world record  hicham el guerrouj ( mar )  3:26.00          rome , italy    14 july 1998
0    championship record  hicham el guerrouj ( mar )  3:27.65       seville , spain  14 august 1999
1          world leading     augustine choge ( ken )  3:29.47      berlin , germany    14 june 2009
2         african record  hicham el guerrouj ( mar )  3:26.00          rome , italy    14 july 1998
3           asian record        rashid ramzi ( bhr )  3:29.14          rome , italy    14 july 2006
4  north american record       bernard lagat ( usa )  3:29.30         rieti , italy  28 august 2005
5  south american record     hudson de souza ( bra )  3:33.25         rieti , italy  28 august 2005
6        european record        fermín cacho ( esp )  3:28.95  zürich , switzerland  13 august 1997

Table as JSON:
{"world record":{"0":"championship record","1":"world leading","2":"african record","3":"asian record","4":"north american record","5":"south american record","6":"european record"},"hicham el guerrouj ( mar )":{"0":"hicham el guerrouj ( mar )","1":"augustine choge ( ken )","2":"hicham el guerrouj ( mar )","3":"rashid ramzi ( bhr )","4":"bernard lagat ( usa )","5":"hudson de souza ( bra )","6":"fermín cacho ( esp )"},"3:26.00":{"0":"3:27.65","1":"3:29.47","2":"3:26.00","3":"3:29.14","4":"3:29.30","5":"3:33.25","6":"3:28.95"},"rome , italy":{"0":"seville , spain","1":"berlin , germany","2":"rome , italy","3":"rome , italy","4":"rieti , italy","5":"rieti , italy","6":"zürich , switzerland"},"14 july 1998":{"0":"14 august 1999","1":"14 june 2009","2":"14 july 1998","3":"14 july 2006","4":"28 august 2005","5":"28 august 2005","6":"13 august 1997"}}