1896: nije dio programa 1900: nije dio programa 1904: nije dio programa 1908: Taylor (5:36.8) 1912: Hodgson (5:24.4, SR) 1920: Ross (5:26.8) 1924: Weissmuller (5:04.2, OR) 1928: Zorrilla (5:01.6, OR) 1932: Crabbe (4:48.4, OR) 1936: Medica (4:44.5, OR)
1948: Smith (4:41.0, OR) 1952: Boiteux (4:30.7, OR) 1956: Rose (4:27.3, SR) 1960: Rose (4:18.3, OR) 1964: Schollander (4:12.2, SR) 1968: Burton (4:09.0, OR) 1972: Cooper (4:00.27, OR) 1976: Goodell (3:51.93, SR) 1980: Saljnikov (3:51.31) 1984: DiCarlo (3:51.23)
1988: Dassler (3:46.95, SR) 1992: Sadovij (3:45.00) 1996: Loader (3:47.97) 2000: Thorpe (3:40.59, SR) 2004: Thorpe (3:43.10) 2008: Bak (3:41.86) 2012: Yáng (3:40.14, OR) 2016: Horton (3:41.55) 2020: Hafnaoui (3:43.36)
