# List of European Championships medalists in powerlifting (men)

This is a list of european championships medalists in men's powerlifting.
The various federations of powerlifting have their own championships. The European Powerlifting Federation's (EPF) recognition by the International Olympic Committee as the official governing body, as well its longevity has resulted in their championships being deemed the official european championships, and the results of these are shown below.

## Current categories - Classic
### -59 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Dariusz Wszoła | Etienne Lited | Konstantin Makarov |
| 2016 Tartu | Alexander Kolbin | Dariusz Wszoła | Sławomir Śledź |
| 2017 Thisted | Dariusz Wszoła | Evgeniy Mukhomedyanov | Sławomir Śledź |
| 2018 Kaunas | Dariusz Wszoła | Evgeniy Mukhomedyanov | Ilshat Makhmurov |
| 2019 Kaunas | Dariusz Wszoła | Sławomir Śledź | Ilshat Makhmurov |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Evgeniy Mukhomedyanov | Aleksander Petrov | Antoine Garcia |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Antoine Garcia | Dariusz Wszoła | Julien Gutierrez |
| 2023 Tartu | Ishtyaq Nabi | Antoine Garcia | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Iván Campano Díaz | Julien Gutierrez | Dariusz Wszoła |

### -66 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Antti Savolainen | Andrey Kostenko | Mariusz Grotkowski |
| 2016 Tartu | Antti Savolainen | Thomas Louet | Ryhor Tsiareshchanka |
| 2017 Thisted | Antti Savolainen | Sergey Skochek | Šarūnas Tolvaiša |
| 2018 Kaunas | Eddie Berglund | Panagiotis Tarinidis | Alexander Kolbin |
| 2019 Kaunas | Eddie Berglund | Alexander Kolbin | Mariusz Grotkowski |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Panagiotis Tarinidis | Eddie Berglund | Ilia Marichev |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Alvaro Fernández Arcas | Valentin Fruchard | Joel Christopher Catena |
| 2023 Tartu | Panagiotis Tarinidis | Joel Christopher Catena | Antti Savolainen |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Federico Murru | Valentin Fruchard | Alvaro Fernández Arcas |

### -74 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Hassan El Belghiti | Sami Nieminen |
| 2016 Tartu | Sami Nieminen | Anton Karachentsev | Adrien Poinson |
| 2017 Thisted | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Oleksandr Makhov | Alexey Bakhirev |
| 2018 Kaunas | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Alexander Eriksson | Sergey Negara |
| 2019 Kaunas | Alexander Eriksson | Aliaksandr Hrynkevich-Sudnik | Anatolii Goriachok |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Alexander Eriksson | Paul Rembauville | Joshua Wright |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Eddie Berglund | Paul Rembauville | Alexander Eriksson |
| 2023 Tartu | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Dmytro Biliak | Dennis Fastelli |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Joshua Wright | Eddie Berglund | Alexander Eriksson |

### -83 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Konstantin Dyashkin | Mikko Ronkainen | Łukasz Matwin |
| 2016 Tartu | Alexey Kuzmin | Owen Hubbard | Jacek Spychała |
| 2017 Thisted | Jure Rus | Jacek Spychała | Konstantin Dyashkin |
| 2018 Kaunas | Owen Hubbard | Alexey Kuzmin | Erik Karlsson |
| 2019 Kaunas | Owen Hubbard | Erik Karlsson | Emilio Cotti Cometti |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Yanis Bouchou | Emilio Cotti Cometti | Jurins Kengamu |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Jurins Kengamu | Damian Nam | Asein Enahoro |
| 2023 Tartu | Asein Enahoro | Jurins Kengamu | Edoardo Mazzucchielli |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Jurins Kengamu | Paul Rembauville | Asein Enahoro |

### -93 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Borislav Adov | Sergey Lupin | Sergei Bakhtin |
| 2016 Tartu | Borislav Adov | Jakub Sedláček | Ali Ben Hadj Ali |
| 2017 Thisted | Jakub Sedláček | Sergey Lupin | Emil Johansson |
| 2018 Kaunas | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Borislav Adov | Vladislav Gerginov |
| 2019 Kaunas | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Gustav Hedlund | Ashley Liston |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Gustav Hedlund | William Pickering | Teodor Radev |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Sascha Stendebach | Christian Ayandokun | Gustav Hedlund |
| 2023 Tartu | Christian Ayandokun | Andrea Cicero | Marc Rius i Pecanins |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Trygve Sletten | Christian Ayandokun | Nathan Gevao |

### -105 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Andrey Inin | Ernst Gross | Teemu Mutikainen |
| 2016 Tartu | Alex-Edward Raus | Marcin Goleń | Mateusz Grzesik |
| 2017 Thisted | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Ali Ben Hadj Ali | Mikael Gullander |
| 2018 Kaunas | Krzysztof Wierzbicki | Ernst Gross | Barry Pigott |
| 2019 Kaunas | Emil Norling | Vladislav Aksennikov | Sam Watt |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Emil Norling | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Tuomas Hautala |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Emil Norling | Anatolii Novopismennyi | Corentin Clément |
| 2023 Tartu | Emil Norling | Ben Pape | Timo Jakobi |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Emil Norling | Ben Pape | Oluwadamilola Fashoranti |

### -120 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Ivaylo Hristov | Tony Cliffe | Mateusz Grzesik |
| 2016 Tartu | Viktor Marynenko | Māris Juzups | Pavol Demčák |
| 2017 Thisted | Tony Cliffe | Piotr Sadowski | Viktor Marynenko |
| 2018 Kaunas | Amandas Paulauskas | Piotr Sadowski | Mateusz Grzesik |
| 2019 Kaunas | Piotr Sadowski | Dmytro Pavlenko | Daniil Ermolaev |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Kieran Gray | Mateusz Grzesik | Daniil Ermolaev |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Kieran Gray | Nicolas Peyraud | Mateusz Grzesik |
| 2023 Tartu | Inderraj Singh Dhillon | Jonah Wiendieck | Maximilian Heidenreich |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Tony Cliffe | Víctor Vázquez H-Carrillo | Inderraj Singh Dhillon |

