| 2023 | ||||
| (Budapest, Hungary, August 22) | ||||
| 1. | Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| 2. | JuVaughn Harrison (USA) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| 3. | Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 4. | Luis Zayas (Cuba) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 5. | Tobias Potye (Germany) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 6. | Sang-Hyeok Woo (South Korea) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 7. | Shelby McEwen (USA) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 8t. | Ryoichi Akamatsu (Japan) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| 8t. | Brandon Starc (Australia) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| [Vernon Turner (USA) dnq] | ||||
| 2022 | |||
| (Eugene, Oregon, July 18) | |||
| 1. | Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | |
| 2. | Sang-Hyeok Woo (South Korea) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | |
| 3. | Andrii Protsenko (Ukraine) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | |
| 4. | Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | |
| 5. | Shelby McEwen (USA) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | |
| 6t. | Django Lovett (Canada) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | |
| 6t. | Luis Zayas (Cuba) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | |
| 8. | Tomohiro Shinno (Japan) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | |
| 9. | JuVaughn Harrison (USA) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | |
| [Darius Carbin (USA) dnq] | |||
| 2019 | ||||
| (Doha, Qatar, October 4) | ||||
| 1. | Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qat) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 2. | Mikhail Akimenko (Rus) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 3. | Ilya Ivanyuk (Rus) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 4. | Maksim Nedasekau (Blr) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 5. | Luis Zayas (Cub) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| 6. | Brandon Starc (Aus) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| 7. | Michael Mason (Can) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| =8. | Hup Wei Lee (Mas) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | ||
| =8. | Gianmarco Tamberi (Ita) | 7-5¼ | 2.27 | ||
| [11. | Jeron Robinson (US) | 7-4¼ | 2.24] | ||
| [Keenon Laine (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Shelby McEwen (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2017 | ||||
| (London, August 13) | ||||
| 1 | Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 2 | Danyil Lysenko (Russia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 3 | Majed El Dein Ghazal (Syria) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 4 | Edgar Rivera (Mexico) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 5 | Mateusz Przybylko (Germany) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =6 | Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| =6 | Ilya Ivanyuk (Russia) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| 8 | Bryan McBride (US) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| [Erik Kynard (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jeron Robinson (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| (Beijing, August 30) | ||||
| 1 | Derek Drouin (Canada) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| =2 | Bogdan Bondarenko (Ukraine) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| =2 | Guowei Zhang (China) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 4 | Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 5 | Daniyil Tsyplakov (Russia) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 6 | Donald Thomas (Bahamas) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 7 | Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =8 | Erik Kynard (US) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| =8 | Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| [JaCorian Duffield (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jesse Williams (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| (Moscow, August 15) | ||||
| 1 | Bohdan Bondarenko (Ukr) | 7-10¾ | 2.41 | WCR | |
| 2 | Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | ||
| 3 | Derek Drouin (Canada) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | ||
| 4 | Ivan Ukhov (Russia) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 5 | Erik Kynard (US) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 6 | Donald Thomas (Bahamas) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 7 | Aleksandr Shustov (Russia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 8 | Robbie Grabarz (Great Britain) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [Dusty Jonas (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jesse Williams (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2011 | ||||
| 1 | Jesse Williams (US) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 2 | Aleksey Dmitrik (Russia) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 3 | Trevor Barry (Bahamas) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 4 | Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =5 | Dimitrios Hondrokoukis (Greece) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =5 | Ivan Ukhov (Russia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 7 | Mutaz Barshim (Qatar) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 8 | Aleksandr Shustov (Russia) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [Dusty Jonas (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Erik Kynard (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2009 | ||||
| 1 | Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 2 | Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =3 | Sylwester Bednarek (Poland) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =3 | Raúl Spank (Germany) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =5 | Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) | 7-3¾ | 2.23 | ||
| =5 | Mickaël Hanany (France) | 7-3¾ | 2.23 | ||
| =5 | Martijn Nuyens (Holland) | 7-3¾ | 2.23 | ||
| =5 | Linus Thörnblad (Sweden) | 7-3¾ | 2.23 | ||
| [9 | Andra Manson (US) | 7-3¾/2.23] | ||
| [=11 | Keith Moffatt (US) | 7-3¾/2.23] | ||
| [Tora Harris (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2007 | ||||
| 1 | Donald Thomas (Bahamas) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 2 | Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 3 | Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 4 | Stefan Holm (Sweden) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| =5 | Tomáš Janků (Czech Republic) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| =5 | Victor Moya (Cuba) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| 7 | Eike Onnen (Germany) | 7-5 | 2.26 | ||
| 8 | Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) | 7-5 | 2.26 | ||
| [Jim Dilling (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jamie Nieto (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jesse Williams (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2005 | ||||
