50 metre running target World Championships, Men World Championships, Men

| Year_ | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Berne | Helmut Bellingrodt ( COL ) | Valeri Postoianov ( URS ) | Alexander Gazov ( URS ) |
| 1975 | Munich | Valeri Postoianov ( URS ) | Helmut Bellingrodt ( COL ) | Giovanni Mezzani ( ITA ) |
| 1978 | Seoul | Juha Rannikko ( FIN ) | John Mckinley Gough ( GBR ) | Carlos Rene Silva Monterroso ( GUA ) |
| 1979 | Linz | Tibor Bodnar ( HUN ) | Andras Doleschall ( HUN ) | Juha Rannikko ( FIN ) |
| 1981 | Mala | Thomas Pfeffer ( GDR ) | Aleksei Rudnizkiy ( URS ) | Tibor Bodnar ( HUN ) |
| 1982 | Caracas | Yuri Kadenatsy ( URS ) | Jerzy Greszkiewicz ( POL ) | Nikolai Dedov ( URS ) |