World Championships, Women
This event was held in 1966–2006.
| Year | Place | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Wiesbaden | Margaret Thompson (USA) | Anneliese Goth (FRG) | Tatiana Ryabinskaya (URS) |
| 1970 | Phoenix | Margaret Murdock (USA) | Desanka Perovic (YUG) | Lucia Fagereva (URS) |
| 1974 | Thun | Anka Pelova (BUL) | Nonka Shatarova (BUL) | Margaret Murdock (USA) |
| 1978 | Seoul | Wanda Oliver (USA) | Karen Monez (USA) | Christina Gustafsson (SWE) |
| 1982 | Caracas | Marlies Helbig (GDR) | Lessia Leskiv (URS) | Anna Malakhova (URS) |
| 1986 | Suhl | Vesela Letcheva (BUL) | Valentina Lazarova (BUL) | Angela Berger (GDR) |
| 1990 | Moscow | Vesela Letcheva (BUL) | Deena Wigger (USA) | Anitza Valkova (BUL) |
| 1994 | Milan | Anna Maloukhina (RUS) | Lessia Leskiv (UKR) | Irina Gerasimenok (RUS) |
| 1998 | Barcelona | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) | Xian Wang (CHN) | Nonka Matova (BUL) |
| 2002 | Lahti | Petra Horneber (GER) | Natallia Kalnysh (UKR) | Martina Prekel (GER) |
| 2006 | Zagreb | Lioubov Galkina (RUS) | Sylwia Bogacka (POL) | Sonja Pfeilschifter (GER) |
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