| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:01.55 | Anne Marden |  USA |
Seoul 1988 | 20 September 1988 | Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7:51.44 | Jutta Behrendt |  GDR |
Seoul 1988 | 20 September 1988 | Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 7:50.64 | Magdalena Georgieva |  BUL |
Seoul 1988 | 20 September 1988 | Heat #3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 7:37.69 | Jutta Behrendt | GDR |
Seoul 1988 | 22 September 1988 | Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 7:35.47 | Magdalena Georgieva | BUL |
Seoul 1988 | 22 September 1988 | Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 7:31.71 | Elisabeta Lipă |  ROU |
Barcelona 1992 | 31 July 1992 | Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7:30.48 | Silken Laumann |  CAN |
Barcelona 1992 | 31 July 1992 | Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 7:25.54 | Elisabeta Lipă | ROU |
Barcelona 1992 | 2 August 1992 | Final A | 1 | ||
| 9 | 7:25.23 | Mirka Knapková |  CZE |
Athina 2004 | 14 August 2004 | Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 7:18.12 | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski |  GER |
Athina 2004 | 21 August 2004 | Final A | 1 | ||
| 11 | 7:17.19 | Emma Twigg |  NZL |
Paris 2024 | 1 August 2024 | Heat #2 | 1 |
