| 2012 |
| (London, August 11) |
| 1 | Mohamed Farah (Great Britain) | 13:41.66 | | |
| 2 | Dejen Gebremeskel (Ethiopia) | 13:41.98 | | |
| 3 | Thomas Longosiwa (Kenya) | 13:42.36 | | |
| 4 | Bernard Lagat (USA) | 13:42.99 | | |
| 5 | Isiah Koech (Kenya) | 13:43.83 | | |
| 6 | Abdelaati Iguider (Morocco) | 13:44.19 | | |
| 7 | Galen Rupp (USA) | 13:45.04 | | |
| 8 | Juan Luis Barrios (Mexico) | 13:45.30 | | |
| [Lopez Lomong (USA) 10th 13.48.19] |
| 2008 |
| 1 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) | 12:57.82 | | |
| 2 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | 13:02.80 | | |
| 3 | Edwin Soi (Kenya) | 13:06.22 | | |
| 4 | Moses Kipsiro (Uganda) | 13:10.56 | | |
| 5 | Abreham Cherkos (Ethiopia) | 13:16.46 | | |
| 6 | Tariku Bekele (Ethiopia) | 13:19.06 | | |
| 7 | Juan Luis Barrios (Mexico) | 13:19.79 | | |
| 8 | James Kwalia (Qatar) | 13:23.48 | | |
| [9 | Bernard Lagat (USA) 13:26.89] | | | |
| [13 | Matt Tegenkamp (USA) 13:33.13] | | | |
| [Ian Dobson (USA) 9th in heat] |
| 2004 |
| 1 | Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) | 13:14.39 | | |
| 2 | Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) | 13:14.59 | | |
| 3 | Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) | 13:15.10 | | |
| 4 | Gebre Gebremariam (Ethiopia) | 13:15.35 | | |
| 5 | Dejene Berhanu (Ethiopia) | 13:16.92 | | |
| 6 | John Kibowen (Kenya) | 13:18.24 | | |
| 7 | Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea) | 13:24.31 | | |
| 8 | Craig Mottram (Australia) | 13:25.70 | | |
| [11 | Tim Broe (USA) 13:33.06] | | | |
| [Jonathon Riley (USA) 14th in heat] |
| [No third USA entrant] |
| 2000 |
| 1 | Million Wolde (Ethiopia) | 13:35.49 | | |
| 2 | Ali Saïdi Sief (Algeria) | 13:36.20 | | |
| 3 | Brahim Lahlafi (Morocco) | 13:36.47 | | |
| 4 | Fita Bayissa (Ethiopia) | 13:37.03 | | |
| 5 | David Chelule (Kenya) | 13:37.13 | | |
| 6 | Alemu Dagne (Ethiopia) | 13:37.17 | | |
| 7 | Sergey Lebed (Ukraine) | 13:37.80 | | |
| 8 | Jirka Arndt (Germany) | 13:38.57 | | |
| [13 | Adam Goucher (USA) 13:43.20] | | | |
| [Nick Rogers (USA) 12th in heat] |
| [Brad Hauser (USA) 11th in heat] |
| 1996 |
| 1 | Vénuste Niyongabo (Burundi) | 13:07.96 | | |
| 2 | Paul Bitok (Kenya) | 13:08.16 | | |
| 3 | Khalid Boulami (Morocco) | 13:08.37 | | |
| 4 | Dieter Baumann (Germany) | 13:08.81 | | |
| 5 | Tom Nyariki (Kenya) | 13:12.29 | | |
| 6 | Bob Kennedy (USA) | 13:12.56 | | |
| 7 | Enrique Molina (Spain) | 13:12.91 | | |
| 8 | Brahim Lahlafi (Morocco) | 13:13.26 | | |
| [Jim Spivey (USA) 13th in semi] |
| [Matt Giusto (USA) 9th in heat] |
| 1992 |
| 1 | Dieter Baumann (Germany) | 13:12.52 | | |
| 2 | Paul Bitok (Kenya) | 13:12.71 | | |
| 3 | Fita Bayissa (Ethiopia) | 13:13.03 | | |
| 4 | Brahim Boutaïb (Morocco) | 13:13.27 | | |
| 5 | Yobes Ondieki (Kenya) | 13:17.50 | | |
| 6 | Worku Bikila (Ethiopia) | 13:23.52 | | |
| 7 | Rob Denmark (Great Britain) | 13:27.76 | | |
| 8 | Abel Antón (Spain) | 13:27.80 | | |
| [12 | Bob Kennedy (USA) 13:39.72] | | | |
| [Reuben Reina (USA) 5th in heat] |
| [John Trautmann (USA) DNF in heat] |
