Below is the complete history of World’s Strongest Man results – the podium places at least. I do plan on expanding this to include all the competitors in each final but this is a good starting point for the time being. Numbers in brackets are to indicate a repeat champion, for example the (4) after Mariusz Pudzianowski’s name in 2007 indicates his 4th World’s Strongest Man title. There was no competition in 1987.
| Year | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
| 2010 | Zydrunas Savickas (2) | Brian Shaw | Mikhail Koklyaev |
| 2009 | Zydrunas Savickas | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Brian Shaw |
| 2008 | Mariusz Pudzianowski (5) | Derek Poundstone | Dave Ostlund |
| 2007 | Mariusz Pudzianowski (4) | Sebastian Wenta | Terry Hollands |
| 2006 | Phil Pfister | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Don Pope |
| 2005 | Mariusz Pudzianowski (3) | Jesse Marunde | Dominic Filiou |
| 2004 | Vasyl Virastyuk | Zydrunas Savickas | Magnus Samuelsson |
| 2003 | Mariusz Pudzianowski (2) | Zydrunas Savickas | Vasyl Virastyuk |
| 2002 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Zydrunas Savickas | Raimonds Bergmanis |
| 2001 | Svend Karlsen | Magnus Samuelsson | Janne Virtanen |
| 2000 | Janne Virtanen | Svend Karlsen | Magnus Samuelsson |
| 1999 | Jouko Ahola (2) | Janne Virtanen | Svend Karlsen |
| 1998 | Magnus Samuelsson | Jouko Ahola | Wout Zijlstra |
| 1997 | Jouko Ahola | Flemming Rasmussen | Magnus Samuelsson |
| 1996 | Magnus Ver Magnusson (4) | Riku Kiri | Gerrit Badenhorst |
| 1995 | Magnus Ver Magnusson (3) | Gerrit Badenhorst | Marko Varalahti |
| 1994 | Magnus Ver Magnusson (2) | Manfred Hoeberl | Riku Kiri |
| 1993 | Gary Taylor | Magnus Ver Magnusson | Riku Kiri |
| 1992 | Ted Van Der Parre | Magnus Ver Magnusson | Jamie Reeves |
| 1991 | Magnus Ver Magnusson | Henning Thorsen | Gary Taylor |
| 1990 | Jon Pall Sigmarsson (4) | O.D. Wilson | Ilkka Nummisto |
| 1989 | Jamie Reeves | Ab Wolders | Jon Pall Sigmarsson |
| 1988 | Jon Pall Sigmarsson (3) | Bill Kazmaier | Jamie Reeves |
| 1986 | Jon Pall Sigmarsson (2) | Geoff Capes | Ab Wolders |
| 1985 | Geoff Capes (2) | Jon Pall Sigmarsson | Cees de Vreugd |
| 1984 | Jon Pall Sigmarsson | Ab Wolders | Geoff Capes |
| 1983 | Geoff Capes | Jon Pall Sigmarsson | Simon Wulfse |
| 1982 | Bill Kazmaier (3) | Tom Magee | John Gamble |
| 1981 | Bill Kazmaier (2) | Geoff Capes | Dave Waddington |
| 1980 | Bill Kazmaier | Lars Hedlund | Geoff Capes |
| 1979 | Don Reinhoudt | Lars Hedlund | Bill Kazmaier |
| 1978 | Bruce Wilhelm (2) | Don Reinhoudt | Lars Hedlund |
| 1977 | Bruce Wilhelm | Bob Young | Ken Patera |
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