| Olympic Games/World Champs | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||||
| Olympic 2020 Men 10000m | Selemon Barega |  ETH | 27:43.22 | Joshua Cheptegei |  UGA | 27:43.63 | Jacob Kiplimo | UGA | 27:43.88 |
| 2019 Men 10000m | Joshua Cheptegei | UGA | 26:48.36 | Yomif Kejelcha | ETH | 26:49.34 | Rhonex Kipruto |  KEN | 26:50.32 |
| 2017 Men 10000m | Mohamed Farah |  GBR | 26:49.51 | Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei | UGA | 26:49.94 | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | KEN | 26:50.60 |
| Olympic 2016 Men 10000m | Mohamed Farah | GBR | 27:05.17 | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | KEN | 27:05.64 | Tamirat Tola | ETH | 27:06.26 |
| 2015 Men 10000m | Mohamed Farah | GBR | Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor | KEN | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | KEN | |||
| 2013 Men 10000m | Mohamed Farah | GBR | Ibrahim Jeilan | ETH | Paul Kipngetich Tanui | KEN | |||
| Olympic 2012 Men 10000m | Mohamed Farah | GBR | Galen Rupp |  USA | Tariku Bekele | ETH | |||
| 2011 Men 10000m | Ibrahim Jeilan | ETH | Mohamed Farah | GBR | Imane Merga | ETH | |||
| 2009 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Zersenay Tadese |  ERI | Moses Ndiema Masai | KEN | |||
| Olympic 2008 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | Micah Kogo | KEN | |||
| 2007 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | Martin Irungu Mathathi | KEN | |||
| 2005 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | Moses Mosop | KEN | |||
| Olympic 2004 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | Zersenay Tadesse | ERI | |||
| 2003 Men 10000m | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Sileshi Sihine | ETH | |||
| 2001 Men 10000m | Charles Kamathi | KEN | Assefa Mezgebu | ETH | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | |||
| Olympic 2000 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Paul Tergat | KEN | Assefa Mezgebu | ETH | |||
| 1999 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Paul Tergat | KEN | Assefa Mezgebu | ETH | |||
| 1997 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Paul Tergat | KEN | Salah Hissou |  MAR | |||
| Olympic 1996 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Paul Tergat | KEN | Salah Hissou | MAR | |||
| 1995 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Khalid Skah | MAR | Paul Tergat | KEN | |||
| 1993 Men 10000m | Haile Gebrselassie | ETH | Moses Tanui | KEN | Richard Chelimo | KEN | |||
| Olympic 1992 Men 10000m | Khalid Skah | MAR | Richard Chelimo | KEN | Addis Abebe | ETH | |||
| 1991 Men 10000m | Moses Tanui | KEN | Richard Chelimo | KEN | Khalid Skah | MAR | |||
| Olympic 1988 Men 10000m | Mly. Brahim Boutaib | MAR | Salvatore Antibo |  ITA | Kipkemboi Kimeli | KEN | |||
| 1987 Men 10000m | Paul Kipkoech | KEN | Francesco Panetta | ITA | Hansjorg Kunze |  GDR | |||
| Olympic 1984 Men 10000m | Alberto Cova | ITA | Mike McLeod | GBR | Mike Musyoki | KEN | |||
| 1983 Men 10000m | Alberto Cova | ITA | Werner Schildhauer | GDR | Hansjorg Kunze | GDR | |||
| Olympic 1980 Men 10000m | Miruts Yifter | ETH | Kaarlo Maaninka |  FIN | Mohammed Kedir | ETH | |||
| Olympic 1976 Men 10000m | Lasse Viren | FIN | Carlos Lopes |  POR | Brendan Foster | GBR | |||
| Olympic 1972 Men 10000m | Lasse Viren | FIN | Emiel Puttemans |  BEL | Merus Yifter | ETH | |||
| Olympic 1968 Men 10000m | Naftali Temu | KEN | Mamo Wolde | ETH | Mohamed Gammoudi |  TUN | |||
| Olympic 1964 Men 10000m | Bill Mills | USA | Mohamed Gammoudi | TUN | Ron Clarke |  AUS | |||
| Olympic 1960 Men 10000m | Pyotr Bolotnikov |  URS | Hans Grodotzki | GDR | David Power | AUS | |||
| Olympic 1956 Men 10000m | Vladimir Kuts | URS | Jozsef Kovacs |  HUN | Allan Lawrence | AUS | |||
| Olympic 1952 Men 10000m | Emil Zatopek |  TCH | Alain Mimoun |  FRA | Aleksandr Anufrijev | URS | |||
| Olympic 1948 Men 10000m | Emil Zatopek | TCH | Alain Mimoun | FRA | Bertil Albertsson |  SWE | |||
| Olympic 1936 Men 10000m | Ilmari Salminen | FIN | Arvo Askola | FIN | Volmari Iso-Hollo | FIN | |||
| Olympic 1932 Men 10000m | Janusz Kusocinski |  POL | Volmari Iso-Hollo | FIN | Lauri Virtanen | FIN | |||
| Olympic 1928 Men 10000m | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | Ville Ritola | FIN | Edvin Wide | SWE | |||
| Olympic 1924 Men 10000m | Ville Ritola | FIN | Edvin Wide | SWE | Eero Berg | FIN | |||
| Olympic 1920 Men 10000m | Paavo Nurmi | FIN | Joseph Guillemot | FRA | James Wilson | GBR | |||
| Olympic 1912 Men 10000m | Hannes Kolehmainen | FIN | Lewis Tewanima | USA | Albin Stenroos | FIN | |||
