| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.71 | James B. Connolly | Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 2 | 14.47 | Meyer Prinstein | Paris 1900 | 16 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 3 | 14.73 | Tim Ahearne | London 1908 | 25 July 1908 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 4 | 14.76 | Garfield MacDonald | London 1908 | 25 July 1908 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 5 | 14.92 WR | Tim Ahearne | London 1908 | 25 July 1908 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 6 | 15.425 | Luis Brunetto | Paris 1924 | 12 July 1924 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 7 | 15.525 WR | Nick Winter | Paris 1924 | 12 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 8 | 15.72 WR | Chuhei Nanbu | Los Angeles 1932 | 4 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | |||
| 9 | 15.76 | Naoto Tajima | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 10 | 16.00 WR | Naoto Tajima | Berlin 1936 | 6 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 11 | 16.12 WR | Adhemar da Silva | Helsinki 1952 | 23 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 12 | 16.22 WR | Adhemar da Silva | Helsinki 1952 | 23 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 13 | 16.35 | Adhemar da Silva | Melbourne 1956 | 27 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 14 | 16.44 | Józef Szmidt | Roma 1960 | 6 September 1960 | Qualifying Round | 1 | |||
| 15 | 16.78 | Józef Szmidt | Roma 1960 | 6 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 16 | 16.81 | Józef Szmidt | Roma 1960 | 6 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 17 | 16.85 | Józef Szmidt | Tokyo 1964 | 16 October 1964 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 18 | 17.10 WR | Giuseppe Gentile | Ciudad de México 1968 | 16 October 1968 | Qualifying Round | 1 | |||
| 19 | 17.22 WR | Giuseppe Gentile | Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 20 | 17.23 (+2.0) WR | Viktor Saneyev | Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 21 | 17.27 WR | Nélson Prudêncio | Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | |||
| 22 | 17.39 WR | Viktor Saneyev | Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 23 | 17.42 | Aleksandr Kovalenko | Seoul 1988 | 24 September 1988 | Final Round | 3 | |||
| 24 | 17.61 | Hristo Markov | Seoul 1988 | 24 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 25 | 17.63 (+0.5) | Mike Conley | Barcelona 1992 | 3 August 1992 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 26 | 18.17w Unrecognized | Mike Conley | Barcelona 1992 | 3 August 1992 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 27 | 17.99 (-0.1) | Kenny Harrison | Atlanta 1996 | 27 July 1996 | Final Round | 1 | |||
| 28 | 18.09 | Kenny Harrison | Atlanta 1996 | 27 July 1996 | Final Round | 1 |