Who is the better all around distance runner: Jakob Ingebrigtsen or Said Aouita?

Newname wrote:

snowflakes wrote:

I know that Jakob has not finished his career and he very well may run a 5k or 1500 record one day...but as of now, who is the better runner?

I say Jakob due to 1500m + 5000m Olympic Gold but he also hasn't set the 1500m or 5000m record. Aouita set a WR in every event from 1500m to 5000m other than the mile. SO who would you argue is better and why?

Also, Passant, don't ruin this thread by explaining how Aouita was a product of himself and poverty, Idc.

I am a huge Jakob fan but have to go with Aouita.

Number 1 per Track and Field News in the 800m once and the 10k once. With numerous number ones in the 1500m/mile and 5k as well.

What range!

Oddly, both are/were very verbal about their greatness....a trait more associated with sprinters than distance runners.

Wrong Again! wrote:

hajjanan wrote:

Aouita never once doubled the 1500m/5000m. He only ran the 5000m in major championships because he felt he couldn't beat the Brits over 1500m. Jakob has never avoided anybody. He won't even change his race tactics for anybody.

Aouita was fortunate in his timing with the WRs. Coe, Ovett, and Cram should all have ran 3:28, and if Moorcroft had been paced in 1982 he would have ran 12:55.

Jakob on the other hand has to deal with WRs set during the full-throttle EPO era. The fact we are comparing him with Aouita, and the 5000m WR was 19 seconds faster than Aouita's just 10 years after him, says it all.

This is true. To be fair though, the 1500m and 5000m during the 1984 LA Olympics were at the same time essentially. Same for 87 WC. So it was more difficult back then to double, I guess he found his chance at a gold better in the 5000.

Wrong Again! wrote:

Very clearly Jakob. He is simply the greatest 1500m-5000m Specialist of all time. Already Olympic Champion at both events at the age of 24. Cannot wait to see if he can replicate this in LA 28. Here are the IAAF Results Scores added up and ranking for every event between the 1500m to the 5k.

