| Edit. | Site / Lugar | Year | Gold / Oro | Silver / Plata | Bronze / Bronce |
| I | Chile | 1953 | United States | Chile | France |
| II | Brazil | 1957 | United States | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia |
| III | Soviet Union | 1959 | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Czechoslovakia |
| IV | Peru | 1964 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Bulgaria |
| V | Czechoslovakia | 1967 | Soviet Union | South Korea | Czechoslovakia |
| VI | Brazil | 1971 | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Brazil |
| VII | Colombia | 1975 | Soviet Union | Japan | Czechoslovakia |
| VIII | South Korea | 1979 | United States | South Korea | Canada |
| IX | Brazil | 1983 | Soviet Union | United States | China |
| X | Soviet Union | 1986 | United States | Soviet Union | Canada |
| XI | Malaysia | 1990 | United States | Yugoslavia (JUG) | Cuba |
| XII | Australia | 1994 | Brazil | China | United States |
| XIII | Germany | 1998 | United States | Russia | Australia |
| XIV | China | 2002 | United States | Russia | Australia |
| XV | Brazil | 2006 | Australia | Russia | United States |
I Chile 1953 (7/22.III)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: John Head |
| Agnes Baldwin, Pauline Bowdey, Betty Clark, Fern Gregory Nash , Agnes Lloyd, Grear Lurlyne, Betty Murphy, Mildred Sanders, Janet Thompson, Katherine Washington, Dorothy Welp. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla (USA / CHI / FRA / BRA)
II Brazil 1957 (13/26.X)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Les Major |
| Rita Alexander, Alice Barron, Alberta Cox, Joan Crawford, Lucille Davidson, Edith Keaton, Norma Rowland, Doris Scoggins, Barbara Ann Sipes, Peggy Tato, Katherine Washington, Nera White. |
Finals: Round-robin event / Liguilla (USA 51-48 URS) (USA / URS / TCH / BRA)
Soviet Union 1959
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Stepas Butautas |
| Nina Maxsimilanova, Skaidrite Smildsina, Valentina Kostikova, Maret Otsa, Nina Posnanskaya, Ene Kitsing, Raissa Kusnetsova, Jurate Doktoraite, Nina Arcisevskaya, Nina Jerjomina, Galina Jarosevskaya, Helena Bitnere. |
IV Peru 1964 (18.IV / 04.V)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Stepas Butautas |
| Nina Posnanskaya, Tamara Slidenko, Nina Antipina, Raissa Salimova, Ludmila Kukanova, Feodora Orel, Skaidrite Smildsina, Valve Luutsepp, Tatiana Sorokina, Lidia Leontieva, Nelli Fominich. |
V Czechoslovakia 1967 (14/23.IV)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Nina Posnanskaya, Tamara Slidenko, Inessa Pivovarova, Ravila Prokopenko, Raissa Michailova, Ludmila Bararevitsch, Feodora Orel, Skaidrite Smildsina, Nina Antipina, Sylvia Krodere, Nelli Fominich, Serafina Jeremkina. |
VI Brazil 1971 (15/29.V)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Aguela Jankunaite, Sinaida Tshernikova, Raissa Kurvjakova, Tatiana Lemochova, Uliana Semenova, Larissa Vinchaite, Viktoria Dimitrieva, Nadescha Sacharova, Nelli Bilmajer, Lidia Guseva, Tamara Kaliagina, Natalia Nasemblo. |
VII Colombia 1975 (23.IX / 04.X)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Lydija Alexejeva |
| Angela Rupschine, Alexandra Ovschinikova, Raissa Kurviakova, Olga Barischeva, Tatiana Ovetskina, Nadescha Schuvajeva, Uliana Semenova, Nadescha Sacharova, Nelli Ferjabnikova, Olga Sucharnova, Tatiana Sacharova, Natalia Klimova. |
VIII South Korea 1979 (29.IV / 13.V)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Pat Head (Summitt) |
| Tara Heiss, Holly Warlick, Ann Meyers, Jan Trombly, Jackie Swaim, Jill Rankin, Nancy Lieberman, Barbara Brown, Carol Blazejowski, Denis Curry, Rosie Walker, Kris Kirehner. |
IX Brazil 1983 (24.VII / 06.VIII)
| SOVIET UNION Trainer: Lydija Alexejeva & Vadim Kapranov |
| Ramune Schidlauskaite, Olga Korasteleva, Olesia Barel, Tania Beloschapka, Olga Butiskina, Nadia Olchova, Uliana Semenova, Ljulia Muravieva, Jelena Chausova, Olga Sucharnova, Vida Besselene, Galina Sawitzkaya. |
X Soviet Union 1986 (10/17.VIII)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Kay Yow |
| Cynthia Brown, Cynthia Cooper, Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, Anne Donovan, Teresa Edwards, Mary Ethridge, Jennifer Gillom, Fran Harris, Katrina McClain, Cheryl Miller, Teresa Weatherspoon. |
