| Index | |||||||
| Diving - Men | |||||||
| I Metre | 3 Metres | 10 Metres | |||||
| Springboard | Springboard | Platform | |||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Tobian | USA | Webster | USA | ||
| 1962 | European | Mrkwicka | AUT | Phelps | GBR | ||
| 1964 | Olympics | Sitzberger | USA | Webster | USA | ||
| 1966 | European | Safonov | URS | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1968 | Olympics | Wrightson | USA | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1970 | European | Cagnotto | ITA | Matthes | DDR | ||
| 1972 | Olympics | Vasin | URS | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1973 | World | Boggs | USA | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1974 | European | Dibiasi | ITA | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1975 | World | Boggs | USA | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1976 | Olympics | Boggs | USA | Dibiasi | ITA | ||
| 1977 | European | Hoffmann | DDR | Aleynik | URS | ||
| 1978 | World | Boggs | USA | Louganis | USA | ||
| 1980 | Olympics | Portnov | URS | Hoffmann | DDR | ||
| 1981 | European | Portnov | URS | Ambartsumyan | URS | ||
| 1982 | World | Louganis | USA | Louganis | USA | ||
| 1983 | European | Georgiev | BUL | Ambartsumyan | URS | ||
| 1984 | Olympics | Louganis | USA | Louganis | USA | ||
| 1985 | European | Droshin | URS | Knuths | DDR | ||
| 1986 | World | Louganis | USA | Louganis | USA | ||
| 1987 | European | Killat | FDR | Chogovadze | URS | ||
| 1988 | Olympics | Louganis | USA | Louganis | USA | ||
| 1989 | European | Jongejans | NED | Killat | FDR | Chogovadze | URS |
| 1991 | European | Semenyuk | CIS | Killat | GER | Timoshinin | CIS |
| 1991 | World | Jongejans | NED | Ferguson | USA | Sun Shuwei | CHN |
| 1992 | Olympics | ¬ | Lenzi | USA | Sun Shuwei | CHN | |
| 1993 | European | Bohler | GER | Hempel | GER | Sautin | RUS |
| 1994 | World | Stewart | ZIM | Yu Zhuocheng | CHN | Sautin | RUS |
| 1995 | European | Jongejans | NED | Sautin | RUS | Timoshinin | RUS |
| 1996 | Olympics | ¬ | Xiong Ni | CHN | Sautin | RUS | |
| 1997 | European | Wels | GER | Sautin | RUS | Hempel | GER |
| 1998 | World | Yu Zhuocheng | CHN | Sautin | RUS | Sautin | RUS |
| 1999 | European | Gil | ESP | Ally | GBR | Sautin | RUS |
| 2000 | European | Mesch | GER | Sautin | RUS | Sautin | RUS |
| 2000 | Olympics | ¬ | Xiong Ni | CHN | Tian Liang | CHN | |
| 2001 | World | Wang Feng | CHN | Sautin | RUS | Tian Liang | CHN |
| 2002 | European | Marconi | ITA | Sautin | RUS | Meyer | GER |
| 2003 | World | Xu Xiang | CHN | Dobrosok | RUS | Despatie | CAN |
| 2004 | European | Puhakka | FIN | Wels | GER | Volod`Kov | UKR |
| 2004 | Olympics | ¬ | Peng | CHN | Hu Jia | CHN | |
| 2005 | World | Despatie | CAN | Despatie | CAN | Hu Jia | CHN |
| 2006 | European | Puhakka | FIN | Schnellenberg | GER | Galperin | RUS |
| 2007 | World | Yutong Luo | CHN | Kai Qin | CHN | Galperin | RUS |
| 2008 | European | Kvasha | UKR | Sautin | RUS | Daley | GBR |
| 2008 | Olympics | ¬ | He Chong | CHN | Mitcham | AUS | |
| 2009 | European | Kvasha | UKR | Dobroskok | RUS | Kravchenko | RUS |
| 2009 | World | Kai Qin | CHN | He Chong | CHN | Daley | GBR |
| 2010 | European | Kvasha | UKR | Hausding | GER | Klein | GER |
| 2011 | European | Kuznetsov | RUS | Hausding | GER | Klein | GER |
| 2011 | World | Shixin Li | CHN | He Chong | CHN | Qiu Bo | CHN |