År
Sted
Name
Land 
Time
1978
New York
Norway
2.32.29
1979
New York
Norway
2.27.32
1980
New york
Norway
2.25.41
1983
London
Norway
2.25.28
1983
Boston
USA
2.22.43
1985
London
Norway
2.21.07
1998
Rotterdam
Kenya
2.20.47
1999
Berlin
Kenya
2.20.43
2001
Berlin
Japan
2.19.46
2001
Chicago
Kenya
2.18.48
2002
Chicago
Great Britania
2.17.18
2003
London
Great Britania
2.15.25
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