| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:33.2 | Teddy Flack |  AUS |
Athina 1896 | 7 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 4:06.2 WR | Charles Bennett |  GBR |
Paris 1900 | 15 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 3 | 4:05.4 WR | Jim Lightbody |  USA |
St. Louis 1904 | 3 September 1904 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 4 | 4:05.0 | Mel Sheppard | USA |
London 1908 | 13 July 1908 | Round One, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 4:03.4 | Norman Hallows | GBR |
London 1908 | 13 July 1908 | Round One, Heat #3 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 4:03.4 | Mel Sheppard | USA |
London 1908 | 14 July 1908 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3:56.8 | Arnold Jackson | GBR |
Stockholm 1912 | 10 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 8 | 3:53.6 | Paavo Nurmi |  FIN |
Paris 1924 | 10 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 9 | 3:53.2 | Harri Larva | FIN |
Amsterdam 1928 | 2 August 1928 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 10 | 3:51.2 | Luigi Beccali |  ITA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 4 August 1932 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 11 | 3:47.8 WR | Jack Lovelock |  NZL |
Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 12 | 3:45.2 | Josy Barthel |  LUX |
Helsinki 1952 | 26 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 13 | 3:45.2 | Bob McMillen | USA |
Helsinki 1952 | 26 July 1952 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 14 | 3:41.2 | Ronnie Delany |  IRL |
Melbourne 1956 | 1 December 1956 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 15 | 3:35.6 WR | Herb Elliott | AUS |
Roma 1960 | 6 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 16 | 3:34.9 | Kip Keino |  KEN |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 20 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 17 | 3:32.53 | Seb Coe | GBR |
Los Angeles 1984 | 11 August 1984 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 18 | 3:32.07 | Noah Ngeny | KEN |
Sydney 2000 | 29 September 2000 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 19 | 3:28.32 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen |  NOR |
Tokyo 2020 | 7 August 2021 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 20 | 3:31.65 | Abel Kipsang | KEN |
Tokyo 2020 | 5 August 2021 | Semi-Finals, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 21 | 3:27.65 | Cole Hocker | USA |
Paris 2024 | 6 August 2024 | Final Round | 1 |
