| 1949 | | Genf/SUI - Rhone | | | | | |
| 1951 | | Steyr/AUT - Steyr | | | | | |
| 1953 | | Meran/ITA - Passer | | | | | |
| 1955 | | Tacen/YUG - Save | | | | | |
| 1957 | | Augsburg/FRG - Eiskanal | | | | | |
| 1959 | | Genf/SUI - Rhone | | | | | |
| 1961 | | Hainsberg/GDR - Rote Weisseritz | | | | | |
| 1963 | | Spittal/AUT - Lieser | | | | | |
| 1965 | | Spittal/AUT - Lieser | | | | | |
| 1967 | | Lipno/TCH - Moldau | | | | | |
| 1969 | | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA - Isere | | | | | |
| 1971 | | Meran/ITA - Passer | | | | | |
| 1972 | Augsburg/FRG - Eiskanal | | | | | | |
| 1973 | | Muotathal/SUI - Muota | | | | | |
| 1975 | | Matka/YUG - Treska | | | | | |
| 1977 | | Spittal/AUT - Lieser | | | | | |
| 1979 | | Jonquiere/CAN - Aux Sables River | | | | | |
| 1981 | | Bala/GBR - Tryweryn River | | | | | |
| 1983 | | Meran/ITA - Passer | | | | | |
| 1985 | | Augsburg/FRG - Eiskanal | | | | | |
| 1986 | | | | | | Spittal/AUT - Lieser | |
| 1987 | | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA - Isere | | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | | | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Riu Valira | |
| 1989 | | Savage River/USA - Savage River | | | | | |
| 1990 | | | | | | Tavanasa/SUI - Vorderrhein | |
| 1991 | | Tacen/YUG - Save | | | | | |
| 1992 | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | | | | | Sjoa/NOR - Sjoa | |
| 1993 | | Mezzana/ITA - Noce | | | | | |
| 1994 | | | | | | Wausau/USA - Wisconsin River | |
| 1995 | | Nottingham/GBR - Nat. Watersports Center | | | | | |
| 1996 | Ocoee/USA - Ocoee River | | Augsburg/GER - Eiskanal | | | Lipno/CZE - Moldau | |
| 1997 | | Tres Coroas/BRA - Rio Paranhana | | | | | |
| 1998 | | | Roudnice nad Labem/CZE - Elbe | | | Lofer/AUT - Saalach | |
| 1999 | | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | | | | | |
| 2000 | Penrith/AUS - Whitewater Stadium | | Mezzana/ITA - Noce | | | Bratislava/SVK | |
| 2001 | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA - Isere | Bratislava/SVK | | Bratislava/SVK | Nowy Sacz / Wietrznice/POL - Dunajez | Bratislava/SVK |
| 2003 | | Augsburg/GER - Eiskanal | | | | | |
| 2004 | Athen/GRE - Helliniko Olympic Complex | | Skopje/MKD - Treska | | Krakow/POL | Lofer/AUT - Saalach | Krakow/POL |
| 2005 | | Penrith/AUS - Whitewater Stadium | Tacen/SLO - Save | | Krakow/POL | | Krakow/POL |
| 2006 | | Prag/CZE - Moldau | L'Argentiere-La-Bessée/FRA | | Nottingham/GBR - Nat. Watersports Center | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Nottingham/GBR - Nat. Watersports Center |
| 2007 | | Foz de Iguazu/BRA | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | | Krakow/POL | | Krakow/POL |
| 2008 | Shunyi/CHN - Olympic Rowing-Canoeing P | | Krakow/POL | | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Roudnice nad Labem/CZE - Elbe | Solkan/SLO - Soca |
| 2009 | | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | Nottingham/GBR - Nat. Watersports Center | | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK |
| 2010 | | Tacen/SLO - Save | Bratislava/SVK | | Markkleeberg/GER - Kanupark Markkleeberg | Foix/FRA | Markkleeberg/GER - Kanupark Markkleeberg |
| 2011 | | Bratislava/SVK | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | | Banja Luka/BIH - Vrbas | | Banja Luka/BIH - Vrbas |
| 2012 | Lee Valley/GBR - Lee Valley WW Center | | Augsburg/GER - Eiskanal | Wausau/USA - Wisconsin River | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Wausau/USA - Wisconsin River | Solkan/SLO - Soca |
| 2013 | | Prag/CZE - Moldau | Krakow/POL | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA - Isere | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Bourg St.Maurice/FRA - Isere |
| 2014 | | Mc Henry/USA - Adventure Sports Center | Wien/AUT - Verbund-Wasserarena | Penrith/AUS - Whitewater Stadium | Skopje/MKD - Treska | Penrith/AUS - Whitewater Stadium | Skopje/MKD - Treska |
| 2015 | | Lee Valley/GBR - Lee Valley WW Center | Markkleeberg/GER - Kanupark Markkleeberg | Foz de Iguazu/BRA | Krakow/POL | Foz de Iguazu/BRA | Krakow/POL |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro/BRA - Parque Radical De Deodoro | | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Krakow/POL | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Krakow/POL | Solkan/SLO - Soca |
| 2017 | | Pau/FRA | Tacen/SLO - Save | Bratislava/SVK | Hohenlimburg/GER - Lenne | Bratislava/SVK | Hohenlimburg/GER - Lenne |
| 2018 | | Rio de Janeiro/BRA - Parque Radical De Deodoro | Prag/CZE - Moldau | Ivrea/ITA | Bratislava/SVK | Ivrea/ITA | Bratislava/SVK |
| 2019 | | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | Pau/FRA | Krakow/POL | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Krakow/POL | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK |
| 2020 | | | Prag/CZE - Moldau | Abgesagt / Cancelled/ | Krakow/POL | Abgesagt / Cancelled/ | Krakow/POL |
| 2021 | Tokyo/JPN | Bratislava/SVK | Ivrea/ITA | Tacen/SLO - Save | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Tacen/SLO - Save | Solkan/SLO - Soca |
| 2022 | | Augsburg/GER - Eiskanal | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Ivrea/ITA | Ceské Budejovice/CZE - Slalom Course Ceske Vrbne | Ivrea/ITA | Ceské Budejovice/CZE - Slalom Course Ceske Vrbne |
| 2023 | | Lee Valley/GBR - Lee Valley WW Center | Krakow/POL | Krakow/POL | Bratislava/SVK | Krakow/POL | Bratislava/SVK |
| 2024 | Vaires-sur-Marne/FRA | | Tacen/SLO - Save | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Krakow/POL | Liptovsky Mikulas/SVK | Krakow/POL |
| 2025 | | Penrith/AUS - Whitewater Stadium | Vaires-sur-Marne/FRA | Foix/FRA | Solkan/SLO - Soca | Foix/FRA | Solkan/SLO - Soca |
| 2026 | | Oklahoma City/USA | Ivrea/ITA | Krakow/POL | | Krakow/POL | |
| 2027 | | La Seu d'Urgell/ESP - Parc del Segre | Krakow/POL | Pattaya/THA | | Pattaya/THA | |
| 2028 | Oklahoma City/USA | | | Ivrea/ITA | | Ivrea/ITA | |
| 2029 | | | | Krakow/POL | | Krakow/POL | |
| Jahr | Olympische Spiele | Weltmeisterschaften | Europameisterschaften | U23-Weltmeisterschaften | Europameisterschaften U23 | Junioren-Weltmeisterschaften | Junioren-Europameisterschaften |