| Year | Winner | Second | Third | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 |  Fritz Dueball | Cuxhaven | ||
| 1958 | Fritz Dueball | Lenz | John |  Altenmarkt |
| 1959 | Fritz Dueball | Paech | Kramer | Bayreuth |
| 1960 | Günter Ciessow | Leonard Grebe | Fritz Dueball |  Leiden |
| 1961 | Wichard von Alvensleben | Leonard Grebe | Fritz Dueball | Baden bei Wien |
| 1962 | Wichard von Alvensleben | Jurgen Dueball | Jurgen Mattern | Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
| 1963 | Wichard von Alvensleben | Jurgen Mattern | Max Rebattu | Barsinghausen |
| 1964 | Wichard von Alvensleben | Jurgen Mattern |  Eduard Ekart | Scheveningen |
| 1965 | Jurgen Mattern | Max Rebattu | Jurgen Dueball |  Mníšek pod Brdy |
| 1966 | Jurgen Mattern | Manfred Wimmer | Max Rebattu |  London |
| 1967 | Zoran Mutabzija | Manfred Wimmer | Max Rebattu | Staufen im Breisgau |
| 1968 | Jurgen Mattern | Zoran Mutabzija | Jurgen Dueball | Berlin |
| 1969 | Manfred Wimmer | Jurgen Mattern | Zoran Mutabzija | Ljubljana |
| 1970 | Jurgen Mattern | Manfred Wimmer | Max Rebattu | Vienna |
| 1971 | Zoran Mutabzija | Henk de Vries | Max Rebattu | Bristol |
| 1972 | Jurgen Mattern | Max Rebattu | John Diamond | Enschede |
| 1973 | Jurgen Mattern | Michael Katscher | Zoran Mutabzija | Sprendlingen |
| 1974 | Manfred Wimmer |  Michael Kitsos | Tony Goddard | Zagreb |
| 1975 | Jurgen Mattern | Manfred Wimmer |  Patrick Merissert | Krems |
| 1976 | Patrick Merissert | Tony Goddard | John Diamond | Cambridge |
| 1977 | Wolfgang Isele | Helmut Hasibeder | Ronald Schlemper | Rijswijk |
| 1978 | Helmut Hasibeder | Max Rebattu | Mathew Macfadyen | Paris |
| 1979 | Jurgen Mattern | Ronald Schlemper | Robert Rehm | Konigswinter |
| 1980 | Mathew Macfadyen | Jurgen Mattern | André Moussa | Mali Losinj |
| 1981 | Rob van Zeijst | Helmut Hasibeder | Robert Rehm | Linz |
| 1982 | Ronald Schlemper | Robert Rehm | André Moussa |  Copenhagen |
| 1983 |  Janusz Kraszek | Terry Stacey | Mathew Macfadyen | Edinburgh |
From 1984, the Championship became open.
| Year | Open Champion | European Champion | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Hong Tay-You | Mathew Macfayden |  Porrentruy | Macfayden won the play-off final against Pierre Colmez (FR) |
| 1985 | Ronald Schlemper | Terschelling | ||
| 1986 | Ronald Schlemper |  Budapest | ||
| 1987 | Mathew Macfayden | Grenoble | ||
| 1988 | Tibor Pocsai | Hamburg | ||
| 1989 |  Toshiyuki Sogabe | Mathew Macfayden | Nis | |
| 1990 | Rob van Zeijst | Vienna | ||
| 1991 |  Zhang Shutai |  Alexei Lazarev |  Namur | |
| 1992 | T. Matsumoto | Alexei Lazarev | Canterbury | |
| 1993 | Rob van Zeijst |  Praha | ||
| 1994 | Guo Juan | Maastricht | ||
| 1995 | Guo Juan | Tuchola | ||
| 1996 | Guo Juan |  Abano Terme | ||
| 1997 | Hyuk Lee | Guo Juan | Marseille | |
| 1998 | Hyuk Lee |  Robert Mateescu | Mamaia | |
| 1999 | Alexandre Dinerchtein |  Podbanske | ||
| 2000 | Hyuk Lee | Alexandre Dinerchtein | Strausberg | |
| 2001 | Andrei Kulkov |  Dublin | ||
| 2002 | Alexandre Dinerchtein |  Zagreb | ||
| 2003 | Hong Seul Ki | Alexandre Dinerchtein | St Petersburg | |
| 2004 | Young Kwang Sun | Alexandre Dinerchtein | Tuchola | |
| 2005 | Alexandre Dinerchtein | Praha | ||
| 2006 | Park Chi Seon | Svetlana Shikshina | Frascati | |
| 2007 | Hong Seok-Ui | Ilya Shikshin | Villach | |
| 2008 | Park Jong-Wook | Catalin Taranu |  Leksand | |
| 2009 | Kim Eunkuk | Alexandre Dinerchtein | Groningen | |
| 2010 | Ilya Shikshin |  Tampere | ||
| 2011 | Kim Youngsam | Ilya Shikshin | Bordeaux | |
| 2012 | Jan Simara | Bonn |
