1952 Helsinki, Finland
Paul Elvstrom DEN
Charles Currey GBR
Rickard Sarby SWE

1956 Melbourne, Australia
Paul Elvstrom DEN
Andre Nelis BEL
John Marvin USA

1960 Naples, Italy
Paul Elvstrom DEN
A Chuchelov SR
Andre Nelis BEL

1964 Enoshima, Japan
Willy Kuhweide FRG
Peter Barrett USA
Henning Wind DEN

1968 Acapulco, Mexico
Valentine Mankin SR
Hubert Raudaschl AUT
Fabio Albarelli ITA

1972 Kiel, Germany
Serge Maury FRA
Ilias Hatzipavlis GRE
Victor Potapov SR

1976 Kingston, Canada
Jochen Schumann DDR
Andrei Balashov SR
John Bertrand AUS

1980 Tallinn, Estonia
Esko Rechardt  FIN
Wolfgang Mayrhofer AUT
Andrei Balashov S

1984 Long Beach, USA
Russell Coutts NZL
John Bertrand USA
Terry Neilson CAN

1988 Pusan, Korea
Jose Doreste ESP
Peter Holmberg ISV
John Cutler NZL

1992 Barcelona, Spain
Jose M v d Ploeg ESP
Brian Ledbetter  USA
Craig Monk NZL

1996 Savannah, USA
Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL
Sebastien Godefroid BEL
Roy Heiner NED

2000 Sydney, Australia
Iain Percy GBR
Luca Devoti ITA
Fredrik Lööf SWE

2004 Atene, Grecia
Ben Ainslie GBR
Rafael Trujillo ESP
Mateusz Kusznierewicz POL

2008 Qingdao, Cina
Ben Ainslie GBR
Zach Railey USA
Guillaume Florent FRA