1. 7758 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:26.73 (1292) 3:43.73 (1284) 4:43.13 (1306) 7:17.55 (1320) 7:54.10 (1304) 12:48.45 (1252)
2. 7581 Daniel Komen 3:29.46 (1252) 3:46.38 (1248) 4:51.30 (1221) 7:20.67 (1299) 7:58.61 (1276) 12:39.74 (1285)
3. 7384 Bernard Lagat 3:26.34 (1297) 3:47.28 (1236) 4:55.49 (1179) 7:29.00 (1245) 8:12.45 (1194) 12:53.60 (1233)
4. 7371 Stewart McSweyn 3:29.51 (1252) 3:48.37 (1222) 4:48.77 (1248) 7:28.02 (1252) 8:16.28 (1173) 12:56.07 (1224)
5. 7370 Saïd Aouita 3:29.46 (1252) 3:46.76 (1243) 4:50.81 (1227) 7:29.45 (1243) 8:13.45 (1189) 12:58.39 (1216)
6. 7352 Haile Gebrselassie 3:33.73 (1192) 3:52.39 (1170) 4:56.1 (1172) 7:25.09 (1271) 8:01.08 (1261) 12:39.36 (1286)
7. 7344 Craig Mottram 3:32.7 (1207) 3:48.98 (1214) 4:50.76 (1227) 7:32.19 (1224) 8:03.50 (1247) 12:55.76 (1225)
8. 7337 John Kibowen 3:30.18 (1242) 3:47.88 (1228) 4:48.74 (1248) 7:29.09 (1245) 8:21.34 (1143) 12:54.07 (1231)
9. 7325 Vénuste Niyongabo 3:29.18 (1256) 3:46.70 (1244) 4:48.69 (1249) 7:34.03 (1214) 8:17.56 (1165) 13:03.29 (1197)
10. 7272 Eliud Kipchoge 3:33.20 (1200) 3:50.40 (1196) 4:59.2 (1141) 7:27.66 (1254) 8:07.68 (1222) 12:46.53 (1259)
11. 7247 Moses Kiptanui 3:34.0 (1188) 3:54.01 (1149) 4:52.53 (1209) 7:27.18 (1257) 8:09.01 (1215) 12:54.85 (1229)
12. 7204 Sydney Maree 3:29.77 (1247) 3:48.83 (1216) 4:54.20 (1192) 7:33.37 (1218) 8:24.32 (1126) 13:01.15 (1205)
13. 7164 Ismaïl Sghyr 3:36.20 (1158) 3:54.00 (1149) 4:52.88 (1205) 7:30.09 (1239) 8:11.73 (1199) 12:58.83 (1214)
14. 7162 Steve Cram 3:29.67 (1249) 3:46.32 (1249) 4:51.39 (1221) 7:43.1 (1157) 8:14.93 (1179) 13:28.58 (1107)
15. 7153 Luke Kipkosgei 3:35.48 (1168) 3:55.0 (1137) 4:52.82 (1206) 7:27.59 (1254) 8:17.53 (1166) 12:56.50 (1222)
16. 7129 Paul Bitok 3:31.96 (1217) 3:58.8 (1089) 4:54.36 (1190) 7:28.41 (1249) 8:16.44 (1172) 12:58.94 (1212)
17. 7124 Grant Fisher 3:34.90 (1176) 3:59.38 (1082) 4:59.6 (1137) 7:25.47 (1268) 8:11.09 (1203) 12:46.96 (1258)
