World Championships, Men
This event was held in 1966-2009.
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Vladimir Vesselov (URS) | Jogan Nikitin (URS) | John Kingeter (USA) |
| 1967 | Pistoia | Martin Nordfors (SWE) | Vladimir Vesselov (URS) | Stig Johansson (SWE) |
| 1969 | Sandviken | Martin Nordfors (SWE) | Valeri Postoianov (URS) | John Kingeter (USA) |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Goete Gaard (SWE) | Valeri Postoianov (URS) | Martin Nordfors (SWE) |
| 1973 | Melbourne | Alexander Kediarov (URS) | Valeri Postoianov (URS) | Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) |
| 1974 | Berne | Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) | Valeri Postoianov (URS) | Alexander Gazov (URS) |
| 1975 | Munich | Valeri Postoianov (URS) | Helmut Bellingrodt (COL) | Giovanni Mezzani (ITA) |
| 1978 | Seoul | Juha Rannikko (FIN) | John Mckinley Gough (GBR) | Carlos Rene Silva Monterroso (GUA) |
| 1979 | Linz | Tibor Bodnar (HUN) | Andras Doleschall (HUN) | Juha Rannikko (FIN) |
| 1981 | Mala | Thomas Pfeffer (GDR) | Aleksei Rudnizkiy (URS) | Tibor Bodnar (HUN) |
| 1982 | Caracas | Yuri Kadenatsy (URS) | Jerzy Greszkiewicz (POL) | Nikolai Dedov (URS) |
| 1983 | Edmonton | Igor Sokolov (URS) | Tibor Bodnar (HUN) | Andras Doleschall (HUN) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Sergei Luzov (URS) | Jean Luc Tricoire (FRA) | Andras Doleschall (HUN) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Alexei Poslov (URS) | Manfred Kurzer (GDR) | Attila Solti (HUN) |
| 1994 | Milan | Quingquan Shu (CHN) | Lubos Racansky (CZE) | Gennadi Avramenko (UKR) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Maxim Stepanov (RUS) | Lubos Racansky (CZE) | Jozsef Sike (HUN) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Lukasz Czapla (POL) | Miroslav Janus (CZE) | Peter Pelach (SVK) |
| 2008 | Plzeň | Krister Holmberg (FIN) | Maxim Stepanov (RUS) | Miroslav Janus (CZE) |
| 2008 | Heinola | Maxim Stepanov (RUS) | Krister Holmberg (FIN) | Peter Pelach (SVK) |
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