| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2:28.7 | Klara Guseva |  URS |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 21 February 1960 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 2 | 2:25.7 | Elwira Seroczyńska |  POL |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 21 February 1960 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2:25.2 | Lidiya Skoblikova | URS |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 21 February 1960 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2:22.6 | Lidiya Skoblikova | URS |
Innsbruck 1964 | 31 January 1964 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2:22.4 | Kaija Mustonen |  FIN |
Grenoble 1968 | 10 February 1968 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2:22.05 | Atje Keulen-Deelstra |  NED |
Sapporo 1972 | 9 February 1972 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2:20.85 | Dianne Holum |  USA |
Sapporo 1972 | 9 February 1972 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 8 | 2:18.99 | Lisbeth Korsmo |  NOR |
Innsbruck 1976 | 5 February 1976 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 9 | 2:17.96 | Tatyana Averina | URS |
Innsbruck 1976 | 5 February 1976 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 10 | 2:16.58 | Galina Stepanskaya | URS |
Innsbruck 1976 | 5 February 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 2:13.10 | Beth Heiden | USA |
Lake Placid 1980 | 14 February 1980 | Final Standings | 7 | ||
| 12 | 2:12.35 | Ria Visser | NED |
Lake Placid 1980 | 14 February 1980 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 13 | 2:10.95 | Annie Borckink | NED |
Lake Placid 1980 | 14 February 1980 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 14 | 2:05.29 | Andrea Schöne |  GDR |
Sarajevo 1984 | 9 February 1984 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 15 | 2:03.42 WR | Karin Enke | GDR |
Sarajevo 1984 | 9 February 1984 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 16 | 2:01.49 | Andrea Ehrig | GDR |
Calgary 1988 | 27 February 1988 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 17 | 2:00.82 | Karin Kania | GDR |
Calgary 1988 | 27 February 1988 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 18 | 2:00.68 | Yvonne van Gennip | NED |
Calgary 1988 | 27 February 1988 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 19 | 1:57.58 WR | Marianne Timmer | NED |
Nagano 1998 | 16 February 1998 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 20 | 1:56.44 | Varvara Barysheva |  RUS |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 20 February 2002 | Final Standings | 10 | ||
| 21 | 1:55.71 | Chris Witty | USA |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 20 February 2002 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 22 | 1:54.02 WR | Anni Friesinger |  GER |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 20 February 2002 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 23 | 1:53.51 | Jorien ter Mors | NED |
Sochi 2014 | 16 February 2014 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 24 | 1:53.28 | Ireen Wüst | NED |
Beijing 2022 | 7 February 2022 | Final Standings | 1 |
