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<strong>World</strong> <strong>Rankings</strong> <strong>—</strong> Men’s <strong>1500</strong>/<strong>Mile</strong><br />
Wr holder hicham<br />
El guerrouj ran off<br />
7 straight no. 1s<br />
between 1997<br />
and 2003<br />
1947<br />
1 ........................ Lennart Strand (Sweden)<br />
2 ....................... Henry Eriksson (Sweden)<br />
3 ...................... Gösta Bergkvist (Sweden)<br />
4 ......................Marcel Hansenne (France)<br />
5 ............................Gaston Reiff (Belgium)<br />
6 ..........................................Gil Dodds (US)<br />
7 ......................Erik Jörgensen (Denmark)<br />
8 ...........................Wim Slijkhuis (Holland)<br />
9 ................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)<br />
10 ...................Denis Johansson (Finland)<br />
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1948<br />
1 ....................... Henry Eriksson (Sweden)<br />
2 ......................Marcel Hansenne (France)<br />
3 ...........................Wim Slijkhuis (Holland)<br />
4 ........................ Lennart Strand (Sweden)<br />
5 ...................... Gösta Bergkvist (Sweden)<br />
6 ..........................................Gil Dodds (US)<br />
7 ...........Václav Cevona (Czechoslovakia)<br />
8 ......................... Rune Persson (Sweden)<br />
9 .....................Denis Johansson (Finland)<br />
10 ................. Ingvar Bengtsson (Sweden)<br />
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1949<br />
1 ...........................Wim Slijkhuis (Holland)<br />
2 ........................ Lennart Strand (Sweden)<br />
3 ............................Gaston Reiff (Belgium)<br />
4 ...................... Sture Landqvist (Sweden)<br />
5 ................... Patrick El Mabrouk (France)<br />
6 ......................Marcel Hansenne (France)<br />
7 ................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)<br />
8 ...................... Gösta Bergkvist (Sweden)<br />
9 .............................. Jean Vernier (France)<br />
10 ..................... Henry Eriksson (Sweden)<br />
1950<br />
1 ............................Gaston Reiff (Belgium)<br />
2 ...........................Wim Slijkhuis (Holland)<br />
3 ................... Patrick El Mabrouk (France)<br />
4 ........................ Lennart Strand (Sweden)<br />
5 ................. Bill Nankeville (Great Britain)<br />
6 .......................Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden)<br />
7 ................................ Don Gehrmann (US)<br />
8 ............................Ilmari Taipale (Finland)<br />
9 .................. Leonard Eyre (Great Britain)<br />
10 .................................John Twomey (US)<br />
1951<br />
1 ............. Roger Bannister (Great Britain)<br />
2 ................... Patrick El Mabrouk (France)<br />
3 ................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)<br />
4 ...................... Sture Landqvist (Sweden)<br />
5 ................. Bill Nankeville (Great Britain)<br />
6 ...........Andrija Otenheimer (Yugoslavia)<br />
7 ............................Gaston Reiff (Belgium)<br />
8 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
9 ............................Ilmari Taipale (Finland)<br />
10 .........Václav Cevona (Czechoslovakia)<br />
1952<br />
1 ....................Josy Barthel (Luxembourg)<br />
2 ................ Werner Lueg (West Germany)<br />
3 ................................... Bob McMillen (US)<br />
4 ............................Gaston Reiff (Belgium)<br />
5 ............. Roger Bannister (Great Britain)<br />
6 ................... Patrick El Mabrouk (France)<br />
7 ................................Olle Åberg (Sweden)<br />
8 .......................Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden)<br />
9 ......... Günther Dohrow (West Germany)<br />
10 ................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)<br />
1953<br />
1 ............................John Landy (Australia)<br />
2 ...................................... Wes Santee (US)<br />
3 ............. Roger Bannister (Great Britain)<br />
4 ........................ Sune Karlsson (Sweden)<br />
5 .....................Denis Johansson (Finland)<br />
6 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
7 ................ Werner Lueg (West Germany)<br />
8 .......................Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden)<br />
9 ....................Gordon Pirie (Great Britain)<br />
10 ................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)<br />
1954<br />
1 ............. Roger Bannister (Great Britain)<br />
2 ............................John Landy (Australia)<br />
3 ...................................... Wes Santee (US)<br />
4 ..................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)<br />
5 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
6 .......................Ingvar Ericsson (Sweden)<br />
7 .........................Sándor Iharos (Hungary)<br />
8 .........................Audun Boysen (Norway)<br />
9 .............. Chris Chataway (Great Britain)<br />
10 .............. Werner Lueg (West Germany)<br />
1955<br />
1 ..........................László Tábori (Hungary)<br />
2 .........................Sándor Iharos (Hungary)<br />
3 ................ István Rózsavölgyi (Hungary)<br />
4 ..................... Gunnar Nielsen (Denmark)<br />
5 .............. Chris Chataway (Great Britain)<br />
