| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27.53 | Bob Garrett |  USA |
Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 28.51 WR | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos |  GRE |
Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 3 | 28.88 WR | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | GRE |
Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 4 | 28.955 WR | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | GRE |
Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 5 | 29.150 WR | Bob Garrett | USA |
Athina 1896 | 6 April 1896 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 6 | 36.04 | Rudolf Bauer |  HUN |
Paris 1900 | 14 July 1900 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 7 | 39.28 | Ralph Rose | USA |
St. Louis 1904 | 3 September 1904 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 8 | 39.28 | Martin Sheridan | USA |
St. Louis 1904 | 3 September 1904 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 9 | 41.020 WR Unrecognized | Martin Sheridan | USA |
Athina 1906 | 25 April 1906 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 10 | 41.460 WR Unrecognized | Martin Sheridan | USA |
Athina 1906 | 25 April 1906 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 40.70 | Merritt Giffin | USA |
London 1908 | 16 July 1908 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 12 | 40.89 | Martin Sheridan | USA |
London 1908 | 16 July 1908 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 13 | 43.91 | Armas Taipale |  FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 12 July 1912 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 14 | 44.34 | Armas Taipale | FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 12 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 15 | 45.21 | Armas Taipale | FIN |
Stockholm 1912 | 12 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 16 | 46.155 | Bud Houser | USA |
Paris 1924 | 13 July 1924 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 17 | 47.32 | Bud Houser | USA |
Amsterdam 1928 | 1 August 1928 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 18 | 47.87 | John Anderson | USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 3 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 19 | 48.23 | Henri LaBorde | USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 3 August 1932 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 20 | 48.86 | John Anderson | USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 3 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 21 | 49.39 | John Anderson | USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 3 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 22 | 49.49 | John Anderson | USA |
Los Angeles 1932 | 3 August 1932 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 23 | 50.48 | Ken Carpenter | USA |
Berlin 1936 | 5 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 24 | 51.08 | Adolfo Consolini |  ITA |
London 1948 | 2 August 1948 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 25 | 51.78 | Giuseppe Tosi | ITA |
London 1948 | 2 August 1948 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 26 | 52.78 | Adolfo Consolini | ITA |
London 1948 | 2 August 1948 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 27 | 53.47 | Sim Iness | USA |
Helsinki 1952 | 22 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 28 | 54.60 | Sim Iness | USA |
Helsinki 1952 | 22 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 29 | 55.03 | Sim Iness | USA |
Helsinki 1952 | 22 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 30 | 56.36 | Al Oerter | USA |
Melbourne 1956 | 27 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 31 | 58.43 | Al Oerter | USA |
Roma 1960 | 6 September 1960 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 32 | 59.18 | Al Oerter | USA |
Roma 1960 | 7 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 33 | 60.54 | Al Oerter | USA |
Tokyo 1964 | 15 October 1964 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 34 | 61.00 | Al Oerter | USA |
Tokyo 1964 | 15 October 1964 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 35 | 63.34 | Jay Silvester | USA |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 14 October 1968 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 36 | 64.78 | Al Oerter | USA |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 15 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 37 | 68.28 | Mac Wilkins | USA |
Montréal 1976 | 24 July 1976 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 38 | 68.82 | Jürgen Schult |  GDR |
Seoul 1988 | 1 October 1988 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 39 | 69.40 | Lars Riedel |  GER |
Atlanta 1996 | 31 July 1996 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 40 | 69.89 | Virgilijus Alekna |  LTU |
Athina 2004 | 23 August 2004 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 41 | 69.97 | Mykolas Alekna | LTU |
Paris 2024 | 7 August 2024 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 42 | 70.00 | Rojé Stona |  JAM |
Paris 2024 | 7 August 2024 | Final Round | 1 |
