| Year
| Champion
| Location
|
| 1977 |  Bruce Wilhelm | Universal Studios, Hollywood, California
|
| 1978 | Bruce Wilhelm | Universal Studios, Hollywood, California
|
| 1979 | Don Reinhoudt | Universal Studios, Hollywood, California
|
| 1980 | Bill Kazmaier | Madison, Wisconsin
|
| 1981 | Bill Kazmaier | Magic Mountain, California
|
| 1982 | Bill Kazmaier | Magic Mountain, California
|
| 1983 |  Geoff Capes |  Christchurch
|
| 1984 |  Jón Páll Sigmarsson |  Mora
|
| 1985 | Geoff Capes |  Cascais
|
| 1986 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson |  Nice
|
| 1987 | Competition not held
|
| 1988 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson |  Budapest
|
| 1989 | Jamie Reeves |  San Sebastian
|
| 1990 | Jón Páll Sigmarsson |  Joensuu
|
| 1991 | Magnús Ver Magnússon | Tenerife, Canary Islands
|
| 1992 |  Ted van der Parre | Reykjavik
|
| 1993 | Gary Taylor | Orange
|
| 1994 | Magnús Ver Magnússon |  Sun City
|
| 1995 | Magnús Ver Magnússon |  The Bahamas
|
| 1996 | Magnús Ver Magnússon |  Port Louis
|
| 1997 | Jouko Ahola | Primm, Nevada
|
| 1998 | Magnus Samuelsson |  Tangier
|
| 1999 | Jouko Ahola |  Valletta
|
| 2000 | Janne Virtanen | Sun City
|
| 2001 |  Svend Karlsen |  Victoria Falls
|
| 2002 |  Mariusz Pudzianowski |  Kuala Lumpur
|
| 2003 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Victoria Falls
|
| 2004 |  Vasyl Virastyuk | Nassau, Paradise Island
|
| 2005 | Mariusz Pudzianowski |  Chengdu
|
| 2006 | Phil Pfister | Sanya
|
| 2007 | Mariusz Pudzianowski | California
|
