All sub 1'45" performances from 1987
| # | Mark | SR | Athlete | IR | Nat | Pos | Venue | Date |
| 1 | 1.43.06 | 1 | Billy Konchellah | | KEN | 1 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 2 | 1.43.39 | | Billy Konchellah | 2 | KEN | 1 | Zürich | 19-08-1987 |
| 3 | 1.43.41 | 2 | Peter Elliott | | GBR | 2 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 4 | 1.43.76 | 3 | José Luiz Barbosa | | BRA | 3 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 5 | 1.43.89 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 2 | BRA | 1 | Hengelo | 19-07-1987 |
| 6 | 1.43.95 | 4 | Philippe Collard | | FRA | 1 | Nice | 13-07-1987 |
| 7 | 1.43.98 | | Billy Konchellah | 3 | KEN | 1 | Koblenz | 13-08-1987 |
| 8 | 1.44.09 | 5 | Johnny Gray | | USA | 2 | Hengelo | 19-07-1987 |
| 9 | 1.44.17 | | Billy Konchellah | 4 | KEN | 1 | Köln | 16-08-1987 |
| 10 | 1.44.26 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 3 | BRA | 2 | Nice | 13-07-1987 |
| 11 | 1.44.40 | | Billy Konchellah | 5 | KEN | 1 | Berlin | 21-08-1987 |
| 12 | 1.44.45 | 6 | Tom McKean | | GBR | 1 | Lausanne | 15-09-1987 |
| 13 | 1.44.46 | | Philippe Collard | 2 | FRA | 2 | Zürich | 19-08-1987 |
| 14 | 1.44.47 | 7 | Abdi Bile | | SOM | 2 | Berlin | 21-08-1987 |
| 15 | 1.44.51 | | Johnny Gray | 2 | USA | 3 | Nice | 13-07-1987 |
| 16 | 1.44.59 | 8 | Ryszard Ostrowski | | POL | 4 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 17 | 1.44.60 | | Abdi Bile | 2 | SOM | 2 | Koblenz | 13-08-1987 |
| 18 | 1.44.65 | | Johnny Gray | 3 | USA | 1 | Westwood CA | 17-05-1987 |
| 19 | 1.44.66 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 4 | BRA | 1 | Helsinki | 02-07-1987 |
| 20 | 1.44.72 | 9 | William Wuycke | | VEN | 3 | Hengelo | 19-07-1987 |
| 21 | 1.44.72 | 10 | Faouzi Lahbi | | MAR | 3 | Koblenz | 13-08-1987 |
| 22 | 1.44.74 | 11 | Said Aouita | | MAR | 1 | Caorle | 09-07-1987 |
| 23 | 1.44.74 | 12 | Moussa Fall | | SEN | 1/2 | Roma | 30-08-1987 |
| 24 | 1.44.76 | | William Wuycke | 2 | VEN | 4 | Nice | 13-07-1987 |
| 25 | 1.44.83 | 13 | Harald Schmid | | GER | 4 | Koblenz | 13-08-1987 |
| 26 | 1.44.83 | | Faouzi Lahbi | 2 | MAR | 5 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 27 | 1.44.84 | 14 | Stephen Ole-Marai | | KEN | 6 | Roma | 01-09-1987 |
| 28 | 1.44.86 | | Tom McKean | 2 | GBR | 1/1 | Roma | 31-08-1987 |
| 29 | 1.44.87 | | Faouzi Lahbi | 3 | MAR | 4 | Hengelo | 19-07-1987 |
| 30 | 1.44.87 | 15 | Sam Koskei | | KEN | 3 | Zürich | 19-08-1987 |
| 31 | 1.44.93 | 16 | Babacar Niang | | SEN | 2 | Lausanne | 15-09-1987 |
| 32 | 1.44.95 | | José Luiz Barbosa | 5 | BRA | 4 | Zürich | 19-08-1987 |
| 33 | 1.44.98 | | Peter Elliott | 2 | GBR | 2/2 | Roma | 30-08-1987 |