| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51.01 | John Flanagan |  USA |
Paris 1900 | 16 July 1900 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 2 | 51.23 | John Flanagan | USA |
St. Louis 1904 | 29 August 1904 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 3 | 51.92 | John Flanagan | USA |
London 1908 | 14 July 1908 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 4 | 54.13 | Matt McGrath | USA |
Stockholm 1912 | 14 July 1912 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 5 | 54.74 | Matt McGrath | USA |
Stockholm 1912 | 14 July 1912 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 6 | 56.49 | Karl Hein |  GER |
Berlin 1936 | 3 August 1936 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 7 | 55.04 | Erwin Blask | GER |
Berlin 1936 | 3 August 1936 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 8 | 57.20 | József Csermák |  HUN |
Helsinki 1952 | 24 July 1952 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 9 | 58.45 | József Csermák | HUN |
Helsinki 1952 | 24 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 10 | 60.34 WR | József Csermák | HUN |
Helsinki 1952 | 24 July 1952 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 11 | 62.10 | Anatoly Samotsvetov |  URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 24 November 1956 | Final Round | 3 | ||
| 12 | 63.00 | Mikhail Krivonosov | URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 24 November 1956 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 13 | 63.03 | Mikhail Krivonosov | URS |
Melbourne 1956 | 24 November 1956 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 14 | 63.19 | Hal Connolly | USA |
Melbourne 1956 | 24 November 1956 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 15 | 64.80 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN |
Roma 1960 | 2 September 1960 | Qualifying Round | 2 | ||
| 16 | 67.03 | Vasily Rudenkov | URS |
Roma 1960 | 2 September 1960 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 17 | 67.10 | Vasily Rudenkov | URS |
Roma 1960 | 3 September 1960 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 18 | 67.10 | Romuald Klim | URS |
Tokyo 1964 | 17 October 1964 | Qualifying Round | 3 | ||
| 19 | 67.40 | Hal Connolly | USA |
Tokyo 1964 | 17 October 1964 | Qualifying Round | 2 | ||
| 20 | 67.99 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN |
Tokyo 1964 | 17 October 1964 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 21 | 69.09 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN |
Tokyo 1964 | 18 October 1964 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 22 | 69.74 | Romuald Klim | URS |
Tokyo 1964 | 18 October 1964 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 23 | 72.60 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 16 October 1968 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 24 | 72.82 | Romuald Klim | URS |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 25 | 73.28 | Romuald Klim | URS |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 26 | 73.36 | Gyula Zsivótzky | HUN |
Ciudad de México 1968 | 17 October 1968 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 27 | 75.50 | Anatoly Bondarchuk | URS |
München 1972 | 7 September 1972 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 28 | 75.64 | Yury Sedykh | URS |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 29 | 76.08 | Aleksey Spiridonov | URS |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Final Round | 2 | ||
| 30 | 77.52 | Yury Sedykh | URS |
Montréal 1976 | 28 July 1976 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 31 | 78.22 | Yury Sedykh | URS |
Moskva 1980 | 30 July 1980 | Qualifying Round | 1 | ||
| 32 | 81.80 WR | Yury Sedykh | URS |
Moskva 1980 | 31 July 1980 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 33 | 84.76 | Sergey Litvinov | URS |
Seoul 1988 | 26 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 | ||
| 34 | 84.80 | Sergey Litvinov | URS |
Seoul 1988 | 26 September 1988 | Final Round | 1 |
