| Edit. | Site / Lugar | Year | Gold / Oro | Silver / Plata | Bronze / Bronce |
| I | Argentina | 1950 | Argentina | United States | Chile |
| II | Brazil | 1954 | United States | Brazil | Philippines |
| III | Chile | 1959 | Brazil | United States | Chile |
| IV | Brazil | 1963 | Brazil | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
| V | Uruguay | 1967 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Brazil |
| VI | Yugoslavia | 1970 | Yugoslavia | Brazil | Soviet Union |
| VII | Puerto Rico | 1974 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | United States |
| VIII | Philippines | 1978 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Brazil |
| IX | Colombia | 1982 | Soviet Union | United States | Yugoslavia |
| X | Spain | 1986 | United States | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
| XI | Argentina | 1990 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | United States |
| XII | Canada | 1994 | United States | Russia | Croatia |
| XIII | Greece | 1998 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | Russia | United States |
| XIV | United States | 2002 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | Argentina | Germany |
| XV | Japan | 2006 | Spain | Greece | United States |
I Argentina 1950
| ARGENTINA Trainer: | ||
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Pedro Bustos, Leopoldo Contarbio, Hugo del Vecchio, Óscar Furlong, Ricardo González, Vitor Liva, Alberto López, Rubén Menini, Omar Monza, Raúl Pérez Varela, Juan Carlos Uder, Roberto Luis Viau. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: ARG / USA / CHI / BRA
II Brasil 1954 (22.X / 05.XI)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: | ||
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Jerry Arkarath, BH Born, Richard Gott, Forrest Hamilton, William Johnson, Allen Kelly, Kirby Minter, Donald Penwell, Richard Rutherford, Kendall Sheets, Edward Salomon, Joseph Stratton. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: USA / BRA / PHI / FRA
III Chile 1959 (16/31.I)
| BRAZIL Trainer: | ||
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Edson Bispo dos Santos, Waldemar Blatkauskas, O de Nobrega, Fernando Perreira de Freitas, Zenny de Azevedo, Carmo de Souza, Waldyr Geraldo Boccardo, Maciel Senra, Wlamir Marques, Antonio Pasos Amaury, Jatyr Eduardo Schall, Vicente Fonseca. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: BRA / USA / CHI / Formosa (TPE) / PUR / URS / BUL
* The final round-robin was played by seven teams: Brazil, United States, Chile, Formosa (current Taiwan), Puerto Rico, Bulgaria and Soviet Union. However, these last two countries did not want to play against Taiwan for political reasons and were relegated to the 6th & 7th place, while Formosa was given two victories by a score of 2-0. Otherwise, the Soviet Union would have been World Champion and the final places would have been: URS / BRA / USA / BUL / CHI / PUR / TPE.
* La liguilla final la disputaron siete países: Brasil, Estados Unidos, Chile, Formosa (actual Taiwan), Puerto Rico, Bulgaria y la Unión Soviética. Sin embargo, éstos dos últimos se negaron a jugar contra Formosa por razones políticas y fueron penalizados con la pérdida de todos los puntos logrados en la segunda fase, mientras que a Formosa se le concedieron dos victorias por 2-0. De no haberse negado a jugar, la Unión Soviética habría sido Campeona del Mundo y la clasificación final habría quedado así: URS / BRA / USA / BUL / CHI / PUR / TPE.
IV Brasil 1963 (10/26.V)
| BRAZIL Trainer: | ||
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Waldemar Blatkauskas, Friedrich Wilhelm Braun, Carmo de Souza, Carlos Domingos Massoni, Wlamir Marques, CL Menon, Victor Mirshavka, V Torelli, Antonio Pasos Amaury, Ubiratan Perreira Maciel, Antonio Salvador Sucar, Jatyr Eduardo Schall. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: BRA / JUG / URS / USA
V Uruguay 1967 (27.V / 11.VI)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: | ||
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Vladimir Andrejev, Sergei Belov, Tino Lepmez, Jaak Lipso, Aleksandr Trawin, Rudolf Njesterov, Modestas Paulauskas, Anatoli Polivoda, Priit Tomson, Surab Sakandelidse, Juri Selikhov, Gennadi Volnov. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: URS / JUG / BRA / USA
VI Jugoslavija 1970 (10/24.V)
| YUGOSLAVIA Trainer: | ||
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Dragutin Cermak, Kresimir Cosic, Ivo Daneu, Vinko Jelovac, Dragan Kapicic, Nikola Plecas, Trajko Rajkovic, Ljubodrag Simonovic, Damir Solman, Petar Skansi, Ratko Tvrdic, Aljosa Zorga. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: JUG / BRA / URS / ITA