| 1988 |
| 1 | John Ngugi (Kenya) | 13:11.70 | | |
| 2 | Dieter Baumann (West Germany) | 13:15.52 | | |
| 3 | Hansjörg Kunze (East Germany) | 13:15.73 | | |
| 4 | Domingos Castro (Portugal) | 13:16.09 | | |
| 5 | Sydney Maree (USA) | 13:23.69 | | |
| 6 | Jack Buckner (Great Britain) | 13:23.85 | | |
| 7 | Stefano Mei (Italy) | 13:26.17 | | |
| 8 | Evgeny Ignatov (Bulgaria) | 13:26.41 | | |
| [Doug Padilla (USA) 11th in semi] |
| [Terry Brahm (USA) 15th in semi] |
| 1984 |
| 1 | Saïd Aouita (Morocco) | 13:05.59 | | |
| 2 | Markus Ryffel (Switzerland) | 13:07.54 | | |
| 3 | António Leitão (Portugal) | 13:09.20 | | |
| 4 | Tim Hutchings (Great Britain) | 13:11.50 | | |
| 5 | Paul Kipkoech (Kenya) | 13:14.40 | | |
| 6 | Charles Cheruiyot (Kenya) | 13:18.41 | | |
| 7 | Doug Padilla (USA) | 13:23.56 | | |
| 8 | John Walker (New Zealand) | 13:24.46 | | |
| [Steve Lacy (USA) 10th in semi] |
| [Don Clary (USA) 12th in heat] |
| [Aouita 13:05.59 OR] |
| 1980 |
| 1 | Miruts Yifter (Ethiopia) | 13:20.91 | | |
| 2 | Suleiman Nyambui (Tanzania) | 13:21.60 | | |
| 3 | Kaarlo Maaninka (Finland) | 13:22.00 | | |
| 4 | Eamonn Coghlan (Ireland) | 13:22.74 | | |
| 5 | Markus Ryffel (Switzerland) | 13:23.03 | | |
| 6 | Dietmar Millonig (Austria) | 13:23.25 | | |
| 7 | John Treacy (Ireland) | 13:23.62 | | |
| 8 | Aleksandr Fedotkin (Soviet Union) | 13:24.10 | | |
| 1976 |
| 1 | Lasse Viren (Finland) | 13:24.76 | | |
| 2 | Dick Quax (New Zealand) | 13:25.16 | | |
| 3 | Klaus‑Peter Hildenbrand (West Germany) | 13:25.38 | | |
| 4 | Rod Dixon (New Zealand) | 13:25.50 | | |
| 5 | Brendan Foster (Great Britain) | 13:26.19 | | |
| 6 | Willy Polleunis (Belgium) | 13:26.99 | | |
| 7 | Ian Stewart (Great Britain) | 13:27.65 | | |
| 8 | Aniceto Simoes (Portugal) | 13:29.38 | | |
| [12 | Paul Geis (USA) 13:42.51] | | | |
| [Duncan Macdonald (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Dick Buerkle (USA) 9th in heat] |
| [Foster 13:20.34 OR {heat}] |
| 1972 |
| 1 | Lasse Viren (Finland) | 13:26.42 | | |
| 2 | Mohamed Gammoudi (Tunisia) | 13:27.33 | | |
| 3 | Ian Stewart (Great Britain) | 13:27.61 | | |
| 4 | Steve Prefontaine (USA) | 13:28.25 | | |
| 5 | Emiel Puttemans (Belgium) | 13:30.82 | | |
| 6 | Harald Norpoth (West Germany) | 13:32.58 | | |
| 7 | Per Halle (Norway) | 13:34.38 | | |
| 8 | Nikolay Sviridov (Soviet Union) | 13:39.31 | | |
| [Len Hilton (USA) 8th in heat] |
| [George Young (USA) 4th in heat] |
| [Puttemans13:31.65 OR {heat}; Viren 13:26.42 OR] |
| 1968 |
| (high altitude) |
| 1 | Mohamed Gammoudi (Tunisia) | 14:05.0 (14:05.01) | | |
| 2 | Kip Keino (Kenya) | 14:05.2 (14:05.16) | | |
| 3 | Naftali Temu (Kenya) | 14:06.4 (14:06.41) | | |
| 4 | Juan Martinez (Mexico) | 14:10.8 (14:10.76) | | |
| 5 | Ron Clarke (Australia) | 14:12.4 (14:12.45) | | |
| 6 | Wohib Masresha (Ethiopia) | 14:17.6 (14:17.70) | | |
| 7 | Nikolay Sviridov (Soviet Union) | 14:18.4 (14:18.40) | | |
| 8 | Fikru Deguefu (Ethiopia) | 14:19.0 (14:18.98) | | |
| [DNC(sick)—Jack Bacheler (USA)] |
| [Lou Scott (USA) 11th in heat] |