### 120+ kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Plzeň | Mārtiņš Krūze | Artem Kovalchuk | David Lupač |
| 2016 Tartu | Mārtiņš Krūze | Siim Rast | Martin Rønning |
| 2017 Thisted | Mārtiņš Krūze | Siim Rast | Christophe Rebreyend |
| 2018 Kaunas | Siim Rast | David Lupač | Rubén Rico Martín |
| 2019 Kaunas | Siim Rast | Rubén Rico Martín | Róbert Valach |
| 2020 Warsaw | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Vasteras | Dmytro Vovk | Maksim Prokhorov | Ajay Sharma |
| 2022 Skierniewice | Cenk Koçak | Rubén Rico Martín | Dmytro Vovk |
| 2023 Tartu | Temur Samkharadze | Cenk Koçak | Stanley Odin |
| 2024 Velika Gorica | Temur Samkharadze | Rubén Rico Martín | Steve Ringoot |

## Current categories - Equipped
### -59 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Dariusz Wszoła | Sergey Levin | Etienne Lited |
| 2012 Mariupol | Alexander Kolbin | Sergii Antoniuk | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2013 Plzeň | Alexander Kolbin | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Sergii Antoniuk |
| 2014 Sofia | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Jakub Synak | Only two classified athletes |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Alexander Kolbin | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2016 Plzeň | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Radu Raica |
| 2017 Malaga | Kirill Krut | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2018 Plzeň | Kirill Krut | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2019 Plzeň | Kirill Krut | Ilia Marichev | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Dominik Golak | Only two classified athletes |
| 2022 Plzeň | Dariusz Wszoła | Jacopo Santangelo | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2023 Thisted | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Cristian Moise | Only two classified athletes |

### -66 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Hassan El Belghiti | Pierangelo Puddu | Dominik Golak |
| 2012 Mariupol | Konstantin Danilov | Hassan El Belghiti | Anton Karachentsev |
| 2013 Plzeň | Alexander Molin | Anton Karachentsev | Antti Savolainen |
| 2014 Sofia | Sergey Gladkikh | Antti Savolainen | Alexander Kolbin |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Sergey Gladkikh | Antti Savolainen | Mariusz Grotkowski |
| 2016 Plzeň | Antti Savolainen | Mariusz Grotkowski | Suradzh Chebotar |
| 2017 Malaga | Konstantin Danilov | Mariusz Grotkowski | Hassan El Belghiti |
| 2018 Plzeň | Hassan El Belghiti | Konstantin Danilov | Andrea Zaino |
| 2019 Plzeň | Konstantin Danilov | Hassan El Belghiti | Mariusz Grotkowski |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Hassan El Belghiti | Mariusz Grotkowski | Kamil Iwasiow |
| 2022 Plzeň | Hassan El Belghiti | Antti Savolainen | Gheorghe Moise |
| 2023 Thisted | Hassan El Belghiti | Mariusz Grotkowski | Gheorghe Moise |

### -74 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Jarosław Olech | Pavel Ozerov | Rostislav Petkov |
| 2012 Mariupol | Jarosław Olech | Dmitry Makarov | Anatolii Goriachok |
| 2013 Plzeň | Anatolii Goriachok | Hassan El Belghiti | Kim-Raino Rølvåg |
| 2014 Sofia | Jarosław Olech | Anatolii Goriachok | Mykola Barannik |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Sergei Gaishinetc | Mykola Barannik | Kim-Raino Rølvåg |
| 2016 Plzeň | Sergei Gaishinetc | Mykola Barannik | Hassan El Belghiti |
| 2017 Malaga | Sergei Gaishinetc | Mykola Barannik | Vitalii Kolomiiets |
| 2018 Plzeň | Konstantin Dunin | Antoni Mastrolorenzo | Paul Campbell |
| 2019 Plzeň | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Alexander Eriksson | Vladislav Chornyi |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Pardeep Kailey | Jan More | Bogdan Pop |
| 2022 Plzeň | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Diego Milani | Eray Cingi |
| 2023 Thisted | Antti Savolainen | Andrii Stepanov | Bernard McGurk |

### -83 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Evgenii Vasiukov | Volodymyr Rysiev | Andriy Naniev |
| 2012 Mariupol | Robert Palmer | Todor Vasilev | Eduard Tepper |
| 2013 Plzeň | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Robert Palmer | Pavel Ozerov |
| 2014 Sofia | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Alexey Sorokin | Volodymyr Rysiev |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Alexey Sorokin | Volodymyr Rysiev | Patrik Turesson |
| 2016 Plzeň | Volodymyr Rysiev | Oleksandr Lebediev | Simone Sanasi |
| 2017 Malaga | Alexey Sorokin | Evgenii Vasiukov | Kim-Raino Rølvåg |
| 2018 Plzeň | Evgenii Vasiukov | Mykola Barannik | Max Lochschmidt |
| 2019 Plzeň | Mykola Barannik | Vladislav Shaibekov | Kim-Raino Rølvåg |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Vladislav Chornyi | Andriy Naniev | Max Lochschmidt |
| 2022 Plzeň | Vitalii Kolomiiets | Robert Palmer | Andriy Naniev |
| 2023 Thisted | Kjell Egil Bakkelund | Vitalii Kolomiiets | Matias Viiperi |

### -93 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Sergii Bilyi | Sergey Mashintsov | Patrik Turesson |
| 2012 Mariupol | Sergey Mashintsov | Margus Silbaum | Pjotr van den Hoek |
| 2013 Plzeň | Dmitry Inzarkin | Patrik Turesson | Margus Silbaum |
| 2014 Sofia | Evgeny Berdnikov | Todor Vasilev | André Hentschel |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Sergii Bilyi | Sergey Mashintsov | Margus Silbaum |
| 2016 Plzeň | Sascha Stendebach | Anton Pravnik | Julian Lysvand |
| 2017 Malaga | Margus Silbaum | Henrik Fransson | Alexander Huber |
| 2018 Plzeň | Volodymyr Rysiev | Jan Wegiera | Alexander Huber |
| 2019 Plzeň | Volodymyr Rysiev | Kostiantyn Musiienko | Oliver Dahlkvist |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Kostiantyn Musiienko | Volodymyr Rysiev | Nicki Lentz |
| 2022 Plzeň | Kostiantyn Musiienko | Nicki Lentz | Andreas Jandorek |
| 2023 Thisted | Kostiantyn Musiienko | Andreas Jandorek | Antonio Gorga |

