| YEAR | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | CANADIAN RESULT |
| 96-72 | None | ———- | ———- | —– |
| 1976 | Soviet Union | United States | Bulgaria | 6th |
| 1980 | Soviet Union | Bulgaria | Yugoslavia | DNQ |
| 1984 | United States | South Korea | China | 4th |
| 1988 | United States | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | DNQ |
| 1992 | Commonwealth Indp. States | China | United States | DNQ |
| 1996 | United States | Brazil | Australia | 11th |
| 2000 | United States | Australia | Brazil | 10th |
| 2004 | United States | Australia | Russia | DNQ |
| 2008 | United States | Australia | Russia | DNQ |
| 2012 | United States | France | Australia | 5th |
| 2016 | United States | Spain | Serbia | T5th |
| 2021 | United States | Japan | France | 9th |
| Olympic qualifiers |
| YEAR | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | CANADIAN RESULT |
| 1980Q | Bulgaria/USA | —– | Cuba | 7th |
| 1984Q | China | Yugoslavia | CANADA | 3rd |
| 1988Q | United States | Yugoslavia | China | 3rd in pool |
| 1992Q | China | Commonwealth IS | Brazil | 6th |
| 1995Q | CANADA | Cuba | Puerto Rico | 1st |
| 1999Q | Cuba | Brazil | CANADA | 3rd |
| 2003Q | Brazil | Cuba | CANADA | 3rd |
| 2007Q | United States | Cuba | Brazil | 5th |
| 2011Q | Brazil | Argentina | CANADA | 3rd |
| 2012R | 4 teams | —– | —– | 5th |
| 2015Q | CANADA | Cuba | Argentina | 1st |
| 2016R | 4 teams | —– | —– | —– |
| 2019P | CANADA | Puerto Rico | Cuba | 1st |
| 2020Q | CANADA | Belgium | Japan | 1st |