| 1985 |
Parigi |
Mike HILLARDT (AUS) |
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José Luis GONZÁLEZ (SPA) |
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Joseph CHESIRE (KEN) |
| 1987 |
Indianapolis |
Marcus O'SULLIVAN (IRL) |
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José Manuel ABASCAL (SPA) |
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Han KULKER (OLA) |
| 1989 |
Budapest |
Marcus O'SULLIVAN (IRL) |
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Hauke FUHLBRÜGGE (DDR) |
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Jeff ATKINSON (USA) |
| 1991 |
Siviglia |
Noureddine MORCELI (ALG) |
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Fermin CACHO (SPA) |
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Mario SILVA (POR) |
| 1993 |
Toronto |
Marcus O'SULLIVAN (IRL) |
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David STRANG (GBR) |
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Branko ZORKO (CRO) |
| 1995 |
Barcellona |
Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) |
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Mateo CAÑELLAS (SPA) |
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Erik NEDEAU (USA) |
| 1997 |
Parigi |
Hicham EL GUERROUJ (MAR) |
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Rüdiger STENZEL (GER) |
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William TANUI (KEN) |
| 1999 |
Maebashi |
Haile GEBRSELASSIE (ETH) |
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Laban ROTICH (KEN) |
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Andrés Manuel DIAZ (SPA) |
| 2001 |
Lisbona |
Rui SILVA (POR) |
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Reyes ESTÉVEZ (SPA) |
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Noah NGENY (KEN) |
| 2003 |
Birmingham |
Driss MAAZOUZI (FRA) |
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Bernard LAGAT (KEN) |
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Abdelkader HACHLAF (MAR) |
| 2004 |
Budapest |
Paul KORIR (KEN) |
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Ivan HEŠKO (UKR) |
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Laban ROTICH (KEN) |
| 2006 |
Mosca |
Ivan HEŠKO (UKR) |
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Daniel KIPCHIRCHIR KOMEN (KEN) |
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Elkanah ANGWENYI (KEN) |
| 2008 |
Valencia |
Deresse MEKONNEN (ETH) |
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Daniel KIPCHIRCHIR KOMEN (KEN) |
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Juan Carlos HIGUERO (SPA) |
| 2010 |
Doha |
Deresse MEKONNEN (ETH) |
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Abdalaati IGUIDER (MAR) |
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Haron KEITANY (KEN) |
| 2012 |
Istanbul |
Abdalaati IGUIDER (MAR) |
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Ilham TANUI ÖZBILEN (TUR) |
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Mekonnen GEBREMEDHIN (ETH) |
| 2014 |
Sopot |
Ayanleh SOULEIMAN (DJI) |
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Aman WOTE (ETH) |
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Abdalaati IGUIDER (MAR) |
| 2016 |
Portland |
Matthew CENTROWITZ (USA) |
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Jakub HOLUŠA (CZE) |
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Nick WILLIS (NZL) |
| 2018 |
Birmingham |
Samuel TEFERA (ETH) |
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Marcin LEWANDOWSKI (POL) |
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Abdalaati IGUIDER (MAR) |
| 2020 |
Nanchino |
posticipati al 2021 per l'emergenza Covid-19, poi rinviati al 2023 e recuperati nel 2025 |
| 2022 |
Belgrado |
Samuel TEFERA (ETH) |
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Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN (NOR) |
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Abel KIPSANG (KEN) |
| 2024 |
Glasgow |
Geordie BEAMISH (NZL) |
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Cole HOCKER (USA) |
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Hobbs KESSLER (USA) |
| 2025 |
Nanchino |
Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN (NOR) |
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Neil GOURLEY (GBR) |
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Luke HOUSER (USA) |