6 ................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)<br />
7 ...................................... Wes Santee (US)<br />
8 .......Siegfried Hermann (East Germany)<br />
9 ........................Ken Wood (Great Britain)<br />
10 .............. Werner Lueg (West Germany)<br />
1956<br />
1 ................................Ron Delany (Ireland)<br />
2 ............................John Landy (Australia)<br />
3 .............................. Jim Bailey (Australia)<br />
4 ................ István Rózsavölgyi (Hungary)<br />
5 ......Klaus Richtzenhain (East Germany)<br />
6 ..........................László Tábori (Hungary)<br />
7 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
8 ................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)<br />
9 .......Siegfried Hermann (East Germany)<br />
10 ............. Derek Ibbotson (Great Britain)<br />
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1957<br />
1 ............... Derek Ibbotson (Great Britain)<br />
2 ................................Ron Delany (Ireland)<br />
3 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
4 .........................Olavi Vuorisalo (Finland)<br />
5 ............................... Dan Waern (Sweden)<br />
6 .............................Herb Elliott (Australia)<br />
7 ..........................Merv Lincoln (Australia)<br />
8 ............................ Olavi Salsola (Finland)<br />
9 .......................... Roger Moens (Belgium)<br />
10 ......................Ken Wood (Great Britain)<br />
1958<br />
1 .............................Herb Elliott (Australia)<br />
2 ..........................Merv Lincoln (Australia)<br />
3 ...............Murray Halberg (New Zealand)<br />
4 ................. Brian Hewson (Great Britain)<br />
5 ............................... Dan Waern (Sweden)<br />
6 ................................Ron Delany (Ireland)<br />
7 .........................Olavi Vuorisalo (Finland)<br />
8 ................ István Rózsavölgyi (Hungary)<br />
9 .......Siegfried Hermann (East Germany)<br />
10 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
1959<br />
1 ................ István Rózsavölgyi (Hungary)<br />
2 ............................... Dan Waern (Sweden)<br />
3 .........Siegfried Valentin (East Germany)<br />
4 ................Stefan Lewandowski (Poland)<br />
5 .......Siegfried Hermann (East Germany)<br />
6 .............................Herb Elliott (Australia)<br />
7 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
8 ..........................Michel Bernard (France)<br />
9 ..Stanislav Jungwirth (Czechoslovakia)<br />
10 .......................Zoltan Vamos (Romania)<br />
1960<br />
1 .............................Herb Elliott (Australia)<br />
2 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
3 ............................... Dan Waern (Sweden)<br />
4 ................ István Rózsavölgyi (Hungary)<br />
5 .........................Zoltan Vamos (Romania)<br />
6 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
7 .........Siegfried Valentin (East Germany)<br />
8 ..........................Michel Bernard (France)<br />
9 ...................... Terry Sullivan (Zimbabwe)<br />
10 ........................László Tábori (Hungary)<br />
1961<br />
1 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
2 ........................................ Jim Beatty (US)<br />
3 ............................... Dan Waern (Sweden)<br />
4 .........Siegfried Valentin (East Germany)<br />
5 ............................. Witold Baran (Poland)<br />
6 ...........................Olavi Salonen (Finland)<br />
7 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
8 ..........................Michel Bernard (France)<br />
9 ..................... Roger Verheuen (Belgium)<br />
10 ..................Gordon Pirie (Great Britain)<br />
1962<br />
1 .......................Peter Snell (New Zealand)<br />
2 ........................................ Jim Beatty (US)<br />
3 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
4 ......................................... Jim Grelle (US)<br />
5 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
6 ...................................Cary Weisiger (US)<br />
7 ............................. Witold Baran (Poland)<br />
8 ............Harald Norpoth (West Germany)<br />
9 ........................................Bill Dotson (US)<br />
10 ................................. Keith Forman (US)<br />
1963<br />
1 .......................Peter Snell (New Zealand)<br />
2 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
3 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
4 ...................................... Tom O’Hara (US)<br />
5 ...................................Cary Weisiger (US)<br />
6 ........................................ Jim Beatty (US)<br />
7 ......................................... Jim Grelle (US)<br />
8 ..........................Michel Bernard (France)<br />
9 .........Siegfried Valentin (East Germany)<br />
10 .....Siegfried Hermann (East Germany)<br />
1964<br />
1 .......................Peter Snell (New Zealand)<br />
2 ..............Josef Odložil (Czechoslovakia)<br />
3 ....................John Davies (New Zealand)<br />
4 ................. Alan Simpson (Great Britain)<br />
5 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
6 ............................. Witold Baran (Poland)<br />
7 ...................................... Tom O’Hara (US)<br />
8 ......................................... Jim Grelle (US)<br />
9 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
10 ........................Michel Bernard (France)<br />
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1965<br />
1 ...................Jürgen May (East Germany)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
4 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
5 ......................................... Jim Grelle (US)<br />
6 ..............Josef Odložil (Czechoslovakia)<br />
7 ................. Alan Simpson (Great Britain)<br />
8 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
9 ....................John Davies (New Zealand)<br />
10 .......... Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)<br />
1966<br />
1 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ............ Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)<br />
4 ................................Michel Jazy (France)<br />
5 ............Harald Norpoth (West Germany)<br />
6 .................................Dyrol Burleson (US)<br />
7 ......................................... Jim Grelle (US)<br />
8 ................. Alan Simpson (Great Britain)<br />
9 ...................Jürgen May (East Germany)<br />
10 .......................... Jean Wadoux (France)<br />
1967<br />
1 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ................ André De Hertoghe (Belgium)<br />
4 . Manfred Matuschewski (East Germany)<br />
5 ............................... Tom Von Ruden (US)<br />
6 ............ Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)<br />
7 ............................ Jean Wadoux (France)<br />
8 ............................. Ulf Högberg (Sweden)<br />
9 ................. Alan Simpson (Great Britain)<br />
10 ..................Anders Gärderud (Sweden)<br />
1968<br />
1 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
2 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
3 ............ Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)<br />
4 ............Harald Norpoth (West Germany)<br />
5 ................. John Whetton (Great Britain)<br />
6 ..............Henryk Szordykowski (Poland)<br />
7 ................ André De Hertoghe (Belgium)<br />
8 ............................ Jean Wadoux (France)<br />
9 ......................... Arne Kvalheim (Norway)<br />
10 ..................Anders Gärderud (Sweden)<br />
1969<br />
1 ....................................Marty Liquori (US)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ..............Henryk Szordykowski (Poland)<br />
4 ........................... Francesco Arese (Italy)<br />
5 ............ Bodo Tümmler (West Germany)<br />
6 ................. John Whetton (Great Britain)<br />
7 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
8 ............................Frank Murphy (Ireland)<br />
9 .......................... Edgard Salvé (Belgium)<br />
10 ....................................John Mason (US)<br />
1970<br />
1 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
2 ........................... Francesco Arese (Italy)<br />
3 ..............Henryk Szordykowski (Poland)<br />
4 ............................ Jean Wadoux (France)<br />
5 ..................................Chuck LaBenz (US)<br />
6 ......................... Arne Kvalheim (Norway)<br />
7 ....................................Marty Liquori (US)<br />
8 ........................Dick Quax (New Zealand)<br />
9 ................ André De Hertoghe (Belgium)<br />
10 ................Jürgen May (West Germany)<br />
1971<br />
1 ....................................Marty Liquori (US)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ................................. Ben Jipcho (Kenya)<br />
4 ........................... Francesco Arese (Italy)<br />
5 ..............Henryk Szordykowski (Poland)<br />
6 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
7 ............................... Tom Von Ruden (US)<br />
8 ............................. Ulf Högberg (Sweden)<br />
9 ...............Brendan Foster (Great Britain)<br />
10 .............. John Kirkbride (Great Britain)<br />
1972<br />
1 ............................Pekka Vasala (Finland)<br />
2 ....................................Kip Keino (Kenya)<br />
3 ....................... Rod Dixon (New Zealand)<br />
4 .....................................Mike Boit (Kenya)<br />
5 ................... Fanie Van Zijl (South Africa)<br />
6 ...............Brendan Foster (Great Britain)<br />
7 ......................Herman Mignon (Belgium)<br />
8 ...................Peter Stewart (Great Britain)<br />
9 .......................................... Jim Ryun (US)<br />
10 ..Paul-Heinz Wellmann (West Germany)<br />
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1973<br />
1 ................................. Ben Jipcho (Kenya)<br />
2 .............................Filbert Bayi (Tanzania)<br />
3 ....................... Rod Dixon (New Zealand)<br />
4 ......................................Dave Wottle (US)<br />
5 ........................Dick Quax (New Zealand)<br />
6 ................ Frank Clement (Great Britain)<br />
7 .........................................Len Hilton (US)<br />
8 ......................Tom B. Hansen (Denmark)<br />
9 ........................... Francesco Arese (Italy)<br />
10 ..Paul-Heinz Wellmann (West Germany)<br />
1974<br />
1 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
2 .............................Filbert Bayi (Tanzania)<br />
3 ................................. Ben Jipcho (Kenya)<br />
4 ....................... Rod Dixon (New Zealand)<br />
5 ................................ Rick Wohlhuter (US)<br />
