| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Tokyo  | ||
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro  | Brazil | Germany |
| 2012 | London  | Mexico | Brazil |
| 2008 | Beijing  | Argentina | Nigeria |
| 2004 | Athens  | Argentina | Paraguay |
| 2000 | Sydney  | Cameroon | Spain |
| 1996 | Atlanta  | Nigeria | Argentina |
| 1992 | Barcelona  | Spain | Poland |
| 1988 | Seoul  | USSR | Brazil |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | France | Brazil |
| 1980 | Moskva  | Czech Republic | German DR |
| 1976 | Montreal  | Germand DR | Poland |
| 1972 | München  | Poland | Hungary |
| 1968 | Ciudad de Mexico  | Hungary | Bulgaria |
| 1964 | Tokyo | Hungary | Czech Republic |
| 1960 | Roma  | Yugoslavia | Denmark |
| 1956 | Melbourne | USSR | Yugoslavia |
| 1952 | Helsinki  | Hungary | Yugoslavia |
| 1948 | London | Sweden | Yugoslavia |
| 1936 | Berlin | Italy | Austria |
| 1928 | Amsterdam  | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 1924 | Paris  | Uruguay | Switzerland |
| 1920 | Antwerpen  | Belgium | Spain |
| 1912 | Stockholm  | Great Britain | Denmark |
| 1908 | London | Great Britain | Denmark |
| 1904 | St. Louis | Galt | Christian Brothers |
