1896: Edwin Flack | 1900: Alfred Tysoe | 1904: James Lightbody | 1908: Mel Sheppard | 1912: Ted Meredith | 1920: Albert Hill | 1924: Douglas Lowe | 1928: Douglas Lowe | 1932: Thomas Hampson | 1936: John Woodruff | 1948: Malvin Whitfield | 1952: Malvin Whitfield | 1956: Thomas Courtney | 1960: Peter Snell | 1964: Peter Snell | 1968: Ralph Doubell | 1972: David Wottle | 1976: Alberto Juantorena | 1980: Steve Ovett | 1984: Joaquim Cruz | 1988: Paul Ereng | 1992: William Tanui | 1996: Vebjørn Rodal | 2000: Nils Schumann | 2004: Iuri Borzakovski | 2008: Wilfred Bungei | 2012: David Rudisha | 2016: David Rudisha | 2020: Emmanuel Korir
