Plurivincitori: Hicham El Guerrouj (4) / Hassiba Boulmerka, Tatjana Tomasova, Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Faith Kipyegon (2)
Helsinki 1983: Steve Cram (Gbr) / Mary Decker (Usa)
Roma 1987: Abdi Bile (Som) / Tetjana Samolenko-Dorovskykh (Urs)
Tokyo 1991: Noureddine Morceli (Alg) / Hassiba Boulmerka (Alg)
Stoccarda 1993: Noureddine Morceli (Alg) / Liu Dong (Cin)
Göteborg 1995: Noureddine Morceli (Alg) / Hassiba Boulmerka (Alg)
Atene 1997: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) / Carla Sacramento (Por)
Siviglia 1999: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) / Svetlana Masterkova (Rus)
Edmonton 2001: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) / Gabriela Szabo (Rom)
Parigi 2003: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) / Tatjana Tomasova (Rus)
Helsinki 2005: Rashid Ramzi (Bhr) / Tatjana Tomasova (Rus)
Osaka 2007: Bernard Lagat (Usa) / Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bhr)
Berlino 2009: Yusuf Saad Kamel (Bhr) / Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bhr)
Daegu 2011: Asbel Kiprop (Ken) / Jennifer Simpson (Usa)
Mosca 2013: Asbel Kiprop (Ken) / Abeba Aregawi (Sve)
Pechino 2015: Asbel Kiprop (Ken) / Genzebe Dibaba (Eti)
Londra 2017: Elijah Manangoi (Ken) / Faith Kipyegon (Ken)
Doha 2019: Timothy Cheruiyot (Ken) / Sifan Hassan (Ola)
Eugene 2022: Jake Wightman (Gbr) / Faith Kipyegon (Ken)
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