### -105 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Vadym Dovhanyuk | Andrey Shurbenkov | Jacek Wiak |
| 2012 Mariupol | Anibal Coimbra | Andrey Shurbenkov | Dmytro Semenenko |
| 2013 Plzeň | Anibal Coimbra | Oleksiy Bychkov | Andrey Shurbenkov |
| 2014 Sofia | Yury Belkin | Stian Walgermo | Dmytro Semenenko |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Stian Walgermo | Dmytro Semenenko | Sofiane Belkesir |
| 2016 Plzeň | Stian Walgermo | Sofiane Belkesir | Kristoffer Skadsem Eikeland |
| 2017 Malaga | Sergey Mashintsov | Sofiane Belkesir | Stian Walgermo |
| 2018 Plzeň | Sergey Mashintsov | Viktor Leskovets | Allan Grenier |
| 2019 Plzeň | Sergii Bilyi | Danylo Kovalov | Allan Grenier |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Danylo Kovalov | Allan Grenier | Kristián Slíž |
| 2022 Plzeň | Sergii Bilyi | Oleksandr Rubets | Asgeir Hoel |
| 2023 Thisted | Oleksandr Rubets | Nicki Lentz | Asgeir Hoel |

### -120 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Ivaylo Hristov | Valeriy Karpov | Vasiliy Omelchenko |
| 2012 Mariupol | Oleksiy Rokochiy | Ivaylo Hristov | Igor Gagin |
| 2013 Plzeň | Ivaylo Hristov | Oleksiy Rokochiy | Roman Voroshylin |
| 2014 Sofia | Oleksiy Bychkov | Ivaylo Hristov | Dean Bowring |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Oleksiy Bychkov | Aleksei Fokin | Ivan Goriachev |
| 2016 Plzeň | Oleksiy Rokochiy | Tomáš Šárik | Jordy Snijders |
| 2017 Malaga | Orhan Bilican | Ivan Goriachev | Tomáš Šárik |
| 2018 Plzeň | Tony Cliffe | Sofiane Belkesir | Ivan Goriachev |
| 2019 Plzeň | Oleksiy Bychkov | Sofiane Belkesir | Maksim Beznosov |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Oleksandr Rubets | Sofiane Belkesir | Dominik Pahl |
| 2022 Plzeň | Sofiane Belkesir | Viktor Leskovets | Christoph Seefeld |
| 2023 Thisted | Sofiane Belkesir | Danylo Konovalov | Viktor Leskovets |

### 120+ kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Plzeň | Volodymyr Svistunov | Andrey Konovalov | Dean Bowring |
| 2012 Mariupol | Carl Yngvar Christensen | Volodymyr Svistunov | Kenneth Sandvik |
| 2013 Plzeň | Kenneth Sandvik | Martin Rønning | Audunn Jónsson |
| 2014 Sofia | Carl Yngvar Christensen | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | Volodymyr Svistunov |
| 2015 Chemnitz | Volodymyr Svistunov | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | David Lupáč |
| 2016 Plzeň | Andrey Konovalov | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | Volodymyr Svistunov |
| 2017 Malaga | Volodymyr Svistunov | Hans Magne Bårtvedt | Artem Litvinenko |
| 2018 Plzeň | Volodymyr Svistunov | Artem Litvinenko | David Lupáč |
| 2019 Plzeň | Maksim Prokhorov | Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson | Róbert Valach |
| 2020 Thisted | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 Plzeň | Andrii Shevchenko | Viktor Holinei | Júlían J. K. Jóhannsson |
| 2022 Plzeň | Viktor Holinei | Jaroslav Šoukal | Ranbir Sahota |
| 2023 Thisted | Christoph Seefeld | Jordan Bollard | Martin Dreyer |

## Old categories
### -52 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Narendra Bhairo | Keijo Vähäkuopus | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Narendra Bhairo | Keijo Vähäkuopus | Leif Josefsson |
| 1980 Zurich | Narendra Bhairo | Pierluigi Paoli | Patrice Wermuth |
| 1981 Parma | Phil Stringer | Giorgio Fontana | Aimo Tuomisto |
| 1982 Munich | Phil Stringer | Anders Eriksson | Giuseppe Fontana |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Phil Stringer | Kari Ylijoki | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Kari Ojalehto | John Maxwell | Johann Mandl |
| 1985 Hague | Kari Ojalehto | Tom Dassen | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 1986 Stockholm | Kari Ojalehto | John Maxwell | Stefan Kolsovski |
| 1987 Birmingham | Kari Ojalehto | John Clay | John Maxwell |
| 1988 Murnau | John Maxwell | Kari Ojalehto | Kari Ylijoki |
| 1989 Lahti | Kari Ojalehto | Dušan Skirkanič | John Maxwell |
| 1990 Reykjavik | John Clay | Mats Forsberg | Helgi Jónsson |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | John Clay | Sergey Zhuravlev | Dušan Skirkanič |
| 1992 Horsens | Sergey Zhuravlev | John Clay | Andrzej Stanaszek |
| 1993 Wemding | Andrzej Stanaszek | Laurent Bach | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 1994 Pitea | Sergey Zhuravlev | Andrzej Stanaszek | Manuel Martinez |
| 1995 Moscow | Andrzej Stanaszek | Sergey Zhuravlev | Roy Brandtzæg |
| 1996 Siofok | Andrzej Stanaszek | Roy Brandtzæg | Jaroslav Tchopovski |
| 1997 Birmingham | Andrzej Stanaszek | Sergey Zhuravlev | John Clay |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Andrzej Stanaszek | Vyacheslav Gorbunov | Christian Klein |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Sergey Zhuravlev | Alexander Degovets | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2000 Riesa | Andrzej Stanaszek | Dariusz Wszoła | Alan Vith |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Andrzej Stanaszek | Sergey Zhuravlev | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Andrzej Stanaszek | Ravil Kazakov | Dariusz Wszoła |
| 2003 Sofia | Sergey Fedosienko | Andrzej Stanaszek | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 2004 Nymburk | Sergey Fedosienko | Dariusz Wszoła | Patrick Constantine |
| 2005 Hamm | Patrick Constantine | Tomasz Zambrzycki | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 2006 Prostejov | Dariusz Wszoła | Aleksey Romanov | Patrick Constantine |