18. 7121 John Walker 3:32.4 (1211) 3:49.08 (1212) 4:51.52 (1219) 7:37.49 (1192) 8:20.57 (1148) 13:19.28 (1139)
19. 7118 Jim Spivey 3:31.01 (1230) 3:49.80 (1203) 4:52.44 (1210) 7:37.04 (1195) 8:24.14 (1128) 13:15.86 (1152)
20. 7118 Henrik Ingebrigtsen 3:31.46 (1224) 3:50.72 (1191) 4:53.72 (1197) 7:34.80 (1209) 8:22.31 (1138) 13:13.99 (1159)
21. 7112 Mohammed Mourhit 3:36.14 (1159) 3:56.49 (1118) 4:58.8 (1145) 7:26.62 (1261) 8:14.88 (1181) 12:49.71 (1248)
22. 7108 Shadrack Korir 3:31.18 (1228) 3:50.49 (1194) 4:56.62 (1167) 7:37.50 (1192) 8:19.53 (1154) 13:09.92 (1173)
23. 7106 Steve Ovett 3:30.77 (1234) 3:48.40 (1222) 4:57.71 (1156) 7:41.3 (1168) 8:13.51 (1189) 13:20.06 (1137)
24. 7069 Jack Buckner 3:35.28 (1171) 3:51.57 (1180) 4:53.06 (1203) 7:40.43 (1174) 8:17.12 (1168) 13:10.15 (1173)
25. 7054 Benjamin Limo 3:37.59 (1139) 3:59.4 (1082) 4:58.2 (1151) 7:28.67 (1248) 8:10.59 (1206) 12:54.99 (1228)
26. 7022 Filbert Bayi 3:32.16 (1213) 3:51.0 (1188) 4:59.21 (1141) 7:39.27 (1181) 8:19.45 (1155) 13:18.2 (1144)
27. 7017 Frank O'Mara 3:34.02 (1188) 3:51.06 (1186) 4:59.00 (1143) 7:40.41 (1174) 8:17.78 (1164) 13:13.02 (1162)
28. 7011 Julius Kiptoo 3:35.06 (1174) 3:53.53 (1155) 4:55.21 (1181) 7:36.62 (1197) 8:26.13 (1117) 13:06.12 (1187)
29. 6949 Stephen Kipkorir 3:31.87 (1218) 3:57.4 (1107) 4:54.80 (1186) 7:38.44 (1186) 8:22.37 (1138) 13:26.49 (1114)
30. 6944 Eamonn Coghlan 3:36.2 (1158) 3:51.59 (1180) 4:57.66 (1157) 7:37.60 (1191) 8:25.8 (1119) 13:19.13 (1139)
31. 6925 Suleiman Nyambui 3:35.8 (1164) 3:51.94 (1176) 4:59.71 (1136) 7:40.3 (1175) 8:27.47 (1109) 13:12.29 (1165)
32. 6917 Stefano Mei 3:34.57 (1181) 3:55.96 (1125) 4:58.65 (1147) 7:42.85 (1159) 8:22.62 (1137) 13:11.57 (1168)
33. 6914 Adrian Blincoe 3:35.50 (1168) 3:54.40 (1144) 4:58.72 (1146) 7:46.38 (1137) 8:21.00 (1146) 13:10.19 (1173)
34. 6864 Mogens Guldberg 3:35.03 (1174) 3:53.36 (1158) 4:59.56 (1138) 7:43.78 (1153) 8:23.23 (1133) 13:28.24 (1108)
35. 6852 Michel Jazy 3:36.3 (1157) 3:53.6 (1154) 4:56.1 (1172) 7:49.0 (1121) 8:22.6 (1137) 13:27.6 (1111)