VII Puerto Rico 1974 (15/30.VII)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: | ||
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Juri Pavlov, Modestas Paulauskas, Valeri Miloserdov, Aleksandr Salnikov, Aleksandr Beloschev, Ivan Jedeshko, Sergei Belov, Priit Tomson, Aleksandr Chartshenkov, Aleksandr Belov, Vladimir Sigili. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla: URS / JUG / USA / CUB
VIII Philippines 1978 (01/14.X)
| YUGOSLAVIA Trainer: | ||
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P Vilfan, Dragan Kicanovic, Rajko Zizic, Andro Knego, Zeljko Jerkov, Branko Skroce, Zoran Slavnic, Kresimir Cosic, Ratko Radovanovic, Duje Krstulovic, Drazen Dalipagic, Mirza Delibasic. |
Finals: JUG 82-81 URS; BRA 86-85 ITA /// Semifinals: Round-robin event / Liguilla
IX Colombia 1982 (15/28.IV)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: | ||
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Stanislav Jeromin, Heino Enden, Sergei Tarakanov, Arvidas Sabonis, Andrei Lopatov, Nikolai Derugin, Valdis Valters, Vladimir Tkachenko, Anatoli Myschin, Sergei Iovaisha, Aleksandr Belostenny, Valdemaras Homicius. |
Finals: URS 95-94 USA; JUG 119-117 ESP /// Semifinals: Round-robin event / Liguilla
X España 1986 (05/20.VII)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Lute Olson | ||
Tyrone Bogues, Steve Kerr, Charles Smith, Kenny Smith, Derrick McKey, David Robinson, Tommy Amaker, Sean Elliot, Rony Seikaly, Tom Hammonds, Brian Shaw, Armon Gillian. |
Finals: USA 87-85 URS; JUG 117-91 BRA /// Semifinals: URS 91-90 JUG; USA 96-80 BRA
XI Argentina 1990 (08/19.VIII)
| YUGOSLAVIA Trainer: Dusan Ivkovic | ||
Drazen Petrovic, Velimir Perasovic, Zoran Cutura, Tony Kukoc, Zarko Paspalj, Zurij Zdovc, Zelimir Obradovic, Vlade Divac, Arijan Komazec, Zoran Savic, Radisav Curcic, Zoran Jovanovic. |
Finals: JUG 92-75 URS; USA 107-105 PUR /// Semifinals: JUG 99-91 USA; URS 98-82 PUR
XII Canada 1994 (04/14.VIII)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Don Nelson | ||
Joe Dumars, Mark Price, Derrick Coleman, Shawn Kemp, Steve Smith, Dan Majerle, Reggie Miller, Kevin Johnson, Dominique Wilkins, Shaquille O´Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson. |
Finals:
XIII Hellas 1998 (29.VII / 09.VIII)
| YUGOSLAVIA (Serbia & Montenegro) Trainer: | ||
Dejan Bodiroga, Vlado Scepanovic, Sasa Obradovic, Nikola Loncar, Dragan Lukovski, Miroslav Beric, Aleksandr Djordjevic, Zeljko Rebraca, Predrag Drobnjak, Nikola Bulatovic, Dejan Tomasevic, Milenko Topic. |
Finals: YUG 64-62 RUS; USA 84-61 GRE /// Semifinals: RUS 66-64 USA; YUG 78-73 GRE
XIV United States 2002 (29.VIII / 08.IX)
| YUGOSLAVIA (Serbia & Montenegro) Trainer: Svetislav Pesic | ||
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Dejan Bodiroga, Dejan Koturovic, Zarko Cabarkapa, Igor Rakocevic, Predrag Stojakovic, Vladimir Radmanovic, Marko Jaric, Predrag Drobnjak, Vlade Divac, Milos Vujanic, Dejan Tomasevic, Milan Gurovic. |
XV Nippon 2006 (19.VIII / 03.IX)
| ESPAÑA Trainer: José Vicente "Pepu" Hernández | ||
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Carlos Cabezas, José Manuel Calderón, Rudy Fernández, Jorge Garbajosa, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Carlos Jiménez, Alex Mumbrú, Juan Carlos Navarro, Felipe Reyes, Berni Rodríguez, Sergio Rodríguez, |
70 - España (18+25+11+16): Calderón (7), Navarro (20), Jiménez
(4+11rb), Reyes (10), Garbajosa (20+10rb) // Marc Gasol (2), Berni Rodríguez (6), Mumbrú (-), Cabezas (1), Fernández (-) y Sergio Rodríguez (-).
47 - Grecia (12+11+11+13): Diamantidis (4), Hatzivretas (-), Kakiuzis (17), Fotsis (7), Papadopoulos (2)
// Spanoulis (4), Tsartsaris (-), Schortsianitis (2), Papaloukas (10), Dikudis (1) y Vasilopulos (-).
Árbitros: Jungebrand (FIN), Moore (USA) y Estévez (ARG).
Incidencias: Encuentro correspondiente a la final del Mundial 2006 disputado en el Saitama Super Arena ante unos 18.500 espectadores. El Príncipe Hitachi y su esposa, la Princesa Hanako, presenciaron el encuentro desde el
palco.
| Pos | Country / País | G | S | B | Tot. |
| 1. | United States | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| . | *Yugoslavia (JUG) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4. | Brazil | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | *Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7. | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. | Russia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9. | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10. | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11. | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | TOTAL | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
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