Single Sculls, Men
| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:28.8 | Martin Stahnke |  GER |
Stockholm 1912 | 17 July 1912 | Round One, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 2 | 7:55.6 | Everard Butler |  CAN |
Stockholm 1912 | 17 July 1912 | Round One, Heat Three | 1 | ||
| 3 | 7:44.0 | Wally Kinnear |  GBR |
Stockholm 1912 | 17 July 1912 | Round One, Heat Four | 1 | ||
| 4 | 7:39.9 | Everard Butler | CAN |
Stockholm 1912 | 18 July 1912 | Quarter-Finals, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 5 | 7:37.0 | Wally Kinnear | GBR |
Stockholm 1912 | 19 July 1912 | Semi-Finals, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 6 | 7:35.0 | Jack Kelly, Sr. |  USA |
Antwerpen 1920 | 29 August 1920 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 7 | 7:19.0 | Ted Bull |  AUS |
Paris 1924 | 14 July 1924 | Round One, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 8 | 7:15.6 | Josef Schneider |  SUI |
Paris 1924 | 14 July 1924 | Round One, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 9 | 7:03.2 | Garrett Gilmore | USA |
Paris 1924 | 14 July 1924 | Round One, Heat Three | 1 | ||
| 10 | 7:01.8 | Bobby Pearce | AUS |
Amsterdam 1928 | 8 August 1928 | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 11 | 6:57.41 | Ricardo Ibarra |  ARG |
Montréal 1976 | 23 July 1976 | Semi-Finals, Heat One | 1 | ||
| 12 | 6:52.46 | Seán Drea |  IRL |
Montréal 1976 | 23 July 1976 | Semi-Finals, Heat Two | 1 | ||
| 13 | 6:49.86 | Thomas Lange |  GDR |
Seoul 1988 | 24 September 1988 | Final Round, A Final | 1 | ||
| 14 | 6:49.55 | Rob Waddell |  NZL |
Atlanta 1996 | 27 July 1996 | Final Round, B Final | 1 | ||
| 15 | 6:44.85 | Xeno Müller | SUI |
Atlanta 1996 | 27 July 1996 | Final Round, A Final | 1 | ||
| 16 | 6:44.44 | Damir Martin |  CRO |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 9 August 2016 | Quarter-Finals, Heat Four | 1 | ||
| 17 | 6:41.34 | Mahé Drysdale | NZL |
Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 13 August 2016 | Final Round, A Final | 1 |