Template:World Championships in Athletics medalists in men's marathon

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1983 Helsinki details	Robert de Castella (AUS)	Kebede Balcha (ETH)	Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
1987 Rome details	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1991 Tokyo details	Hiromi Taniguchi (JPN)	Hussein Ahmed Salah (DJI)	Steve Spence (USA)
1993 Stuttgart details	Mark Plaatjes (USA)	Luketz Swartbooi (NAM)	Bert van Vlaanderen (NED)
1995 Gothenburg details	Martín Fiz (ESP)	Dionicio Cerón (MEX)	Luíz Antônio dos Santos (BRA)
1997 Athens details	Abel Antón (ESP)	Martín Fiz (ESP)	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)
1999 Seville details	Abel Antón (ESP)	Vincenzo Modica (ITA)	Nobuyuki Sato (JPN)
2001 Edmonton details	Gezahegne Abera (ETH)	Simon Biwott (KEN)	Stefano Baldini (ITA)
2003 Saint-Denis details	Jaouad Gharib (MAR)	Julio Rey (ESP)	Stefano Baldini (ITA)
2005 Helsinki details	Jaouad Gharib (MAR)	Christopher Isengwe (TAN)	Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)
2007 Osaka details	Luke Kibet Bowen (KEN)	Mubarak Hassan Shami (QAT)	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)
2009 Berlin details	Abel Kirui (KEN)	Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN)	Tsegaye Kebede (ETH)
2011 Daegu details	Abel Kirui (KEN)	Vincent Kipruto (KEN)	Feyisa Lilesa (ETH)
2013 Moscow details	Stephen Kiprotich (UGA)	Lelisa Desisa (ETH)	Tadese Tola (ETH)
2015 Beijing details	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)	Yemane Tsegay (ETH)	Solomon Mutai (UGA)
2017 London details	Geoffrey Kirui (KEN)	Tamirat Tola (ETH)	Alphonce Simbu (TAN)
2019 Doha details	Lelisa Desisa (ETH)	Mosinet Geremew (ETH)	Amos Kipruto (KEN)
2022 Eugene details	Tamirat Tola (ETH)	Mosinet Geremew (ETH)	Bashir Abdi (BEL)
2023 Budapest details	Victor Kiplangat (UGA)	Maru Teferi (ISR)	Leul Gebresilase (ETH)