List of IIHF World Championship medalists Champions Champions

| Year_ | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host_city_cities | Host_country_countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Czechoslovakia (3) | Soviet Union (5) | Sweden (6) | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1973 | Soviet Union (12) | Sweden (9) | Czechoslovakia (11) | Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 1974 | Soviet Union (13) | Czechoslovakia (7) | Sweden (7) | Helsinki | Finland |
| 1975 | Soviet Union (14) | Czechoslovakia (8) | Sweden (8) | Munich and Düsseldorf | West Germany |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia (4) | Soviet Union (6) | Sweden (9) | Katowice | Poland |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia (5) | Sweden (10) | Soviet Union (3) | Vienna | Austria |
| 1978 | Soviet Union (15) | Czechoslovakia (9) | Canada (5) | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979 | Soviet Union (16) | Czechoslovakia (10) | Sweden (10) | Moscow | Soviet Union |
| 1981 | Soviet Union (17) | Sweden (11) | Czechoslovakia (12) | Gothenburg and Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1982 | Soviet Union (18) | Czechoslovakia (11) | Canada (6) | Helsinki and Tampere | Finland |