### -56 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Jari Haatenen | Jarmo Niemi | Phil Stringer |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Yrjö Haatanen | Juhani Niemi | Phil Stringer |
| 1980 Zurich | Juhani Niemi | Antony Collins | Günther Icks |
| 1981 Parma | Juhani Niemi | Yrjö Haatanen | Narendra Bhairo |
| 1982 Munich | Narendra Bhairo | J. Abit-Bol | Patrick Wermuth |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Narendra Bhairo | Alwi Eriksson | Kari Ojalehto |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Phil Stringer | Allan Eriksson | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 1985 Hague | Phil Stringer | Yrjö Haatanen | Mats Forsberg |
| 1986 Stockholm | Yussi Haatanen | Lars Flyborg | Paul Wermuth |
| 1987 Birmingham | Yrjö Haatanen | Bernd Von Döllen | Bernard Vincent |
| 1988 Murnau | Gerard McNamara | Gary Simes | Bernard Vincent |
| 1989 Lahti | Gary Simes | Bernard Vincent | Kai Vähäluopus |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Gary Simes | Klemen Jaschinski | Asko Sirviö |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Gary Simes | Klemen Jaschinski | Wim Elyn |
| 1992 Horsens | Wim Elyn | Magnus Karlsson | Klemen Jaschinski |
| 1993 Wemding | Gary Simes | Magnus Karlsson | Klemen Jaschinski |
| 1994 Pitea | Ivelin Petrov | Magnus Karlsson | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 1995 Moscow | Konstantin Pavlov | Dušan Skirkanič | Sergiy Vatyuk |
| 1996 Siofok | Ivelin Petrov | Patrick Legard | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 1997 Birmingham | Roy Brandtzæg | Konstantin Pavlov | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Konstantin Pavlov | Roy Brandtzæg | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Konstantin Pavlov | Roy Brandtzæg | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 2000 Riesa | Konstantin Pavlov | Roy Brandtzæg | Jürgen Nemeth |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Konstantin Pavlov | Roy Brandtzæg | Sergiy Vatyuk |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Konstantin Pavlov | Sławomir Śledź | Sergiy Vatyuk |
| 2003 Sofia | Konstantin Pavlov | Fan Mukhamatyanov | Sergiy Vatyuk |
| 2004 Nymburk | Konstantin Pavlov | Thomas Wulfeld | Morten Rasmussen |
| 2005 Hamm | Konstantin Pavlov | Dariusz Wszoła | Frédéric Tinebra |
| 2006 Prostejov | Konstantin Pavlov | Frédéric Tinebra | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2007 Kościan | Dariusz Wszoła | Roy Brandtzæg | Frédéric Tinebra |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Dariusz Wszoła | Frédéric Tinebra | Paweł Ośmiałowski |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Frédéric Tinebra |
| 2010 Köping | Dariusz Wszoła | Paweł Ośmiałowski | Patrick Constantine |

### -60 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Eddy Pengelly | Anteri Keykka | Mats Johansson |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Eddy Pengelly | Antero Köykkä | Kullero Lampela |
| 1980 Zurich | Kullero Lampela | Apolon Rodriganez | Francis McCarthy |
| 1981 Parma | Tony Galvez | Kullero Lampela | Eddy van Wemmel |
| 1982 Munich | Kullero Lampela | Göran Henrysson | Eddy van Wemmel |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Göran Henrysson | Dave Mannering | Eddy van Wemmel |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Göran Henrysson | Niclas Yngvesson | Carl Lewis |
| 1985 Hague | Kullero Lampela | Dave Mannering | Göran Henrysson |
| 1986 Stockholm | Lucien DeFaria | Gerard Tromp | Peter Lux |
| 1987 Birmingham | Gerard Tromp | Lucien DeFaria | Clint Lewis |
| 1988 Murnau | Gerard Tromp | Lucien DeFaria | Anton Mihok |
| 1989 Lahti | Gerard Tromp | Lucien DeFaria | Gerard McNamara |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Gerard McNamara | Lucien DeFaria | Bernard Vincent |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Gerard Tromp | Gerard McNamara | Lucien DeFaria |
| 1992 Horsens | Genady Chetin | Gerard Tromp | Anton Mihok |
| 1993 Wemding | Gerard McNamara | Asko Sirviö | Ronny Celis |
| 1994 Pitea | Wim Elyn | Ronny Celis | Phil Richard |
| 1995 Moscow | Wim Elyn | Ivelin Petrov | Vladimir Ryazanov |
| 1996 Siofok | Wim Elyn | Gary Simes | Gerard Tromp |
| 1997 Birmingham | Wim Elyn | Alexei Sidorov | Gerard Tromp |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Wim Elyn | Amit Selberg | Janek Nurmeots |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Wim Elyn | Mikhail Andrukhin | Vladimir Morozovs |
| 2000 Riesa | Mikhail Andrukhin | Phil Richard | Mariusz Olech |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Mikhail Andrukhin | Mariusz Olech | Ingo Richter |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Mikhail Andrukhin | Vitaliy Teteutsa | Mariusz Olech |
| 2003 Sofia | Mikhail Andrukhin | Vitaliy Teteutsa | Mariusz Olech |
| 2004 Nymburk | Mikhail Andrukhin | Sławomir Śledź | Kostadin Batchevanov |
| 2005 Hamm | Ayrat Zakiev | Etienne Lited | Dominik Golak |
| 2006 Prostejov | Ayrat Zakiev | Etienne Lited | Dominik Golak |
| 2007 Kościan | Erik Bačinský | Dominik Golak | Only 2 classified athletes |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Etienne Lited | Dominik Golak | Karol Murawski |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Etienne Lited | Suradzh Chebotar | Dominik Golak |
| 2010 Köping | Konstantin Danilov | Etienne Lited | Dominik Golak |

