All sub 1'45" performances from 1980 and earlier
| # | Mark | Athlete | Nat | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1.42.33 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1 | Oslo | 05-07-1979 |
| 2 | 1.43.44 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Sofia | 21-08-1977 |
| 3 | 1.43.5 y | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Eugene OR | 08-06-1974 |
| 4 | 1.43.50 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Montreal | 25-07-1976 |
| 5 | 1.43.57 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Berlin | 20-08-1976 |
| 6 | 1.43.64 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Zürich | 24-08-1977 |
| 7 | 1.43.66 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Bydgoszcz | 19-06-1977 |
| 8 | 1.43.7 m | Marcello Fiasconaro | ITA | 1 | Milano | 27-06-1973 |
| 9 | 1.43.79 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Zürich | 20-08-1975 |
| 10 | 1.43.84 | Olaf Beyer | DDR | 1 | Praha | 31-08-1978 |
| 11 | 1.43.86 | Ivo Van Damme | BEL | 2 | Montreal | 25-07-1976 |
| 12 | 1.43.9 m | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Westwood CA | 22-06-1974 |
| 13 | 1.43.90 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Zürich | 18-08-1976 |
| 14 | 1.43.9 m | Jose Marajo | FRA | 1 | Saint Maur | 12-09-1979 |
| 15 | 1.43.91 | John Kipkurgat | KEN | 1 | Christchurch | 29-01-1974 |
| 16 | 1.43.91 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Stockholm | 18-07-1974 |
| 17 | 1.43.97 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1 | London | 15-09-1978 |
| 18 | 1.44.0 y | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Los Angeles CA | 27-05-1973 |
| 19 | 1.44.02 | Ivo Van Damme | BEL | 2 | Zürich | 18-08-1976 |
| 20 | 1.44.03 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Durham NC | 06-07-1974 |
| 21 | 1.44.04 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Düsseldorf | 02-09-1977 |
| 22 | 1.44.07 | Luciano Susanj | YUG | 1 | Roma | 04-09-1974 |
| 23 | 1.44.09 | Ivo Van Damme | BEL | 1 | Köln | 01-09-1976 |
| 24 | 1.44.09 | Steve Ovett | GBR | 2 | Praha | 31-08-1978 |
| 25 | 1.44.12 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Durham NC | 19-07-1975 |
| 26 | 1.44.12 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 3 | Montreal | 25-07-1976 |
| 27 | 1.44.14 | Mike Boit | KEN | 2 | Düsseldorf | 02-09-1977 |
| 28 | 1.44.18 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Zürich | 16-08-1974 |
| 29 | 1.44.24 | James Maina | KEN | 1 | Zürich | 15-08-1979 |
| 30 | 1.44.25 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1 | Bruxelles | 18-08-1978 |
| 31 | 1.44.3 m | Peter Snell | NZL | 1 | Christchurch | 03-02-1962 |
| 32 | 1.44.3 y | Jim Ryun | USA | 1 | Terre Haute IN | 10-06-1966 |
| 33 | 1.44.3 m | Dave Wottle | USA | 1 | Eugene OR | 01-07-1972 |
| 34 | 1.44.3 m | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Berlin | 21-08-1974 |
| 35 | 1.44.3 m | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Oslo | 30-07-1975 |
| 36 | 1.44.35 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Köln | 22-06-1977 |
| 37 | 1.44.37 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 2 | Köln | 01-09-1976 |
| 38 | 1.44.38 | John Kipkurgat | KEN | 1 | Christchurch | 27-01-1974 |
| 39 | 1.44.38 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Köln | 22-06-1978 |
| 40 | 1.44.39 | Mike Boit | KEN | 2 | Christchurch | 29-01-1974 |
