 3kSt | ||
| 161 | 8:25.29A | Matthew Birir | 4 | NC | Nairobi | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 162 | 8:25.33 | Rafal Wójcik | 2 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 163 | 8:25.51 | Mark Ostendarp | 2 | NC | Berlin | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 164 | 8:25.57 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 2 | Hanzekovic | Zagreb | 7Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 165 | 8:25.82 | Angelo Carosi | 10 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 41 | 166 | 8:25.92 | Eliseo Martín | ESP | 5Nov1973 | 1 | Namur | 7Aug1998 | 173/62 | 3kSt | |||
| 167 | 8:25.93 | Günther Weidlinger | 7 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 168 | 8:25.98 | Bouabdallah Tahri | 11 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 169 | 8:26.14 | Eliud Kibet Barngetuny | 3 | Tsiklitiria | Athína | 17Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 170 | 8:26.18 | Saad Shaddad Al-Asmari | 12 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 171 | 8:26.21 | Giuseppe Maffei | 8 | WK | Zürich | 12Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 42 | 172 | 8:26.36 | Yarba Lakhal | MAR | 12Feb1975 | 6 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 168/61 | 3kSt | ||
| 173 | 8:26.52 | Luciano Di Pardo | 1h1 | EC | Budapest | 20Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 174 | 8:26.56 | Damian Kallabis | 3 | Cottbus | 27May1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 43 | 175 | 8:26.58 | Stefano Ciallella | ITA | 22Apr1974 | 16 | Golden Gala | Roma | 14Jul1998 | 175/64 | PB | 3kSt | |
| 176 | 8:26.60 | Eliseo Martín | 7 | EC | Budapest | 23Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 44 | 177 | 8:26.65 | Marco Antonio Cepeda | ESP | 1Jul1974 | 1 | NC | Baracaldo | 1Jul1998 | 188/68 | 3kSt | ||
| 45 | 178 | 8:26.66 | Samuel Chepkok | KEN | 18Nov1977 | 3 | Hanzekovic | Zagreb | 7Jul1998 | 174/58 | 3kSt | ||
| 179 | 8:26.67 | Giuseppe Maffei | 7 | LG | Stuttgart | 19Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 46 | 180 | 8:26.72 | Vincent Le Dauphin | FRA | 28Jun1976 | 13 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 190/72 | 3kSt | ||
| 47 | 181 | 8:26.92 | Vítor Almeida | POR | 6Mar1970 | 1 | Mai'A | Maia bei Porto | 4Jul1998 | 168/59 | 3kSt | ||
| 182 | 8:26.92 | Mark Ostendarp | 2h1 | EC | Budapest | 20Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 183 | 8:26.92 | Jim Svenøy | 3h1 | EC | Budapest | 20Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 184 | 8:26.97 | Jonathan Kandie | 12 | Herculis/GP | Monaco | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||||
| 48 | 8:27.35 | Christian Knoblich | GER | 1Oct1976 | 6 | Sparkassen | Dortmund | 7Jun1998 | 177/60 | 3kSt | |||
| 49 | 8:27.46 | Stéphane Desaulty | FRA | 8Jan1972 | 6 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 183/68 | 3kSt | |||
| 50 | 8:27.47 | Elisardo de la Torre | ESP | 10Oct1971 | 2 | NC | Baracaldo | 1Jul1998 | 175/65 | 3kSt | |||
| 51 | 8:27.60 | Anthony Cosey | USA | 5Oct1974 | 5 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 180/66 | 3kSt | |||
| 52 | 8:27.78 | João Junqueira | POR | 24Jun1965 | 2 | Mai'A | Maia bei Porto | 4Jul1998 | 174/58 | 3kSt | |||
| 53 | 8:27.96 | Gaël Pencreach | FRA | 5Aug1977 | 14 | Gaz | Paris | 29Jul1998 | 180/68 | 3kSt | |||
| 54 | 8:28.04 | Yasunori Uchitomi | JPN | 29Oct1972 | 9 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 173/64 | 3kSt | |||
| 55 | 8:28.05 | Wander do Prado Moura | BRA | 22Feb1969 | 1 | Oxy Inv | Eagle Rock CA | 9May1998 | 181/69 | 3kSt | |||
| 56 | 8:28.13 | Michal Bartoszak | POL | 21Jun1970 | 3 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | 180/68 | 3kSt | |||
| 57 | 8:28.20 | Abderrahmane Daas | ALG | 8Dec1973 | 4 | Tsiklitiria | Athína | 17Jun1998 | 170/55 | 3kSt | |||
| 58 | 8:28.22 | Ayele Mezegebu | ETH | 6Jan1973 | 10 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 175/55 | PB | 3kSt | ||
| 59 | 8:28.81 | Yeóryios Yiannélis | GRE | 24Jul1971 | 6h1 | EC | Budapest | 20Aug1998 | 181/64 | 3kSt | |||
| 60 | 8:28.89 | Jan Zakrzewski | POL | 21Dec1970 | 8 | Zipfer | Linz | 5Jul1998 | 186/72 | 3kSt | |||
| 61 | 8:29.31 | José Luis Blanco | ESP | 3Jun1975 | 3 | Namur | 7Aug1998 | 175/61 | 3kSt | ||||
| 62 | 8:29.32 | Vladimir Pronin | RUS | 27May1969 | 5 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 180/72 | 3kSt | |||
| 63 | 8:29.34 | Fabien Lacan | FRA | 24Sep1968 | 10 | L'Humanité | Saint-Denis | 4Jun1998 | 180/66 | 3kSt | |||
| 64 | 8:29.35 | Thomas Nohilly | USA | 27Apr1966 | 6 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 183/65 | 3kSt | |||
| 65 | 8:29.36 | Alberto Genovés | ESP | 22Nov1971 | 7 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 173/65 | 3kSt | |||
| 66 | 8:29.49 | Joël Bourgeois | CAN | 25Apr1971 | 7 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 175/58 | 3kSt | |||
| 67 | 8:29.50 | Angelo Iannelli | ITA | 27Jul1976 | 6 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 183/61 | 3kSt | |||
| 68 | 8:29.66 | Michael Buchleitner | AUT | 14Oct1969 | 2 | Troisdorf | 29Aug1998 | 180/70 | 3kSt | ||||
| 69 | 8:29.88 | Ralf Aßmus | GER | 28Jan1977 | 4 | NC | Berlin | 5Jul1998 | 177/72 | 3kSt | |||
| 70 | 8:30.03 | Steffen Brandis | GER | 16Dec1973 | 3 | Troisdorf | 29Aug1998 | PB | 3kSt | ||||
| 71 | 8:30.07 | Néstor Nieves | VEN | 29Dec1974 | 3 | IbAmC | Lisboa (U) | 19Jul1998 | 169/65 | 3kSt | |||
| 72 | 8:30.35 | Florin Ionescu | ROM | 3Feb1971 | 4 | Cottbus | 27May1998 | 179/66 | 3kSt | ||||
| 73 | 8:31.14 | Christopher Unthank | AUS | 31Aug1972 | 1 | Melbourne | 29Jan1998 | 181/63 | 3kSt | ||||
| 74 | 8:31.37 | Ville-Veikko Sainio | FIN | 14Aug1970 | 1 | Lahti | 26Jul1998 | PB | 3kSt | ||||
| 75 | 8:31.74 | José María Gonzaléz | ESP | 3Mar1973 | 4 | NC | Baracaldo | 1Jul1998 | 177/63 | 3kSt | |||
| 76 | 8:31.94 | Jaroslaw Czubaszek | POL | 26Sep1975 | 6 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | PB | 3kSt | |||
| 77 | 8:31.97 | Panayiótis Papoúlias | GRE | 9Dec1969 | 1 | Tofaleia | Pátra | 1Aug1998 | 178/62 | 3kSt | |||
| 78 | 8:32.05 | Matthew Kerr | CAN | 3May1976 | 1 | Tyson | Fayetteville AR | 18Apr1998 | 188/64 | PB | 3kSt | ||
| 79 | 8:32.14 | Daniel Njenga Muturi | KEN | 7May1976 | 1 | JpnNC | Kumamoto | 1Oct1998 | 175/70 | 3kSt | |||
| 80 | 8:32.24 | Abraham Cherono | KEN | 21Jul1980 | 2-19 | WC-j | Annecy | 1Aug1998 | 174/62 | 3kSt | |||