### -67.5 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Des Garner | Kåre Holt | Svein Zachariassen |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Pal Dhuram | Des Garner | Kåre Holt |
| 1980 Zurich | Hassan Salih | Steve Alexander | Bernhard Fenessey |
| 1981 Parma | Eddy Pengelly | Stefan Nentis | Veijo Karvinen |
| 1982 Munich | Stefan Nentis | Eddy Pengelly | Luigi Pedrazzi |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Eddy Pengelly | Veijo Karvinen | Luigi Pedrazzi |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Eddy Pengelly | Kari Elison | Jan Theys |
| 1985 Hague | Eddy Pengelly | Kari Elison | Jan Theys |
| 1986 Stockholm | Eddy Pengelly | Franci Mezzanotte | Kari Elison |
| 1987 Birmingham | Eddy Pengelly | Stefan Nentis | Steinar Fredheim |
| 1988 Murnau | Eddy Pengelly | Frank van Wemmel | Peter Lux |
| 1989 Lahti | Eddy Pengelly | Dave Mannering | Tuomo Kesälahti |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Jan Wilczyński | Dave Mannering | Tuomo Kesälahti |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Jan Wilczyński | Kader Baali | Josef Trnka |
| 1992 Horsens | Rodney Hypolite | Jan Wilczyński | Jussi Huhtanen |
| 1993 Wemding | Rodney Hypolite | Jan Wilczyński | Josef Trnka |
| 1994 Pitea | Rodney Hypolite | Jan Wilczyński | Günther Icks |
| 1995 Moscow | Rodney Hypolite | Jan Wilczyński | Sakari Selkainoho |
| 1996 Siofok | Viktor Baranov | Rodney Hypolite | Janne Ollila |
| 1997 Birmingham | Viktor Baranov | Jan Wilczyński | Rodney Hypolite |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Jarosław Olech | Evgeny Dolgov | Jan Wilczyński |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Jarosław Olech | Hassan El Belghiti | Richard Batchelor |
| 2000 Riesa | Jarosław Olech | Jan Wilczyński | Hassan El Belghiti |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Jarosław Olech | Evgeniy Dolgov | Roberto Sacco |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Jarosław Olech | Roberto Sacco | Evgeniy Dolgov |
| 2003 Sofia | Jarosław Olech | Amit Selberg | Vihar Mitev |
| 2004 Nymburk | Jarosław Olech | Evgeniy Dolgov | Hassan El Belghiti |
| 2005 Hamm | Jarosław Olech | Nikolay Sokolov | Hassan El Belghiti |
| 2006 Prostejov | Jarosław Olech | Amit Selberg | Phil Richard |
| 2007 Kościan | Hassan El Belghiti | Phil Richard | Peep Päll |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Hassan El Belghiti | Arkadiy Shalokha | Peep Päll |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Phil Richard | Peep Päll | Alo Lille |
| 2010 Köping | Hassan El Belghiti | Dmitry Makarov | Phil Richard |

### -75 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Peter Fiore | Skúli Óskarsson | Lars Backlund |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Lars Backlund | Conny Ulldin | Peter Fiore |
| 1980 Zurich | Lars Backlund | Skúli Óskarsson | Andy Thomson |
| 1981 Parma | Steve Alexander | Lars Backlund | Claudio Ardini |
| 1982 Munich | Markko Pesonen | M. Martina | T. Andersen |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Steve Alexander | Jarmo Virtanen | M. Martina |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Claudio Ardini | Eric Coppin | Jari Hietamäki |
| 1985 Hague | Eric Coppin | Raffaele Brasile | Kare Johansen |
| 1986 Stockholm | Raffaele Brasile | Andrew Rose | Kare Lundgren |
| 1987 Birmingham | Jarmo Virtanen | Mike Duffy | Hannu Malinen |
| 1988 Murnau | Jarmo Virtanen | Eduardo Cruz | Kare Lundgren |
| 1989 Lahti | Markku Pesonen | Leo Tuominen | Harry van den Brand |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Markku Pesonen | Ari-Jukka Mäkitalo | Sigve Valentinsen |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Ari Virtanen | Leo Tuominen | Stanislav Hoza |
| 1992 Horsens | Jarmo Laine | Kari Elison | Grigory Dernov |
| 1993 Wemding | Sirazhiti Bazayev | Pekka Antila | Per Berglund |
| 1994 Pitea | Per Berglund | Sigve Valentinsen | Kader Baali |
| 1995 Moscow | Sirazhiti Bazayev | Jarmo Laine | Jan Theys |
| 1996 Siofok | Per Berglund | Dmytro Solovyov | Sirazhiti Bazayev |
| 1997 Birmingham | Dmytro Solovyov | Sirazhiti Bazayev | Alexei Nemtsev |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Viktor Furazhkin | Jan Wegiera | Jan Theys |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Viktor Furazhkin | Viktor Baranov | Jan Wegiera |
| 2000 Riesa | Viktor Furazhkin | Sirazhiti Bazayev | Viktor Baranov |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Viktor Furazhkin | Viktor Baranov | Hans Andersson |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Viktor Furazhkin | Oleksandr Kutcher | Jarosław Spychała |
| 2003 Sofia | Viktor Furazhkin | Viktor Baranov | Jacek Spychała |
| 2004 Nymburk | Oleksandr Borysov | Jacek Spychała | Roberto Sacco |
| 2005 Hamm | Jacek Spychała | Dmitriy Dvornikov | Peter Vateha |
| 2006 Prostejov | Alexander Gromov | Jacek Spychała | Artem Korptygin |
| 2007 Kościan | Jarosław Olech | Jacek Spychała | Todor Vasilev |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Jarosław Olech | Volodymyr Rysiev | Sami Nieminen |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Jarosław Olech | Sami Nieminen | Kader Baali |
| 2010 Köping | Arkadiy Shalokha | Alexander Gromov | Irakli Mdivnishvili |