As you can see, he is unparalleled. Even if we only use the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m, he is still on top:

1. 3864 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:26.73 (1292) 7:17.55 (1320) 12:48.45 (1252)
2. 3836 Daniel Komen 3:29.46 (1252) 7:20.67 (1299) 12:39.74 (1285)
3. 3831 Hicham El Guerrouj 3:26.00 (1302) 7:23.09 (1283) 12:50.24 (1246)
4. 3781 Mohamed Katir 3:28.76 (1262) 7:27.64 (1254) 12:45.01 (1265)
5. 3779 Yomif Kejelcha 3:32.37 (1211) 7:23.64 (1280) 12:38.95 (1288)
6. 3775 Bernard Lagat 3:26.34 (1297) 7:29.00 (1245) 12:53.60 (1233)
7. 3770 Kenenisa Bekele 3:32.35 (1211) 7:25.79 (1266) 12:37.35 (1293)
8. 3766 Ali Saïdi-Sief 3:29.51 (1252) 7:25.02 (1271) 12:50.86 (1243)
9. 3749 Haile Gebrselassie 3:33.73 (1192) 7:25.09 (1271) 12:39.36 (1286)
10. 3748 Noureddine Morceli 3:27.37 (1282) 7:25.11 (1270) 13:03.85 (1196)
11. 3739 Selemon Barega 3:32.97 (1203) 7:26.28 (1263) 12:43.02 (1273)
12. 3732 Augustine Choge 3:29.47 (1252) 7:28.76 (1247) 12:53.66 (1233)
13. 3729 Issac Songok 3:30.99 (1230) 7:28.72 (1247) 12:48.66 (1252)
14. 3728 Stewart McSweyn 3:29.51 (1252) 7:28.02 (1252) 12:56.07 (1224)
15. 3728 Lamecha Girma 3:29.51 (1252) 7:26.18 (1264) 12:58.96 (1212)
16. 3720 Mohamed Farah 3:28.81 (1262) 7:32.62 (1223) 12:53.11 (1235)
17. 3718 John Kibowen 3:30.18 (1242) 7:29.09 (1245) 12:54.07 (1231)
18. 3713 Abdelati Iguider 3:28.79 (1262) 7:30.09 (1239) 12:59.25 (1212)
19. 3713 Eliud Kipchoge 3:33.20 (1200) 7:27.66 (1254) 12:46.53 (1259)
20. 3711 Saïd Aouita 3:29.46 (1252) 7:29.45 (1243) 12:58.39 (1216)
21. 3709 Ronald Kwemoi 3:28.81 (1262) 7:28.73 (1247) 13:02.56 (1200)
22. 3702 Grant Fisher 3:34.90 (1176) 7:25.47 (1268) 12:46.96 (1258)
23. 3697 Caleb Ndiku 3:29.50 (1252) 7:30.99 (1233) 12:59.17 (1212)
24. 3684 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:29.02 (1259) 7:31.41 (1230) 13:04.02 (1195)
25. 3681 Yenew Alamirew 3:35.09 (1173) 7:27.26 (1257) 12:48.77 (1251)
26. 3680 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 3:34.39 (1183) 7:27.68 (1254) 12:50.90 (1243)
27. 3679 Salah Hissou 3:33.95 (1189) 7:28.93 (1246) 12:50.80 (1244)
28. 3678 Paul Bitok 3:31.96 (1217) 7:28.41 (1249) 12:58.94 (1212)
29. 3674 Moses Kiptanui 3:34.0 (1188) 7:27.18 (1257) 12:54.85 (1229)
30. 3671 Andreas Almgren 3:32.00 (1216) 7:34.28 (1212) 12:50.94 (1243)
31. 3670 Sydney Maree 3:29.77 (1247) 7:33.37 (1218) 13:01.15 (1205)
32. 3668 Mohammed Mourhit 3:36.14 (1159) 7:26.62 (1261) 12:49.71 (1248)
33. 3667 Vénuste Niyongabo 3:29.18 (1256) 7:34.03 (1214) 13:03.29 (1197)
34. 3663 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 3:37.25 (1144) 7:25.93 (1265) 12:48.10 (1254)
35. 3662 Joshua Cheptegei 3:37.36 (1141) 7:33.24 (1219) 12:35.36 (1302)
36. 3660 Dieter Baumann 3:33.51 (1195) 7:30.50 (1236) 12:54.70 (1229)
37. 3660 Mohammed Ahmed 3:34.89 (1176) 7:31.96 (1227) 12:47.20 (1257)
38. 3658 Narve Gilje Nordås 3:29.47 (1252) 7:33.49 (1217) 13:05.38 (1189)
39. 3658 Saif Saeed Shaheen 3:33.51 (1195) 7:32.46 (1224) 12:51.98 (1239)
40. 3657 Luis Grijalva 3:35.32 (1170) 7:29.43 (1243) 12:50.58 (1244)

