List of IIHF World Championship medalists Champions Champions

| Year_ | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Host_city_cities | Host_country_countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 * | [[|]] (1) | Canada (2) | United States (1) | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany |
| 1937 | Canada (9) | [[|]] (1) | [[|]] (3) | London | Great Britain |
| 1938 | Canada (10) | [[|]] (2) | Czechoslovakia (3) | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1939 | Canada (11) | United States (6) | [[|]] (4) | Zurich and Basel | Switzerland |
| 1947 | Czechoslovakia (1) | Sweden (2) | [[|]] (2) | Prague | Czechoslovakia |
| 1948 * | Canada (12) | Czechoslovakia (1) | [[|]] (5) | St. Moritz | Switzerland |
| 1949 | Czechoslovakia (2) | Canada (3) | United States (2) | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 1950 | Canada (13) | United States (7) | [[|]] (6) | London | Great Britain |
| 1951 | Canada (14) | Sweden (3) | [[|]] (7) | Paris | France |
| 1952 * | Canada (15) | United States (8) | Sweden (1) | Oslo and Drammen | Norway |