### -82.5 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Ron Collins | Bill West | Kenneth Mattson |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Bill West | Kenneth Mattson | Atle Edvardsen |
| 1980 Zurich | Ron Collins | Bill West | Jari Tähtinen |
| 1981 Parma | Ron Collins | Bill West | Jari Tähtinen |
| 1982 Munich | Mike Duffy | Max Stamm | Jari Hietamäki |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Lars Backlund | Mike Duffy | Janus Schneider |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Steve Alexander | Floreano Domenici | Hannu Malinen |
| 1985 Hague | Claudio Ardini | Jarmo Virtanen | Mike Duffy |
| 1986 Stockholm | Jarmo Virtanen | Mike Duffy | Kare Johansen |
| 1987 Birmingham | Eric Coppin | Tom Ward | Ove Hansen |
| 1988 Murnau | Raffaele Brasile | Hannu Malinen | Davide Cantoni |
| 1989 Lahti | Jarmo Virtanen | Raffaele Brasile | Eduardo Cruz |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Jarmo Virtanen | Jan Łuka | Jari Tähtinen |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Aleksander Lekomzev | Piet van Haaren | Roman Szymkowiak |
| 1992 Horsens | Jarmo Virtanen | Valery Bohonev | Roman Szymkowiak |
| 1993 Wemding | David Carter | Peter Theuser | Hannu Malinen |
| 1994 Pitea | Roman Szymkowiak | Peter Theuser | David Carter |
| 1995 Moscow | Roman Szymkowiak | Markku Vierikko | Alex Korotchenko |
| 1996 Siofok | Roman Szymkowiak | Peter Theuser | Alex Korotchenko |
| 1997 Birmingham | Vasiliy Kurtiak | Dmitri Fedenko | Roman Szymkowiak |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Dmytro Solovyov | Roman Szymkowiak | Sergey Mor |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Dmytro Solovyov | Anthony Thornton | Ab Bruggink |
| 2000 Riesa | Sergey Mor | Dmytro Solovyov | Frédéric Gandner |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Sergey Mor | Ivan Shlyakhta | Sergey Gordeev |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Dmytro Solovyov | Jan Wegiera | Patrik Turesson |
| 2003 Sofia | Sergiy Naleykin | Dmytro Solovyov | Patrik Turesson |
| 2004 Nymburk | Viktor Furazhkin | Jan Wegiera | Pavel Ozerov |
| 2005 Hamm | Sergey Bogdanov | Jan Wegiera | Robert Michailov |
| 2006 Prostejov | Sergey Bogdanov | Jan Wegiera | Frédéric Gandner |
| 2007 Kościan | Jan Wegiera | Jouni Kvist | Frédéric Gandner |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Jan Wegiera | Robert Michailov | Frédéric Gandner |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Daniel Miller | Volodymyr Rysiev | Robert Michailov |
| 2010 Köping | Andriy Naniev | Volodymyr Rysiev | Evgeniy Vasyukov |

### -90 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Edmond Toal | Unto Honkonen | Conny Nilsson |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Unto Honkonen | Per Kristian Simonsen | Conny Nilsson |
| 1980 Zurich | Kenneth Mattson | Conny Nilsson | Jose Rodriguez |
| 1981 Parma | Conny Nilsson | Kenneth Mattson | Sverrir Hjaltason |
| 1982 Munich | Bill West | Hugo De Grauwe | Ove Eriksson |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Kenneth Mattson | Dave Caldwell | Bill West |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Bill West | Hugo De Grauwe | Per Simonsen |
| 1985 Hague | Dave Caldwell | Floreano Dominici | Sulo Kierivaara |
| 1986 Stockholm | Dave Caldwell | Bill West | Floreano Dominici |
| 1987 Birmingham | Juha Hyttinen | Kenneth Mattson | Dave Caldwell |
| 1988 Murnau | Claudio Ardini | Juha Hyttinen | Floriano Domenici |
| 1989 Lahti | Floriano Domenici | Sammy Arling | Ad Schenkels |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Floreano Domenici | Jon Gunnarson | Kimmo Ilmanen |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Valery Kuznetsov | Jan Łuka | Arto Rajala |
| 1992 Horsens | Damiano Crocitto | Fjodor Tosunidi | Valery Kuznetsov |
| 1993 Wemding | Frank Schramm | Damiano Crocitto | Volodimir Uhach |
| 1994 Pitea | Frank Schramm | Carl Olav Christoffersen | Alexander Lecomcev |
| 1995 Moscow | Volodimir Uhach | Janne Toivanen | Alexandr Dykhanov |
| 1996 Siofok | Janne Toivanen | Alexandr Dykhanov | Erik Stiklestad |
| 1997 Birmingham | Erik Stiklestad | Alexandr Dykhanov | Frode Gundersen |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Alexandr Dykhanov | Vitali Gluboki | Sergey Romanenko |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Andrey Tarasenko | Sergey Romanenko | Andrius Gecas |
| 2000 Riesa | Andrey Tarasenko | Petr Theuser | Roman Szymkowiak |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Andrey Tarasenko | Ivan Freydun | Petr Theuser |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Andrey Tarasenko | Ivan Freydun | Petr Theuser |
| 2003 Sofia | Sergiy Romanenko | Dmitriy Fedenko | Petr Theuser |
| 2004 Nymburk | Andrey Tarasenko | Michał Wilk | Daniele Ghirardi |
| 2005 Hamm | Sergiy Romanenko | Sergiy Pevnyev | André Peeters |
| 2006 Prostejov | Andrey Belyaev | Sergiy Naleykin | Patrik Turesson |
| 2007 Kościan | Andrey Ivanets | Mario Kurzendörfer | Pjotr van den Hoek |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Andriy Krymov | Zdravko Sarafimov | Dmytro Chumakov |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Jan Wegiera | Margus Silbaum | Andriy Krymov |
| 2010 Köping | Andriy Krymov | Zdravko Sarafimov | Jan Wegiera |

