| # | Performance | Athlete(s) | NOC | Games | Date | Phase | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19:36.2 | Joe Moore | USA |
Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 12 | ||
| 2 | 18:18.6 | Harald Strøm | NOR |
Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 3 | 18:12.2 | Roald Larsen | NOR |
Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 4 | 18:04.8 | Julius Skutnabb | FIN |
Chamonix 1924 | 27 January 1924 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 5 | 17:41.3 Unrecognized | Alex Hurd | CAN |
Lake Placid 1932 | 5 February 1932 | Heat #1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 17:56.2 | Alex Hurd | CAN |
Lake Placid 1932 | 6 February 1932 | Heat #1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 17:41.2 | Charles Mathiesen | NOR |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 14 February 1936 | Final Standings | 4 | ||
| 8 | 17:30.0 | Max Stiepl | AUT |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 14 February 1936 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 9 | 17:24.3 | Ivar Ballangrud | NOR |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 | 14 February 1936 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 10 | 16:45.8 | Hjalmar Andersen | NOR |
Oslo 1952 | 19 February 1952 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 11 | 16:42.3 | Oleg Goncharenko | URS |
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 31 January 1956 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 12 | 16:36.9 | Knut Johannesen | NOR |
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 31 January 1956 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 13 | 16:35.9 | Sigvard Ericsson | SWE |
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 | 31 January 1956 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 14 | 16:14.2 WR | Kjell Bäckman | SWE |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 27 February 1960 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15:46.6 WR | Knut Johannesen | NOR |
Squaw Valley 1960 | 27 February 1960 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15:23.9 | Fred Anton Maier | NOR |
Grenoble 1968 | 17 February 1968 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 17 | 15:23.6 | Johnny Höglin | SWE |
Grenoble 1968 | 17 February 1968 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 18 | 15:20.08 | Valery Lavrushkin | URS |
Sapporo 1972 | 7 February 1972 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 19 | 15:07.08 | Sten Stensen | NOR |
Sapporo 1972 | 7 February 1972 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 20 | 15:04.70 | Kees Verkerk | NED |
Sapporo 1972 | 7 February 1972 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 21 | 15:01.35 | Ard Schenk | NED |
Sapporo 1972 | 7 February 1972 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 22 | 14:53.30 | Sten Stensen | NOR |
Innsbruck 1976 | 14 February 1976 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 23 | 14:50.59 | Piet Kleine | NED |
Innsbruck 1976 | 14 February 1976 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 24 | 14:36.60 | Tom Erik Oxholm | NOR |
Lake Placid 1980 | 23 February 1980 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 25 | 14:28.13 WR | Eric Heiden | USA |
Lake Placid 1980 | 23 February 1980 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 26 | 14:09.68 | Yury Klyuyev | URS |
Calgary 1988 | 21 February 1988 | Final Standings | 6 | ||
| 27 | 14:08.34 | Gerard Kemkers | NED |
Calgary 1988 | 21 February 1988 | Final Standings | 5 | ||
| 28 | 14:00.55 | Leo Visser | NED |
Calgary 1988 | 21 February 1988 | Final Standings | 3 | ||
| 29 | 13:56.11 | Michael Hadschieff | AUT |
Calgary 1988 | 21 February 1988 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 30 | 13:48.20 WR | Tomas Gustafson | SWE |
Calgary 1988 | 21 February 1988 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 31 | 13:30.55 WR | Johann Olav Koss | NOR |
Lillehammer 1994 | 20 February 1994 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 32 | 13:15.33 WR | Gianni Romme | NED |
Nagano 1998 | 17 February 1998 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 33 | 13:10.03 | Gianni Romme | NED |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 22 February 2002 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 34 | 12:58.92 WR | Jochem Uytdehaage | NED |
Salt Lake City 2002 | 22 February 2002 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 35 | 12:58.55 | Lee Seung-Hun | KOR |
Vancouver 2010 | 23 February 2010 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 36 | 12:44.45 | Jorrit Bergsma | NED |
Sochi 2014 | 18 February 2014 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 37 | 12:41.98 | Jorrit Bergsma | NED |
PyeongChang 2018 | 15 February 2018 | Final Standings | 2 | ||
| 38 | 12:39.77 | Ted-Jan Bloemen | CAN |
PyeongChang 2018 | 15 February 2018 | Final Standings | 1 | ||
| 39 | 12:30.74 | Nils van der Poel | SWE |
Beijing 2022 | 11 February 2022 | Final Standings | 1 |