10 Km
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Falun | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) | Mirja Hietamies (FIN) |
| 1958 Lahti | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Kozyreva (URS) | Siiri Rantanen (FIN) |
| 1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Maria Gusakova (URS) | Radia Erosjina (URS) |
| 1966 Oslo | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Toini Gustafsson (SWE) |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Alevtina Olyunina (URS) | Marjatta Kajosmaa (FIN) | Galina Kulakova (URS) |
| 1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Barbara Petzold (GDR) | Helena Takalo (FIN) |
| 1978 Lahti | Zinaida Amosova (URS) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) |
| 1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Květa Jeriová (TCH) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Anne Jahren (NOR) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1989 Lahti classical | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Pirkko Määttä (FIN) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) |
| 1989 Lahti freestyle | Elena Välbe (URS) | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Elena Välbe (URS) | Marie-Helene Westin (SWE) | Tamara Tikhonova (URS) |
| 1993-1999 | Not included in the World Championships program | ||
| 2001 Lahti | Bente Skari (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Larissa Lazutina (RUS) |
| 2003 Val di Fiemme | Bente Skari (NOR) | Kristina Šmigun (EST) | Hilde Gjermundshaug Pedersen (NOR) |
| 2005 Oberstdorf | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Yuliya Chepalova (RUS) | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) |
| 2007 Sapporo | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) | Olga Zavyalova (RUS) | Arianna Follis (ITA) |
| 2009 Liberec | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) | Marianna Longa (ITA) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) |
| 2011 Oslo | Marit Bjørgen (NOR) | Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) | Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) |
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