List of IIHF World Championship medalists Champions Champions

| Year_ | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host_city_cities | Host_country_countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Sweden (3) | Canada (6) | United States (3) | Colorado Springs and Denver | United States |
| 1963 | Soviet Union (3) | Sweden (4) | Czechoslovakia (7) | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1964 * | Soviet Union (4) | Sweden (5) | Czechoslovakia (8) | Innsbruck | Austria |
| 1965 | Soviet Union (5) | Czechoslovakia (3) | Sweden (4) | Tampere | Finland |
| 1966 | Soviet Union (6) | Czechoslovakia (4) | Canada (2) | Ljubljana | Yugoslavia |
| 1967 | Soviet Union (7) | Sweden (6) | Canada (3) | Vienna | Austria |
| 1968 * | Soviet Union (8) | Czechoslovakia (5) | Canada (4) | Grenoble | France |
| 1969 | Soviet Union (9) | Sweden (7) | Czechoslovakia (9) | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1970 | Soviet Union (10) | Sweden (8) | Czechoslovakia (10) | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1971 | Soviet Union (11) | Czechoslovakia (6) | Sweden (5) | Bern and Geneva | Switzerland |