SOUFIANE EL BAKKALI is No. 1 for the fifth time, but his invulnerability was dented by Amos Serem’s run in Brussels as the tall Algerian lost for the first time since ’21. Only Moses Kiptanui, at 6, has more leaderships. El Bakkali’s 5 have come in a row, equaling the record shared by Kiptanui and Saïf Shaheen…
SEREM HAD A POOR RUN in the OG but did enough elsewhere to support a runner-up ranking ahead of Abraham Kibiwott…
WR holder Lamecha Girma, No. 2 the last two years, earns only honorable mention status after competing in only a pair of meets. In the first he produced the year’s fastest time in winning the Stockholm DL; in the second he had a nasty fall and didn’t finish in the Olympic final…
LEADING AMERICAN Kenneth Rooks gets No. 8 after improving his PR from 8:15.08 to 8:06.41 in stealing Paris silver.
| JUMP TO U.S. RANKINGS | VIEW WORLD TOP 50 LIST | VIEW U.S. TOP 50 LIST |
| 1. SOUFIANE EL BAKKALI (Morocco) (1/7/96, 6-2/154) (1.88/70) | |||||
| 8:09.40 | … | 1)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ||
| 8:06.05 | … | 1)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ||
| (8:17.90h) | |||||
| 8:04.29 | … | 1)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ||
| 8:08.60 | … | 2)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem |
| 2. AMOS SEREM (Kenya) (8/28/02, 5-7/139) (1.70/63) | |||||
| 8:22.72(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 3/06 | ||
| 8:25.77 | … | 2)African G | 3/18 | ▷ | 1. Firewu |
| 8:21.40(A) | … | 2)Nairobi CT | 4/20 | ▷ | 1. Kibiwott |
| 8:12.74 | … | 4)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott; 3. Wale |
| 8:10.82 | … | 3)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale |
| 8:20.55(A) | … | 1)Kenyan Trials | 6/15 | ||
| 8:02.36 | … | 2)Paris DL | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. Seme |
| 8:19.74 | … | 14)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott; 4. Jihnaoui; 5. Jaziri; 6. Firewu; 7. Koech; 8. Miura; 9. Wale; 10. Arce; 11. Sable; 12. Tindoufti; 13. Desgagnes |
| (8:18.41h) | |||||
| 8:04.29 | … | 2)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali |
| 8:06.90 | … | 1)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ||
| 3. ABRAHAM KIBIWOTT (Kenya) (4/6/96, 5-8¾/121) (1.75/55) | |||||
| 8:20.54(A) | … | 1)Nairobi CT | 4/20 | ||
| 8:42.1(A) | … | 1)Nairobi | 5/02 | ||
| 8:07.38 | … | 2)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu |
| 8:17.07 | … | 9)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem; 4. Firewu; 5. Arce; 6. Bor; 7. Bedrani; 8. Jihnaoui |
| 8:23.41(A) | … | 3)Kenyan Trials | 6/15 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. Koech |
| 8:06.70 | … | 3)Paris DL | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. Seme; 2. Serem |
| 8:06.47 | … | 3)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks |
| (8:12.02h) | |||||
| 8:08.21 | … | 4)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu |
| 8:10.51 | … | 4)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali; 3. Jihnaoui |
| 4. MOHAMED AMINE JIHNAOUI (Tunisia) (4/2/97, 6-¾/143) (1.85/65) | |||||
| 8:17.56 | … | 7)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott; 3. Wale; 4. Serem; 5. Miura; 6. Arce |
