| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:54.4 | André Gegout |  FRA | Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 16 | ||
| 2 | 2:20.8 | Clas Thunberg |  FIN | Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2:20.2 | Ivar Ballangrud |  NOR | Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 13 February 1936 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2:19.2 | Charles Mathiesen |  NOR | Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 13 February 1936 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2:17.6 | Sverre Farstad |  NOR | Sankt Moritz 1948 | 2 February 1948 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2:09.4 | Toivo Salonen |  FIN | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 30 January 1956 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2:08.6 WR | Yevgeny Grishin |  URS | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 30 January 1956 | Final Standings | =1 | ||
| 8 | 2:08.6 WR | Yury Mikhaylov |  URS | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 30 January 1956 | Final Standings | =1 | ||
| 9 | 2:07.1 | Aleksandr Kerchenko |  URS | Grenoble 1968 | 16 February 1968 | Final Standings | 11 | ||
| 10 | 2:05.0 | Ard Schenk |  NED | Grenoble 1968 | 16 February 1968 | Final Standings | =2 | ||
| 11 | 2:03.4 | Kees Verkerk |  NED | Grenoble 1968 | 16 February 1968 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 12 | 2:02.96 | Ard Schenk |  NED | Sapporo 1972 | 6 February 1972 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 13 | 2:00.87 | Hans van Helden |  NED | Innsbruck 1976 | 13 February 1976 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 14 | 1:59.38 | Jan Egil Storholt |  NOR | Innsbruck 1976 | 13 February 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 15 | 1:57.95 | Jan Egil Storholt |  NOR | Lake Placid 1980 | 21 February 1980 | Final Standings | 6 | ||
| 16 | 1:55.44 | Eric Heiden |  USA | Lake Placid 1980 | 21 February 1980 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 17 | 1:52.12 WR | Eric Flaim |  USA | Calgary 1988 | 20 February 1988 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1:52.06 WR | André Hoffmann |  GDR | Calgary 1988 | 20 February 1988 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 19 | 1:51.29 | Johann Olav Koss |  NOR | Lillehammer 1994 | 16 February 1994 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 20 | 1:50.96 | Christian Breuer |  GER | Nagano 1998 | 12 February 1998 | Final Standings | 9 | ||
| 21 | 1:50.49 | Hiroyuki Noake |  JPN | Nagano 1998 | 12 February 1998 | Final Standings | 7 | ||
| 22 | 1:50.04 | KC Boutiette |  USA | Nagano 1998 | 12 February 1998 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 23 | 1:49.75 | Jan Bos |  NED | Nagano 1998 | 12 February 1998 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 24 | 1:47.87 WR | Ådne Søndrål |  NOR | Nagano 1998 | 12 February 1998 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 25 | 1:45.98 | Dmitry Shepel |  RUS | Salt Lake City 2002 | 19 February 2002 | Final Standings | 11 | ||
| 26 | 1:45.51 | Nick Pearson |  USA | Salt Lake City 2002 | 19 February 2002 | Final Standings | 6 | ||
| 27 | 1:44.57 WR | Jochem Uytdehaage |  NED | Salt Lake City 2002 | 19 February 2002 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 28 | 1:43.95 WR | Derek Parra |  USA | Salt Lake City 2002 | 19 February 2002 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 29 | 1:43.55 | Thomas Krol |  NED | Beijing 2022 | 8 February 2022 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 30 | 1:43.21 | Kjeld Nuis |  NED | Beijing 2022 | 8 February 2022 | Final Standings | 1 |