Paul Kipsiele Koech is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He won the 2004 Olympic bronze medal in this event. His personal best of 7:54.31 minutes is the third fastest of all time.
Silvia Sommaggio is a retired Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres as well as cross-country and road running.
Frehiwat Goshu is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres.
Mark Kosgey Kiptoo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who set the world record in the marathon for the Masters age group by running 2:07:50 in the 2018 Frankfurt Marathon. He also specialized in the 5000 metres throughout his career. He is a two-time gold medalist in the event at the Military World Games and won bronze medals over the distance at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 African Championships in Athletics. He has also represented Kenya at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the All-Africa Games.
Joseph Kitur Kiplimo is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.
Lucas Kimeli Rotich, Kapsoiyo Village, Elgeyo Marakwet County is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres.
Issak Sibhatu is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.
Brahim Jabbour is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. He specialized in the 5000 metres.
Féthi Baccouche is a retired Tunisian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.
Rachid Habchaoui is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres.
Abderrazak Bounour, also known as Abdel Razzak Bounour, is a retired Algerian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.
Boualem Rahoui is a retired Algerian long-distance runner. He specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase, 5000 metres and 10,000 metres.
Daniele Meucci is an Italian athlete who specialises in long-distance running, including track running, cross country and road running who won twenty medals at international level.
Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance. He was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
José Gregorio Peña Trejo is a Venezuelan track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. His personal best for the event is 8:20.87 minutes
Mika Yoshikawa is a Japanese middle- and long-distance runner. She is a five-time national champion over 1500 metres and won the 2012 Japanese title over 10,000 metres. She has represented Japan at the Olympics, World Championships in Athletics, the Asian Athletics Championships, and the Asian Games.
Nabil Mohammed Saghir Al-Garbi is a retired Yemeni middle-distance runner.
Jonathan Muia Ndiku is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He has a personal best of 8:07.75 minutes. He was the gold medallist in the event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where he broke the Commonwealth Games record.
Safa Aissaoui is a retired Tunisian middle- and long-distance runner who mostly specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres.
Barnabás Bene is a Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner who has specialized in the 1500 metres to the half marathon.
