All-time Olympic marathon results
| London 2012 | ||||
| Beijing 2008 | 2:06.32 | Samuel Kamau WANJIRU (ken) | 2:26:44 | Constantina DITA TOMESCU (rou) |
| Athens 2004 | 2:10:55 | Stefano BALDINI (ita) | 2:26:20 | Mizuki NOGUCHI (jap) |
| Sydney 2000 | 2:10.11 | Gezahgne ABERA (eth) | 2:23.14 | Naoko TAKAHASHI (jap) |
| Atlanta 1996 | 2:12:36 | Josia THUGWANE (rsa) | 2:26:05 | Fatuma ROBA (eth) |
| Barcelona 1992 | 2:13:23 | Young-Cho HWANG (kor) | 2:32:41 | Valentina YEGOROVA (eun) |
| Seoul 1988 | 2:10:32 | Gelindo BORDIN (ita) | 2:25:40 | Rosa MOTA (por) |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 2:09:21 | Carlos LOPES (por) | 2:24:52 | Joan BENOIT (usa) |
| Moscow 1980 | 2:11:03 | Waldemar CIERPINSKI (gdr) | ||
| Montreal 1976 | 2:09:55.0 | Waldemar CIERPINSKI (gdr) | ||
| Munich 1972 | 2:12:19.8 | Frank Charles SHORTER (usa) | ||
| Mexico City 1968 | 2:20:27 | Mamo WOLDE (eth) | ||
| Tokyo 1964 | 2:12:11 | Abebe BIKILA (eth) | ||
| Roma 1960 | 2:15:16 | Abebe BIKILA (eth) | ||
| Melbourne 1956 | 2:25:00 | Alain MIMOUN (fra) | ||
| Helsinki 1952 | 2:23:03 | Emil ZÁTOPEK (tch) | ||
| London 1948 | 2:34:51.6 | Delfo CABRERA (arg) | ||
| Berlin 1936 | 2:29:19 | Kitei SON (kor) | ||
| Los Angeles 1932 | 2:31:36 | Juan Carlos ZABALA (arg) | ||
| Amsterdam 1928 | 2:32:57 | Boughera Mohamed EL OUAFI (fra) | ||
| Paris 1924 | 2:41:22.6 | Albin Oskar STENROOS (fin) | ||
| Antwerp 1920 | 2:32:36 | Hannes KOLEHMAINEN (fin) | ||
| Stockholm 1912 | 2:36:54 | Kennedy Kane McARTHUR (rsa) | ||
| London 1908 | 2:55:18 | John Joseph HAYES (usa) | ||
| St. Louis 1904 | 3:28:53 | Thomas J. HICKS (usa) | ||
| Paris 1900 | 2:59:45 | Michel THÉATO (fra) | ||
| Athens 1896 | 2:58:50 | Spiridon LOUIS (gre) |
