| Year | Gold Medal | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Irene Schouten | Netherlands | 3:56.93 |
| 2018 | Carlijn Achtereekte | Netherlands | 3:59.21 |
| 2014 | Ireen Wust | Netherlands | 4:00.34 |
| 2010 | Martina Sablikova | Czech Republic | 4:02.53 |
| 2006 | Ireen Wust | Netherlands | 4:02.43 |
| 2002 | Claudia Pechstein | Germany | 3:57.70 |
| 1998 | Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann | Germany | 4:07.29 |
| 1994 | Svetlana Bazhanova | Russia | 4:17.43 |
| 1992 | Gunda Niemann | Germany | 4:19.90 |
| 1988 | Yvonne van Gennip | Netherlands | 4:11.94 |
| 1984 | Andrea Schone | East Germany | 4:24.79 |
| 1980 | Bjørg Eva Jensen | Norway | 4:32.13 |
| 1976 | Tatyana Averina | Soviet Union | 4:45.19 |
| 1972 | Stien Kaiser | Netherlands | 4:52.14 |
| 1968 | Ans Schut | Netherlands | 4:56.2 |
| 1964 | Lidiya Skoblikova | Soviet Union | 5:14.9 |
| 1960 | Lidiya Skoblikova | Soviet Union | 5:14.2 |