| Index | ||||||
| Athletics | ||||||
| Cross Country - Men | ||||||
| Click on underlined Athletes to access photograph and career highlights | ||||||
| World | European | |||||
| 1960 | Abdesselem | MAR | ||||
| 1961 | Heatley | GBR | ||||
| 1962 | Roelants | BEL | ||||
| 1963 | Fowler | GBR | ||||
| 1964 | Arizmendi | ESP | ||||
| 1965 | Fayolle | FRA | ||||
| 1966 | El Ghazi | MAR | ||||
| 1967 | Roelants | BEL | ||||
| 1968 | Gammoudi | TUN | ||||
| 1969 | Roelants | BEL | ||||
| 1970 | Tagg | GBR | ||||
| 1971 | Bedford | GBR | ||||
| 1972 | Roelants | BEL | ||||
| 1973 | Pavarinta | FIN | ||||
| 1974 | De Beck | BEL | ||||
| 1975 | Stewart | GBR | ||||
| 1976 | Lopes | POR | ||||
| 1977 | Schots | BEL | ||||
| 1978 | Treacy | IRL | ||||
| 1979 | Treacy | IRL | ||||
| 1980 | Virgin | USA | ||||
| 1981 | Virgin | USA | ||||
| 1982 | Kedir | ETH | ||||
| 1983 | Debele | ETH | ||||
| 1984 | Lopes | POR | ||||
| 1985 | Lopes | POR | ||||
| 1986 | Ngugi | KEN | ||||
| 1987 | Ngugi | KEN | ||||
| 1988 | Ngugi | KEN | ||||
| 1989 | Ngugi | KEN | ||||
| 1990 | Skah | MAR | ||||
| 1991 | Skah | APR | ||||
| 1992 | Ngugi | KEN | ||||
| 1993 | Sigei | KEN | ||||
| 1994 | Sigei | KEN | Guerra | POR | ||
| 1995 | Tergat | KEN | Guerra | POR | ||
| 1996 | Tergat | KEN | Brown | GBR | ||
| 1997 | Tergat | KEN | Jorgensen | DEN | ||
| 12 Km | 4 Km | |||||
| 1998 | Tergat | KEN | Kibowen | KEN | Lebid | UKR |
| 1999 | Tergat | KEN | Limo | KEN | Guerra | POR |
| 2000 | Mourhit | BEL | Kibowen | KEN | Guerra | POR |
| 2001 | Mourhit | BEL | Koech | KEN | Lebid | UKR |
| 2002 | Bekele | ETH | Bekele | ETH | Lebid | UKR |
| 2003 | Bekele | ETH | Bekele | ETH | Lebid | UKR |
| 2004 | Bekele | ETH | Bekele | ETH | Lebid | UKR |
| 2005 | Bekele | ETH | Bekele | ETH | Lebid | UKR |
| 2006 | Bekele | ETH | Bekele | ETH | Farah | GBR |
| 2007 | Tadesse | ERI | ¬ | Lebid | UKR | |
| 2008 | Bekele | ETH | ¬ | Lebid | UKR | |
| 2009 | Gebremariam | ETH | ¬ | Bezabeh | ESP | |
| 2010 | Ebuya | KEN | ¬ | Lebid | UKR | |
| 2011 | Merga | ETH | ¬ | Bekele A. | BEL | |