| 41 | 1.44.40 | Ralph Doubell | AUS | 1 | Mexico City | 15-10-1968 |
| 42 | 1.44.5 m | Pekka Vasala | FIN | 1 | Helsinki | 20-08-1972 |
| 43 | 1.44.5 y | Daniel Malan | RSA | 2 | Los Angeles CA | 27-05-1973 |
| 44 | 1.44.53 | Don Paige | USA | 1 | Eugene OR | 23-06-1980 |
| 45 | 1.44.57 | Wilson Kiprugut | KEN | 2 | Mexico City | 15-10-1968 |
| 46 | 1.44.6 m | Pekka Vasala | FIN | 1 | Helsinki | 14-09-1972 |
| 47 | 1.44.6 m | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Helsinki | 29-06-1977 |
| 48 | 1.44.64 | Mike Boit | KEN | 2 | Zürich | 24-08-1977 |
| 49 | 1.44.66 | Willi Wülbeck | GER | 2 | Zürich | 15-08-1979 |
| 50 | 1.44.67 | Luciano Susanj | YUG | 2 | Zürich | 16-08-1974 |
| 51 | 1.44.67 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Fürth | 11-09-1977 |
| 52 | 1.44.7 m | Dick Broberg | RSA | 1 | Stellenbosch | 31-03-1971 |
| 53 | 1.44.7 m | Marcello Fiasconaro | ITA | 1 | Johannesburg | 27-04-1973 |
| 54 | 1.44.7 m | Luciano Susanj | YUG | 1 | Celje | 19-07-1974 |
| 55 | 1.44.7 y | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Eugene OR | 07-06-1975 |
| 56 | 1.44.7 m | James Maina | KEN | 1 | Celje | 12-07-1979 |
| 57 | 1.44.70 | James Robinson | USA | 1 | Köln | 19-08-1979 |
| 58 | 1.44.7 m | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 1 | Hull | 07-06-1980 |
| 59 | 1.44.72 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Stockholm | 17-07-1975 |
| 60 | 1.44.72 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Kingston | 13-05-1977 |
| 61 | 1.44.72 | Andreas Busse | DDR | 1 | Potsdam | 10-05-1980 |
| 62 | 1.44.76 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | London | 09-09-1977 |
| 63 | 1.44.76 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 3 | Praha | 31-08-1978 |
| 64 | 1.44.78 | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Eugene OR | 21-06-1976 |
| 65 | 1.44.80 | Ken Swenson | USA | 1 | Stuttgart | 16-07-1970 |
| 66 | 1.44.84 | Mark Enyeart | USA | 2 | Köln | 22-06-1977 |
| 67 | 1.44.84 | Harald Schmid | GER | 3 | Zürich | 15-08-1979 |
| 68 | 1.44.87 | Mark Enyeart | USA | 2 | Eugene OR | 21-06-1976 |
| 69 | 1.44.9 m | Franz-Josef Kemper | GER | 1 | Hannover | 07-08-1966 |
| 70 | 1.44.90 | Walter Adams | GER | 2 | Stuttgart | 16-07-1970 |
| 71 | 1.44.9 m | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Bakersfield CA | 16-06-1973 |
| 72 | 1.44.9 m | Daniel Malan | RSA | 1 | Zürich | 06-07-1973 |
| 73 | 1.44.9 y | Rick Wohlhuter | USA | 1 | Knoxville TN | 10-05-1975 |
| 74 | 1.44.9 m | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Berlin | 22-08-1975 |
| 75 | 1.44.9 m | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Havana | 10-07-1976 |
| 76 | 1.44.90 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Helsinki | 10-08-1976 |
| 77 | 1.44.9 m | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Düsseldorf | 01-07-1977 |
| 78 | 1.44.91 | Steve Ovett | GBR | 2 | Köln | 19-08-1979 |
| 79 | 1.44.92 | John Walker | NZL | 3 | Christchurch | 29-01-1974 |
| 80 | 1.44.94 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Koblenz | 07-09-1978 |
| 81 | 1.44.95 | Sebastian Coe | GBR | 2 | London | 09-09-1977 |
| 82 | 1.44.96 | Mike Boit | KEN | 1 | Rieti | 29-08-1976 |
| 83 | 1.44.96 | Willi Wülbeck | GER | 1 | Warszawa | 10-06-1980 |
| 84 | 1.44.97 | Alberto Juantorena | CUB | 1 | Bratislava | 10-06-1978 |