really close call wrote:

snowflakes wrote:

I know that Jakob has not finished his career and he very well may run a 5k or 1500 record one day...but as of now, who is the better runner?

I say Jakob due to 1500m + 5000m Olympic Gold but he also hasn't set the 1500m or 5000m record. Aouita set a WR in every event from 1500m to 5000m other than the mile. SO who would you argue is better and why?

Also, Passant, don't ruin this thread by explaining how Aouita was a product of himself and poverty, Idc.

I would probably go with Aouita given the fact that he was such a barrier breaker, though this is a really tough call. Jakob leads in Olympic golds. Both broke longstanding and what was though at the time to be nearly impossible wr's (rono 3k, komen 3k). Both have dabbled in the steeple with an 8:20-ish run. Both were beaten by 1500m rivals (cram, kerr). Aouita's first sub 13 really stands out for me, but JI's 2k wr does as well.

Used to be Moderately Fast wrote:

Wrong Again! wrote:

Very clearly Jakob. He is simply the greatest 1500m-5000m Specialist of all time. Already Olympic Champion at both events at the age of 24. Cannot wait to see if he can replicate this in LA 28. Here are the IAAF Results Scores added up and ranking for every event between the 1500m to the 5k.

1. 7758 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:26.73 (1292) 3:43.73 (1284) 4:43.13 (1306) 7:17.55 (1320) 7:54.10 (1304) 12:48.45 (1252)
2. 7581 Daniel Komen 3:29.46 (1252) 3:46.38 (1248) 4:51.30 (1221) 7:20.67 (1299) 7:58.61 (1276) 12:39.74 (1285)
3. 7384 Bernard Lagat 3:26.34 (1297) 3:47.28 (1236) 4:55.49 (1179) 7:29.00 (1245) 8:12.45 (1194) 12:53.60 (1233)
4. 7371 Stewart McSweyn 3:29.51 (1252) 3:48.37 (1222) 4:48.77 (1248) 7:28.02 (1252) 8:16.28 (1173) 12:56.07 (1224)
5. 7370 Saïd Aouita 3:29.46 (1252) 3:46.76 (1243) 4:50.81 (1227) 7:29.45 (1243) 8:13.45 (1189) 12:58.39 (1216)
6. 7352 Haile Gebrselassie 3:33.73 (1192) 3:52.39 (1170) 4:56.1 (1172) 7:25.09 (1271) 8:01.08 (1261) 12:39.36 (1286)
7. 7344 Craig Mottram 3:32.7 (1207) 3:48.98 (1214) 4:50.76 (1227) 7:32.19 (1224) 8:03.50 (1247) 12:55.76 (1225)
8. 7337 John Kibowen 3:30.18 (1242) 3:47.88 (1228) 4:48.74 (1248) 7:29.09 (1245) 8:21.34 (1143) 12:54.07 (1231)
9. 7325 Vénuste Niyongabo 3:29.18 (1256) 3:46.70 (1244) 4:48.69 (1249) 7:34.03 (1214) 8:17.56 (1165) 13:03.29 (1197)
10. 7272 Eliud Kipchoge 3:33.20 (1200) 3:50.40 (1196) 4:59.2 (1141) 7:27.66 (1254) 8:07.68 (1222) 12:46.53 (1259)
11. 7247 Moses Kiptanui 3:34.0 (1188) 3:54.01 (1149) 4:52.53 (1209) 7:27.18 (1257) 8:09.01 (1215) 12:54.85 (1229)
12. 7204 Sydney Maree 3:29.77 (1247) 3:48.83 (1216) 4:54.20 (1192) 7:33.37 (1218) 8:24.32 (1126) 13:01.15 (1205)