Finals: USA 108-88 URS; CAN 64-59 TCH /// Semifinals: USA 82-59 CAN; URS 78-67 TCH
XI Malaysia 1990 (12/22.VII)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Theresa Grentz |
| Jennifer Azzi, Vicky Bullet, Cynthia Cooper, Medina Dixon, Teresa Edwards, Vicki Hall, Sonja Henning, Tammy Jackson, Carolyn Jones, Katrina McClain, Vickie Orr, Lynette Woodard. |
Finals: USA 88-78 YUG; CUB 83-61 TCH /// Semifinals: USA 87-59 TCH; YUG vs CUB
XII Australia 1994 (02/12.VI)
| BRAZIL Trainer: Miguel Ângelo da Luz |
| Hortência Marcari Oliva, Janet dos Santos Arcain, Paula María Gonçalves da Silva, Leila de Souza Sobral, Ruth de Souza, Alessandra Santos de Oliveira, Cíntia "Tuiú" dos Santos, Simone Pontello, Dalila Mello, Helen Santos Luz, Roseli do Carmo Gustavo, Adriana dos Santos. |
Finals: BRA 96-84 CHN; USA 100-95 AUS /// Semifinals: BRA 110-107 USA; CHN vs AUS
XIII Germany 1998 (26.V / 07.VI)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Nell Fortner |
| Natalie Williams, Dawn Staley, Ruthie Bolton-Holifield, Lisa Leslie, Chamique Holdsclaw, DeLisha Milton, Kara Wolters, Katie Smith, Nikki McCray, Jennifer Azzi, Edna Campbell, Taj McWilliams. |
Finals: USA 71-65 RUS; AUS 72-67 BRA /// Semifinals: USA 93-79 BRA; RUS vs AUS
XIV China 2002 (14/25.IX)
| UNITED STATES Trainer: Van Chancelor |
| Natalie Williams, Dawn Staley, Lisa Leslie, DeLisha Milton, Katie Smith, Tari Phillips, Tamecka Dixon, Sheryl Swoopes, Tamika Catchings, Jennifer Gillom, Shannon Johnson, Sue Bird. |
Finals: USA 79-74 RUS; AUS 91-63 KOR /// RUS 70-53 KOR; USA 71-56 AUS
XV Brazil 2006 (12/23.IX)
| AUSTRALIA Trainer: Jan Stirling |
| Tully Bevilaqua, Holie Grima, Kristi Harrower, Lauren Jackson, Emily McInerny, Erin Phillips, Emma Randall, Jennifer Screen, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton, Penelope Taylor, Jennifer Whittle. |
1/4 Finals: Russia 60 - 56 Spain
// Brazil 75 - 51 Czech Republic // Australia 79 - 66 France
// USA 90-56 Lithuania
Semifinals: Australia 88-76 Brazil // Russia 75 - 68
United States
Final: Australia 91 - 74 Russia /// United
States 99-59 Brazil
91- Australia (19+24+26+22): Taylor (28), Harrower (15), Snell (12),
Whittle (8), Jackson (16) // Summerton (4), Phillips (-), Bevilaqua (4), Screen (-), Randall (2),
Grima (2).
74- Rusia (15+20+20+19): Rakhmatulina (8), Vovopynova (7), Shchegoleva (15), Ilona Korstin (10), Maria Stepanova (17)
// Olga Arteshina (10), Demagina (-), Abrosimova (-), Elena Karpova (7), Irina Osipova (-),
Lisina (-).
Árbitros: Diego Rougier (ARG), Sergio Pacheco (BRA) y Nancy Ethier (CAN). Sin eliminadas.
Incidencias: Final de la XV edición del Mundial femenino, jugada en el Gimnasio do Ibirapuera, en Sao Paulo.
| Ps | Country / País | G | S | B | Tot |
| 1. | United States | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | 6 | 2 | - | 8 |
| 3. | Australia | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | Brazil | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 5. | Russia | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| 6. | Czechoslovakia | - | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7. | South Korea | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 8. | Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| . | China | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10. | Chile | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| . | Japan | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| . | Yugoslavia (JUG) | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13. | Canada | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 14. | France, Cuba | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| . | Cuba | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | TOTAL | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Most titles (players) / Más títulos (jugadores)
2 - Nina Antipina, Jennifer Azzi, Cynthia Cooper, Teresa Edwards, Nelli Fominich, Jennifer Gillom, Raissa Kurviakova, Lisa Leslie, Katrina McClain, DeLisha Milton, Feodora Orel, Nadescha Sacharova, Tamara Slidenko, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Olga Sucharnova, Katherine Washington, Natalie Williams. (18 players)