### -100 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Ray Yvander | Raymond Nobile | Rejo Kiviranta |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Ray Yvander | Rejo Kiviranta | Raymond Nobile |
| 1980 Zurich | Raymond Nobile | Tony Stevens | Jens Kalleberg |
| 1981 Parma | Tony Stevens | Rejo Kiviranta | Ray Yvander |
| 1982 Munich | Kenneth Mattson | Tony Stevens | Seppo Lukkarinen |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Tony Stevens | Eric Johanssen | Rauno Rinne |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Tony Stevens | Miezis Szafranski | Carl Badan |
| 1985 Hague | Tony Stevens | Carl Badan | Andre Pollet |
| 1986 Stockholm | Tony Stevens | Conny Nilsson | Hugo De Grauwe |
| 1987 Birmingham | Tony Stevens | Jonny Melander | Hugo De Grauwe |
| 1988 Murnau | Aare Käpylä | Leif Wallander | Ralph Farquharson |
| 1989 Lahti | Tony Stevens | Juha Hyttinen | Jonny Melander |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Juha Hyttinen | Henny Hijmen | Ulrich Rambow |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Olavi Rintanen | Borge Ovrebo | Andreas Schulte |
| 1992 Horsens | Rauno Rinne | Henny Hijmen | Borge Ovrebo |
| 1993 Wemding | Borge Ovrebo | Ulrich Rambow | Arto Rajala |
| 1994 Pitea | Vladimir Markovsky | Borge Ovrebo | Sam Watt |
| 1995 Moscow | Vladimir Markovsky | Mihailo Starov | Volodimir Ivanenko |
| 1996 Siofok | Vladimir Markovsky | Jörgen Ljungberg | Carl Olav Christoffersen |
| 1997 Birmingham | Carl Olav Christoffersen | Vladimir Markovsky | Oleksiy Solovyov |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Oleksiy Solovyov | Andrius Gecas | Carl Olav Christoffersen |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Oleksiy Solovyov | Pauli Rantanen | Reiko Kruse |
| 2000 Riesa | Erik Stiklestad | Carl Olav Christoffersen | Sławomir Ceglarek |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Oleksiy Vyshnytskyy | Erik Stiklestad | Krzysztof Wełna |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Yuriy Fedorenko | Oleksiy Rokochiy | Oleksiy Vyshnytskyy |
| 2003 Sofia | Maksim Barkhatov | Yuriy Fedorenko | Ivaylo Hristov |
| 2004 Nymburk | Maksim Barkhatov | Anibal Coimbra | Andrei Ivanets |
| 2005 Hamm | Anibal Coimbra | Petr Theuser | Tor Herman Omland |
| 2006 Prostejov | Andrey Tarasenko | Anibal Coimbra | Ivaylo Hristov |
| 2007 Kościan | Anibal Coimbra | Jacek Wiak | Petr Theuser |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Sergiy Pevnyev | Anibal Coimbra | Jacek Wiak |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Ivan Freydun | Jacek Wiak | Anibal Coimbra |
| 2010 Köping | Anibal Coimbra | Andrei Ivanets | André Peeters |

### -110 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Ulf Morin | Hannu Saarelainen | Raider Steen |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Ulf Morin | Hannu Saarelainen | Óskar Sigurpálsson |
| 1980 Zurich | Hannu Saarelainen | Arthur White | Ulf Morin |
| 1981 Parma | Arthur White | Pauli Mellberg | Ralf Larsen |
| 1982 Munich | Hannu Saarelainen | Klaus Fink | Jose Munoz |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Samuli Kivi | Conny Nilsson | Hannu Saarelainen |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Gunnar Østby | Mark Savage | Hannu Saarelainen |
| 1985 Hague | Mark Savage | Raymond Nobile | Kyösti Vilmi |
| 1986 Stockholm | Mark Savage | John Neighbour | Jorma Nikkola |
| 1987 Birmingham | John Neighbour | Bjoer Kristiansen | Samuli Kivi |
| 1988 Murnau | Conny Nilsson | Erik Johanssen | Conny de Blois |
| 1989 Lahti | Aare Käppylä | Leopold Krendl | Leif Wallander |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Leopold Krendl | Aare Käppylä | Guðni Sigurjónsson |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Jonny Melander | Piet Faber | Sturla Davidsen |
| 1992 Horsens | Andrey Mustrikov | Leopold Krendl | George Olesen |
| 1993 Wemding | Ano Turtiainen | Piet Faber | Franz Siller |
| 1994 Pitea | Sturla Davidsen | Arto Rajala | Anton Tucek |
| 1995 Moscow | Nik Platoshechkin | Ano Turtiainen | Oleg Sliva |
| 1996 Siofok | Alexei Gankov | Nik Platoshechkin | Igor Antipenko |
| 1997 Birmingham | Volodimir Ivanenko | Clive Henry | Jörgen Ljungberg |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Volodimir Ivanenko | Jörgen Ljungberg | David Holmberg |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Alexei Gankov | Volodimir Ivanenko | Sam Watt |
| 2000 Riesa | Jörgen Ljungberg | Volodimir Ivanenko | Oleksiy Solovyov |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Valentin Dedulia | Sergiy Makrushyn | Tomasz Sabadyn |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Valentin Dedulia | Jörgen Ljungberg | Viktor Karpik |
| 2003 Sofia | Nikolay Suslov | Oleksiy Solovyov | Audunn Jónsson |
| 2004 Nymburk | Nikolay Suslov | Igor Medvedev | Roman Voroshylyn |
| 2005 Hamm | Nikolay Suslov | Orhan Bilican | Harri Heinila |
| 2006 Prostejov | Orhan Bilican | Marian Czarkowski | Maksym Logosha |
| 2007 Kościan | Ivaylo Hristov | Orhan Bilican | Marian Czarkowski |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Valeriy Karpov | Tor Herman Omland | Tomáš Šárik |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Orhan Bilican | Tor Herman Omland | Sławomir Ceglarek |
| 2010 Köping | Valeriy Karpov | Jacek Wiak | Andrey Shurbenkov |