6 ...... Klaus-Peter Justus (East Germany)<br />
7 ......................Tom B. Hansen (Denmark)<br />
8 ............................. Ulf Högberg (Sweden)<br />
9 ....................Anders Gärderud (Sweden)<br />
10 ................. Fanie Van Zijl (South Africa)<br />
1975<br />
1 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
2 .............................Filbert Bayi (Tanzania)<br />
3 ....................... Rod Dixon (New Zealand)<br />
4 .....................................Mike Boit (Kenya)<br />
5 ....................................Marty Liquori (US)<br />
6 Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
7 ................................ Rick Wohlhuter (US)<br />
8 ..................... Danie Malan (South Africa)<br />
9 .....................................Ken Popejoy (US)<br />
10 ....................Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland)<br />
1976<br />
1 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
2 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
3 ..................... Danie Malan (South Africa)<br />
4 ...................... Ivo Van Damme (Belgium)<br />
5 . Paul-Heinz Wellmann (West Germany)<br />
6 ....................... Rod Dixon (New Zealand)<br />
7 ......................Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland)<br />
8 ................................ Rick Wohlhuter (US)<br />
9 ............... Dave Moorcroft (Great Britain)<br />
10 ...........................Filbert Bayi (Tanzania)<br />
1977<br />
1 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
2 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
3 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
4 .............. Jozef Plachý (Czechoslovakia)<br />
5 ...............Jürgen Straub (East Germany)<br />
6 .......................... Wilson Waigwa (Kenya)<br />
7 ............Abderrahmane Morceli (Algeria)<br />
8 .............. Karl Fleschen (West Germany)<br />
9 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
10 ....................Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland)<br />
1978<br />
1 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
2 ......................Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland)<br />
3 ............... Dave Moorcroft (Great Britain)<br />
4 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
5 .............................Filbert Bayi (Tanzania)<br />
6 .......................... Wilson Waigwa (Kenya)<br />
7 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
8 ........................Antti Loikkanen (Finland)<br />
9 ...............Jürgen Straub (East Germany)<br />
10 ................ John Robson (Great Britain)<br />
1979<br />
1 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
2 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
3 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
4 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
5 ...............Jürgen Straub (East Germany)<br />
6 ......................Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland)<br />
7 .........................................Don Paige (US)<br />
8 ................Suleiman Nyambui (Tanzania)<br />
9 .................. John Robson (Great Britain)<br />
10 .............Willi Wülbeck (West Germany)<br />
1980<br />
1 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
2 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
3 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
4 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
5 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
6 ...............Jürgen Straub (East Germany)<br />
7 .............Andreas Busse (East Germany)<br />
8 .....................Pierre Délèze (Switzerland)<br />
9 ...............Harald Hudak (West Germany)<br />
10 ............................Omer Khalifa (Sudan)<br />
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1981<br />
1 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
2 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
3 .....................................Mike Boit (Kenya)<br />
4 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
5 .................................. Sydney Maree (US)<br />
6 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
7 ..................... Olaf Beyer (East Germany)<br />
8 .................... José Luis González (Spain)<br />
9 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
10 .Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
1982<br />
1 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
2 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
3 .................................. Sydney Maree (US)<br />
4 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
5 ..Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
6 ............... Dave Moorcroft (Great Britain)<br />
7 ........................................ Tom Byers (US)<br />
8 .................. Nikolay Kirov (Soviet Union)<br />
9 ...................................Todd Harbour (US)<br />
10 .............................José Abascal (Spain)<br />
1983<br />
1 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
2 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
3 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
4 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
5 .................... José Luis González (Spain)<br />
6 ...............................José Abascal (Spain)<br />
7 .................................. Sydney Maree (US)<br />
