Table 1. Percentage of male Kenyan-born runners in the top 50 of the 2007 IAAF World list.
| Distance |
Percentage of Kenyan runners |
| 800 m |
30 % |
| 1500 m |
42 % |
| 3 km Steeple |
64 % |
| 5 km |
44 % |
| 10 km track |
54 % |
| 10 km road |
66 % |
| Half marathon |
58 % |
| Marathon |
58 % |
| Cross Country* |
60% |
*Data based on the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championship men's 12 km top 10 race results.
