1988: Carl Lewis (SAD) - Florence Griffith Joyner (SAD)
1989: Roger Kingdom (SAD) - Ana Fidelia Quirot (Kuba)
1990: Steve Backley (VB) - Merlene Ottey (Jam)
1991: Carl Lewis (SAD) - Katrin Krabbe (Njem)
1992: Kevin Young (SAD) - Heike Henkel (Njem)
1993: Colin Jackson (VB) - Sally Gunnell (VB)
1994: Noureddine Morceli (Alž) - Jackie Joyner Kersee (SAD)
1995: Jonathan Edwards (VB) - Gwen Torrence (SAD)
1996: Michael Johnson (SAD) - Svetlana Masterkova (Rus)
1997: Wilson Kipketer (Dan)- Marion Jones (SAD)
1998: Haile Gebrselassie (Eti) - Marion Jones (SAD)
1999: Michael Johnson (SAD) - Gabriela Szabo (Rum)
2000: Jan Železny (Češ) - Marion Jones (SAD)
2001: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) - Stacy Dragila (SAD)
2002: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) - Paula Radcliffe (VB)
2003: Hicham El Guerrouj (Mar) - Hestrie Cloete (JA)
2004: Kenenisa Bekele (Eti) - Jelena Isinbajeva (Rus)
2005: Kenenisa Bekele (Eti) Jelena Isinbajeva (Rus)