8 .....................Pierre Délèze (Switzerland)<br />
9 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
10 .Thomas Wessinghage (West Germany)<br />
1984<br />
1 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
2 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
3 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
4 ...............................José Abascal (Spain)<br />
5 ..............................Omer Khalifa (Sudan)<br />
6 ....................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
7 ..........................Joseph Chesire (Kenya)<br />
8 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
9 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
10 ...................Pierre Délèze (Switzerland)<br />
1985<br />
1 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
2 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
3 .................................. Sydney Maree (US)<br />
4 .................... José Luis González (Spain)<br />
5 ...............................José Abascal (Spain)<br />
6 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
7 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
8 .....................Pierre Délèze (Switzerland)<br />
9 ..............................Omer Khalifa (Sudan)<br />
10 .........................Mike Hillardt (Australia)<br />
1986<br />
1 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
2 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
3 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
4 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
5 .................... José Luis González (Spain)<br />
6 ...............................José Abascal (Spain)<br />
7 ......................Steve Ovett (Great Britain)<br />
8 .................................. Sydney Maree (US)<br />
9 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
10 ..................John Walker (New Zealand)<br />
1987<br />
1 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
2 .................................. Abdi Bile (Somalia)<br />
3 .................... José Luis González (Spain)<br />
4 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
5 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
6 ..........................Joseph Chesire (Kenya)<br />
7 ........ Jens-Peter Herold (East Germany)<br />
8 ......... Markus Hacksteiner (Switzerland)<br />
9 .....................Steve Crabb (Great Britain)<br />
10 ....................Peter Elliott (Great Britain)<br />
1988<br />
1 ......................Steve Cram (Great Britain)<br />
2 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
3 ......................Peter Elliott (Great Britain)<br />
4 ........ Jens-Peter Herold (East Germany)<br />
5 ................................. Peter Rono (Kenya)<br />
6 .......................................Steve Scott (US)<br />
7 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
8 .............................Kip Cheruiyot (Kenya)<br />
9 .......... Dieter Baumann (West Germany)<br />
10 ............................Joaquim Cruz (Brazil)<br />
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1989<br />
1 .................................. Abdi Bile (Somalia)<br />
2 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
3 ........................... Wilfred Kirochi (Kenya)<br />
4 .............................Kip Cheruiyot (Kenya)<br />
5 ........................... Seb Coe (Great Britain)<br />
6 ............................ Genny Di Napoli (Italy)<br />
7 ..........................Joseph Chesire (Kenya)<br />
8 ........ Jens-Peter Herold (East Germany)<br />
9 ..................... Herve Phélippeau (France)<br />
10 ...................... Pascal Thiébaut (France)<br />
1990<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 .......................... Simon Doyle (Australia)<br />
3 ........................................Joe Falcon (US)<br />
4 ........ Jens-Peter Herold (East Germany)<br />
5 ......................Peter Elliott (Great Britain)<br />
6 .................................. Abdi Bile (Somalia)<br />
7 ........................... Wilfred Kirochi (Kenya)<br />
8 ............................ Genny Di Napoli (Italy)<br />
9 .................... Tony Morrell (Great Britain)<br />
10 .................. José Luis González (Spain)<br />
1991<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ......................Peter Elliott (Great Britain)<br />
3 ........................... Wilfred Kirochi (Kenya)<br />
4 ................Hauke Fuhlbrügge (Germany)<br />
5 .................Jens-Peter Herold (Germany)<br />
6 ..............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
7 .............................Saïd Aouita (Morocco)<br />
8 .................................David Kibet (Kenya)<br />
9 .......................... Simon Doyle (Australia)<br />
10 ......................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
1992<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ........................... Wilfred Kirochi (Kenya)<br />
3 ............................ William Kemei (Kenya)<br />
4 ..............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
5 ......................Rashid El Basir (Morocco)<br />
6 ....................Mohamed Suleiman (Qatar)<br />
7 ..........................Joseph Chesire (Kenya)<br />
8 .................Jens-Peter Herold (Germany)<br />
9 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
10 ................................Jonah Birir (Kenya)<br />
