Chronological order of athlete’s first sub 7:30 minutes 3000m Chronological Order Time Name Nat Place Venue Date No of sub 7:30 3000m 1 7:29.45 Said Aouita MAR 1 Köln 20 Aug 1989 1 2 7:28.96 Moses Kiptanui KEN 1 Köln 16 Aug 1992 4 3 7:29.24 Noureddine Morceli ALG 1 Monaco 7 Aug 1993 4 4 7:29.55 Paul Bitok KEN 1 Oslo 5 July 1996 2 5 7:25.16 Daniel Komen KEN 1 Monaco 10 Aug 1996 5+2 en route+2 indoor 6 7:27.75 Tom Nyariki KEN 2 Monaco 10 Aug 1996 1 7 7:28.70 Paul Tergat KEN 4 Monaco 10 Aug 1996 1 8 7:29.5enr Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1 Hengelo 31 May 1997 5+3 en route+4 indoor 7:26.02 1 Bruxelles 22 Aug 1997 9 7:28.28 Luke Kipkosgei KEN 2 Oslo 9 July 1998 2 10 7:29.09 John Kibowen KEN 3 Oslo 9 July 1998 1 11 7:29.24 Isaac Viciosa ESP 4 Oslo 9 July 1998 1 12 7:28.45 Assefa Mezegebu ETH 2 Monaco 8 Aug 1998 1 13 7:29.23 Brahim Lahlafi MAR 4 Monaco 8 Aug 1998 3 14 7:28.67 Benjamin Limo KEN 1 Monaco 4 Aug 1999 2 15 7:28.93 Salah Hissou MAR 2 Monaco 4 Aug 1999 1 16 7:23.09 Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 1 Bruxelles 3 Sept 1999 1 17 7:27.67 Ali Saidi-Sief ALG 1 St Denis 23 June 2000 2 18 7:26.62 Mohammed Mourhit BEL 2 Monaco 18 Aug 2000 1 19 7:27.72 Eliud Kipchoge KEN 1 Bruxelles 3 Sept 2004 4+1 indoor 20 7:28.28 James Kwalia KEN 2 Bruxelles 3 Sept 2004 1 21 7:28.78 Augustine Choge KEN 1 Doha 13 May 2005 3+1 indoor 22 7:29.92 Sileshi Sihine ETH 1 Rieti 28 Aug 2005 1 23 7:28.98 Isaac Songok KEN 1 Doha 12 May 2006 2 24 7:29.11 Tariku Bekele ETH 2 Rieti 27 Aug 2006 3 25 7:26.69 Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1 Sheffield 15 July 2007 4 26 7:29.00 Bernard Lagat USA 2 Rieti 29 Aug 2010 1 27 7:29.75 Edwin Soi KEN 3 Rieti 29 Aug 2010 2 28 7:28.82 Alamirew Yenew ETH 1 Milano 9 Sept 2010 2+1 indoor Total number of Sub-7:30 3000m performances by individual Name Number of sub 7:30 No of Sub-7:30 season Haile Gebrselassie 5+3 en route+4 indoor 5 Daniel Komen 5+2 en route+2 indoor 5 Eliud Kipchoge 4+1 indoor 4 Moses Kiptanui 4 3 Noureddine Morceli 4 3 Augustine Choge 3+1 indoor 3 Kenenisa Bekele 4 2 Number of Sub-7:30 3000m performances in a season by individual Name Year Number of sub 7:30 Haile Gebrselassie 1998 3+1 indoor Daniel Komen 1996 3 Daniel Komen 1998 1 en route+2 indoor Kenenisa Bekele 2007 3 Number of Sub-7:30 3000m by country Country Number of sub 7:30 3000m KEN 13 ETH 6 MAR 4 ALG 2 ESP 1 BEL 1 USA 1 Best Marks for Places Place Time Name Nat Venue Date 1 7:20.67 Daniel Komen KEN Rieti 1 Sept 1996 2 7:26.62 Mohammed Mourhit BEL Monaco 18 Aug 2000 7:27.55 Edwin Soi KEN Doha 6 May 2011 3 7:27.66 Eliud Kipchoge KEN Doha 6 May 2011 7:28.41 Paul Bitok KEN Monaco 10 Aug 1996 4 7:28.70 Paul Tergat KEN Monaco 10 Aug 1996 7:28.76 Augustine Choge KEN Doha 6 May 2011 5 7:29.95 Moses Kiptanui KEN Monaco 10 Aug 1996 7:30.15 Vincent Chepkok KEN Doha 6 May 2011 6 7:30:50 Dieter Baumann GER Monaco 8 Aug 1998 7 7:30.78 Mustapha Essaid FRA Monaco 8 Aug 1998 8 7:30.84 Bob Kennedy USA Monaco 8 Aug 1998 9 7:33.20 Paul Tergat KEN Monaco 8 Aug 1998 10 7:34.70 Essa Ismail Rashed QAT Doha 6 May 2011 7:35.62 Yusuf Biwott KEN Rieti 6 Sept 2009 11 7:34.82 Mark Kiptoo KEN Doha 6 May 2011 7:36.19 Thomas Nyariki KEN Oslo 9 July 1998 12 7:34.82 John Kipkoech KEN Doha 6 May 2011 7:37.14 Mohammed Mourhit BEL Oslo 9 July 1998 13 7:35.57 Lucas Rotich KEN Doha 6 May 2011 7:38.07 Bob Kennedy USA Oslo 9 July 1998 14 7:36.84 Yusuf Biwott KEN Doha 6 May 2011 15 7:37.23 Hais Welday ERI Doha 6 May 2011 16 7:37.52 James Kwalia C’Kurui QAT Doha 6 May 2011 Fastest 3000m for the month Month Time Name Nat Venue Date January 7:26.15i Haile Gebrselassie ETH Karlsruhe 25 Jan 1998 February 7:24.90i Daniel Komen KEN Budapest 6 Feb 1998 March 7:34.71i Haile Gebrselassie ETH Paris 9 Mar 1997 April ? May 7:27.26 Yenew Alamirew ETH Doha 6 May 2011 June 7:26.03 Haile Gebrselassie ETH Helsinki 10 June 1999 July 7:26.69 Kenenisa Bekele ETH Sheffield 17 July 2007 August 7:25.02 Ali Saidi-Sief ALG Monaco 18 Aug 2000 September 7:20.67 Daniel Komen KEN Rieti 1 Sept 1996 October ? November ? December ? All Comer’s records Time Nation Name Nat Venue Date 1 7:20.67 Italia Daniel Komen KEN Rieti 1 Sept 1996 2 7:23.09 Belgium Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Bruxelles 3 Sept 1999 3 7:29.90i Hungary Daniel Komen KEN Budapest 6 Feb 1998 4 7:25.02 Monaco Ali Saidi-Sief ALG Monaco 18 Aug 2000 5 7:25.79 Sweden Kenenisa Bekele ETH Stockholm 7 Aug 2007 6 7:26.03 Finland Haile Gebrselassie ETH Helsinki 10 June 1999 7 7:26.15 Germany Haile Gebrselassie ETH Karlsruhe 25 Jan 1998 8 7:26.5enr Australia Daniel Komen KEN Sydney 28 Feb 1998 9 7:26.69 Great Britain Kenenisa Bekele ETH Sheffield 15 July 2007 10 7:27.26 Qatar Yenew Alamirew ETH Doha 6 May 2011 .