| Year | Gold Medal | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Therese Johaug | Norway | 28:06.3 |
| 2018 | Ragnhild Haga | Norway | 25:00.5 |
| 2014 | Justyna Kowalczyk | Poland | 28:17.8 |
| 2010 | Charlotte Kalla | Sweden | 24:58.4 |
| 2006 | Kristina Šmigun-Vähi | Estonia | 27:51.4 |
| 2002 | Bente Skari-Martinsen | Norway | 28:05.6 |
| 1988 | Vida Vencienė | Soviet Union | 30:08.3 |
| 1984 | Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen | Finland | 31:44.2 |
| 1980 | Barbara Petzold | East Germany | 30:31.54 |
| 1976 | Raisa Smetanina | Soviet Union | 30:13.41 |
| 1972 | Galina Kulakova | Soviet Union | 34:17.82 |
| 1968 | Toini Gustafsson | Sweden | 36:46.5 |
| 1964 | Klavdiya Boyarskikh | Soviet Union | 40:24.3 |
| 1960 | Mariya Gusakova | Soviet Union | 39:46.6 |
| 1956 | Lyubov Kozyreva-Baranova | Soviet Union | 38:11 |
| 1952 | Lydia Wideman | Finland | 41:40 |