50 metre rifle prone World Championships, Women World Championships, Women

| Year_ | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Suhl | Eva Forian ( HUN ) | Nonka Matova ( BUL ) | Roxana Lamasanu ( ROM ) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Iryna Shylava ( URS ) | Valentina Cherkasova ( URS ) | Lessia Leskiv ( URS ) |
| 1994 | Milan | Petra Horneber ( GER ) | Beth Herzman ( USA ) | Nieves Fernandez ( ESP ) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Marina Bobkova ( RUS ) | Xian Wang ( CHN ) | Elizabeth Bourland ( USA ) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Olga Dovgun ( KAZ ) | Xian Wang ( CHN ) | Natallia Kalnysh ( UKR ) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Olga Dovgun ( KAZ ) | Hanne Skarpodde ( NOR ) | Varvara Kovalenko ( KAZ ) |
| 2010 | Munich | Tejaswini Sawant ( IND ) | Joanna Nowakowska ( POL ) | Olga Dovgun ( KAZ ) |