| Year & Place | Men's Synchronised | Women's Synchronised |
| XXXII | 2017 Sofia, Bulgaria | | |
| XXXI | 2015 Odense, Denmark | Dong Dong, Xiao Tu (CHN) | Xingping Zhong, Dan Li (CHN) |
| XXX | 2014 Daytona Beach FL, USA | Dong Dong, Xiao Tu (CHN) | Lingling Liu, Meng Li (CHN) |
| XXIX | 2013 Sofia, Bulgaria | Yasuhiro Ueyama, Manabu Yamaguchi (JAP) | Amanda Parker, Katherine Driscoll (GBR) |
| XXVIII | 2011 Birmingham, Great Britain | Dong Dong, Xiao Tu (CHN) | Anna Dogonadze, Jessica Simon (GER) |
| XXVII | 2010 Metz, France | Dong Dong, Xiao Tu (CHN) | Irina Karavaeva, Victoria Voronina (RUS) |
| XXVI | 2009 St Petersburg, Russia | Yasuhiro Ueyama, Tetsuya Sotomura (JAP) | Xingping Zhong, Dan Li (CHN) |
| XXV | 2007 Quebec QC, Canada | Yasuhiro Ueyama, Tetsuya Sotomura (JAP) | Karen Cockburn, Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) |
| XXIV | 2005 Eindhoven, The Netherlands | Vladimir Kakorko, Nikolai Kazak (BLR) | Irina Karavaeva, Natalia Chernova (RUS) |
| XXIII | 2003 Hannover, Germany | Dmitri Poliaroush, Nikolai Kazak (BLR) | Galina Lebedeva, Tatiana Petrenia (BLR) |
| XXII | 2001 Odense, Denmark | Alexander Moskalenko, German Knytchev (RUS) | Olena Mochvan, Oksana Tsygouleva (UKR) |
| XXI | 1999 Sun City, South Africa | Alexander Moskalenko, German Knytchev (RUS) | Olena Mochvan, Oksana Tsygouleva (UKR) |
| XX | 1998 Sydney, Australia | Emmanuel Durand, David Martin (FRA) | Anna Dogonadze, Tina Ludwig (GER) |
| XIX | 1996 Vancouver BC, Canada | Andrei Kossov, Stanislav Voronine (RUS) | Olena Mochvan, Oksana Tsygouleva (UKR) |
| XVIII | 1994 Porto, Portugal | Alexander Moskalenko, Alexandre Daniltchenko (RUS) | Hiltrud Roewe, Tina Ludwig (GER) |
| XVII | 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | Alexander Moskalenko, Alexander Daniltchenko (RUS) | Andrea Holmes, Lorraine Lyon (GBR) |
| XVI | 1990 Essen, Germany | Dmitri Poliaroush, Sergei Nestrelai (URS) | Tatiana Lushina, Elena Merkulova (URS) |
| XV | 1988 Birmingham AL, USA | Vadim Krasnochapka, Igor Bogatchev (URS) | Rusudan Khoperia, Elena Kolomeets (URS) |
| XIV | 1986 Paris, France | Vadim Krasnochapka, Igor Bogatchev (URS) | Tatiana Lushina, Elena Merkulova (RUS) |
| XIII | 1984 Osaka, Japan | Vadim Krasnochapka, Igor Bogatchev (URS) | Susan Challis, Kirsten MacDonald (GBR) |
| XII | 1982 Bozeman MO, USA | Mark Caldron, Stuart Ranson (USA) | Jaqueline de Ruiter, Marjo van Diermen (NED) |
| XI | 1980 Brig, Switzerland | Carl Furrer, Stewart Matthews (GBR) | Gabriele Bahr, Beate Kruswicki (GER) |
| X | 1978 Newcastle, Australia | Evgeni Janes, Vladimir Zhadaev (URS) | Ute Czech-Luxon, Ute Scheile (GER) |
| IX | 1976 Tulsa OK, USA | Evgeni Janes, Evgeni Jakovenko (URS) | Svetlana Levina, Olga Starikova (URS) |
| VIII | 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa | Jim Cartledge, Robert Neely (USA) | Ute Scheile, Petra Wenzel (GER) |
| VII | 1972 Stuttgart, Germany | Paul Luxon, Bobby Hughes (GBR) | Boby Grant, Marilyn Stieg (USA) |
| VI | 1970 Bern, Switzerland | Gary Smith, Don Waters (USA) | Jennifer Lienbenberg, Lucia Odendaal (RSA) |
| V | 1968 Amersfoort, The Netherlands | Michael Budenberg, Klaus Förster (GER) | Ute Czech-Luxon, Agathe Jarosch (GER) |
| IV | 1967 London, Great Britain | Hartmut Riele, Kurt Treiter (GER) | Judy Wills Cline, Nancy Smith (USA) |
| III | 1966 Lafayette LA, USA | David Jacobs, Wayne Miller (USA) | Judy Wills Cline, Nancy Smith (USA) |
| II | 1965 London, Great Britain | Gary Erwin, Frank Schmidt (USA) | No event |