| Index | |||||||
| Canoe-Kayak | |||||||
| Canoe - Kayak | Flatwater | ||||||
| Men - C1 | 200 Metres | 500 Metres | 1000 Metres | ||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Parti | HUN | ||||
| 1961 | European | Chimicz | URS | ||||
| 1963 | European | Ismailciuc | ROM | ||||
| 1963 | World | Ismailciuc | ROM | ||||
| 1964 | Olympics | Eschert | FDR | ||||
| 1965 | European | Lewe | FDR | ||||
| 1966 | World | Lewe | FDR | ||||
| 1967 | European | Lewe | FDR | ||||
| 1968 | Olympics | Tatai | HUN | ||||
| 1969 | European | Wichmann | HUN | ||||
| 1970 | World | Tatai | HUN | ||||
| 1971 | World | Lewe | FDR | Lewe | FDR | ||
| 1972 | Olympics | ||||||
| 1973 | World | Darvas | HUN | Patzaichin | ROM | ||
| 1974 | World | Petrenko | URS | Yourchenko | URS | ||
| 1975 | World | Petrenko | URS | Yourchenko | URS | ||
| 1976 | Olympics | Rogov | URS | Ljubek | YUG | ||
| 1977 | World | Varabiev | ROM | Patzaichin | ROM | ||
| 1978 | World | Lubenov | BUL | Ljubek | YUG | ||
| 1979 | World | Postrechin | URS | Wichmann | HUN | ||
| 1980 | Olympics | Postrechin | URS | Lubenov | BUL | ||
| 1981 | World | Heukrodt | DDR | Papke | DDR | ||
| 1982 | World | Heukrodt | DDR | Schmidt | DDR | ||
| 1983 | World | Olaru | ROM | Beresa | URS | ||
| 1984 | Olympics | Cain | CAN | Eicke | FDR | ||
| 1985 | World | Heukrodt | DDR | Klementiev | URS | ||
| 1986 | World | Heukrodt | DDR | Macarencu | ROM | ||
| 1987 | World | Heukrodt | DDR | Heukrodt | DDR | ||
| 1988 | Olympics | Heukrodt | DDR | Klementiev | URS | ||
| 1989 | World | Slivinski | URS | Klementiev | URS | ||
| 1990 | World | Slivinski | URS | Klementiev | URS | ||
| 1991 | World | Slivinski | URS | Klementiev | URS | ||
| 1992 | Olympics | Buchalov | BUL | Bucharov | BUL | ||
| 1993 | World | Buchalov | BUL | Klementiev | LAT | ||
| 1994 | World | Bucharov | BUL | Buchalov | BUL | Klementiev | POL |
| 1995 | World | Bucharov | BUL | Buchalov | BUL | Pulai | HUN |
| 1996 | Olympics | Doktor | Cze | Doktor | CZE | ||
| 1997 | European | Khazonicky | SVK | Buchalov | BUL | Doktor | CZE |
| 1997 | World | Belicza | HUN | Doktor | Cze | Dittmer | GER |
| 1998 | World | Doktor | CZE | Opalev | RUS | Giles | CAN |
| 1999 | European | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS |
| 1999 | World | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS |
| 2000 | European | Sablin | UKR | Opalev | RUS | Doktor | CZE |
| 2000 | Olympics | Kolonics | HUN | Dittmer | GER | ||
| 2001 | European | Sablin | UKR | Kolonics | HUN | Dittmer | GER |
| 2001 | World | Sablin | UKR | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER |
| 2002 | European | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER |
| 2002 | World | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER |
| 2003 | World | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER | Dittmer | GER |
| 2004 | European | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER |
| 2004 | Olympics | Dittmer | GER | Cal | ESP | ||
| 2005 | European | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Dittmer | GER |
| 2005 | World | Demyenko | UKR | Dittmer | GER | Dittmer | GER |
| 2006 | European | Opalev | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Mironcic | ROM |
| 2006 | World | Lipkin | RUS | Opalev | RUS | Cristobal | MEX |
| 2007 | European | Suklin | LTU | Dittmer | GER | Vajda | HUN |
| 2007 | World | Cheban | UKR | Cal Figueroa | ESP | Vajda | HUN |
| 2008 | European | Lipkin | RUS | Lipkin | RUS | Goubel | FRA |
| 2008 | Olympics | Opalev | RUS | Vajda | HUN | ||
| 2009 | European | Demyanenko | AZE | Harazha | BLR | Vajda | HUN |
| 2009 | World | Demyanenko | AZE | Harazha | BLR | Menkov | UZB |
| 2010 | European | Suklin | LTU | Harazha | BLR | Brendel | GER |
| 2010 | World | Shtyl | RUS | Harazha | BLR | Menkov | UZB |
| 2011 | European | Demyanenko | AZE | Demyanenko | AZE | Brendel | GER |
| 2011 | World | Demyanenko | AZE | Fedosenko | RUS | Vajda | HUN |