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Automatic Timing
12' 37" 35.  Kenenisa Bekele, ETH, 31 May 2004, Hengelo
12' 39" 36.  Haile Gebreselasie, ETH, 13 Jun 1998, Helsinki
12' 39" 74.  Daniel Komen, KEN, 22 Aug 1997, Brussels
12' 41" 86.  Haile Gebreselasie, ETH, 13 Aug 1997, Zurich
12' 44" 39.  Haile Gebrselassie, ETH, 16 Aug 1995, Zurich
12' 55" 30.  Moses Kiptanui, KEN, 06 Jun 1995, Rome
12' 56" 96.  Haile Gebrselassie, ETH  04 Jun 1994, Hengelo
12' 58" 39.  Said Aouita, MOR, 22 Jul 1987, Rome
13' 00" 40.  Said Aouita, MOR, 27 Jul 1985, Oslo
13' 00" 41.  David Moorcroft, GBR, 07 Jul 1982, Oslo
13' 06" 20.  Henry Rono, KEN, 13 Sep 1981, Knarvik
13' 08" 4+   Henry Rono, KEN, 08 Apr 1978, Berkeley
13' 12" 86.  Dick Quax, NZL, 05 Jul 1977, Stockholm

Hand timing
13' 13" 0+   Emil Puttemans, BEL, 20 Sep 1972, Brussels
13' 16" 4+   Lasse Viren, FIN, 14 Sep 1972, Helsinki
13' 16" 6+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 05 Jul 1966, Stockholm
13' 24" 2+   Kipchoge Keino, KEN, 30 Nov 1965, Auckland
13' 25" 8+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 04 Jun 1965, Compton
13' 33" 6+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 01 Feb 1965, Auckland
13' 34" 8+   Ron Clarke, AUS, 16 Jan 1965, Hobart
13' 35" 0+   Vladimir Kuts, URS, 13 Oct 1957, Rome
13' 36" 8+   Gordon Pirie, GBR, 19 Jun 1956, Bergen
13' 40" 6+   Sandor Iharos, HUN, 23 Oct 1955, Budapest
13' 46" 8+   Vladimir Kuts, URS, 18 Sep 1955, Belgrad
13' 50" 8+   Sandor Iharos, HUN, 10 Sep 1955, Budapest
13' 51" 2+   Vladimir Kuts, URS, 23 Oct 1954, Prague
13' 51" 6+   Chris Chataway, GBR, 13 Oct 1954, London
13' 56" 6+   Vladimir Kuts, URS, 29 Aug 1954, Berne
13' 57" 2+   Emil Zatopek, TCH, 30 May 1954, Paris
13' 58" 2+   Gunder Hagg, SWE, 20 Sep 1942, Gothenburg
14' 08" 8+   Taisto Maki, FIN, 16 Jun 1939, Helsinki
14' 17" 0+   Lauri Lehtinen, FIN, 19 Jun 1932, Helsinki
14' 28" 2+   Paavo Nurmi, FIN, 19 Jun 1924, Helsinki
14' 35" 4+   Paavo Nurmi, FIN, 12 Sep 1922, Stockholm
14' 36" 6+   Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN, 10 Jun 1912, Stockholm

B. UNOFFICIAL PROGRESSION BEFORE IAAF

16.34.6   George Touquet-Daunis, FRA, 31 Oct 1897, Paris
16.29.2   George Touquet-Daunis, FRA, 22 May 1899, Lyon
15.29.8   Charles Bennett, GBR,  22 Jul 1900, Paris
14.59.0   Alfred Schrubb, GBR, 13 Jun 1904, Glasgow