5 Km (discontinued)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 Zakopane | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Lyubov Baranova (URS) | Maria Gusakova (URS) |
| 1966 Oslo | Alevtina Kolchina (URS) | Klavdiya Boyarskikh (URS) | Rita Atskina (URS) |
| 1970 Vysoké Tatry | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Galina Pilyushenko (URS) | Nina Fyodorova (URS) |
| 1974 Falun | Galina Kulakova (URS) | Blanka Paulů (TCH) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
| 1978 Lahti | Helena Takalo (FIN) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Raisa Smetanina (URS) |
| 1982 Oslo | Berit Aunli (NOR) | Hilkka Riihivuori (FIN) | Britt Pettersen (NOR) |
| 1985 Seefeld | Anette Bøe (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen (FIN) | Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo (NOR) |
| 1987 Oberstdorf | Marjo Matikainen (FIN) | Anfisa Reztsova (URS) | Evi Kratzer (SUI) |
| 1989 | Not included in the World Championships program | ||
| 1991 Val di Fiemme | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi (FIN) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1993 Falun | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Lyubov Yegorova (RUS) | Trude Dybendahl (NOR) |
| 1995 Thunder Bay | Larisa Lazutina (RUS) | Nina Gavrilyuk (RUS) | Manuela Di Centa (ITA) |
| 1997 Trondheim | Yelena Välbe (RUS) | Stefania Belmondo (ITA) | Olga Danilova (RUS) |
| 1999 Ramsau | Bente Martinsen (NOR) | Olga Danilova (RUS) | Kateřina Neumannová (CZE) |
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