| 1985 |
Parigi |
Cristeana COJOCARU (ROM) |
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Jane FINCH (GBR) |
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Maria SIMEANU (ROM) |
| 1987 |
Indianapolis |
Christine WACHTEL (DDR) |
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Gabriela SEDLÁKOVÁ (CZE) |
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Lyubov KIRYUKHINA (URS) |
| 1989 |
Budapest |
Christine WACHTEL (DDR) |
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Tatyana GREBENCHUK (URS) |
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Ellen KIESSLING (DDR) |
| 1991 |
Siviglia |
Christine WACHTEL (GER) |
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Violeta BECLEA (ROM) |
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Ella KOVACS (ROM) |
| 1993 |
Toronto |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Svetlana MASTERKOVA (RUS) |
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Joetta CLARK (USA) |
| 1995 |
Barcellona |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Elena AFANAS'EVA (RUS) |
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Letitia VRIESDE (SUR) |
| 1997 |
Parigi |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Natalya DUKHNOVA (BLR) |
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Joetta CLARK (USA) |
| 1999 |
Maebashi |
Ludmila FORMANOVÁ (CZE) |
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Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Natalya TSYGANOVA (RUS) |
| 2001 |
Lisbona |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Stephanie GRAF (AUT) |
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Helena DZIUROVÁ (CZE) |
| 2003 |
Birmingham |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Stephanie GRAF (AUT) |
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Mayte MARTINEZ (SPA) |
| 2004 |
Budapest |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Jolanda ČEPLAK (SLO) |
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Joanne FENN (GBR) |
| 2006 |
Mosca |
Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
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Kenia SINCLAIR (JAM) |
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Hasna BENHASSI (MAR) |
| 2008 |
Valencia |
Tamsyn LEWIS (AUS) |
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Tetiana PETLYUK (UKR) |
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Maria MUTOLA (MOZ) |
| 2010 |
Doha |
Marija SAVINOVA (RUS) |
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Jenny MEADOWS (GBR) |
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Alysia JOHNSON (USA) |
| 2012 |
Istanbul |
Pamela JELIMO (KEN) |
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Nataliia LUPU (UKR) |
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Erica MOORE (USA) |
| 2014 |
Sopot |
Chanelle PRICE (USA) |
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Angelika CICHOCKA (POL) |
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Maryna ARZAMASAVA (BLR) |
| 2016 |
Portland |
Francine NIYONSABA (BDI) |
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Ajeé WILSON (USA) |
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Margaret WAMBUI (KEN) |
| 2018 |
Birmingham |
Francine NIYONSABA (BDI) |
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Ajeé WILSON (USA) |
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Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE (GBR) |
| 2020 |
Nanchino |
posticipati al 2021 per l'emergenza Covid-19, poi rinviati al 2023 e recuperati nel 2025 |
| 2022 |
Belgrado |
Ajeé WILSON (USA) |
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Freweyni HAILU (ETH) |
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Halimah NAKAAYI (UGA) |
| 2024 |
Glasgow |
Tsige DUGUMA (ETH) |
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Jemma REEKIE (GBR) |
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Noélie YARIGO (BEN) |
| 2025 |
Nanchino |
Prudence SEKGODISO (RSA) |
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Nigist GETACHEW (ETI) |
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Patricia SILVA (POR) |
| 2026 |
Toruń |
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