13. 7164 Ismaïl Sghyr 3:36.20 (1158) 3:54.00 (1149) 4:52.88 (1205) 7:30.09 (1239) 8:11.73 (1199) 12:58.83 (1214)
14. 7162 Steve Cram 3:29.67 (1249) 3:46.32 (1249) 4:51.39 (1221) 7:43.1 (1157) 8:14.93 (1179) 13:28.58 (1107)
15. 7153 Luke Kipkosgei 3:35.48 (1168) 3:55.0 (1137) 4:52.82 (1206) 7:27.59 (1254) 8:17.53 (1166) 12:56.50 (1222)
16. 7129 Paul Bitok 3:31.96 (1217) 3:58.8 (1089) 4:54.36 (1190) 7:28.41 (1249) 8:16.44 (1172) 12:58.94 (1212)
17. 7124 Grant Fisher 3:34.90 (1176) 3:59.38 (1082) 4:59.6 (1137) 7:25.47 (1268) 8:11.09 (1203) 12:46.96 (1258)
18. 7121 John Walker 3:32.4 (1211) 3:49.08 (1212) 4:51.52 (1219) 7:37.49 (1192) 8:20.57 (1148) 13:19.28 (1139)
19. 7118 Jim Spivey 3:31.01 (1230) 3:49.80 (1203) 4:52.44 (1210) 7:37.04 (1195) 8:24.14 (1128) 13:15.86 (1152)
20. 7118 Henrik Ingebrigtsen 3:31.46 (1224) 3:50.72 (1191) 4:53.72 (1197) 7:34.80 (1209) 8:22.31 (1138) 13:13.99 (1159)
21. 7112 Mohammed Mourhit 3:36.14 (1159) 3:56.49 (1118) 4:58.8 (1145) 7:26.62 (1261) 8:14.88 (1181) 12:49.71 (1248)
22. 7108 Shadrack Korir 3:31.18 (1228) 3:50.49 (1194) 4:56.62 (1167) 7:37.50 (1192) 8:19.53 (1154) 13:09.92 (1173)
23. 7106 Steve Ovett 3:30.77 (1234) 3:48.40 (1222) 4:57.71 (1156) 7:41.3 (1168) 8:13.51 (1189) 13:20.06 (1137)
24. 7069 Jack Buckner 3:35.28 (1171) 3:51.57 (1180) 4:53.06 (1203) 7:40.43 (1174) 8:17.12 (1168) 13:10.15 (1173)
25. 7054 Benjamin Limo 3:37.59 (1139) 3:59.4 (1082) 4:58.2 (1151) 7:28.67 (1248) 8:10.59 (1206) 12:54.99 (1228)
26. 7022 Filbert Bayi 3:32.16 (1213) 3:51.0 (1188) 4:59.21 (1141) 7:39.27 (1181) 8:19.45 (1155) 13:18.2 (1144)
27. 7017 Frank O'Mara 3:34.02 (1188) 3:51.06 (1186) 4:59.00 (1143) 7:40.41 (1174) 8:17.78 (1164) 13:13.02 (1162)
28. 7011 Julius Kiptoo 3:35.06 (1174) 3:53.53 (1155) 4:55.21 (1181) 7:36.62 (1197) 8:26.13 (1117) 13:06.12 (1187)
29. 6949 Stephen Kipkorir 3:31.87 (1218) 3:57.4 (1107) 4:54.80 (1186) 7:38.44 (1186) 8:22.37 (1138) 13:26.49 (1114)
30. 6944 Eamonn Coghlan 3:36.2 (1158) 3:51.59 (1180) 4:57.66 (1157) 7:37.60 (1191) 8:25.8 (1119) 13:19.13 (1139)
31. 6925 Suleiman Nyambui 3:35.8 (1164) 3:51.94 (1176) 4:59.71 (1136) 7:40.3 (1175) 8:27.47 (1109) 13:12.29 (1165)
32. 6917 Stefano Mei 3:34.57 (1181) 3:55.96 (1125) 4:58.65 (1147) 7:42.85 (1159) 8:22.62 (1137) 13:11.57 (1168)
33. 6914 Adrian Blincoe 3:35.50 (1168) 3:54.40 (1144) 4:58.72 (1146) 7:46.38 (1137) 8:21.00 (1146) 13:10.19 (1173)
34. 6864 Mogens Guldberg 3:35.03 (1174) 3:53.36 (1158) 4:59.56 (1138) 7:43.78 (1153) 8:23.23 (1133) 13:28.24 (1108)
35. 6852 Michel Jazy 3:36.3 (1157) 3:53.6 (1154) 4:56.1 (1172) 7:49.0 (1121) 8:22.6 (1137) 13:27.6 (1111)

