1896: Thomas Burke | 1900: Frank Jarvis | 1904: Archie Hahn | (1906: Archie Hahn) | 1908: Reginald Walker | 1912: Ralph Craig | 1920: Charles Paddock | 1924: Harold Abrahams | 1928: Percy Williams | 1932: Thomas Edward Tolan | 1936: Jesse Owens | 1948: Harrison Dillard | 1952: Lindy Remigino | 1956: Bobby Morrow | 1960: Armin Hary | 1964: Robert Hayes | 1968: Jim Hines | 1972: Valerii Borzov | 1976: Hasely Crawford | 1980: Allan Wells | 1984: Carl Lewis | 1988: Carl Lewis | 1992: Linford Christie | 1996: Donovan Bailey | 2000: Maurice Greene | 2004: Justin Gatlin | 2008: Usain Bolt | 2012: Usain Bolt | 2016: Usain Bolt | 2020: Marcell Jacobs
