| Times held | 14 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 357 |
| Total countries | 39 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 31 | 16 |
| 1980 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 41 | 19 |
| 1984 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 43 | 20 |
| 1988 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 16 |
| 1992 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 46 | 21 |
| 1994 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 43 | 17 |
| 1998 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 43 | 17 |
| 2002 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 44 | 18 |
| 2006 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 41 | 13 |
| 2010 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 38 | 13 |
| 2014 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 19 |
| 2018 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 36 | 19 |
| 2022 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 30 | 16 |
| 2026 | 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 29 | 15 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Canada | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| People's Republic of China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shani Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Nikolay Gulyayev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Eric Heiden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dan Jansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Peter Mueller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gerard van Velde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Olaf Zinke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ids Postma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stefan Groothuis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kjeld Nuis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jordan Stolz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thomas Krol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |