| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:48.3 | Gisela Toews | GER |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 17 | ||
| 2 | 5:32.2 | Elsa Einarsson | SWE |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5:30.0 | Tamara Rylova | URS |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5:26.2 | Helena Pilejczyk | POL |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5:25.5 | Christina Scherling | SWE |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5:16.9 | Valentina Stenina | URS |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5:14.3 | Lidiya Skoblikova | URS |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 23 February 1960 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 8 | 5:05.1 | Wil Burgmeijer | NED |
Grenoble 1968 | 12 February 1968 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5:03.9 | Kaija-Liisa Keskivitikka | FIN |
Grenoble 1968 | 12 February 1968 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4:56.2 | Ans Schut | NED |
Grenoble 1968 | 12 February 1968 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 4:52.14 | Stien Baas-Kaiser | NED |
Sapporo 1972 | 12 February 1972 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 12 | 4:46.67 | Ines Bautzmann | GDR |
Innsbruck 1976 | 8 February 1976 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 13 | 4:45.19 | Tatyana Averina | URS |
Innsbruck 1976 | 8 February 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 14 | 4:32.13 | Bjørg Eva Jensen | NOR |
Lake Placid 1980 | 20 February 1980 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 15 | 4:24.79 | Andrea Schöne | GDR |
Sarajevo 1984 | 15 February 1984 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 16 | 4:12.09 WR | Andrea Ehrig | GDR |
Calgary 1988 | 23 February 1988 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 17 | 4:11.94 WR | Yvonne van Gennip | NED |
Calgary 1988 | 23 February 1988 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 18 | 4:11.64 | Jennifer Rodriguez | USA |
Nagano 1998 | 11 February 1998 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 19 | 4:09.44 | Anni Friesinger | GER |
Nagano 1998 | 11 February 1998 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 20 | 4:08.47 | Claudia Pechstein | GER |
Nagano 1998 | 11 February 1998 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 21 | 4:07.29 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | GER |
Nagano 1998 | 11 February 1998 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 22 | 4:06.55 | Emese Hunyady | AUT |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 10 February 2002 | Final Standings | 9 | ||
| 23 | 4:06.44 | Kristina Groves | CAN |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 10 February 2002 | Final Standings | 8 | ||
| 24 | 3:59.39 | Anni Friesinger | GER |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 10 February 2002 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 25 | 3:57.70 WR | Claudia Pechstein | GER |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 10 February 2002 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 26 | 3:56.93 | Irene Schouten | NED |
Beijing 2022 | 5 February 2022 | Final Standings | 1 |