| 1 | Yuriy Krimarenko (Ukraine) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| =2 | Victor Moya (Cuba) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =2 | Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 4 | Mark Boswell (Canada) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =5 | Jaroslav Bába (Czech Republic) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =5 | Nicola Ciotti (Italy) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 7 | Stefan Holm (Sweden) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 8 | Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [=11 | Matt Hemingway (US) | 7-2½/2.20] | ||
| [Kyle Lancaster (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jesse Williams (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2003 | ||||
| 1 | Jacques Freitag (South Africa) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 2 | Stefan Holm (Sweden) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 3 | Mark Boswell (Canada) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 4 | Mikhail Tsvetkov (Russia) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 5 | Germaine Mason (Jamaica) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 6 | Grzegorz Sposób (Poland) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 7 | Jamie Nieto (US) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 8 | Andrey Sokolovskiy (Ukraine) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [12 | Matt Hemingway (US) 7-4½/2.25] | |||
| [Tora Harris (US) dnq] | ||||
| 2001 | ||||
| 1 | Martin Buss (Germany) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| =2 | Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| =2 | Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| 4 | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 7-7¾ | 2.33 | ||
| =5 | Stefan Holm (Sweden) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| =5 | Sergey Klyugin (Russia) | 7-6½ | 2.30 | ||
| =7 | Mark Boswell (Canada) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| =7 | Staffan Strand (Sweden) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| [=10 | Charles Austin (US) | 7-2½/2.20] | ||
| [Nathan Leeper (US) dnq] | ||||
| [David Furman (US) dnq] | ||||
| 1999 | ||||
| 1 | Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 2 | Mark Boswell (Canada) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 3 | Martin Buss (Germany) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 4 | Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 5 | Staffan Strand (Sweden) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =6 | Kwaku Boateng (Canada) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =6 | Lee Jin-taek (SK) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =8 | Charles Austin (US) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =8 | Brendan Reilly (Ireland) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [Charles Clinger (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Henry Patterson (US) dnq] | ||||
| 1997 | ||||
| 1 | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 2 | Artur Partyka (Poland) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 3 | Tim Forsyth (Australia) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 4 | Steinar Hoen (Norway) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 5 | Dalton Grant (Great Britain) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 6 | Lábros Papakóstas (Greece) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 7 | Konstantin Matusevich (Israel) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 8 | Lee Jin-taek (SK) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [Charles Austin (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Brian Brown (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Randy Jenkins (US) dnq] | ||||
| 1995 | ||||
| 1 | Troy Kemp (Bahamas) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 2 | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 3 | Artur Partyka (Poland) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 4 | Steve Smith (Great Britain) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 5 | Steinar Hoen (Norway) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 6 | Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 7 | Tony Barton (US) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| =8 | Tim Forsyth (Australia) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| =8 | Jaroslaw Kotewicz (Poland) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| =8 | Dragutin Topić (Yugoslavia) | 7-4½ | 2.25 | ||
| [Charles Austin (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Rick Noji (US) dnq] | ||||
| 1993 | ||||
| 1 | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 7-10½ | 2.40 | WCR | |
| 2 | Artur Partyka (Poland) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 3 | Steve Smith (Great Britain) | 7-9¼ | 2.37 | ||
| 4 | Ralf Sonn (Germany) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| 5 | Troy Kemp (Bahamas) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| 6 | Hollis Conway (US) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| 7 | Arturo Ortiz (Spain) | 7-7 | 2.31 | ||
| 8 | Tony Barton (US) | 7-7 | 2.31 | ||
| [Rick Noji (US) dnq] | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1 | Charles Austin (US) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | =WCR | |
| 2 | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| 3 | Hollis Conway (US) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| 4 | Dalton Grant (Great Britain) | 7-8¾ | 2.36 | ||
| =5 | Marino Drake (Cuba) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| =5 | Troy Kemp (Bahamas) | 7-8 | 2.34 | ||
| 7 | Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden) | 7-7 | 2.31 | ||
| 8 | Rick Noji (US) | 7-5¾ | 2.28 | ||
| 1987 | ||||
| 1 | Patrik Sjöberg (Sweden) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | WCR | |
| =2 | Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | =WCR | |
| =2 | Igor Paklin (Soviet Union) | 7-9¾ | 2.38 | =WCR | |
| 4 | Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany) | 7-8½ | 2.35 | ||
| 5 | Nick Saunders (Bermuda) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 6 | Sorin Matei (Romania) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 7 | Ján Zvara (Czechoslovakia) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | ||
| 8 | Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| [=12 | Thomas McCants (US) | 7-4½/2.25] | ||
| [Lee Balkin (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Jerome Carter (US) dnq] | ||||
| [Paklin 2.32 =WCR; Sjöberg 2.32 =WCR; Saunders 2.32 =WCR; Avdeyenko 2.32 =WCR; Matei 2.32 =WCR; Mögenburg 2.32 =WCR; Zvara 2.32 =WCR; Sjöberg 2.35 WCR; Mögenburg 2.35 =WCR; Paklin 2.35 =WCR; Avdeyenko 2.35 =WCR] | ||||
| 1983 | ||||
| 1 | Gennadiy Avdeyenko (Soviet Union) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | WCR | |
| 2 | Tyke Peacock (US) | 7-7¼ | 2.32 | =WCR | |
| 3 | Zhu Jianhua (China) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 4 | Dietmar Mögenburg (West Germany) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 5 | Igor Paklin (Soviet Union) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 6 | Dwight Stones (US) | 7-6 | 2.29 | ||
| 7 | Carlo Thränhardt (West Germany) | 7-5 | 2.26 | ||
| 8 | Valeriy Sereda (Soviet Union) | 7-5 | 2.26 | ||
| [12 | Leo Williams (US) | 7-3¾/2.23] | ||
| [Milt Ottey (Canada), Paklin & Zhu 7-4¼/2.24 MR {led qualifying}; | ||||
| Ottey 2.26 =WCR; Paklin 2.26 =WCR; Luca Toso (Italy) 2.26 =WCR; Mögenburg 2.29 WCR; Zhu 2.29 =WCR; Paklin 2.29 =WCR; | ||||
| Peacock 2.29 =WCR; Avdeyenko 2.29 =WCR; Stones 2.29 =WCR] | ||||