| 8:13.86 | … | 8)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem; 4. Firewu; 5. Arce; 6. Bor; 7. Bedrani |
| 8:10.41 | … | 3)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Girma; 2. Firewu |
| 8:09.41 | … | 4)Paris DL | 7/07 | ▷ | 1. Seme; 2. Serem; 3. Kibiwott |
| 8:07.73 | … | 4)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott |
| (8:25.24h) | |||||
| 8:14.15 | … | 6)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce |
| 8:09.68 | … | 3)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali |
| 8:27.17 | … | 1)Modena | 9/21 | ||
| 5. SAMUEL FIREWU (Ethiopia) (5/3/04, 5-9¼/132) (1.76/60) | |||||
| 8:24.30 | … | 1)African G | 3/18 | ||
| 8:07.25 | … | 1)Doha DL | 5/10 | ||
| 8:11.73 | … | 4)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem |
| 8:05.78 | … | 2)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Girma |
| 8:08.87 | … | 6)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott; 4. Jihnaoui; 5. Jaziri |
| (8:11.61h) | |||||
| 8:04.34 | … | 3)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem |
| 8:15.86 | … | 8)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali; 3. Jihnaoui; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Tindoufti; 7. Wale |
| 6. GETNET WALE (Ethiopia) (7/16/00, 5-10¾/134) (1.80/61) | |||||
| 8:09.69 | … | 3)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott |
| 8:09.78 | … | 2)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali |
| 8:10.73 | … | 4)Stockholm DL | 6/02 | ▷ | 1. Girma; 2. Firewu; 3. Jihnaoui |
| 8:12.33 | … | 9)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott; 4. Jihnaoui; 5. Jaziri; 6. Firewu; 7. Koech; 8. Miura |
| (8:18.25h) | |||||
| 8:21.26 | … | 11)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Jihnaoui; 7. Jaziri; 8. Deguna; 9. Bebendorf; 10. Bedrani |
| 8:14.66 | … | 7)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali; 3. Jihnaoui; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Tindoufti |
| 7. DANIEL ARCE (Spain) (4/22/92, 6-2¾/159) (1.90/72) | |||||
| 8:16.43 | … | 6)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott; 3. Wale; 4. Serem; 5. Miura |
| 8:12.28 | … | 5)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem; 4. Firewu |
| 8:16.70 | … | 5)Euro Ch | 6/10 | ▷ | 1. Miellet; 2. Bedrani; 3. Bebendorf; 4. Ruppert |
| (8:21.46h) | |||||
| 8:23.84 | … | 1)Spa Ch | 6/29 | ||
| 8:13.80 | … | 10)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott; 4. Jihnaoui; 5. Jaziri; 6. Firewu; 7. Koech; 8. Miura; 9. Wale |
| (8:18.31h) | |||||
| 8:08.45 | … | 5)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwot |
| 8:10.88 | … | 5)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali; 3. Jihnaoui; 4. Kibiwot |
| 8. KENNETH ROOKS (US) (10/21/99, 5-10/141) (1.78/64) | |||||
| 8:28.33 | … | 4)Mt. SAC R | 4/18 | ▷ | 1. Ferlic; 2. Seddon; 3. Blomberg |
| 8:15.08 | … | 1)Track Fest | 5/11 | ||
| 8:18.77 | … | 1)Portland Track Fest | 6/08 | ||
| 8:21.92 | … | 1)Olympic Trials | 6/23 | ▷ | 2. Wilkinson; 3. Corrigan; 4. Jager; 5. Sado; 6. Hamilton; 7. Berriatua; 8. Rotich; 9. Keter |
| (8:26.90h) | |||||
