| Index | ||||||||
| Canoe-Kayak | ||||||||
| Canoe - Kayak | Flatwater | |||||||
| Men - K1 | 200 Metres | 500 Metres | 1000 Metres | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Hansen | DEN | |||||
| 1961 | European | Vernescu | ROM | Von Gerber | SWE | |||
| 1963 | European | Vernescu | ROM | Hansen | DEN | |||
| 1963 | World | Vernescu | ROM | Hansen | DEN | |||
| 1964 | Olympics | Peterson | SWE | |||||
| 1965 | European | Vernescu | ROM | Hansen | DEN | |||
| 1966 | World | Vernescu | ROM | Shaporenko | URS | |||
| 1967 | European | Vernescu | ROM | Shaporenko | URS | |||
| 1968 | Olympics | Hesz | Hun | |||||
| 1969 | European | Thischenko | URS | Shaporenko | URS | |||
| 1970 | World | Thischenko | URS | Shaporenko | URS | |||
| 1971 | World | Hohol | URS | Sledziewicz | POL | |||
| 1972 | Olympics | Shaporenko | URS | |||||
| 1973 | World | Csapo | HUN | Csapo | HUN | |||
| 1974 | World | Diba | ROM | Csapo | HUN | |||
| 1975 | World | Csapo | HUN | Perri | ITA | |||
| Sledziewicz | POL | |||||||
| 1976 | Olympics | Diba | ROM | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1977 | World | Diba | ROM | Diba | ROM | |||
| 1978 | World | Diba | ROM | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1979 | World | Parfenovich | URS | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1980 | Olympics | Parfenovich | URS | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1981 | World | Parfenovich | URS | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1982 | World | Parfenovich | URS | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1983 | World | Parfenovich | URS | Helm | DDR | |||
| 1984 | Olympics | Ferguson | NZL | Thompson | NZL | |||
| 1985 | World | Stahle | DDR | Csipes | HUN | |||
| 1986 | World | West | GBR | West | GBR | |||
| 1987 | World | MacDonald | NZL | Barton | USA | |||
| 1988 | Olympics | Gyulay | HUN | Barton | USA | |||
| 1989 | World | Hunter | AUS | Gyulay | HUN | |||
| 1990 | World | Kalesnik | URS | Holmann | NOR | |||
| 1991 | World | Crichlow | CAN | Holmann | NOR | |||
| 1992 | Olympics | Kolehmainen | FIN | Robinson | AUS | |||
| 1993 | World | Kolehmainen | FIN | Holmann | NOR | |||
| 1994 | World | Kalesnik | BLR | Borhi | HUN | Robinson | AUS | |
| 1995 | World | Markiewicz | POL | Markiewicz | POL | Holmann | NOR | |
| 1996 | Olympics | Rossi | ITA | Holmann | NOR | |||
| 1997 | European | Fehervari | HUN | Storcz | HUN | Storcz | HUN | |
| 1997 | World | Fehervari | HUN | Storcz | HUN | Storcz | HUN | |
| 1998 | World | Kolganov | ISR | Verecki | HUN | Liwowski | GER | |
| 1999 | European | Kolganov | ISR | Merkov | BUL | Verecki | HUN | |
| 1999 | World | Kolganov | ISR | Verecki | HUN | Liwowski | GER | |
| 2000 | European | Duonela | LTU | Verecki | HUN | Kolganov | ISR | |
| 2000 | Olympics | Holmann | NOR | Holmann | NOR | |||
| 2001 | European | Rauhe | GER | Verecki | HUN | Liwowski | GER | |
| 2001 | World | Rauhe | GER | Verecki | HUN | Amir-Tahmasseb | FRA | |
| 2002 | European | Rauhe | GER | Verecki | HUN | Brabants | GBR | |
| 2002 | World | Rauhe | GER | Baggaley | AUS | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |
| 2003 | World | Rauhe | GER | Baggaley | AUS | Fouhy | NZL | |
| 2004 | European | Rauhe | GER | Verecki | HUN | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |
| 2004 | Olympics | Van Koeverden | CAN | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |||
| 2005 | European | Perez Rial | ESP | Verecki | HUN | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |
| 2005 | World | Perez Rial | ESP | Baggaley | AUS | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |
| 2006 | European | Rauhe | GER | Benko | HUN | Brabants | GBR | |
| 2006 | World | Rauhe | GER | Twardowski | POL | Oscarsson | SWE | |
| 2007 | European | Ems | GER | Brabants | GBR | Veras-Larsen | NOR | |
| 2007 | World | Ems | GER | Van Koeverden | CAN | Brabants | GBR | |
| 2008 | European | Vaicikonis | LTU | Bleibach | DEN | Brabants | GBR | |
| 2008 | Olympics | Wallace | AUS | Brabants | GBR | |||
| 2009 | European | Kharytonov | UKR | Gustafsson | SWE | Hoff | GER | |
| 2009 | World | Rauhe | GER | Rauhe | GER | Hoff | GER | |
| 2010 | European | McKeever | GBR | Szalai | HUN | Hoff | GER | |
| 2010 | World | McKeever | GBR | Gustafsson | SWE | Hoff | GER | |
| 2011 | European | Siemionowski | POL | Postrygay | RUS | Hoff | GER | |
| 2011 | World | Siemionowski | POL | Twardowski | POL | Van Koeverden | CAN | |