| [Bob Day (USA) 6th in heat] |
| 1964 |
| 1 | Bob Schul (USA) | 13:48.8 | | |
| 2 | Harald Norpoth (West Germany) | 13:49.6 | | |
| 3 | Bill Dellinger (USA) | 13:49.8 | | |
| 4 | Michel Jazy (France) | 13:49.8 | | |
| 5 | Kip Keino (Kenya) | 13:50.4 | | |
| 6 | Bill Baillie (New Zealand) | 13:51.0 | | |
| 7 | Nikolay Dutov (Soviet Union) | 13:53.8 | | |
| 8 | Thor Helland (Norway) | 13:57.0 | | |
| [Oscar Moore (USA) 8th in heat] |
| 1960 |
| 1 | Murray Halberg (New Zealand) | 13:43.4 (13:43.76) | | |
| 2 | Hans Grodotzki (East Germany) | 13:44.6 (13:45.01) | | |
| 3 | Kazimierz Zimny (Poland) | 13:44.8 (13:47.14) | | |
| 4 | Friedrich Janke (East Germany) | 13:46.8 (13:52.38) | | |
| 5 | Dave Power (Australia) | 13:51.8 (13:52.38) | | |
| 6 | Nyandika Maiyoro (Kenya) | 13:52.8 (13:53.25) | | |
| 7 | Michel Bernard (France) | 14:04.2 (14:04.68) | | |
| 8 | Horst Flossbach (West Germany) | 14:06.6 (14:07.03) | | |
| [Jim Beatty (USA) 9th in heat] |
| [Bill Dellinger (USA) 4th in heat] |
| [Bob Soth (USA) 7th in heat] |
| 1956 |
| 1 | Vladimir Kuts (Soviet Union) | 13:39.6 (13:39.86) | | |
| 2 | Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) | 13:50.6 (13:50.78) | | |
| 3 | Derek Ibbotson (Great Britain) | 13:54.4 (13:54.60) | | |
| 4 | Miklos Szabó (Hungary) | 14:03.4 (14:03.38) | | |
| 5 | Albie Thomas (Australia) | 14:04.6 (14:05.03) | | |
| 6 | László Tábori (Hungary) | 14:09.8 (14:09.99) | | |
| 7 | Nyandika Maiyoro (Kenya) | 14:19.0 (14:18.99) | | |
| 8 | Thyge Thörgersen (Denmark) | 14:21.0 (14:21.81) | | |
| [DNF—Bill Dellinger (USA)] |
| [Curt Stone (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Max Truex (USA) injured, did not run heat] |
| [Kuts 13:39.6 OR] |
| 1952 |
| 1 | Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia) | 14:06.6 (14:06.72) | | |
| 2 | Alain Mimoun (France) | 14:07.4 (14:07.58) | | |
| 3 | Herbert Schade (West Germany) | 14:08.6 (14:08.80 | | |
| 4 | Gordon Pirie (Great Britain) | 14:18.0 (14:18.31) | | |
| 5 | Chris Chataway (Great Britain) | 14:18.0 (14:18.38) | | |
| 6 | Les Perry (Australia) | 14:23.6 (14:23.16) | | |
| 7 | Ernö Béres (Hungary) | 14:24.8 | | |
| 8 | Åke Andersson (Sweden) | 14:26.0 | | |
| [Charley Capozzoli (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Wes Santee (USA) 13th in heat] |
| [Curt Stone (USA) 8th in heat] |
| [Schade 14:15.4 OR {heat}; Zátopek 14:06.6 OR] |
| 1948 |
| 1 | Gaston Reiff (Belgium) | 14:17.6 | | |
| 2 | Emil Zátopek (Czechoslovakia) | 14:17.8 | | |
| 3 | Wim Slykhuis (Holland) | 14:26.8 | | |
| 4 | Erik Ahldén (Sweden) | 14:28.6 | | |
| 5 | Bertil Albertsson (Sweden) | 14:39.0 | | |
| 6 | Curt Stone (USA) | 14:39.4 | | |
| 7 | Vaino Koskela (Finland) | 14:41.0 | | |
| 8 | Vaino Makela (Finland) | 14:43.0 | | |
| [Clarence Robison (USA) DNF in heat] |
| [Jerry Thompson (USA) 5th in heat] |
| [Reiff 14:17.6 OR] |
| 1936 |
| 1 | Gunnar Höckert (Finland) | 14:22.2 | | |
| 2 | Lauri Lehtinen (Finland) | 14:25.8 | | |
| 3 | Henry Jonsson (Sweden) | 14:29.0 | | |
| 4 | Kohei Murakoso (Japan) | 14:30.0 | | |
| 5 | Józef Noji (Poland) | 14:33.4 | | |
