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| Athletics | |||||||
| Mens Championships | |||||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | |||||||
| Javelin | Pole Vault | Decathlon | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Tsibulenko | URS | Bragg | USA | Johnson R. | USA |
| 1962 | European | Lusis | URS | Nikula | FIN | Kuznetzov | URS |
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Mitchell | AUS | Bickle | AUS | ||
| 1964 | Olympics | Nevala | FIN | Hansen | USA | Holdorf | FDR |
| 1966 | European | Lusis | URS | Nordwig | DDR | Von Moltke | FDR |
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Fitzsimons | GBR | Bickle | AUS | Williams | NZL |
| 1968 | Olympics | Lusis | URS | Seagren | USA | Toomey | USA |
| 1969 | European | Lusis | URS | Nordwig | DDR | Kirst | DDR |
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Travis | GBR | Bull | GBR | Smith | GBR |
| 1971 | European | Lusis | URS | Nordwig | DDR | Kirst | DDR |
| 1972 | Olympics | Wolferman | FDR | Nordwig | DDR | Avilov | URS |
| 1974 | European | Siitonen | FIN | Kishkun | URS | Skowronek | POL |
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Clover | GBR | Baird | AUS | Bull | GBR |
| 1976 | Olympics | Nemeth | HUN | Slusarski | POL | Jenner | USA |
| 1978 | European | Wessing | FDR | Trofimenko | URS | Grebenyuk | URS |
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Olsen | CAN | Simpson | CAN | Thompson | GBR |
| 1980 | Olympics | Kula | URS | Kozakiewicz | POL | Thompson | GBR |
| 1982 | European | Hohn | DDR | Krupskiy | URS | Thompson | GBR |
| 1982 | Commonwealth | O`Rourke | NZL | Boyd | AUS | Thompson | GBR |
| 1983 | World | Michel | DDR | Bubka | URS | Thompson | GBR |
| 1984 | Olympics | Haerkonen | FIN | Quinon | FRA | Thompson | GBR |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Otley | GBR | Ashurst | GBR | Thompson | GBR |
| 1986 | European | Tafelmeier | FDR | Bubka | URS | Thompson | GBR |
| 1987 | World | Raty | FIN | Bubka | URS | Voss | DDR |
| 1988 | Olympics | Korjus | FIN | Bubka | URS | Schenke | DDR |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Backley | GBR | Arkell | AUS | Smith M. | CAN |
| 1990 | European | Backley | GBR | Gataulin | CIS | Plaziat | POL |
| 1991 | World | Kinnunen | FIN | Bubka | CIS | O`Brien | USA |
| 1992 | Olympics | Zelezny | CZE | Tarasov | CIS | Zmelik | CZE |
| 1993 | World | Zelezny | CZE | Bubka | UKR | O`Brien | USA |
| 1994 | European | Backley | GBR | Gataulin | RUS | Blondel | FRA |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Backley | GBR | Winter | GBR | Smith M. | CAN |
| 1995 | World | Zelezny | CZE | Bubka | UKR | O`Brien | USA |
| 1996 | Olympics | Zelezny | CZE | Galfione | FRA | O`Brien | USA |
| 1997 | World | Corbett | RSA | Bubka | UKR | Dvorak | CZE |
| 1998 | European | Backley | GBR | Tarasov | RUS | Nool | EST |
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Corbett | RSA | Botha | RSA | Hames | AUS |
| 1999 | World | Parviainen | FIN | Tarasov | RUS | Dvorak | CZE |
| 2000 | Olympics | Zelezny | CZE | Hysong | USA | Nool | EST |
| 2001 | World | Zelezny | CZE | Markov | AUS | Dvorak | CZE |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Backley | GBR | Brits | RSA | Bernard | JAM |
| 2002 | European | Backley | GBR | Averbukh | ISR | Sebrle | CZE |
| 2003 | World | Makarov | RUS | Gibilisco | ITA | Pappas | USA |
| 2004 | Olympics | Thorkildsen | NOR | Mack | USA | Sebrle | CZE |
| 2005 | World | Varnik | EST | Blom | NED | Clay | USA |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Nieland | GBR | Hooker | AUS | Macey | GBR |
| 2006 | European | Thorkildsen | NOR | Averbukh | ISR | Sebrle | CZE |
| 2007 | World | Pitkamaki | FIN | Walker | USA | Sebrle | CZE |
| 2008 | Olympics | Thorkildsen | NOR | Hooker | AUS | Clay | USA |
| 2009 | World | Thorkildsen | NOR | Hooker | AUS | Hardee | USA |
| 2010 | European | Thorkildsen | NOR | Lavillenie | FRA | Barras | FRA |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Bannister | AUS | Hooker | AUS | Adjetey-Nelson | CAN |
| 2011 | World | De Zordo | GER | Wojciechowski | POL | Hardee | USA |