| Year
| Location
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| 2011
| Daegu (sko)
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| 2009
| Berlin (ger)
| Abel Kirui (ken)
| Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (ken)
| Tsegay Kebede (eth)
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| 2007
| Osaka (jpn)
| Luke Kibet (ken)
| Mubarak Hassan Shami (qat)
| Viktor Röthlin (swi)
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| 2005
| Helsinki (fin)
| Jaouad Gharib (mor)
| Christopher Isegwe (tan)
| Tsuyoshi Ogata (jpn)
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| 2003
| Paris (fra)
| Jaouad Gharib (mor)
| Julio Rey (spa)
| Stefano Baldini (ita)
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| 2001
| Edmonton (can)
| Gezahegne Abera (eth)
| Simon Biwott (ken)
| Stefano Baldini (ita)
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| 1999
| Sevilla (spa)
| Abel Antón (spa)
| Vincenzo Modica (ita)
| Nobuyuki Sato (jpn)
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| 1997
| Athínai (gre)
| Abel Antón (spa)
| Martín Fiz (spa)
| Steve Moneghetti (aus)
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| 1995
| Göteborg (swe)
| Martín Fiz (spa)
| Dionicio Cerón (mex)
| Luíz Antônio dos Santos (bra)
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| 1993
| Stuttgart (ger)
| Mark Plaatjes (usa)
| Luketz Swartbooi (nam)
| Bert van Vlaanderen (net)
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| 1991
| Tokyo (jpn)
| Hiromi Taniguchi (jpn)
| Ahmed Salah (dji)
| Steve Spence (usa)
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| 1987
| Roma (ita)
| Douglas Wakiihuri (ken)
| Ahmed Salah (dji)
| Gelindo Bordin (ita)
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| 1983
| Helsinki (fin)
| Robert de Castella (aus)
| Kebede Balcha (eth)
| Waldemar Cierpinski (ege)
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