| 6 | Ilmari Salminen (Finland) | 14:39.8 | | |
| 7 | Umberto Cerati (Italy) | 14:44.4 | | |
| 8 | Lou Zamperini (USA) | 14:46.8 | | |
| [13 | Don Lash (USA)] | | | |
| [Tom Deckard (USA) 9th in heat] |
| [Höckert 14:22.2 OR] |
| 1932 |
| 1 | Lauri Lehtinen (Finland) | 14:30.0 (14:29.91) | | |
| 2 | Ralph Hill (USA) | 14:30.0 | | |
| 3 | Lauri Virtanen (Finland) | 14:44.0 | | |
| 4 | John Savidan (New Zealand) | 14:49.6 | | |
| 5 | Jean-Gunnar Lindgren (Sweden) | 14:54.8 | | |
| 6 | Max Syring (Germany) | 14:59.0 | | |
| 7 | Alec Burns (Great Britain) | 15:04.0 | | |
| 8 | Erik Pettersson (Sweden) | 15:13.4 | | |
| [DNF—Paul Rekers (USA)] |
| [Daniel Dean (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Lehtinen 14:30.0 OR; Hill 14:30.0 =OR] |
| 1928 |
| 1 | Ville Ritola (Finland) | 14:38.0 | | |
| 2 | Paavo Nurmi (Finland) | 14:40.0 | | |
| 3 | Edvin Wide (Sweden) | 14:41.2 | | |
| 4 | Leo Lermond (USA) | 14:50.0 | | |
| 5 | Ragnar Magnusson (Sweden) | 14:59.6 | | |
| 6 | Armas Kinnunen (Finland) | 15:02.0 | | |
| 7 | Stanislavs Petkevits (Latvia) | nt | | |
| 8 | Herbert Johnston (Great Britain) | nt | | |
| [10 | Macauley Smith (USA) nt] | | | |
| [Dave Abbott (USA) ?] |
| 1924 |
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi (Finland) | 14:31.2 | | |
| 2 | Ville Ritola (Finland) | 14:31.4 | | |
| 3 | Edvin Wide (Sweden) | 15:01.8 | | |
| 4 | John Romig (USA) | 15:12.4 | | |
| 5 | Eino Seppälä (Finland) | 15:18.4 | | |
| 6 | Charles Clibbon (Great Britain) | 15:29.0 | | |
| 7 | Lucien Dolques (France) | 15:33.0 | | |
| 8 | Axel Eriksson (Sweden) | 15:38.0 | | |
| [Harold Phelps (USA) 6th in heat] |
| [Rilus Doolittle (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Nurmi 14:31.2 OR] |
| 1920 |
| 1 | Joseph Guillemot (France) | 14:55.6 | | |
| 2 | Paavo Nurmi (Finland) | 15:00.0 | | |
| 3 | Eric Backman (Sweden) | 15:13.0 | | |
| 4 | Teodor Koskenniemi (Finland) | 15:17.0 | | |
| 5 | Charles Blewitt (Great Britain) | 15:19.0 | | |
| 6 | William Seagrove (Great Britain) | 15:21.0 | | |
| 7 | Carlo Speroni (Italy) | nt | | |
| 8 | Alfred Nichols (Great Britain) | nt | | |
| [Clifford Furnas (USA) 4th in heat] |
| [Hal Brown (USA) 3rd in heat] |
| [Charles Hunter (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Ivan Dresser (USA) 3rd in heat] |
| 1912 |
| 1 | Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland) | 14:36.6 | | |
| 2 | Jean Bouin (France) | 14:36.7 | | |
| 3 | George Hutson (Great Britain) | 15:07.6 | | |
| 4 | George Bonhag (USA) | 15:09.8 | | |
| 5 | Tell Berna (USA) | 15:10.0 | | |
| 6 | Mauritz Karlsson (Sweden) | 15:18.6 | | |
| 7 | Henry Scott (USA) | nt | | |
| 8 | Alex Decoteau (Canada) | nt | | |
| [John Fitzgerald (USA) 7th in heat] |
| [Garnett Wikoff (USA) 5th in heat] |
| [Tell Berna (USA) 3rd in heat] |
| [Wallace McCurdy (USA) 8th in heat] |
| [Bouin 15:05.0 OR {heat}; Kolehmainen 14:36.6 WR, OR] |
| 1908 |
| (not contested before 1912) |
| [08—Charles Bennett (Great Britain) 15:20.0 OR {team |
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