This is the complete list of Individual Long Track World Championship medalists from 1971 to 2012. Also included are the medalists from 1957 to 1970 when the championship was known as the European Individual Long Track Championship
* Alois Wiesbock of West Germany finished 2nd but was later Disqualified for having an oversize engine. Egon Müller was uprated to 2nd while both Joseph Aigner and Christop Betzl who finished equal in 4th were uprated to 3rd