| 8:06.41 | … | 2)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali |
| (8:24.95h) | |||||
| 8:35.19 | … | 16)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Jihnaoui; 7. Jaziri; 8. Deguna; 9. Bebendorf; 10. Bedrani; 11. Wale; 12. Desgagnes; 13. Tindoufti; 14. Sable; 15. Ruppert |
| 9. AHMED JAZIRI (Tunisia) (12/16/97, 5-8¾/132) (1.75/60) | |||||
| 8:30.16 | … | 13)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott; 3. Wale; 4. Serem; 5. Miura; 6. Arce; 7. Jihnaoui; 8. Sundstrom; 9. Updike; 10. Tindoufti; 11. Kigen; 12. Carro |
| 8:20.49 | … | 13)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem; 4. Firewu; 5. Arce; 6. Bor; 7. Bedrani; 8. Jihnaoui; 9. Kibiwott; 10. Tindoufti; 11. Zoghlami; 12. Ben Yazide |
| 8:08.02 | … | 5)Olympic Games | 8/07 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Rooks; 3. Kibiwott; 4. Jihnaoui |
| (8:18.33h) | |||||
| 8:14.79 | … | 7)Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Jihnaoui |
| 8:08.11 | … | 2)Zagreb CT | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Bett |
| 10. ABRAHAM SEME (Ethiopia) (11/7/01, 5-11¼/139) (1.81/63) | |||||
| 8:54.1(A) | … | 3)Eth Ch | 2/02 | ▷ | 1. Fikadu; 2. Amare |
| 8:27.30 | … | 4)African G | 3/18 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Serem; 3. Koech |
| 8:39.39 | … | 14)Doha DL | 5/10 | ▷ | 1. Firewu; 2. Kibiwott; 3. Wale; 4. Serem; 5. Miura; 6. Arce; 7. Jihnaoui; 8. Sundstrom; 9. Updike; 10. Tindoufti; 11. Kigen; 12. Carro; 13. Jaziri |
| 8:23.74 | … | 15)Marrakech DL | 5/19 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Wale; 3. Serem; 4. Firewu; 5. Arce; 6. Bor; 7. Bedrani; 8. Jihnaoui; 9. Kibiwott; 10. Tindoufti; 11. Zoghlami; 12. Ben Yazide; 13. Jaziri; 14. Miura |
| 8:17.22 | … | 1)Turku | 6/18 | ||
| 8:02.36 | … | 1)Paris DL | 7/07 | ||
| dnf | … | )Chorzów DL | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. El Bakkali; 2. Serem; 3. Firewu; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Jihnaoui; 7. Jaziri; 8. Deguna; 9. Bebendorf; 10. Bedrani; 11. Wale; 12. Desgagnes; 13. Tindoufti; 14. Sable; 15. Ruppert; 16 Rooks |
| 8:17.75 | … | 10)Brussels DL | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Serem; 2. El Bakkali; 3. Jihnaoui; 4. Kibiwott; 5. Arce; 6. Tindoufti; 7. Wale; 8. Firewu; 9. Sable |
| US RANKINGS | ||||
| 1. | *Kenneth Rooks (Nike) | 6. | Yasin Sado (Virginia) | |
| 1)Track Fest, 1)Olympic Trials, 2)Olympic Games | 2)ACC, 7)NCAA, 5)Olympic Trials | |||
| 2. | Matthew Wilkinson (Under Armour/Dark Sky) | 7. | Joey Berriatua (Tinman Elite) | |
| 2)USATF Distance Cl, 2)Olympic Trials, 6h)Olympic Games | 6)USATF Distance Cl, 7)Olympic Trials, 8)Zagreb CT | |||
| 3. | James Corrigan (BYU) | 8. | Anthony Rotich (Nike/US Army) | |
| 9)NCAA, 3)Olympic Trials, 10h)Olympic Games | 2)Track Fest, 8)Olympic Trials, 11)Paris DL | |||
| 4. | Duncan Hamilton (Nike Bowerman TC) | 9. | Hillary Bor (HOKA) | |
| 3)Track Fest, 6)Olympic Trials, 5)Zagreb CT | 6)Marrakech DL, 7)Stockholm DL, 13)Olympic Trials | |||
| 5. | Evan Jager (Nike Bowerman TC) | 10. | Derek Johnson (New Balance) | |
| 8)Track Fest, 4)Portland Track Fest, 4)Olympic Trials | 5)USATF Distance Cl, 2)Music City, 10)Olympic Trials | |||