| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33:49.0 | Hannes Kolehmainen |  FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 7 July 1912 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 32:30.3 | Len Richardson |  RSA |
Stockholm 1912 | 7 July 1912 | Round One, Heat #2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 31:20.8 WR | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 8 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 4 | 30:23.2 WR | Ville Ritola | FIN |
Paris 1924 | 6 July 1924 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 30:18.8 | Paavo Nurmi | FIN |
Amsterdam 1928 | 29 July 1928 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 30:11.4 | Janusz Kusociński |  POL |
Los Angeles 1932 | 31 July 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 7 | 29:59.6 | Emil Zátopek |  TCH |
London 1948 | 30 July 1948 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 8 | 29:17.0 | Emil Zátopek | TCH |
Helsinki 1952 | 20 July 1952 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 9 | 28:45.6 | Vladimir Kuts |  URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 23 November 1956 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 10 | 28:32.2 | Pyotr Bolotnikov | URS |
Roma 1960 | 8 September 1960 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 28:24.4 | Billy Mills |  USA |
Tokyo 1964 | 14 October 1964 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 12 | 27:53.28 | Miel Puttemans |  BEL |
München 1972 | 31 August 1972 | Round One, Heat #1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 27:38.35 WR | Lasse Virén | FIN |
München 1972 | 3 September 1972 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 14 | 27:21.46 | Brahim Boutayeb |  MAR |
Seoul 1988 | 26 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 15 | 27:07.34 | Haile Gebrselassie |  ETH |
Atlanta 1996 | 29 July 1996 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 16 | 27:05.10 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH |
Athina 2004 | 20 August 2004 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 17 | 27:01.17 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH |
Beijing 2008 | 17 August 2008 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 18 | 26:43.14 | Joshua Cheptegei |  UGA |
Paris 2024 | 2 August 2024 | Final Standings | 1 |
