| Index | |||||
| Athletics | |||||
| Mens Championships | |||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | |||||
| 800 Metres | 1500 Metres | ||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Snell | NZL | Elliott H. | AUS |
| 1962 | European | Matuschewski | POL | Jazy | FRA |
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Snell | NZL | Snell | NZL |
| 1964 | Olympics | Snell | NZL | Snell | NZL |
| 1966 | European | Matuschewski | POL | Tummler | DDR |
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Clough | AUS | Keino | KEN |
| 1968 | Olympics | Doubell | USA | Keino | KEN |
| 1969 | European | Fromm | DDR | Whetton | GBR |
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Ouko | KEN | Keino | KEN |
| 1971 | European | Arzhanov | URS | Arese | ITA |
| 1972 | Olympics | Wottle | USA | Vasala | FIN |
| 1974 | European | Susanj | YUG | Justus | DDR |
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Kipkurgat | KEN | Bayi | TAN |
| 1976 | Olympics | Juantarena | CUB | Walker | NZL |
| 1978 | European | Beck | DDR | Ovett | GBR |
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Boit | KEN | Moorcroft | GBR |
| 1980 | Olympics | Ovett | GBR | Coe | GBR |
| 1982 | European | Ferner | FDR | Cram | GBR |
| 1982 | Commonwealth | Bourke | AUS | Cram | GBR |
| 1983 | World | Wulbeck | FDR | Cram | GBR |
| 1984 | Olympics | Cruz | BRA | Coe | GBR |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Cram | GBR | Cram | GBR |
| 1986 | European | Coe | GBR | Cram | GBR |
| 1987 | World | Konchella B. | KEN | Bile | SOM |
| 1988 | Olympics | Ereng | KEN | Rono P. | KEN |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Tirop | KEN | Elliott P. | GBR |
| 1990 | European | McKean | GBR | Herold | DDR |
| 1991 | World | Konchella B. | KEN | Morceli | ALG |
| 1992 | Olympics | Tanui W. | KEN | Cacho | ESP |
| 1993 | World | Ruto | KEN | Morceli | ALG |
| 1994 | European | Benvenuti | ITA | Cacho | ESP |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Konchella P. | KEN | Chesang | KEN |
| 1995 | World | Kipketer | DEN | Morceli | ALG |
| 1996 | Olympics | Rodal | NOR | Morceli | ALG |
| 1997 | World | Kipketer | DEN | El Guerrouj | MAR |
| 1998 | European | Schumann | GER | Estevez | ESP |
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Kimutai | KEN | Rotich | KEN |
| 1999 | World | Kipketer | DEN | El Guerrouj | MAR |
| 2000 | Olympics | Schumann | GER | Ngeny | KEN |
| 2001 | World | Bucher | SUI | El Guerrouj | MAR |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Mulaudzi | RSA | East | GBR |
| 2002 | European | Kipketer | KEN | Baala | FRA |
| 2003 | World | Said-Guerni | ALG | El Guerrouj | MAR |
| 2004 | Olympics | Borzakovsky | RUS | El Guerrouj | MAR |
| 2005 | World | Ramzi | BRN | Ramzi | BRN |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Kipchirchir | KEN | Willis | NZL |
| 2006 | European | Som | NED | Baala | FRA |
| 2007 | World | Kirwa Yego | KEN | Lagat | USA |
| 2008 | Olympics | Bungei | KEN | Kiprop * | KEN |
| 2009 | World | Mulaudzi | RSA | Kemel | BRN |
| 2010 | European | Lewandowski | POL | Casado | ESP |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Lalang | KEN | Kiplagat | KEN |
| 2011 | World | Rudisha | KEN | Kiprop | KEN |
| * Awarded title after drug disqualification | |||||