| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 WR | Charles Bennett |  GBR |
Paris 1900 | 22 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 15:05.0 | Jean Bouin |  FRA |
Stockholm 1912 | 9 July 1912 | Round One, Heat #5 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 14:36.6 WR | Hannes Kolehmainen |  FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 10 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 4 | 14:31.2 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN |
Paris 1924 | 10 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 5 | 14:30.0 | Lauri Lehtinen | FIN |
Los Angeles 1932 | 5 August 1932 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 6 | 14:30.0 | Ralph Hill |  USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 5 August 1932 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 7 | 14:22.2 | Gunnar Höckert | FIN |
Berlin 1936 | 7 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 8 | 14:17.6 | Gaston Reiff |  BEL |
London 1948 | 2 August 1948 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 9 | 14:15.4 | Herbert Schade |  GER |
Helsinki 1952 | 22 July 1952 | Round One, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 14:06.6 | Emil Zátopek |  TCH |
Helsinki 1952 | 24 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 11 | 13:39.6 | Vladimir Kuts |  URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 28 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 12 | 13:31.8 | Miel Puttemans | BEL |
München 1972 | 7 September 1972 | Round One, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 13:26.42 | Lasse Virén | FIN |
München 1972 | 10 September 1972 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 14 | 13:20.34 | Brendan Foster | GBR |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Round One, Heat #3 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 13:05.59 | Saïd Aouita |  MAR |
Los Angeles 1984 | 11 August 1984 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 16 | 12:57.82 | Kenenisa Bekele |  ETH |
Beijing 2008 | 23 August 2008 | Final Round | 1 |