| 81 | 8:32.73 | Maciej Wojciechowski | POL | 4Dec1974 | 7 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | PB | 3kSt | |||
| 82 | 8:32.76 | Christian Stephenson | GBR | 22Jul1974 | 1 | AAA | Birmingham | 26Jul1998 | 172/54 | 3kSt | |||
| 83 | 8:33.7m | Lyès Ramoul | ALG | 17Apr1976 | Al Jazair | 17Jun1998 | 175/65 | 3kSt | |||||
| 84 | 8:34.05 | Darin Shearer | USA | 3Apr1974 | 3 | Cohen | Dedham MA | 27Jun1998 | 178/72 | 3kSt | |||
| 85 | 8:34.37 | Ali Belghazi | FRA | 22Sep1962 | 2 | Saint-Maur | 17Jun1998 | 176/59 | 3kSt | ||||
| 86 | 8:34.7mA | Stanley Kibiwott | KEN | 8Aug1969 | 4? | Nairobi | 6Jun1998 | 174/56 | 3kSt | ||||
| 87 | 8:34.91 | El Moustapha Mellouk | MAR | 3Feb1979 | 3-19 | WC-j | Annecy | 1Aug1998 | 172/57 | 3kSt | |||
| 88 | 8:35.04 | Scott Strand | USA | 28Feb1968 | 1h2 | NC | New Orleans LA | 19Jun1998 | 183/66 | 3kSt | |||
| 89 | 8:35.16 | Makoto Michiura | JPN | 6May1972 | 2 | NC | Kumamoto | 1Oct1998 | 171/52 | PB | 3kSt | ||
| 90 | 8:35.21 | Noah Lagat | KEN | 1971 | 2 | Tyson | Fayetteville AR | 18Apr1998 | PB | 3kSt | |||
| 91 | 8:35.37 | Aleksey Gorbunov | RUS | 6Sep1969 | 1 | Kuts | Moskva | 9Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 92 | 8:35.5m | Anton Nicolaisen | RSA | 25Jan1968 | 2 | Absa | Port Elizabeth | 13Feb1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 93 | 8:35.51 | Girma Daba Maru | ETH | 12Dec1980 | 4-19 | WC-j | Annecy | 1Aug1998 | 184/61 | 3kSt | |||
| 94 | 8:35.66 | Marco Rebelo | POR | 18Jun1973 | 2 | NC | Maia bei Porto | 2Aug1998 | PB | 3kSt | |||
| 95 | 8:35.78 | Casper Vroemen | NED | 11May1969 | 3 | PapG | Arnhem | 18Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 96 | 8:35.89 | Henri Belkacem | FRA | 16Mar1964 | 3 | Saint-Maur | 17Jun1998 | 172/61 | 3kSt | ||||
| 97 | 8:36.0m | Todd Davis | USA | 21Mar1976 | 2 | MtSAC R | Walnut CA | 18Apr1998 | 178/61 | PB | 3kSt | ||
| 98 | 8:36.06 | Mário Teixeira | POR | 20Sep1974 | 1 | Coimbra | 22Jul1998 | 3kSt | |||||
| 99 | 8:36.07 | Wataru Izumi | JPN | 22Sep1972 | 3 | NC | Kumamoto | 1Oct1998 | 171/59 | 3kSt | |||
| 100 | 8:36.20 | Johnstone Kipkoech | KEN | 20Dec1968 | 10 | Notturna | Milano | 5Jun1998 | 173/65 | 3kSt | |||
| 101 | 8:36.20 | Richard Lee | USA | 29Jan1971 | 4h2 | NC | New Orleans LA | 19Jun1998 | 183/71 | PB | 3kSt | ||
| 102 | 8:36.24 | José Salvador Miranda | MEX | 22Aug1971 | 7 | IbAmC | Lisboa (U) | 19Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 103 | 8:36.30 | John Mortimer | USA | 18Mar1976 | 7 | GWG | Uniondale NY | 20Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 104 | 8:36.37 | Spencer Duval | GBR | 5Jan1970 | 2 | AAA | Birmingham | 26Jul1998 | 178/63 | 3kSt | |||
| 105 | 8:36.61 | Antonio Álvarez | ESP | 19Feb1977 | 9 | Gran Premi | Sevilla | 30May1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 106 | 8:36.68 | Quentin Jarmuszewicz | FRA | 19Jul1977 | 1-22 | NC-j | Dreux | 12Jul1998 | 172/59 | 3kSt | |||
| 107 | 8:36.7mA | William Koech | KEN | 2Dec1961 | 6Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 108 | 8:36.8m | Abdelhakim Maazouz | ALG | 1976 | 29Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||||
| 109 | 8:36.82 | Dariusz Klein | POL | 28Oct1970 | 6 | Rehlingen | 1Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||
