| Winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4 | |||
| Hungary | 3 | |||
| Spain | 2 | |||
| Croatia | 2 | |||
| Serbia | 2 | |||
| Soviet Union | 2 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 2 | |||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | |||
| Year | Host | Gold | Score | Silver |
| 1973 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Hungary | Round-robin | Soviet Union |
| 1975 | Cali, Colombia | Soviet Union | Round-robin | Hungary |
| 1978 | West Berlin, West Germany | Italy | Round-robin | Hungary |
| 1982 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Soviet Union | Round-robin | Hungary |
| 1986 | Madrid, Spain | Yugoslavia | 12–11 | Italy |
| 1991 | Perth, Australia | Yugoslavia | 8–7 | Spain |
| 1994 | Rome, Italy | Italy | 10–5 | Spain |
| 1998 | Perth, Australia | Spain | 6–4 | Hungary |
| 2001 | Fukuoka, Japan | Spain | 4–2 | Yugoslavia |
| 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | Hungary Dénes Kemény | 11–9 | Italy |
| 2005 | Montreal, Canada | Serbia and Montenegro | 8–7 | Hungary |
| 2007 | Melbourne, Australia | Croatia | 9–8 | Hungary |
| 2009 | Rome, Italy | Serbia | 7–7 (7–6 pen.) | Spain |
| 2011 | Shanghai, China | Italy | 8–7 | Serbia |
| 2013 | Barcelona, Spain | Hungary | 8–7 | Montenegro |
| 2015 | Kazan, Russia | Serbia | 11–4 | Croatia |
| 2017 | Budapest, Hungary | Croatia | 8–6 | Hungary |
| 2019 | Gwangju, South Korea | Italy Alessandro Campagna | 10-5 Francesco Di Fulvio (İtaly) | Spain |