1993<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ..............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
3 .................................. Abdi Bile (Somalia)<br />
4 ....................Mohamed Suleiman (Qatar)<br />
5 ........................................Jim Spivey (US)<br />
6 .................Matthew Yates (Great Britain)<br />
7 ......................Rashid El Basir (Morocco)<br />
8 .......................... Simon Doyle (Australia)<br />
9 .................... Marcus O’Sullivan (Ireland)<br />
10 ................................Jonah Birir (Kenya)<br />
1994<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ................Vénuste Niyongabo (Burundi)<br />
3 .................................. Abdi Bile (Somalia)<br />
4 ....................Mohamed Suleiman (Qatar)<br />
5 ...................................Steve Holman (US)<br />
6 ........................... Benson Koech (Kenya)<br />
7 ..................... Azzedine Sediki (Morocco)<br />
8 .................Matthew Yates (Great Britain)<br />
9 .................................... Atoi Boru (Kenya)<br />
10 ............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
1995<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ................Vénuste Niyongabo (Burundi)<br />
3 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
4 ...................................Steve Holman (US)<br />
5 ......................Rashid El Basir (Morocco)<br />
6 ..........................Kevin Sullivan (Canada)<br />
7 ......... Abdelkader Chekhémani (France)<br />
8 ....................Mohamed Suleiman (Qatar)<br />
9 ............................ William Kemei (Kenya)<br />
10 ...............................Éric Dubus (France)<br />
1996<br />
1 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
2 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
3 ................Vénuste Niyongabo (Burundi)<br />
4 ..............................William Tanui (Kenya)<br />
5 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
6 ..............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
7 ........................Stephen Kipkorir (Kenya)<br />
8 ................................. Elijah Maru (Kenya)<br />
9 ............................ Marko Koers (Holland)<br />
10 ............................. Isaac Viciosa (Spain)<br />
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1997<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 .............................Daniel Komen (Kenya)<br />
3 ................Vénuste Niyongabo (Burundi)<br />
4 ..............................Fermín Cacho (Spain)<br />
5 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
6 ...................Robert Andersen (Denmark)<br />
7 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
8 ..............................William Tanui (Kenya)<br />
9 ............................John Kibowen (Kenya)<br />
10 .................................Steve Holman (US)<br />
1998<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
3 ............................John Kibowen (Kenya)<br />
4 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
5 .............................Daniel Komen (Kenya)<br />
6 ................................Noah Ngeny (Kenya)<br />
7 .............................Reyes Estévez (Spain)<br />
8 ..............................William Tanui (Kenya)<br />
9 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
10 ...............................Andrés Díaz (Spain)<br />
1999<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ................................Noah Ngeny (Kenya)<br />
3 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
4 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
5 ................. Noureddine Morceli (Algeria)<br />
6 .................................Andrés Díaz (Spain)<br />
7 .............................Reyes Estévez (Spain)<br />
8 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
9 ..........................Driss Maazouzi (France)<br />
10 ............................Ali Saïdi Sief (Algeria)<br />
2000<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ................................Noah Ngeny (Kenya)<br />
3 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
4 ......................... William Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
5 ..........................Kevin Sullivan (Canada)<br />
6 .................................Andrés Díaz (Spain)<br />
7 ..........................Driss Maazouzi (France)<br />
8 .....................Benjamin Kipkurui (Kenya)<br />
9 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
10 ............ Vyacheslav Shabunin (Russia)<br />
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2001<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
3 ......................... William Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
4 ................................Noah Ngeny (Kenya)<br />
5 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
6 ..........................Driss Maazouzi (France)<br />
7 .................José Antonio Redolat (Spain)<br />
8 ..............................Enock Koech (Kenya)<br />
9 .....................Benjamin Kipkurui (Kenya)<br />
10 ...........................Reyes Estévez (Spain)<br />
2002<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
3 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
4 ..................... Cornelius Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
5 ......................... William Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
6 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
