| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:00.9 | Gösta Åsbrink | Stockholm 1912 | 12 July 1912 | Running | 1 | |||
| 2 | 14:09.4 | Gösta Runö | Antwerpen 1920 | 27 August 1920 | Running | 1 | |||
| 3 | 13:51.1 | Percy Legard | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Running | 4 | |||
| 4 | 13:47.7 | Karl Wyss | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Running | 3 | |||
| 5 | 13:25.3 | Ukko Hietala | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Running | 2 | |||
| 6 | 13:17.4 | Karl Leban | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Running | 1 | |||
| 7 | 12:42.6 | András Balczó | München 1972 | 31 August 1972 | Running | 3 | |||
| 8 | 12:35.0 | Jim Fox | München 1972 | 31 August 1972 | Running | 1 | |||
| 9 | 12:29.7 | Janusz Pyciak-Peciak | Montréal 1976 | 22 July 1976 | Running | 3 | |||
| 10 | 12:09.5 | Adrian Parker | Montréal 1976 | 22 July 1976 | Running | 1 |