History of World Champioships
year | place | gold | silver | bronze |
1949 | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Bulgaria |
1952 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Bulgaria |
1956 | France | Czechoslovakia | Romania | Soviet Union |
1960 | Brazil | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Romania |
1962 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | Czechoslovakia | Romania |
1966 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | Romania | Soviet Union |
1970 | Bulgaria | GDR | Bulgaria | Japan |
1974 | Mexico | Poland | Soviet Union | Japan |
1978 | Italy | Soviet Union | Italy | Cuba |
1982 | Argentina | Soviet Union | Brazil | Argentina |
1986 | France | USA | Soviet Union | Bulgaria |
1990 | Brazil | Italy | Cuba | Soviet Union |
1994 | Greece | Italy | Netherlands | USA |
1998 | Japan | Italy | Yugoslavia | Cuba |
2002 | Argentina | Brazil | Russia | France |
2006 | Japan | ? | ? | ? |
| Country | medal total | gold | silver | bronze |
| Soviet Union | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Romania | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| USA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| GDR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |