 Details | 2024 | Emmanuel WANYONYI | | 1:41.19 | Marco AROP | | 1:41.20 | Djamel SEDJATI | | 1:41.50 | 10 Aug | |
| Details | 2021 | Emmanuel Kipkurui KORIR | | 1:45.06 | Ferguson Cheruiyot ROTICH | | 1:45.23 | Patrik DOBEK | | 1:45.39 | 31 Jul–4 Aug | |
| Details | 2016 | David RUDISHA | | 1:42.15 | Taoufik MAKHLOUFI | | 1:42.61 | Clayton MURPHY | | 1.42.93 | 12–15 Aug | |
| Details | 2012 | David RUDISHA | | 1:40.91 | Nijel AMOS | | 1:41.73 | Timothy KITUM | | 1.42.53 | 9 Aug | |
| Details | 2008 | Wilfred BUNGEI | | 1:44.65 | Ismail Ahmed ISMAIL | | 1:44.70 | Alfred Kirwa YEGO | | 1:44.82 | | |
| Details | 2004 | Yuriy BORZAKOVSKIY | | 1:44.45 | Mbulaeni MULAUDZI | | 1:44.61 | Wilson KIPKETER | | 1:44.65 | | |
| Details | 2000 | Nils SCHUMANN | | 1:45.08 | Wilson KIPKETER | | 1:45.14 | Djabir SAÏD-GUERNI | | 1:45.16 | 27 Sep | |
| Details | 1996 | Vebjørn RODAL | | 1:42.58 | Hezekiél SEPENG | | 1:42.74 | Fred ONYANCHA | | 1:42.79 | 31 Jul | |
| Details | 1992 | William TANUI | | 1:43.66 | Nixon KIPROTICH | | 1:43.70 | Johnny GRAY | | 1:43.97 | 5 Aug | |
| Details | 1988 | Paul ERENG | | 1:43.45 | Joaquim CRUZ | | 1:43.90 | Saïd AOUITA | | 1:44.06 | 26 Sep | |
| Details | 1984 | Joaquim CRUZ | | 1:43.00 | Sebastian COE | | 1:43.64 | Earl JONES | | 1:43.83 | 6 Aug | |
| Details | 1980 | Steve OVETT | | 1:45.40 | Sebastian COE | | 1:45.9 | Nikolay KIROV | | 1:46.0 | 26 Jul | |
| Details | 1976 | Alberto JUANTORENA | | 1:43.47 | Ivo VAN DAMME | | 1:43.86 | Rick WOHLHUTER | | 1:44.12 | 25 Jul | |
| Details | 1972 | David WOTTLE | | 1:45.90 | Yevgeniy ARZHANOV | | 1:45.89 | Mike BOIT | | 1:46.01 | 2 Sep | |
| Details | 1968 | Ralph DOUBELL | | 1:44.30 | Wilson KIPRUGUT | | 1:44.5 | Tom FARRELL | | 1:45.4 | 15 Oct | |
| Details | 1964 | Peter SNELL | | 1:45.10 | William CROTHERS | | 1:45.6 | Wilson KIPRUGUT | | 1:45.9 | 16 Oct | |
| Details | 1960 | Peter SNELL | | 1:46.30 | Roger MOENS | | 1:46.55 | George KERR | | 1:47.25 | 2 Sep | |
| Details | 1956 | Thomas COURTNEY | | 1:47.70 | Derek JOHNSON | | 1:47.8 | Audun BOYSEN | | 1:48.1 | 26 Nov | |
| Details | 1952 | Malvin WHITFIELD | | 1:49.34 | Arthur WINT | | 1:49.4 | Heinz ULZHEIMER | | 1:49.7 | 22 Jul | |
| Details | 1948 | Malvin WHITFIELD | | 1:49.20 | Arthur WINT | | 1:49.5 | Marcel HANSENNE | | 1:49.5 | 31 Jul | |
| Details | 1936 | John WOODRUFF | | 1:52.90 | Mario LANZI | | 1:53.3 | Phil EDWARDS | | 1:53.6 | 4 Aug | |
| Details | 1932 | Thomas HAMPSON | | 1:49.80 | Alex WILSON | | 1:49.9 | Phil EDWARDS | | 1:51.5 | 2 Aug | |
| Details | 1928 | Douglas LOWE | | 1:51.80 | Erik BYLÉHN | | 1:52.8 | Hermann ENGELHARD | | 1:53.2 | 31 Jul | |
| Details | 1924 | Douglas LOWE | | 1:52.40 | Paul MARTIN | | 1:52.6 | Schuyler ENCK | | 1:53.0 | 7 Jul | |
| Details | 1920 | Albert HILL | | 1:53.40 | Earl EBY | | 1:53.6 | Bevil RUDD | | 1:54.0 | 17 Aug | |
| Details | 1912 | James Ted MEREDITH | | 1:51.90 | Mel SHEPPARD | | 1:52.0 | Ira DAVENPORT | | 1:52.0 | 8 Jul | |
| Details | 1908 | Melvin SHEPPARD | | 1:52.80 | Emilio LUNGHI | | 1:54.2 | Hanns BRAUN | | 1:55.2 | 21 Jul | |
| Details | 1904 | James LIGHTBODY | | 1:56.00 | Howard VALENTINE | | 1:56.3 | Emil BREITKREUZ | | 1:56.4 | 1 Sep | |
| Details | 1900 | Alfred TYSOE | | 2:01.40 | John CREGAN | | 2:03.0 | David HALL | | (2:03.8) | 16 Jul | |
| Details | 1896 | Edwin FLACK | | 2:11.00 | Nándor DÁNI | | 2:11.8 | Dimitrios GOLEMIS | | 2:28.0 | 9 Apr | |
