| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-31:27.4 | Leonid Spirin |  URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 28 November 1956 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1-29:34.0 | Ken Matthews |  GBR |
Tokyo 1964 | 15 October 1964 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1-26:42.4 | Peter Frenkel |  GDR |
München 1972 | 31 August 1972 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1-24:40.6 | Daniel Bautista |  MEX |
Montréal 1976 | 23 July 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1-23:35.5 | Maurizio Damilano |  ITA |
Moskva 1980 | 24 July 1980 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 1-23:13 | Ernesto Canto | MEX |
Los Angeles 1984 | 3 August 1984 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1-19:57 | Jozef Pribilinec |  TCH |
Seoul 1988 | 23 September 1988 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1-18:59 | Robert Korzeniowski |  POL |
Sydney 2000 | 22 September 2000 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1-18:46 | Chen Ding |  CHN |
London 2012 | 4 August 2012 | Final Standings | 1 |