7 ...............................Robert Rono (Kenya)<br />
8 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
9 .............. Vyacheslav Shabunin (Russia)<br />
10 ...........................Reyes Estévez (Spain)<br />
2003<br />
1 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
2 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
3 ....................................Paul Korir (Kenya)<br />
4 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
5 .........................Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya)<br />
6 .............................Ivan Heshko (Ukraine)<br />
7 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
8 ..................... Cornelius Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
9 ............................. Isaac Songok (Kenya)<br />
10 ....................... William Chirchir (Kenya)<br />
2004<br />
1 ............................ Bernard Lagat (Kenya)<br />
2 ...............Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco)<br />
3 .............................Ivan Heshko (Ukraine)<br />
4 ....................... Timothy Kiptanui (Kenya)<br />
5 ........................Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya)<br />
6 ....................................Paul Korir (Kenya)<br />
7 ..............................Laban Rotich (Kenya)<br />
8 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
9 ............................. Isaac Songok (Kenya)<br />
10 ..................Kamel Boulahfane (Algeria)<br />
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2005<br />
1 ..........................Daniel Komen II (Kenya)<br />
2 .................................. Bernard Lagat (US)<br />
3 .......................... Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain)<br />
4 .............................Ivan Heshko (Ukraine)<br />
5 .........................Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya)<br />
6 ............................Dahame Bashir (Qatar)<br />
7 ........................................Alan Webb (US)<br />
8 .................... Suleiman Simotwo (Kenya)<br />
9 ..................................Rui Silva (Portugal)<br />
10 .............................Juan Higuero (Spain)<br />
2006<br />
1 .........................Alex Kipchirchir (Kenya)<br />
2 .......................Augustine Choge (Kenya)<br />
3 .................................. Bernard Lagat (US)<br />
4 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
5 ..........................Daniel Komen II (Kenya)<br />
6 .............................Ivan Heshko (Ukraine)<br />
7 ........................... Adil Kaouch (Morocco)<br />
8 ........................Tarek Boukensa (Algeria)<br />
9 ...........................Shadrack Korir (Kenya)<br />
10 .......Mohammed Moustaoui (Morocco)<br />
2007<br />
1 ..........................Daniel Komen II (Kenya)<br />
2 .................................. Bernard Lagat (US)<br />
3 ........................Tarek Boukensa (Algeria)<br />
4 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
5 .......................... Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain)<br />
6 ........................................Alan Webb (US)<br />
7 ...........................Shadrack Korir (Kenya)<br />
8 .......................Augustine Choge (Kenya)<br />
9 .............................. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya)<br />
10 .................. Suleiman Simotwo (Kenya)<br />
2008<br />
1 ............................ Haron Keitany (Kenya)<br />
2 .............................. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya)<br />
3 ....................... Nick Willis (New Zealand)<br />
4 .......................Augustine Choge (Kenya)<br />
5 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
6 ........................ Youssef Kamel (Bahrain)<br />
7 ....................Belal Mansoor Ali (Bahrain)<br />
8 ................... Abdelaati Iguider (Morocco)<br />
9 ...................... Gideon Gathimba (Kenya)<br />
10 .............................Juan Higuero (Spain)<br />
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bernard lagat<br />
scored big for<br />
both Kenya<br />
and the u.s.<br />
2009<br />
1 .............................. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya)<br />
2 ........................ Youssef Kamel (Bahrain)<br />
3 .......................Augustine Choge (Kenya)<br />
4 ................ Deresse Mekonnen (Ethiopia)<br />
5 ............................ Haron Keitany (Kenya)<br />
6 ............................ William Biwott (Kenya)<br />
7 .................................. Bernard Lagat (US)<br />
8 .........Mohammed Moustaoui (Morocco)<br />
9 ...............................Mehdi Baala (France)<br />
10 .......................Amine Laâlou (Morocco)<br />
2010<br />
1 .............................. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya)<br />
2 .........................Amine Laâlou (Morocco)<br />
3 ............................. Silas Kiplagat (Kenya)<br />
4 .......................Augustine Choge (Kenya)<br />
5 ......... Mekonnen Gebremedhin (Ethiopia)<br />
6 .............................. Leonel Manzano (US)<br />
7 ....................... Nicholas Kemboi (Kenya)<br />
8 .............................Daniel Komen (Kenya)<br />
9 ............................Andrew Wheating (US)<br />
10 ..................... Ryan Gregson (Australia)<br />
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