As you can see, he is unparalleled. Even if we only use the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m, he is still on top:

1. 3864 Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3:26.73 (1292) 7:17.55 (1320) 12:48.45 (1252)
2. 3836 Daniel Komen 3:29.46 (1252) 7:20.67 (1299) 12:39.74 (1285)
3. 3831 Hicham El Guerrouj 3:26.00 (1302) 7:23.09 (1283) 12:50.24 (1246)
4. 3781 Mohamed Katir 3:28.76 (1262) 7:27.64 (1254) 12:45.01 (1265)
5. 3779 Yomif Kejelcha 3:32.37 (1211) 7:23.64 (1280) 12:38.95 (1288)
6. 3775 Bernard Lagat 3:26.34 (1297) 7:29.00 (1245) 12:53.60 (1233)
7. 3770 Kenenisa Bekele 3:32.35 (1211) 7:25.79 (1266) 12:37.35 (1293)
8. 3766 Ali Saïdi-Sief 3:29.51 (1252) 7:25.02 (1271) 12:50.86 (1243)
9. 3749 Haile Gebrselassie 3:33.73 (1192) 7:25.09 (1271) 12:39.36 (1286)
10. 3748 Noureddine Morceli 3:27.37 (1282) 7:25.11 (1270) 13:03.85 (1196)
11. 3739 Selemon Barega 3:32.97 (1203) 7:26.28 (1263) 12:43.02 (1273)
12. 3732 Augustine Choge 3:29.47 (1252) 7:28.76 (1247) 12:53.66 (1233)
13. 3729 Issac Songok 3:30.99 (1230) 7:28.72 (1247) 12:48.66 (1252)
14. 3728 Stewart McSweyn 3:29.51 (1252) 7:28.02 (1252) 12:56.07 (1224)
15. 3728 Lamecha Girma 3:29.51 (1252) 7:26.18 (1264) 12:58.96 (1212)
16. 3720 Mohamed Farah 3:28.81 (1262) 7:32.62 (1223) 12:53.11 (1235)
17. 3718 John Kibowen 3:30.18 (1242) 7:29.09 (1245) 12:54.07 (1231)
18. 3713 Abdelati Iguider 3:28.79 (1262) 7:30.09 (1239) 12:59.25 (1212)
19. 3713 Eliud Kipchoge 3:33.20 (1200) 7:27.66 (1254) 12:46.53 (1259)
20. 3711 Saïd Aouita 3:29.46 (1252) 7:29.45 (1243) 12:58.39 (1216)
21. 3709 Ronald Kwemoi 3:28.81 (1262) 7:28.73 (1247) 13:02.56 (1200)
22. 3702 Grant Fisher 3:34.90 (1176) 7:25.47 (1268) 12:46.96 (1258)
23. 3697 Caleb Ndiku 3:29.50 (1252) 7:30.99 (1233) 12:59.17 (1212)
24. 3684 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:29.02 (1259) 7:31.41 (1230) 13:04.02 (1195)
25. 3681 Yenew Alamirew 3:35.09 (1173) 7:27.26 (1257) 12:48.77 (1251)
26. 3680 Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu 3:34.39 (1183) 7:27.68 (1254) 12:50.90 (1243)
27. 3679 Salah Hissou 3:33.95 (1189) 7:28.93 (1246) 12:50.80 (1244)
28. 3678 Paul Bitok 3:31.96 (1217) 7:28.41 (1249) 12:58.94 (1212)
29. 3674 Moses Kiptanui 3:34.0 (1188) 7:27.18 (1257) 12:54.85 (1229)
30. 3671 Andreas Almgren 3:32.00 (1216) 7:34.28 (1212) 12:50.94 (1243)
31. 3670 Sydney Maree 3:29.77 (1247) 7:33.37 (1218) 13:01.15 (1205)
32. 3668 Mohammed Mourhit 3:36.14 (1159) 7:26.62 (1261) 12:49.71 (1248)
33. 3667 Vénuste Niyongabo 3:29.18 (1256) 7:34.03 (1214) 13:03.29 (1197)
34. 3663 Thierry Ndikumwenayo 3:37.25 (1144) 7:25.93 (1265) 12:48.10 (1254)
35. 3662 Joshua Cheptegei 3:37.36 (1141) 7:33.24 (1219) 12:35.36 (1302)
36. 3660 Dieter Baumann 3:33.51 (1195) 7:30.50 (1236) 12:54.70 (1229)
37. 3660 Mohammed Ahmed 3:34.89 (1176) 7:31.96 (1227) 12:47.20 (1257)
38. 3658 Narve Gilje Nordås 3:29.47 (1252) 7:33.49 (1217) 13:05.38 (1189)
39. 3658 Saif Saeed Shaheen 3:33.51 (1195) 7:32.46 (1224) 12:51.98 (1239)
40. 3657 Luis Grijalva 3:35.32 (1170) 7:29.43 (1243) 12:50.58 (1244)

A list that ranks Stewie McSweyn and Craig Mottram (both, interestingly, coached by Nic Bideau) ahead of Steve Cram, John Walker, and Steve Ovett should raise some eyebrows. IAAF points tell an incomplete story when comparing runners across generations.