| Year | Gold Medal | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Christian Hoffman | Austria | 1:11:31.0 |
| 1998 | Mika Myllylä | Finland | 1:33:55.8 |
| 1994 | Thomas Alsgaard | Norway | 1:12:26.4 |
| 1992 | Vegard Ulvang | Norway | 1:22:27.8 |
| 1988 | Alexey Prokurorov | Soviet Union | 1:24:26.3 |
| 1984 | Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union | 1:28:56.3 |
| 1980 | Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union | 1:27:02.80 |
| 1976 | Sergey Savelyev | Soviet Union | 1:30:29.38 |
| 1972 | Vyacheslav Vedenin | Soviet Union | 1:36:31.15 |
| 1968 | Franco Nones | Italy | 1:35:39.2 |
| 1964 | Eero Mäntyranta | Finland | 1:30:50.7 |
| 1960 | Sixten Jernberg | Sweden | 1:51:03.9 |
| 1956 | Veikko Hakulinen | Finland | 1:44:06 |