1983: Grete Waitz | 1987: Rosa Mota | 1991: Wanda Panfil | 1993: Junko Asari | 1995: Maria Manuela Machado | 1997: Hiromi Suzuki | 1999: Jong Song-ok | 2001: Lidia Șimon | 2003: Catherine Ndereba | 2005: Paula Radcliffe | 2007: Catherine Ndereba | 2009: Bai Xue | 2011: Edna Kiplagat | 2013: Edna Kiplagat | 2015: Mare Dibaba | 2017: Rose Chelimo | 2019: Ruth Chepngetich | 2022: Gotytom Gebreslase | 2023: Amane Beriso Shankule