| Año | Oro | Plata | Bronce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CUB Alberto JUANTORENA | RDA Volker BECK | USA Robert TAYLOR |
| 1979 | SUD El Kashief HASSAN | URS Nikolay CHERNYETSKIY | USA Tony DARDEN |
| 1981 | USA Cliff WILEY | ITA Mauro ZULIANI | JAM Bert CAMERON |
| 1985 | USA Mike FRANKS | RDA Thomas SCHÖNLEBE | NIG Innocent EGBUNIKE |
| 1989 | CUB Roberto HERNÁNDEZ | RDA Jens CARLOWITZ | CIV Gabriel TIACOH |
| 1992 | NIG Sunday BADA | GBR Mark RICHARDSON | USA Chip JENKINS |
| 1994 | USA Antonio PETTIGREW | BRA Inaldo SENA | |
| 1998 | GBR Iwan THOMAS | USA Jerome YOUNG | BAH Troy McINTOSH |
| 2002 | JAM Michael BLACKWOOD | ALE Ingo SCHULTZ | KUW Fawzi AL SHAMMARI |