| Index | |||||||
| Athletics | |||||||
| Womens Championships | |||||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | |||||||
| 100 Metres | 200 Metres | 400 Metres | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Rudolph | USA | Rudolph | USA | ||
| 1962 | European | Hyman | GBR | Heine | FDR | Itkina | URS |
| 1962 | Commonwealth | Hyman | GBR | Hyman | GBR | ||
| 1964 | Olympics | Tyus | USA | Maguire | USA | Cuthbert | AUS |
| 1966 | European | Klobukowska | POL | Szewinska | POL | Chmelkova | CZE |
| 1966 | Commonwealth | Burge | AUS | Burge | AUS | Pollock | AUS |
| 1968 | Olympics | Tyus | USA | Szewinska | POL | Besson | FRA |
| 1969 | European | Vogt | DDR | Vogt | DDR | Duclos | FRA |
| 1970 | Commonwealth | Boyle | AUS | Boyle | AUS | Saunders | CAN |
| 1971 | European | Stecher | DDR | Stecher | DDR | Seidler | DDR |
| 1972 | Olympics | Stecher | DDR | Stecher | DDR | Zehrt | DDR |
| 1974 | European | Szewinska | POL | Szewinska | POL | Salin | FIN |
| 1974 | Commonwealth | Boyle | AUS | Boyle | AUS | Saunders | CAN |
| 1976 | Olympics | Richter | FDR | Eckert | DDR | Szewinska | POL |
| 1978 | European | Gohr | DDR | Kondratyeva | URS | Koch | DDR |
| 1978 | Commonwealth | Lannaman | GBR | Boyd | AUS | Hartley | GBR |
| 1980 | Olympics | Gohr | DDR | Woekel | DDR | Koch | DDR |
| 1982 | European | Gohr | DDR | Woekel | DDR | Koch | DDR |
| 1982 | Commonwealth | Taylor | CAN | Ottey | JAM | Boyle | AUS |
| 1983 | World | Gohr | DDR | Koch | DDR | Kratochvilova | CZE |
| 1984 | Olympics | Ashford | USA | Brisco-Hooks | USA | Brisco-Hooks | USA |
| 1986 | Commonwealth | Oakes | GBR | Issajenko | CAN | Flintoff | AUS |
| 1986 | European | Gohr | DDR | Drechsler | DDR | Koch | DDR |
| 1987 | World | Gladisch | DDR | Gladisch | DDR | Brizgyna | URS |
| 1988 | Olympics | Griffiths-Joyner | USA | Griffiths-Joyner | USA | Brizgyna | URS |
| 1990 | Commonwealth | Ottey | JAM | Ottey | JAM | Yusuf | NGR |
| 1990 | European | Krabbe | DDR | Krabbe | DDR | Breuer | DDR |
| 1991 | World | Krabbe | GER | Krabbe | GER | Perec | FRA |
| 1992 | Olympics | Devers | USA | Torrence | USA | Perec | FRA |
| 1993 | World | Devers | USA | Ottey | JAM | Miles | USA |
| 1994 | European | Privalova | RUS | Privalova | RUS | Perec | FRA |
| 1994 | Commonwealth | Onyali | NGR | Freeman | AUS | Freeman | AUS |
| 1995 | World | Torrence | USA | Ottey | JAM | Perec | FRA |
| 1996 | Olympics | Devers | USA | Perec | FRA | Perec | FRA |
| 1997 | World | Jones M. | USA | Pintusevich | UKR | Freeman | AUS |
| 1998 | European | Arron | FRA | Privalova | RUS | Breuer | GER |
| 1998 | Commonwealth | Sturrup | BAH | Peris-Kneebone | AUS | Richards | JAM |
| 1999 | World | Jones M. | USA | Miller | USA | Freeman | AUS |
| 2000 | Olympics | Jones M (disq) * | USA | Jones M (disq) * | USA | Freeman | AUS |
| 2001 | World | Pintusevich-Block | UKR | Jones M. | USA | Mbacke Thiam | SEN |
| 2002 | Commonwealth | Ferguson | BAH | Ferguson | BAH | Pompey | GUY |
| 2002 | European | Thanou | GRE | Hurtis | FRA | Zykina | RUS |
| 2003 | World | Edwards | USA | Kapachinskaya | RUS | Guevara | MEX |
| 2004 | Olympics | Nesterenko | BLR | Campbell | JAM | Williams - Darling | BAH |
| 2005 | World | Williams | USA | Felix | USA | Williams - Darling | BAH |
| 2006 | Commonwealth | Brooks | JAM | Simpson | JAM | Ohuruogu | GBR |
| 2006 | European | Gevaert | BEL | Gevaert | BEL | Stambolova | BUL |
| 2007 | World | Campbell | JAM | Felix | USA | Ohuruogu | GBR |
| 2008 | Olympics | Fraser | JAM | Campbell-Brown | JAM | Ohuruogu | GBR |
| 2009 | World | Fraser | JAM | Felix | USA | Richards | USA |
| 2010 | European | Sailer | GER | Soumare | FRA | Firova | RUS |
| 2010 | Commonwealth | Mayers | VIN | Mothersill | CAY | Montsho | BOT |
| 2011 | World | Jeter | USA | Campbell-Brown | JAM | Montsho | BOT |
| 2012 | European | Lalova | BUL | Ryemyen | UKR | Hjelmer | SWE |
| 2012 | Olympics | Fraser-Pryce | JAM | Felix | USA | Richards-Ross | USA |
| * Disqualified due to drug taking | |||||||