Chronological order of sub-60 minutes half (The chronological ordered list of runners who recorded sub-60 minutes ) Chronological Oder Time Name Nat Pos Venue Date 1 59:47 KEN 1 Milano 3 Apr 1993 2 59:56 KEN 1 Milano 1 Apr 1995 3 59:56 KEN 1 Kosice (World Half Champ) 4 Oct 1997 4 59:43 Antonio Pinto POR 1 Lisboa 15 Mar 1998 5 59:20 RSA 2 Lisboa 26 Mar 2000 6 59:31 KEN 3 Lisboa 26 Mar 2000 7 59:38 Faustin Baha TAN 4 Lisboa 26 Mar 2000 8 59:51 KEN 5 Lisboa 26 Mar 2000 9 59:51 Tesfaye Tola ETH 1 Københaven-Malmö 12 June 2000 10 59:52 Fabian Roncero ESP 1 1 Apr 2001 11 59:40 ETH 1 Lisboa 24 Mar 2002 12 59:53 Philip Rugut KEN 2 Udine 29 Sept 2002 13 59:58 Paul Kosgei KEN 1 Newcastle-South Shields 6 Oct 2002 14 59:49 Rodgers Rop KEN 1 Lisboa 28 Mar 2004 15 59:51 KEN 2 Lisboa 28 Mar 2004 16 59:54 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 3 Lisboa 28 Mar 2004 17 59:56 Jaoud Gharib MAR 4 Lisboa 28 Mar 2004 18 59:37 ETH 1 Newcastle-South Shields 26 Sept 2004 19 59:27 Wilson Kiprotich Kebenei KEN 3 Lisboa 13 Mar 2005 20 59:43 KEN 1 Sendai 10 July 2005 21 59:05 ERI 1 Newcastle-South Shields 18 Sept 2005 22 59:35 Robert Kiprotich Cheruiyot KEN 2 Lisboa 26 Mar 2006 23 59:29 Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot KEN 2 Berlin 2 Apr 2006 24 59:28 Robert Kipchumba KEN 2 10 Sept 2006 25 59:43 USA 1 Houston (USATF) 14 Jan 2007 26 59:48 KEN 1 Marugame 4 Feb 2007 27 59:13 Patrick Makau KEN 2 Ras Al Khaimah 9 Feb 2007 28 59:44 ETH 3 Ras Al Khaimah 9 Feb 2007 29 59:26 Francis Kibiwott KEN 2 Berlin 1 Apr 2007 30 59:45 Joseph Maregu KEN 1 Lille 1 Sept 2007 31 59:30 Yonas Kifle ERI 5 Udine (World Road Ch) 14 Oct 2007 32 59:32 Dieudonne Disi RWA 6 Udine (World Road Ch) 14 Oct 2007 33 59:33 Marilson Gomes dos Santos BRA 7 Udine (World Road Ch) 14 Oct 2007 34 59:35 ETH 2 RasAl Khaimah 8 Feb 2008 35 59:56 Fabiano Joseph TAN 4 Ras AlKhaimah 8 Feb 2008 36 59:36 ETH 1 Lille 6 Sept 2008 37 59:44 Stephen Kibiwott KEN 2 Lille 6 Sept 2008 38 59:33 KEN 3 Rotterdam 14 Sept 2008 39 59:44 Charles Munyeki KEN 5 Rotterdam 14 Sept 2008 40 59:41 KEN 1 Udine 28 Sept 2008 41 59:44 John Kiprotich KEN 2 Udine 28 Sept 2008 42 59:16 Wilson Kipsang KEN 2 9 Nov 2008 43 59:54 Matthew Koech Kipchirchir KEN 5 Ras Al Khaimah 20 Feb 2009 44 59:47 KEN 1 Den Haag 14 Mar 2009 45 59:34 KEN 1 Berlin 5 Apr 2009 46 59:36 Sammy Kosgei KEN 2 Berlin 5 Apr 2009 47 59:55 Samuel Gichochi Mwangi KEN 4 Berlin 5 Apr 2009 48 59:43 Jairus Chanchima KEN 2 Lille 5 Sept 2009 49 59:56 Evans Kiplagat KEN 3 Lille 5 Sept 2009 50 59:08 Jonathan Maiyo KEN 2 Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 51 59:09 KEN 3 Rotterdam 13 Sept 2009 52 59:44 Kiplimo Kimutai KEN 2 Newcastle- South Shields 20 Sept 2009 53 59:30 KEN 1 Valencia 22 Nov 2009 54 59:50 Gideon Ngatuny KEN 1 Nagoya 23 Nov 2009 55 59:59 ETH 3 Abu Dhabi 7 Jan 2010 56 59:49 ETH 2 Ras Al Khaimah 19 Feb 2010 57 59:51 Titus Masai KEN 3 Ras Al Khaimah 19 Feb 2010 58 59:56 ETH 4 Ras Al Khaimah 19 Feb 2010 59 59:52 Eshetu Wendimu ETH 2 Den Haag 14 Mar 2010 60 59:56 John Mwangangi KEN 3 Den Haag 14 Mar 2010 61 59:57 Eirc Ndiema KEN 4 Den Haag 14 Mar 2010 62 59:20 Moses Cheruiyot Mosop KEN 1 Milano 21 Mar 2010 63 59:39 Silas Kipruto KEN 2 Milano 21 Mar 2010 64 59:53 Peter Kamais KEN 1 New York 21 Mar 2010 65 59:48 KEN 1 Sendai 9 May 2010 66 59:39 KEN 1 Lille 4 Sept 2010 67 59:56 Leonard Langat KEN 1 Remich-Wormeldange-Remich 26 Sept 2010 68 59:58 Tujuba Beyu ETH 1 Roma Ostia 27 Feb 2011