Record Timeline
Every record update in this archive, newest first.
| Date | Athlete | Country | Time | Location | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2026 | Nagiya Mori | Japan | 7:38.98 | Tokyo | Japan Record |
| 25 Aug 2024 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen | Norway | 7:17.55 | Chorzow | World Record |
| 30 May 2024 | Nozomi Tanaka | Japan | 8:34.09 | Oslo | Japan Record |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Nozomi Tanaka | Japan | 8:40.84 | Abashiri | Japan Record |
| 8 Jul 2020 | Nozomi Tanaka | Japan | 8:41.35 | Fukagawa | Japan Record |
| 7 Sept 2014 | Suguru Osako | Japan | 7:40.09 | Rieti | Japan Record |
| 5 Jul 2002 | Kayoko Fukushi | Japan | 8:44.40 | Paris | Japan Record |
| 28 May 1999 | Toshinari Takaoka | Japan | 7:41.87 | Seville | Japan Record |
| 1 Sept 1996 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 7:20.67 | Rieti | World Record |
| 2 Aug 1994 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 7:25.11 | Monaco | World Record |
| 13 Sept 1993 | Wang Junxia | China | 8:06.11 | Beijing | World Record |
| 12 Sept 1993 | Zhang Linli | China | 8:22.06 | Beijing | World Record |
| 12 Sept 1993 | Wang Junxia | China | 8:12.19 | Beijing | World Record |
| 16 Aug 1992 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 7:28.96 | Cologne | World Record |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Said Aouita | Morocco | 7:29.45 | Cologne | World Record |
| 5 Jul 1988 | Shuichi Yoneshige | Japan | 7:49.92 | Lappeenranta | Japan Record |
| 26 Aug 1984 | Tatyana Kazankina | Soviet Union | 8:22.62 | Leningrad | World Record |
| 25 Jul 1982 | Svetlana Ulmasova | Soviet Union | 8:26.78 | Kiev | World Record |
| 7 Aug 1976 | Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | 8:27.12 | College Park | World Record |
| 6 Jul 1974 | Lyudmila Bragina | Soviet Union | 8:52.74 | Durham | World Record |