| Times held | 24 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 397 |
| Total countries | 35 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 6 |
| 1928 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 10 | 6 |
| 1932 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 18 | 6 |
| 1936 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 14 |
| 1948 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 27 | 11 |
| 1952 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 12 |
| 1956 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 15 |
| 1960 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 1964 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 33 | 19 |
| 1968 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 28 | 13 |
| 1972 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 24 | 14 |
| 1976 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 20 | 12 |
| 1980 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 25 | 13 |
| 1984 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 17 |
| 1988 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 32 | 19 |
| 1992 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 15 |
| 1994 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 10 |
| 1998 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 9 |
| 2002 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 16 | 8 |
| 2010 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 15 | 9 |
| 2014 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 14 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 12 | 8 |
| 2022 | 10,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 12 | 9 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | NED |
7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| Sweden | SWE |
6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Norway | NOR |
4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| United States | USA |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Finland | FIN |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada | CAN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Austria | AUT |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Italy | ITA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| East Germany | GDR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob de Jong | NED |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Knut Johannesen | NOR |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ivar Ballangrud | NOR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomas Gustafson | SWE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Piet Kleine | NED |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Johann Olav Koss | NOR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gianni Romme | NED |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorrit Bergsma | NED |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |