| 1976 | Gold: United States | Silver: Yugoslavia | Bronze: Soviet Union |
| 1980 | Gold: Yugoslavia | Silver: Italy | Bronze: Soviet Union |
| 1984 | Gold: United States | Silver: Spain | Bronze: Yugoslavia |
| 1988 | Gold: Soviet Union | Silver: Yugoslavia | Bronze: United States |
| 1992 | Gold: United States | Silver: Croatia | Bronze: Lithuania |
| 1996 | Gold: United States | Silver: Yugoslavia | Bronze: Lithuania |
| 2000 | Gold: United States | Silver: France | Bronze: Lithuania |
| 1976 | Gold: Soviet Union | Silver: United States | Bronze: Bulgaria |
| 1980 | Gold: Soviet Union | Silver: Bulgaria | Bronze: Yugoslavia |
| 1984 | Gold - United States | Silver: South Korea | Bronze: People's Republic of China |
| 1988 | Gold: United States | Silver: Yugoslavia | Bronze: Soviet Union |
| 1992 | Gold: Unified Team* | Silver: People's Republic of China | Bronze: United States |
| 1996 | Gold: United States | Silver: Brazil | Bronze: Australia |
| 2000 | Gold: United States | Silver: Australia | Bronze: Brazil |