1900: Walter Tewksbury | 1904: Archie Hahn | 1908: Robert Kerr | 1912: Ralph Craig | 1920: Allen Woodring | 1924: Jackson Scholz | 1928: Percy Williams | 1932: Eddie Tolan | 1936: Jesse Owens | 1948: Mel Patton | 1952: Andy Stanfield | 1956: Bobby Morrow | 1960: Livio Berruti | 1964: Henry Carr | 1968: Tommie Smith | 1972: Valerii Borzov | 1976: Don Quarrie | 1980: Pietro Mennea | 1984: Carl Lewis | 1988: Joe DeLoach | 1992: Michael Marsh | 1996: Michael Johnson | 2000: Konstantinos Kenteris | 2004: Shawn Crawford | 2008: Usain Bolt | 2012: Usain Bolt | 2016: Usain Bolt | 2020: Andre De Grasse | 2024: Letsile Tebogo