### -125 kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Zurich | Raider Steen | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | Kjell-Ivar Wien |
| 1981 Parma | Roger Ekström | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | Kjell-Ivar Wien |
| 1982 Munich | Ab Wolders | Raider Steen | Fritz Seese |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Jón Páll Sigmarsson | Ab Wolders | Leif Nordmark |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Ab Wolders | Raider Steen | Ari Nevenpää |
| 1985 Hague | Ari Nevenpää | Herrmann Blank | Michael Brügger |
| 1986 Stockholm | Herrmann Blank | Gustav Yngvesson | Roger Spillane |
| 1987 Birmingham | Lars Norén | Sean Spillane | Søren Oldenborg |
| 1988 Murnau | Anders Eriksson | Søren Oldenborg | Man Poschenrieder |
| 1989 Lahti | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Jörgen Lindblad | Anders Eriksson |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Kyösti Vilmi | John Neighbour | Magnús Ver Magnússon |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Rob van der Tak | Søren Oldenborg |
| 1992 Horsens | Viktor Naleikin | Karl Saliger | Detlef Glohmann |
| 1993 Wemding | Detlef Glohmann | Leopold Krendl | Guðni Sigurjónsson |
| 1994 Pitea | Viktor Naleikin | Leopold Krendl | Piet Faber |
| 1995 Moscow | Viktor Naleikin | Uwe Liedtke | Leopold Krendl |
| 1996 Siofok | Sturla Davidsen | Leopold Krendl | Ahti Stark |
| 1997 Birmingham | Sturla Davidsen | Maxim Podtynny | Leopold Krendl |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Audunn Jónsson | Pasi Martikainen | Evgeny Birun |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Maxim Podtynny | Viktor Naleikin | Volodymyr Muravlyov |
| 2000 Riesa | Volodymyr Muravlyov | Dean Bowring | Leopold Krendl |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Vitaliy Papazov | Volodymyr Muravlyov | Andrey Malanichev |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Volodymyr Muravlyov | Ove Lehto | Dean Bowring |
| 2003 Sofia | Clive Henry | Viktor Karpik | Ove Lehto |
| 2004 Nymburk | Istvan Arvai | Jörgen Ljungberg | Ove Lehto |
| 2005 Hamm | Clive Henry | Andrey Malanichev | Ove Lehto |
| 2006 Prostejov | Dean Bowring | Alexander Hoffmann | Lars Markussen |
| 2007 Kościan | Asbjørn Randen | Clive Henry | Dean Bowring |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Oleksandr Shepel | Asbjørn Randen | Kenneth Sandvik |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Viktor Testsov | Kenneth Sandvik | Stefan Huldén |
| 2010 Köping | Viktor Testsov | Andrey Drachev | Oleksandr Shepel |

### 110+ kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1978 Birmingham | Taito Haara | Kari Kemppainen | Lars Hedlund |
| 1979 Huskvarna | Taito Haara | Lars Hedlund | Steven Zetolofsky |

### 125+ kg

| Meet | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Zurich | Lars Hedlund | Andy Kerr | Fritz Seese |
| 1981 Parma | Andy Kerr | Veli Traustason | Gino Bultinck |
| 1982 Munich | Andy Kerr | Cees de Vreugd | Rudolf Küster |
| 1983 Mariehamn | Andy Kerr | Cees de Vreugd | Rudolf Küster |
| 1984 Fredrikstad | Andy Kerr | Rudolf Küster | Yngve Gustavsson |
| 1985 Hague | Andy Kerr | Yngve Gustavsson | Rudolf Küster |
| 1986 Stockholm | Thomas Stenlund | Riku Kiri | Man Poschenrieder |
| 1987 Birmingham | Yngve Gustavsson | Kyösti Vilmi | Gerhard Duprie |
| 1988 Murnau | Rudolf Küster | Thomas Stenlund | Jean-Pierre Brulois |
| 1989 Lahti | Jean-Pierre Brulois | Peter Tregloan | Rudolf Küster |
| 1990 Reykjavik | Jean-Pierre Brulois | Karl Saliger | Hjalti Árnason |
| 1991 Chapelle la Grande | Hans Zerhoch | Kaj Lindström | Hjalti Árnason |
| 1992 Horsens | Kaj Lindström | Hans Zerhoch | Peter Anker |
| 1993 Wemding | Hans Zerhoch | Ralf Gierz | Karl Saliger |
| 1994 Pitea | Karl Saliger | Ralf Gierz | Roger Sandström |
| 1995 Moscow | Yuriy Spinov | Evgueniy Popov | Ralf Gierz |
| 1996 Siofok | Tibor Mészáros | Yuriy Spinov | Rif Gadiev |
| 1997 Birmingham | Viktor Naleikin | Yuriy Spinov | Corry van Jansen Jorksveld |
| 1998 Sotkamo | Viktor Naleikin | Yuri Fomin | Leopold Krendl |
| 1999 Pułtusk | Maxim Gurianov | Žydrūnas Savickas | Vasiliy Orobets |
| 2000 Riesa | Maxim Gurianov | Žydrūnas Savickas | Viktor Naleikin |
| 2001 Syktyvkar | Viktor Naleikin | Žydrūnas Savickas | Vasiliy Orobets |
| 2002 Eskilstuna | Vitaliy Papazov | Andrey Malanichev | Viktor Naleikin |
| 2003 Sofia | Andrey Malanichev | Vasiliy Orobets | Johnny Wahlqvist |
| 2004 Nymburk | Kenneth Tallqvist | Zdeněk Sedmík | Tibor Mészáros |
| 2005 Hamm | Vladimir Bondarenko | Jörgen Ljungberg | Jari Martikainen |
| 2006 Prostejov | Kenneth Sandvik | Jari Martikainen | Frode Rui |
| 2007 Kościan | Ove Lehto | Jari Martikainen | Johnny Wahlqvist |
| 2008 Frýdek-Místek | Jari Martikainen | Andy-Elvis Dörner | Milan Špingl |
| 2009 Ylitornio | Jari Martikainen | Daniel Grabowski | Milan Špingl |
| 2010 Köping | Daniel Grabowski | Milan Špingl | Kenneth Sandvik |