| Olympic Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1896 Athens |
Not Contested |
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| 1900 Paris |
Not Contested |
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| 1904 St. Louis |
Not Contested |
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| 1908 London |
Not Contested |
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| 1912 Stockholm |
Hannes Kolehmainen |
Jean Bouin |
George Huston |
| 1916 |
Olympics Cancelled | |
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| 1920 Antwerp |
Joseph Guillemot |
Paavo Nurmi |
Eric Backman |
| 1924 Paris |
Paavo Nurmi |
Ville Ritola |
Edvin Wide |
| 1928 Amsterdam |
Ville Ritola |
Paavo Nurmi |
Edvin Wide |
| 1932 Los Angeles |
Lauri Lehtinen |
Ralph Hill |
Lauri Virtanen |
| 1936 Berlin |
Gunnar Hockert |
Lauri Virtanen | Henry Jonsson |
| 1940 |
Olympics Cancelled |
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| 1944 |
Olympics Cancelled | ||
| 1948 London |
Gaston Reiff |
Emil Zatopek |
Wim Slijkhuis |
| 1952 Helsinki |
Emil Zatopek |
Alain Mimoun |
Herbert Schade |
| 1956 Melbourne |
Vladimir Kuts |
Gordon Pirie |
Derek Ibbotson |
| 1960 Rome |
Murray Halberg |
Hans Grodotzki | Kazimierz Zimny |
| 1964 Tokyo |
Bob Schul |
Harald Norpoth |
Bill Dellinger |
| 1968 Mexico |
Mohammed Gammoudi | Kipchoge Keino |
Naftali Temu |
| 1972 Munich |
Lasse Viren |
Mohammed Gammoudi | Ian Stewart |
| 1976 Montreal |
Lasse Viren |
Dick Quax |
Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand |
| 1980 Moscow |
Miruts Yifter |
Suleiman Nyambui |
Kaarlo Maaninka |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
Said Aouita |
Markus Ryffel |
Antonio Leitao |
| 1988 Seoul |
John Ngugi |
Dieter Baumann |
Hansjorg Kunze |
| 1992 Barcelona |
Dieter Baumann |
Paul Bitok | Fita Bayisa |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Venuste Niyongabo |
Paul Bitok |
Khalid Boulami |
| 2000 Sydney |
Mamo Wolde |
Ali Saidi-Sief |
Brahim Lahlafi |
| 2004 Athens |
Hicham El Guerrouj |
Kenenisa Bekele | Eliud Kipchoge |
| 2008 Beijing |
Kenenisa Bekele |
Eliud Kipchoge |
Edwin Soi |
| 2012 London |
Mo Farah |
Dejen Gebremeskel |
Thomas Longosiwa |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Mo Farah |
Paul Chelimo | Hagos Gebrhiwet |
| 2020 Tokyo |
Joshua Cheptegei |
Mohammed Ahmed |
Paul Chelimo |
