| 1985 |
Parigi |
Serhij BUBKA (URS) |
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Thierry VIGNERON (FRA) |
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Vasiliy BUBKA (URS) |
| 1987 |
Indianapolis |
Serhij BUBKA (URS) |
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Earl BELL (USA) |
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Thierry VIGNERON (FRA) |
| 1989 |
Budapest |
Radion GATAULLIN (URSS) |
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Grigoriy YEGOROV (URS) |
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Joe DIAL (USA) |
| 1991 |
Siviglia |
Serhij BUBKA (URS) |
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Viktor RYŽENKOV (URS) |
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Ferenc SALBERT (FRA) |
| 1993 |
Toronto |
Radion GATAULLIN (RUS) |
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Grigoriy YEGOROV (KAZ) |
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Jean GALFIONE (FRA) |
| 1995 |
Barcellona |
Serhij BUBKA (UKR) |
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Igor POTAPOVIČ (KAZ) |
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Okkert BRITS (RSA) |
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Andrei TIVONTCHIK (GER) |
| 1997 |
Parigi |
Igor POTAPOVIČ (KAZ) |
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Lawrence JOHNSON (USA) |
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Maksim TARASOV (RUS) |
| 1999 |
Maebashi |
Jean GALFIONE (FRA) |
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Jeff HARTWIG (USA) |
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Danny ECKER (GER) |
| 2001 |
Lisbona |
Lawrence JOHNSON (USA) |
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Tye HARVEY (USA) |
| |
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Romain MESNIL (FRA) |
| 2003 |
Birmingham |
Tim LOBINGER (GER) |
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Michael STOLLE (GER) |
| |
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Rens BLOM (OLA) |
| 2004 |
Budapest |
Igor PAVLOV (RUS) |
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Adam PTÁČEK (CZE) |
| |
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Denys JURČENKO (UKR) |
| 2006 |
Mosca |
Brad WALKER (USA) |
| |
|
Alhaji JENG (SVE) |
| |
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Tim LOBINGER (GER) |
| 2008 |
Valencia |
Evgenij LUKJANENKO (RUS) |
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Brad WALKER (USA) |
| |
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Steve HOOKER (AUS) |
| 2010 |
Doha |
Steve HOOKER (AUS) |
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|
Malte MOHR (GER) |
| |
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Alexander STRAUB (GER) |
| 2012 |
Istanbul |
Renaud LAVILLENIE (FRA) |
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Björn OTTO (GER) |
| |
|
Brad WALKER (USA) |
| 2014 |
Sopot |
Kostadinos FILIPPIDIS (GRE) |
| |
|
Malte MOHR (GER) |
| |
|
Jan KUDLIČKA (CZE) |
| 2016 |
Portland |
Renaud LAVILLENIE (FRA) |
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|
Sam KENDRICKS (USA) |
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Piotr LISEK (USA) |
| 2018 |
Birmingham |
Renaud LAVILLENIE (FRA) |
| |
|
Sam KENDRICKS (USA) |
| |
|
Piotr LISEK (POL) |
| 2020 |
Nanchino |
posticipati al 2021 per l'emergenza Covid-19, poi rinviati al 2023 e recuperati nel 2025 |
| 2022 |
Belgrado |
Armand DUPLANTIS (SVE) |
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|
Thiago BRAZ DA SILVA (BRA) |
| |
|
Chris NILSEN (USA) |
| 2024 |
Glasgow |
Armand DUPLANTIS (SVE) |
| |
|
Sam KENDRICKS (USA) |
| |
|
Emmanouil KARALIS (GRE) |
| 2025 |
Nanchino |
Armand DUPLANTIS (SVE) |
| |
|
Emmanouil KARALIS (GRE) |
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|
Sam KENDRICKS (USA) |
| 2026 |
Toruń |
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