World figure skating championship—men

year winner

1896 G. Fuchs (Ger.)

1897 G. Hügel (Austria)

1898 H. Grenander (Swed.)

1899 G. Hügel (Austria)

1900 G. Hügel (Austria)

1901 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1902 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1903 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1904 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1905 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1906 G. Fuchs (Ger.)

1907 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1908 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1909 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1910 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1911 U. Salchow (Swed.)

1912 F. Kachler (Austria)

1913 F. Kachler (Austria)

1914 G. Sandahl (Swed.)

1915–21 no competition

1922 G. Grafström (Swed.)

1923 F. Kachler (Austria)

1924 G. Grafström (Swed.)

1925 W. Böckl (Austria)

1926 W. Böckl (Austria)

1927 W. Böckl (Austria)

1928 W. Böckl (Austria)

1929 G. Grafström (Swed.)

1930 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1931 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1932 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1933 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1934 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1935 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1936 K. Schäfer (Austria)

1937 F. Kaspar (Austria)

1938 F. Kaspar (Austria)

1939 G. Sharp (U.K.)

1940–46 no competition

1947 H. Gerschwiler (Switz.)

1948 R. Button (U.S.)

1949 R. Button (U.S.)

1950 R. Button (U.S.)

1951 R. Button (U.S.)

1952 R. Button (U.S.)

1953 H. Jenkins (U.S.)

1954 H. Jenkins (U.S.)

1955 H. Jenkins (U.S.)

1956 H. Jenkins (U.S.)

1957 D. Jenkins (U.S.)

1958 D. Jenkins (U.S.)

1959 D. Jenkins (U.S.)

1960 A. Giletti (France)

1961 not held*

1962 D. Jackson (Can.)

1963 D. McPherson (Can.)

1964 M. Schnelldorfer (W.Ger.)

1965 A. Calmat (France)

1966 E. Danzer (Austria)

1967 E. Danzer (Austria)

1968 E. Danzer (Austria)

1969 T. Wood (U.S.)

1970 T. Wood (U.S.)

1971 O. Nepela (Czech.)

1972 O. Nepela (Czech.)

1973 O. Nepela (Czech.)

1974 J. Hoffmann (E.Ger.)

1975 S. Volkov (U.S.S.R.)

1976 J. Curry (U.K.)

1977 V. Kovalev (U.S.S.R.)

1978 C. Tickner (U.S.)

1979 V. Kovalev (U.S.S.R.)

1980 J. Hoffmann (E.Ger.)

1981 S. Hamilton (U.S.)

1982 S. Hamilton (U.S.)

1983 S. Hamilton (U.S.)

1984 S. Hamilton (U.S.)

1985 A. Fadeyev (U.S.S.R.)

1986 B. Boitano (U.S.)

1987 B. Orser (Can.)

1988 B. Boitano (U.S.)

1989 K. Browning (Can.)

1990 K. Browning (Can.)

1991 K. Browning (Can.)

1992 V. Petrenko (U.T.**)

1993 K. Browning (Can.)

1994 E. Stojko (Can.)

1995 E. Stojko (Can.)

1996 T. Eldredge (U.S.)

1997 E. Stojko (Can.)

1998 A. Yagudin (Russia)

1999 A. Yagudin (Russia)

2000 A. Yagudin (Russia)

2001 Ye. Plushchenko (Russia)

2002 A. Yagudin (Russia)

2003 Ye. Plushchenko (Russia)

2004 Ye. Plushchenko (Russia)

2005 S. Lambiel (Switz.)

2006 S. Lambiel (Switz.)

2007 B. Joubert (France)

2008 J. Buttle (Can.)

*The entire U.S. team died in an airplane crash, and the championships were canceled.

**Unified Team, consisting of athletes from the Commonwealth of Independent States plus Georgia.