| Year |
Venue |
Individual Champion |
Team Champion |
| 1947 |
FREIBURG |
CLAVE |
FRA |
FRANCE |
| The first pentathlon
competition ever; held in the French occupation zone in
Germany |
| 1950 |
ANTIBES |
GUEGUEN E. |
FRA |
FRANCE |
| 1951 |
ANTIBES |
LORICHS Bengt |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1952 |
BRUSSELS |
LORICHS Bengt |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1953 |
STOCKHOLM |
MOBERG Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1954 |
ANTIBES |
MOBERG Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1955 |
BREDA |
RÖNNQVIST Göran |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1956 |
ANTIBES |
ABDESSELEM Mohamed |
FRA |
FRANCE |
| 1957 |
BRUSSELS |
ABDESSELEM Mohamed |
FRA |
FRANCE |
| 1958 |
ATHENS |
MOORE James |
USA |
FRANCE |
| 1959 |
KRISTIANSTAD |
LEKBERG Stig-Erik |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1960 |
RIO DE JANEIRO |
FERREIRA DA SILVA Nilo |
BRA |
BRAZIL |
| 1961 |
PARIS |
SAHLI Mohamed |
FRA |
SWEDEN |
| 1962 |
BRUSSELS |
CHRISTENSSON Bengt Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1963 |
ROME |
OOMS Michel |
BEL |
SWEDEN |
| 1964 |
HASLEMOEN |
CHRISTENSSON Bengt Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1965 |
SCHAARSBERGEN |
BJERKHAGEN Christer |
SWE |
BRAZIL |
| 1966 |
BORDEAUX |
CHRISTENSSON Bengt Åke |
SWE |
FRANCE |
| 1967 |
UPPSALA |
CHRISTENSSON Bengt Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1968 |
RIO DE JANEIRO |
CHRISTENSSON Bengt Åke |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1969 |
no World
Championship was organised |
| 1970 |
MORON |
LANGBOUR Jacques |
FRA |
SWEDEN |
| 1971 |
ÖREBRO |
NILSSON Rolf |
SWE |
SWEDEN |
| 1972 |
no
World Championship was organised |
| 1973 |
Wr. NEUSTADT |
MOREAU Vincent |
FRA |
AUSTRIA |
| 1974 |
SKIVE |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
FRANCE |
| 1975 |
EL PALOMAR |
ENGELI Ernst |
SUI |
SWEDEN |
| 1976 |
BORDEAUX |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
GERMANY |
| 1977 |
KRISTINEHAMN |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
SWEDEN |
| 1978 |
Wr. NEUSTADT |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
GERMANY |
| 1979 |
VATNELEIREN |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
GERMANY |
| 1980 |
MUNICH |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
GERMANY |
| 1981 |
BREMGARTEN |
ENGELI Ernst |
SUI |
SWITZERLAND |
| 1982 |
no
World Championship was organised |
| 1983 |
FARUM |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
CHINA |
| 1984 |
STROE |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
CHINA |
| 1985 |
RIO DE JANEIRO |
BANDEIRA Ribamar Juvino |
BRA |
BRAZIL |
| 1986 |
Wr. NEUSTADT |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
CHINA |
| 1987 |
STOCKHOLM |
NIENABER Hartmut |
GER |
BRAZIL |
| 1988 |
BEIJING |
YANG Chunyi |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1989 |
CARACAS |
LIANG Xifen |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1990 |
MUNICH |
BANDEIRA Ribamar Juvino |
BRA |
BRAZIL |
| 1991 |
OSLO |
BANDEIRA Ribamar Juvino |
BRA |
BRAZIL |
| 1992 |
BREMGARTEN |
LI Zhong |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1993 |
SKIVE |
GUO Xinquiao |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1994 |
RESENDE |
BANDEIRA Ribamar Juvino |
BRA |
BRAZIL |
| 1995 |
ROME |
LI Zhong |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1996 |
Wr. NEUSTADT |
ZHAO Min |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1997 |
KRISTINEHAMN |
SILVA Carlos Alberto |
BRA |
CHINA |
| 1998 |
BEIJING |
LI Zhong |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 1999 |
ZAGREB |
YANG Chunyi |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 2000 |
HOLSTEBRO |
LIU Wei |
CHN |
CHINA |
| 2001 |
ARLON |
SILVA Carlos Alberto |
BRA |
CHINA |
| 2002 |
SCHAARSBERGEN |
PALMA Stefano |
AUT |
CHINA |
| 2003 |
TOLEDO |
FENG Liwen
|
CHN |
CHINA |
| 2004 |
SANTIAGO |
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