| Index | |||||||
| Athletics | |||||||
| Mens Championships | |||||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | |||||||
| 100 Metres | 200 Metres | 400 Metres | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Hary | FDR | Berruti | ITA | Davis | USA |
| 1962 | European | Piquemal | FRA | Jonsson | SWE | Brightwell | GBR |
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Antao | KEN | Antao | KEN | Kerr | JAM |
| 1964 | Olympics | Hayes | USA | Carr | USA | Larrabee | USA |
| 1966 | European | Maniak | POL | Bambuck | FRA | Gredzinski | POL |
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Jerome | CAN | Allotey | GHA | Mottley | TRI |
| 1968 | Olympics | Hines | USA | Smith T. | USA | Evans | USA |
| 1969 | European | Borzov | URS | Clerc | SUI | Werner | POL |
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Quarrie | JAM | Quarrie | JAM | Asati | KEN |
| 1971 | European | Borzov | URS | Borzov | URS | Jenkins | GBR |
| 1972 | Olympics | Borzov | URS | Borzov | URS | Matthews | USA |
| 1974 | European | Borzov | URS | Mennea | ITA | Honz | FDR |
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Quarrie | JAM | Quarrie | JAM | Asati | KEN |
| 1976 | Olympics | Crawford | TRI | Quarrie | JAM | Juantarena | CUB |
| 1978 | European | Mennea | ITA | Mennea | ITA | Hofmeister | FDR |
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Quarrie | JAM | Wells | GBR | Mitchell | AUS |
| 1980 | Olympics | Wells | GBR | Mennea | ITA | Markin | URS |
| 1982 | European | Emmelmann | DDR | Prenzler | DDR | Weber | FDR |
| 1982 | Commonwealth | Wells | GBR | Wells/McFarlane | GBR/GBR | Cameron | JAM |
| 1983 | World | Lewis | USA | Smith C. | USA | Cameron | JAM |
| 1984 | Olympics | Lewis | USA | Lewis | USA | Babers | USA |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Johnson B. | CAN | Mahorn | CAN | Black | GBR |
| 1986 | European | Christie | GBR | Krylov | URS | Black | GBR |
| 1987 | World | Lewis | USA | Smith C. | USA | Schoenlebe | DDR |
| 1988 | Olympics | Lewis | USA | DeLoach | USA | Lewis S. | USA |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Christie | GBR | Adam | GBR | Clark | AUS |
| 1990 | European | Christie | GBR | Regis | GBR | Black | GBR |
| 1991 | World | Lewis | USA | Johnson M. | USA | Pettigrew | USA |
| 1992 | Olympics | Christie | GBR | Marsh | USA | Watts | USA |
| 1993 | World | Christie | GBR | Fredericks | NAM | Johnson M. | USA |
| 1994 | European | Christie | GBR | Moen | NOR | Ladejo | GBR |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Christie | GBR | Fredericks | NAM | Gitonga | KEN |
| 1995 | World | Bailey | CAN | Johnson M. | USA | Johnson M. | USA |
| 1996 | Olympics | Bailey | CAN | Johnson M. | USA | Johnson M. | USA |
| 1997 | World | Greene | USA | Boldon | TRI | Johnson M. | USA |
| 1998 | European | Campbell | GBR | Walker | GBR | Thomas | GBR |
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Boldon | TRI | Golding | GBR | Thomas | GBR |
| 1999 | World | Greene | USA | Greene | USA | Johnson M. | USA |
| 2000 | Olympics | Greene | USA | Kederis | GRE | Johnson M. | USA |
| 2001 | World | Greene | USA | Kederis | GRE | Moncur | BAH |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Collins | SKN | Fredericks | NAM | Blackwood | JAM |
| 2002 | European | Obikwelu | POR | Kederis | GRE | Schultz | GER |
| 2003 | World | Collins | SKN | Capel | USA | Washington * | USA |
| 2004 | Olympics | Gatlin | USA | Crawford | USA | Wariner | USA |
| 2005 | World | Gatlin | USA | Gatlin | USA | Wariner | USA |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Powell | JAM | Brown | JAM | Steffensen | AUS |
| 2006 | European | Obikwelu | POR | Obikwelu | POR | Raquil | FRA |
| 2007 | World | Gay | USA | Gay | USA | Wariner | USA |
| 2008 | Olympics | Bolt | JAM | Bolt | JAM | Merritt | USA |
| 2009 | World | Bolt | JAM | Bolt | JAM | Merritt | USA |
| 2010 | European | Lemaitre | FRA | Lemaitre | FRA | Borlee K. | BEL |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Clarke | JAM | Baptiste | GBR | Kiprotich | KEN |
| 2011 | World | Blake | JAM | Bolt | JAM | James | GRN |
| * Awarded after drug disqualification | |||||||