| Index | ||||||
| Rowing - Men | ||||||
| Single Sculls | Double Sculls | Quad Sculls | ||||
| 1960 | Olympics | Ivanov | URS | Kozak / Schmidt | CZE | |
| 1962 | World | Ivanov | URS | Duhamel / Monnereau | FRA | |
| 1964 | Olympics | Ivanov | URS | Tyurin / Dubrovsky | URS | |
| 1966 | World | Spero | USA | Burgin / Studach | SUI | |
| 1968 | Olympics | Wienese | DEN | Sass / Timoshinin | URS | |
| 1970 | World | Demiddi | ARG | Engelbrecht / Secher | DEN | |
| 1972 | Olympics | Malishev | URS | Korshikov / Timoshinin | URS | |
| 1974 | World | Honig | DDR | Kreuziger / Schmied | DDR | East Germany |
| 1975 | World | Kolbe | FDR | Hansen / Hansen | NOR | East Germany |
| 1976 | Olympics | Karppinen | FIN | Hansen / Hansen | NOR | East Germany |
| 1977 | World | Dreifke | DDR | Baillieu / Hart | GBR | East Germany |
| 1978 | World | Kolbe | FDR | Hansen / Hansen | NOR | East Germany |
| 1979 | World | Karppinen | FIN | Hansen / Hansen | NOR | East Germany |
| 1980 | Olympics | Karppinen | FIN | Dreifke / Kroppelien | DDR | East Germany |
| 1981 | World | Kolbe | FDR | Dreifke / Kroppelien | DDR | East Germany |
| 1982 | World | Reiche | DDR | Thorsen / Hansen | NOR | East Germany |
| 1983 | World | Kolbe | FDR | Lange / Heppner | DDR | East Germany |
| 1984 | Olympics | Karppinen | FIN | Lewis / Enquist | USA | West Germany |
| 1985 | World | Karppinen | FIN | Lange / Heppner | DDR | Canada |
| 1986 | World | Kolbe | FDR | Bellgeri / Pescialli | ITA | USSR |
| 1987 | World | Lange | DDR | Radev / Jordanov | BUL | USSR |
| 1988 | Olympics | Lange | DDR | Florijn / Rienks | NED | Italy |
| 1989 | World | Lange | DDR | Bjorness / Thorsen | NOR | Netherlands |
| 1990 | World | Janson | URS | Jonke / Zerbst | AUT | USSR |
| 1991 | World | Lange | GER | Zwolle / Rienks | NED | USSR |
| 1992 | Olympics | Lange | GER | Hawkins / Antonie | AUS | Australia |
| 1993 | World | Porter | CAN | Barathay / Lamarque | FRA | Germany |
| 1994 | World | Willms | GER | Thorsen / Bjoenness | NOR | Italy |
| 1995 | World | Cop | SLO | Christensen / Hansen | DEN | Italy |
| 1996 | Olympics | Muller | SUI | Tizzano / Abbagnale | ITA | Germany |
| 1997 | World | Koven | USA | Hajek / Volkert | GER | Italy |
| 1998 | World | Waddell | NZL | Hajek / Volkert | GER | Italy |
| 1999 | World | Waddell | NZL | Spik / Cop | SLO | Germany |
| 2000 | Olympics | Waddell | NZL | Spik / Cop | SLO | Italy |
| 2001 | World | Tufte | NOR | Petoe / Haller | HUN | Germany |
| 2001 | World Cup | Tufte | NOR | Petoe / Haller | HUN | Poland |
| 2002 | World Cup | Hacker | GER | Petoe / Haller | HUN | Ukraine |
| 2002 | World | Hacker | GER | Petoe / Haller | HUN | Germany |
| 2003 | World Cup | Hacker | GER | Dolechek / Synek | CZE | Poland |
| 2003 | World | Tufte | NOR | Vieilledent / Hardy | FRA | Germany |
| 2004 | World Cup | Tufte | NOR | Galtarossa / Sartori | ITA | Belarus |
| 2004 | Olympics | Tufte | NOR | Vieilledent / Hardy | FRA | Russia |
| 2005 | World Cup | Synek | CZE | Schreiber / Burmeister | GER | Czech Republic |
| 2005 | World | Drysdale | NZL | Spik / Cop | SLO | Poland |
| 2006 | World Cup | Campbell | GBR | Macquet / Hardy | FRA | Czech Republic |
| 2006 | World | Drysdale | NZL | Macquet / Hardy | FRA | Poland |
| 2007 | World Cup | Synek | CZE | Endrekson / Jaanson | EST | Poland |
| 2007 | World | Drysdale | NZL | Spik / Cop | SLO | Poland |
| 2008 | World Cup | Synek | CZE | Cohen / Waddell | NZL | Poland |
| 2008 | Olympics | Tufte | NOR | Crawshay / Brennan | AUS | Poland |
| 2009 | World Cup | Drysdale | NZL | Knittel / Kruger | GER | Great Britain |
| 2009 | World | Drysdale | NZL | Knittel / Kruger | GER | Poland |
| 2010 | World Cup | Synek | CZE | Wells / Bateman | GBR | Croatia |
| 2010 | World | Synek | CZE | Cohen / Sullivan | NZL | Croatia |
| 2011 | World Cup | Synek | CZE | Cohen / Sullivan | NZL | Germany |
| 2011 | World | Drysdale | NZL | Cohen / Sullivan | NZL | Australia |