50 metre rifle prone World Championships, Men World Championships, Men

| Year_ | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Caracas | Victor Daniltchenko ( URS ) | William Beard ( USA ) | Viktor Vlasov ( URS ) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Sandor Bereczky ( HUN ) | Gale Stewart ( CAN ) | Michael Heine ( FRG ) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Viatcheslav Botchkarev ( URS ) | Harald Stenvaag ( NOR ) | Tadeusz Czerwinski ( POL ) |
| 1994 | Milan | Wenjie Li ( CHN ) | Stevan Pletikosic ( IOP ) | Michel Bury ( FRA ) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Thomas Tamas ( USA ) | Juha Hirvi ( FIN ) | Sergei Kovalenko ( RUS ) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Matthew Emmons ( USA ) | Rajmond Debevec ( SLO ) | Espen Berg-Knutsen ( NOR ) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Sergei Martynov ( BLR ) | Jury Sukhorukov ( UKR ) | Marco de Nicolo ( ITA ) |