| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:09.32 | Wilfried Stephan |  GDR |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2:03.01 | Ivan Patzaichin |  ROU |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Repêchage, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1:59.23 | Aleksandr Rogov |  URS |
Montréal 1976 | 30 July 1976 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1:54.13 | Sergey Postrekhin | URS |
Moskva 1980 | 30 July 1980 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1:53.37 | Sergey Postrekhin | URS |
Moskva 1980 | 1 August 1980 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1:51.90 | Mykhailo Slivinsky | URS |
Seoul 1988 | 26 September 1988 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1:51.82 | Mykhailo Slivinsky |  EUN |
Barcelona 1992 | 3 August 1992 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1:51.15 | Nikolay Buhalov |  BUL |
Barcelona 1992 | 7 August 1992 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1:49.934 | Martin Doktor |  CZE |
Atlanta 1996 | 4 August 1996 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 10 | 1:49.146 | Andreas Dittmer |  GER |
Athina 2004 | 24 August 2004 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 1:48.144 | Maksim Opalev |  RUS |
Athina 2004 | 24 August 2004 | Round One, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 1:46.383 | Andreas Dittmer | GER |
Athina 2004 | 28 August 2004 | Final Round | 1 |
