| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2-58:50 | Spyros Louis |  GRE |
Athina 1896 | 10 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2-51:23.6 | Billy Sherring |  CAN |
Athina 1906 | 1 May 1906 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2-55:18.4 WB | Johnny Hayes |  USA |
London 1908 | 24 July 1908 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2-36:54.8 | Ken McArthur |  RSA |
Stockholm 1912 | 14 July 1912 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2-32:35.8 WB | Hannes Kolehmainen |  FIN |
Antwerpen 1920 | 22 August 1920 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2-31:36 | Juan Carlos Zabala |  ARG |
Los Angeles 1932 | 7 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 7 | 2-29:19.2 | Son Gi-Jeong |  JPN |
Berlin 1936 | 9 August 1936 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 8 | 2-23:03.2 | Emil Zátopek |  TCH |
Helsinki 1952 | 27 July 1952 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 9 | 2-15:16.2 WB | Abebe Bikila |  ETH |
Roma 1960 | 10 September 1960 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 10 | 2-12:11.2 WB | Abebe Bikila | ETH |
Tokyo 1964 | 21 October 1964 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 2-09:55.0 | Waldemar Cierpinski |  GDR |
Montréal 1976 | 31 July 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 12 | 2-09:21 | Carlos Lopes |  POR |
Los Angeles 1984 | 12 August 1984 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 13 | 2-06:32 | Sammy Wanjiru |  KEN |
Beijing 2008 | 24 August 2008 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 14 | 2-06:26 | Tamirat Tola | ETH |
Paris 2024 | 11 August 2024 | Final Standings | 1 |