| 110 | 8:36.95 | Ville Hautala | FIN | 19Nov1968 | 7 | Ericsson | Helsinki | 13Jun1998 | 174/59 | 3kSt | |||
| 111 | 8:37.0mA | Moses Kimeli | KEN | 3-19 | NC-j | Nairobi | 16Jun1998 | 3kSt | |||||
| 112 | 8:37.06 | Li Changzhong | CHN | 1Jan1977 | 1 | NC | Beijing | 4Sep1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 113 | 8:37.1m | Francis O'Neill | USA | 25Feb1970 | 3 | MtSAC R | Walnut CA | 18Apr1998 | 180/64 | 3kSt | |||
| 114 | 8:37.11 | Derek Kite | USA | 10Nov1971 | 5h2 | NC | New Orleans LA | 19Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 115 | 8:37.41 | Adam Dobrzynski | POL | 19Dec1974 | 1 | Sopot | 5Sep1998 | 182/64 | 3kSt | ||||
| 116 | 8:37.55 | Sergiy Redko | UKR | 24Jan1973 | 11 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 184/67 | 3kSt | |||
| 117 | 8:37.75 | Paul Chemase | KEN | 24Aug1976 | 12 | APM | Hengelo | 1Jun1998 | 170/59 | 3kSt | |||
| 118 | 8:37.82 | Ignasi Talo | ESP | 6Apr1968 | 6 | NC | Baracaldo | 1Jul1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 119 | 8:37.88 | Hamid Ibrahim Sadjadi | IRI | 21Mar1969 | 3 | Asian Ch | Fukuoka | 20Jul1998 | 174/60 | 3kSt | |||
| 120 | 8:38.0m | Bryan Bothwell | NZL | 25Jun1976 | 5 | MtSAC R | Walnut CA | 18Apr1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 121 | 8:38.12 | Joel Johansson | SWE | 11Jul1972 | 1 | vFIN | Helsinki | 29Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 122 | 8:38.37 | Jason Cullinane | USA | 26Nov1970 | 5 | Cohen | Dedham MA | 27Jun1998 | 175/63 | 3kSt | |||
| 123 | 8:38.48 | Richard Mestler | USA | 8Aug1969 | 4h1 | NC | New Orleans LA | 19Jun1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 124 | 8:38.50 | Michael Nejedlý | CZE | 1Oct1969 | 12 | Slovnaft | Bratislava | 9Jun1998 | 188/72 | 3kSt | |||
| 125 | 8:38.5m | Samuel Nyamongo | KEN | 5Dec1975 | 1 | BMC | Watford | 5Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 126 | 8:38.51 | Tuomo Lehtinen | FIN | 2Feb1979 | 2 | NC | Oulu | 8Aug1998 | 175/55 | 3kSt | |||
| 127 | 8:38.55 | Andrzej Walicki | POL | 23Jun1976 | 8 | Zylewicz | Sopot | 8Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 128 | 8:38.58 | Kim-Lars Bauermeister | GER | 20Nov1970 | 8 | Rehlingen | 1Jun1998 | 170/56 | 3kSt | ||||
| 129 | 8:38.66 | Chris Dugan | USA | 19Jun1979 | 5-19 | WC-j | Annecy | 1Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 130 | 8:38.8m | Emil de Jonge | RSA | 2Sep1972 | 3 | Absa | Port Elizabeth | 13Feb1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 131 | 8:38.99 | Konstantin Tomskiy | RUS | 16Mar1975 | 2 | NC | Moskva | 2Aug1998 | 174/66 | 3kSt | |||
| 132 | 8:39.15 | Juan Herrera | ESP | 13Mar1973 | 4 | Barcelona | 25Jul1998 | 3kSt | |||||
| 133 | 8:39.17 | Miguel Galeana | USA | 1 | Or Inv | Eugene OR | 2May1998 | 3kSt | |||||
| 134 | 8:39.21 | Francisco Javier Munuera | ESP | 7Jul1972 | 3 | Palafrugell | 26May1998 | 180/64 | 3kSt | ||||
| 135 | 8:39.23 | Ion Avramescu | ROM | 1Jan1971 | 1 | IntC | Bucuresti | 21Jun1998 | 174/58 | 3kSt | |||
| 136 | 8:39.44 | João Paulo Rio | POR | 24Nov1976 | 4 | NC | Maia bei Porto | 2Aug1998 | 3kSt | ||||
| 137 | 8:39.77 | Jaroslav Muschinschi | MDA | 8Aug1976 | 2 | IntC | Bucuresti | 21Jun1998 | 3kSt |