List of IIHF World Championship medalists Champions Champions

| Year_ | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host_city_cities | Host_country_countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Soviet Union (19) | Czechoslovakia (12) | Canada (7) | Düsseldorf , Dortmund and Munich | West Germany |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia (6) | Canada (7) | Soviet Union (4) | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1986 | Soviet Union (20) | Sweden (12) | Canada (8) | Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 1987 | Sweden (4) | Soviet Union (7) | Czechoslovakia (13) | Vienna | Austria |
| 1989 | Soviet Union (21) | Canada (8) | Czechoslovakia (14) | Stockholm and Södertälje | Sweden |
| 1990 | Soviet Union (22) | Sweden (13) | Czechoslovakia (15) | Bern and Fribourg | Switzerland |
| 1991 | Sweden (5) | Canada (9) | Soviet Union (5) | Turku , Helsinki and Tampere | Finland |
| 1992 | Sweden (6) | [[|]] (1) | Czechoslovakia (16) | Prague and Bratislava | Czechoslovakia |
| 1993 | [[|]] (1/23) | Sweden (14) | [[|]] (1/17) | Dortmund and Munich | Germany |