1900 (2 races)
(2500m)
1. George Orton (Can) ..................................... 7:34.4
2. Sidney Robinson (GB) ............................... c7:36.4
3. Jacques Chastanie (Fra) ............................ c7:44.5
(4000m)
1. John Rimmer (GB) .................................... 12:58.4
2. Charles Bennett (GB) .............................. c12:58.6
3. Sidney Robinson (GB) ............................. c12:58.8
1904 (2500m)
1. James Lightbody (US) ................................. 7:39.6
2. John Daly (Ire) ............................................ 7:40.6
3. Arthur Newton (US) ........................................... nt
1908 (3200m)
1. Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (Pol) ....................... 8:34.2
2. Nikolay Sokolov (SU) .................................. 8:36.4
3. Semyon Rzhishchin (SU) ............................ 8:42.2
1912 (not contested)
1920
1. Percy Hodge (GB) ...................................... 10:00.4
2. Patrick Flynn (US) .................................... c10:21.1
3. Ernesto Ambrosini (Ita) ............................. c10:32.0
1924
1. Ville Ritola (Fin) ............................................ 9:33.6
2. Elias Katz (Fin) ............................................ 9:44.0
3. Paul Bontemps (Fra) .................................... 9:45.2
1928
1. Toivo Loukola (Fin) ....................................... 9:21.8 WR
2. Paavo Nurmi (Fin) ........................................ 9:31.2
3. Ove Andersen (Fin) ...................................... 9:35.6
1932 (lap long)
1. Volmari Iso-Hollo (Fin) ................................ 10:33.4
2. Thomas Evenson (GB) ............................... 10:46.0
3. Joe McCluskey (US) .................................. 10:46.2
1936
1. Volmari Iso-Hollo (Fin) ................................ 9:03.8 WR
2. Kaarlo Tuominen (Fin) ................................ 9:06.8
3. Alfred Dompert (Ger) .................................. 9:07.2
1948
1. Tore Sjostrand (Swe) ................................... 9:04.6
2. Erik Elmsater (Swe) .................................... 9:08.2
3. Gote Hagstrom (Swe) .................................. 9:11.8
1952
1. Horace Ashenfelter (US) .............................. 8:45.4 WR
2. Vladimir Kazantsev (SU) .............................. 8:51.6
3. John Disley (GB) ......................................... 8:51.8
1956
1. Chris Brasher (GB) ..................................... 8:41.2
2. Sandor Rozsnyoi (Hun) ............................... 8:43.6
3. Ernst Larsen (Nor) ...................................... 8:44.0
1960
1. Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak (Pol) ....................... 8:34.2
2. Nikolay Sokolov (SU) .................................. 8:36.4
3. Semyon Rzhishchin (SU) ............................ 8:42.2
1964
1. Gaston Roelants (Bel) ................................. 8:30.8
2. Maurice Herriott (GB) .................................. 8:32.4
3. Ivan Belyayev (SU) ...................................... 8:33.8
1968
1. Amos Biwott (Ken) ...................................... 8:51.0(A)
2. Ben Kogo (Ken) .......................................... 8:51.6
3. George Young (US) ..................................... 8:51.8
1972
1. Kip Keino (Ken) .......................................... 8:23.64
2. Ben Jipcho (Ken) ........................................ 8:24.62
3. Tapio Kantanen (Fin..) ................................. 8:24.66
1976
1. Anders Garderud (Swe) .............................. 8:08.02 WR
2. Bronislaw Malinowski (Pol) ......................... 8:09.11
3. Frank Baumgartl (EG) ................................ 8:10.36
1980
1. Bronislaw Malinowski (Pol) ........................ 8:09.70
2. Filbert Bayi (Tan) ...................................... 8:12.48
3. Eshetu Tura (Eth) ...................................... 8:13.57
1984
1. Julius Korir (Ken) ...................................... 8:11.80
2. Joseph Mahmoud (Fra) .............................. 8:13.31
3. Brian Diemer (US) ..................................... 8:14.06
1988
1. Julius Kariuki (Ken) ................................... 8:05.51
2. Peter Koech (Ken) .................................... 8:06.79
3. Mark Rowland (GB) .................................. 8:07.96
1992
1. Matthew Birir (Ken) .................................... 8:08.84
2. Patrick Sang (Ken) .................................... 8:09.55
3. William Mutwol (Ken) ................................. 8:10.74
1996
1. Joseph Keter (Ken) .................................... 8:07.12
2. Moses Kiptanui (Ken) ................................. 8:08.33
3. Alessandro Lambruschini (Ita) ..................... 8:11.28
2000
1. Reuben Kosgei (KEN) ................................. 8:21.43 
2. Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) ......................... 8:21.77 
3. Ali Ezzine Ali (MAR) ................................... 8:22.15 

Medals
7 - 6 - 1  Kenya
4 - 3 - 2  Finland
3 - 4 - 3  Great Britain
3 - 1 - 0  Poland
2 - 1 - 4  USA
2 - 2 - 1  Sweden
1 - 0 - 0  Canada
1 - 0 - 0  Belgium
0 - 3 - 3  Soviet Union
0 - 1 - 2  France
0 - 1 - 0  Ireland
0 - 1 - 0  Hungary
0 - 1 - 0  Tanzania
0 - 0 - 2  Italy
0 - 0 - 1  Germany
0 - 0 - 1  Norway
0 - 0 - 1  East Germany
0 - 0 - 1  Ethiopia
0 - 0 - 1 Morroco

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